Leanne Leuterio
CGS 2100
Canon CSR Technology Department
Lab Section #34
Eric Hoofnagle
2/01/13
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anon Inc. has been growing in many ways through its innovative optical and imaging
technology. The company was founded in the early 1940s by Takeshi Mitarai, who had the
goal of creating the world’s best camera. This company worked to create Japan’s first 35mm
camera and eventually the Hanson Canon camera was born along with the Canon brand. In the mid1990s Canon transformed their Premier Company Plan which focused more on their product and sales,
to an “Excellent Global Company Plan”. Through this evolved plan, Canon Inc. seeks to enrich the
community and environment behind the corporation’s philosophy of kyosei. “All people, regardless of
race, religion, or
culture, harmoniously
living and working
together into the future”
is what the employees at
Canon Inc. try to achieve
through various
impacting activities
directly through the
Canon Corporate Social
Responsibility
department. CSR-related
Sections include environment, procurement, resources, accounting, legal, and public relations groups
both stationed domestically in japan and overseas. As the Technology Director for the CSR
departments, I have the duty of making sure all computers and laptops work efficiently and effectively.
There are more than 5,000 employees with Canon Inc. The CSR department approximates
2,000 employees, which is a big portion of our company. The employees of this department make up
about 1,500 individuals who work in a stationed office and 500 that work in the field activities around
the globe. We currently have two CSR headquarters, one stationed in Japan and one in the United
States. The current desktop computers at the United States CSR Headquarters are out dated since the
launch of Canon’s Phase IV of the Excellent Global Corporation Plan in 2011.Since then, many of
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Canon CSR’s focus was on supporting victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The CSR
Environment department had volunteers and environmentalists that would help recover resources that
were destroyed in the disaster. Now that two years have passed, a lot of CSR’s work has been moved
back into the office as they focus on reaching out to new organizations, raising the community’s
spirits, and advancing medical research and systems to help with disaster relief of Japan.
The company’s need for updated desktop computers is essential for communicating with other
companies and organizations as well as maintaining information and data for our own. Even though
Canon has only two CSR headquarters, several employees are sent out on missions to Europe, Asia,
and Oceania as well. Since a great deal of CSR’s work is still out in the field, laptops should also be
updated to work as efficiently as the desktops used in the offices. The desktops that will be considered
for the offices are between the Dell XPS 8500, the
Samsung Series All in One, and the Lenovo ThinkCentre
M92p.
First we will look at the Dell XPS 8500 desktop for
the offices. This computer is designed for small businesses
but can still do the work for a corporation like Canon. This
particular desktop that comes with a Dell UltraSharp™ 24"
Monitor will cost $999.99. The processor will be an
improvement from an Intel i3 processor to a new Intel®
Core™ i7-3770 with 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz
RAM for optimal computer application performance. This
hard drive has a capacity of 1TB for all the information that
will be stored in the office. Various additions are already
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included with the system such as a 1 Year ProSupport Service, a Dell razor mouse, a Dell keyboard,
and more (Dell Inc).
The Samsung option would fulfill both functional and
presentational needs for business. Canon wants to continue
conducting business in the most advance ways as updated
users of technology. This choice would be based on
function as well as aesthetics with the All in One computer
style. The processor of this computer isn’t as new as the
Intel® Core™ i7-3770 in the Dell computer, but the Intel®
Core™ i5-3470T will be able to handle the basic
applications running for office work. This computer model
also has a maximum capacity of 8GB RAM like the Dell
computer. The size of this monitor is 22.6” wide and has a touch screen feature. With something as
elegant as this computer model, it might not be as durable or last long with only a 1 year standard parts
and labor warranty. The price of this computer is $1,099.99 which is more expensive that the Dell
desktop with similar specs. The company wants to make a balanced purchase decision between
function and aesthetics (Samsung).
The ThinkCentre M92p is big on manageability with Intel® vPro™ technology and the ability
to support up to 4 monitors. Having this many monitors may sound excessive, but having multiple
monitors can serve the same purpose
such as training and briefing
employees that do not need to be
assigned to a full desktop. Not all the
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tasks under CSR offices will be strictly computer based. Running four monitors calls for a faster
processer. This is where an Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor can be used more efficiently. This
computer also comes with 16GB DDR3 memory and up to 2 x 1TB hard drive for the best space
storage. Graphics up to AMD Radeon™ HD 7450 is designed for the best image quality for
presentations (Lenovo).
Dell New Inspiron 17R
Hp ENVY Ultrabook
Lonovo ThinkPad
Laptops are as essential as purchasing a computer for the company. The laptops that have been
considered are the Dell New Inspiron 17R, the Hp ENVY Ultrabook, and the Lenovo ThinkPad Twist
Multitouch Ultrabook. Most of the employees that will be working with laptops need specializations
that can carry the task of a “mobile” office as the representative will reach out directly to different
organizations. The Dell New Inspiron 17R has an Intel® Core™ i5-3317U can carry out the necessary
tasks with 8GB Duel Channel DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB hard drive space, and a 17.3” HD screen for a
price of $749.99. This laptop has all the basic specs that would be needed for the job, but there are still
some additional improvements that can make this mobile office work like a full office (Dell Inc.).
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The Hp ENVY Ultrabook also has an Intel Core i5-3317U processor, 4GB DDDR3 System
memory, a 500 GB hard drive with a 15.6” display screen for $649.99 (Hp). This laptop has a good
price for basic needs, but we are looking for a more reliable laptop for field activity purposes. The
Lenovo ThinkPad option has an Intel Core i7-3517U processor which can perform tasks almost as fast
as the Lenovo desktop option. Since this laptop will act as a “mobile office”, this can be necessary
instead of excessive. This screen is 12.5” wide touch-twist screen and comes with an HD webcam
which will be best for communication with headquarter offices (Lenovo).
The desktop computer that has been decided for the office employees is the Lenovo
ThinkCentre M92p for the ability to handle more than one monitors supported with an i7 processor,
which would be appropriate for the tasks of training and presentation. The specs of this computer come
at a reasonable price starting at $714, which is the cheapest option of the desktops available. Since the
desktop tower is under the budget of $1,500 there are still funds to purchase the monitors. The 16GB
RAM also helped make the decision because not many computers come with this option. This will also
help with running several applications at one time. The Lenovo laptop is also the best option for the
traveling employees because of its innovative design and optimal performance with an i7 processor as
well. This laptop has a type of RAM that the other systems don’t offer. The SDRAM will prevent any
information from being lost or corrupted if the RAM has any problems. The extra features that this
laptop has such as webcam will also be important for holding video conferences. This choice is the
most expensive choice for a laptop, but it best fulfills our needs while still being under the budget at
$989.00.
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