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China’s Tax Standards Upheld with Intel® Xeon® Processors

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China’s Tax Standards Upheld with Intel® Xeon® Processors

Case Study: Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series Enterprise Server Performance: Data Intensive Computing Driving China's Tax Innovations Tianjin Provincial Office of SAT upholds high government tax service standards with multi-core Intel® Xeon® processor technology
Challenges:
• Massive task of managing tax revenue collection from four key municipalities of China's 6th largest city
• Legacy IT infrastructure was impeding the data processing, managing and maintenance of Tianjin's state tax administration
• Reduce costs of operation and improve environmental friendliness of server infrastructure while upholding national tax standards
Solutions:
• Refresh legacy servers based on older single- and dual-core processors with multi-core Intel® Xeon® processors
• Deploy 44 IBM* System x3650 M2 servers based on Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series to power Tianjin SAT's China Taxation Administration Information System (CTAIS)
• Deploy 35 IBM System x3850 M2 servers based on Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series as well
Impact:
• Significantly improved performance of the new server platform increased operational efficiency and productivity
• Cost savings in smaller server footprint and energy usage due to the higher performance-per watt capabilities of the new Intel Xeon processor platform
• Robust IT infrastructure extends benefits to taxpayers through faster and improved customer services
Introduction
As one of the leading tax bureaus in the People's Republic of China, Tianjin Provincial Office of SAT (State Administration of Taxation) is tasked with a massive undertaking—the maintenance of tax records and the collection of tax revenue from the sixth largest city in China by urban population.

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