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“The desktop performance and integration of peripheral devices functioned smoothly. The CAD users in India have confirmed that they can work productively with the Citrix technology.”
Manuel Killer, Project Manager, CAx Technologies, Discrete Automation & Motion Division, ABB Schweiz AG.
The power and automation technology group ABB has recently made user workstations with worldwide distributed CAD applications available as virtual desktops. Thanks to the HDX™ Pro 3D graphics technology of Citrix® XenDesktop®, now even people in India can work productively with graphics-intensive applications that are hosted at a datacenter in Switzerland. The solution facilitates collaboration of globally organized teams and ensures that all design data remains in one central location. At the same time, ABB developers gain flexibility; access to the CAD workstation is now possible with any device.
ABB is a leading global supplier of energy and automation technology. The company has 124,000 employees in over 100 countries and generated total sales of more than USD 31.5 billion in 2010. The Schweizer Landesgesellschaft (Swiss national company) based in Baden is also involved in this global network. ABB Schweiz AG carries the global responsibility for numerous products and systems within this affiliated group.
Globalization has had a significant impact on the business of ABB in recent years: rising global energy demand, the increasing integration of renewable energies and the evolution of intelligent networks opened many new market opportunities to the group. An ever-growing share of sales is now being generated in emerging regions such as China and India. In order to be closer to customers in these growth markets and to work simultaneously and most cost-efficiently, ABB is investing continuously in R&D and engineering resources on site. As part of this process, it was decided to open a global engineering center for the Business Unit Power Electronics & MV Drives in Bangalore, India. The schedule for the project was estimated to be relatively brief and the unit was expected to be operational within seven months.
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- Network was a bottleneck for globalization project
- Making professional 3D applications available over the WAN
- Performance and convenience as key factors
- Interesting solution for local CAD jobs as well
