GAL Manufacturing Corp. is a family-run business which designs and manufactures the most complete line of elevator products available today. The company was faced with several challenges. In response, GAL implemented Oracle Database Standard Edition One, specifically designed for small to mid-sized businesses, to improve performance of business applications.

GAL Manufacturing Corp. operates from a 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in the shadow of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The family-run business designs and manufactures the most complete line of elevator products available today. GAL also offers an extensive line of vandal-resistant door equipment designed and manufactured to ensure safe and reliable use. The company manufactures the vast majority of its products in-house, performing nearly every imaginable metal machining, punching, forming, welding and finishing operation for doors and elevators.

GAL had several requirements. Firstly, that their parts data become available via the Web, secondly, to achieve around-the-clock data availability across the enterprise, and thirdly, to reduce server downtime. They also aimed to boost performance of critical business applications while ensuring secure, around-the-clock availability, maximize hardware and IT resource efficiency, and improve productivity while reducing technology upgrade and maintenance costs.