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effective way for an enterprise to reduce TCO. By managing PCs throughout the entire PC life cycle, Persystent eliminates the direct and indirect costs associated with unmanaged PCs. Gartner estimates that "a locked and well-managed desktop PC can be 42% less expensive to keep than an unmanaged one" (Gartner, January 2008). Those cost savings can be easily and quickly achieved by using Persystent software solutions to manage and maintain PCs...

Diskless PCs used in conjunction with image streaming software can provide a PC performance and compatibility experience that is identical to that of a standalone machine, but with all the benefits that centralized environments enable. Concerns about security and privacy are driving many organizations to start deploying centralized server-based client computing architectures. However, many of the current...

lets us calculate the real cost of operating more than 90,000 PCs. Using it, we can understand the real cost of deploying and maintaining our PCs across varying time horizons. How can you get the most out of your PC purchases? How do you know when your PC support costs are more than the cost to purchase new PCs? At Intel, we've developed a comprehensive methodology, based on total cost of ownership (TCO), that lets us calculate the real cost of operating more than 90,000 PCs. Using it, we can...

at increasing your ability to manage, maintain and protect PCs without burdening your budget. Learn all about its ability to securely manage PCs over various networks and discover 10 additional security use cases for this advanced platform.   

Managing all the PCs throughout your organisation can be a daunting task and often consumes a considerable amount of IT resources. This white paper introduces a new technology aimed at increasing your ability to manage, maintain and...

of label to bento boxed lunches

After developing the PCS-L700, a product that automates the process of printing and attaching labels to bento boxed lunches, Teraoka Seiko determined that it worked best as part of an intelligent system that provided weight and unit-price information on the production line. This would require connecting the device to a database powered by an online server, and Teraoka Seiko needed the right development tools and operating system to make the...

in the United States (95%) and Canada (5%) with a minimum of 500 PCs installed in their IT infrastructure. From there, TBR determines the number and brands of desktop PCs purchased in the past 12 months. Respondents are requested to complete one interview for each desktop PC brand that qualifies for coverage in the study.

A total of 372 unique companies are represented in the study sample for the 1Q09 reporting period, comprising approximately 140 interviews for each of the four...

and satisfaction. Completely locking down users PCs or employing a one-size-fits-all policy approach is not always practical. This approach oftentimes impairs end-user productivity.

Automating PC policy enforcement and desired state ensures that local and remote desktops and laptops remain compliant and maintain optimum availability. As a result, companies can reduce PC support costs, gain demonstrable control over assets, ensure compliance with...

its offshore development in China and India, Quest set up PCs in an empty office, installed all the applications and got the machines up and running. “Offshore developers would then have to use standard Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access the PCs, which was sometimes a flawed and slow connection,” explained Carol Fawcett, VP of Information Services. “We also had concerns over theft of these unattended, remotely accessed machines.”

Another concern of Quest was the...

for technology refresh cycles for desktops and notebook PCs.

The first camp believes that a planned, phased technology refresh cycle is optimal. The second camp, however, questions the basic concept of a technology refresh itself. Why refresh technology for desktops and notebook PCs at all when you can ride the wave until they die and only then replace them? Both sides have presented compelling positions, which makes for a complex and often emotional dilemma.

This paper...

For every 100 laptop PCs companies issue, 15 will never be seen again, according to this research report sponsored partly by Intel. Five will be lost or stolen (one recovered) and 11 will simply vanish, leaving companies stuck for millions of dollars in compromised data alone.

For every 100 laptop PCs companies issue, 15 will never be seen again, according to this research report sponsored partly by Intel. Five will be lost or stolen (one recovered) and...

service packs complement each other by helping keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level.

February 22, 2011 was not your typical “Patch Tuesday.” It was the day that Microsoft released both the Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 to the public at the same time. This expert white paper discusses how the two service packs complement each other by helping keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level.

This resource details in depth how both...

could have for protecting confidential data on mobile PCs and data media. Stored information is one of a company’s most important assets. As more confidential and valuable data is carried around by staff members, it is more important than ever to protect sensitive enterprise data. The tried-and-trusted protection provided by a company’s central firewall is no use for mobile clients.

Mobile clients (e.g., laptops, netbooks, PDAs) and removable media (e.g., USB memory sticks) are...

A special edition focused on PCs presents bottom line best practices for deploying, maintaining, managing, mobilizing, refreshing, and securing your client fleet. Read now. A special edition focused on PCs presents bottom line best practices for deploying, maintaining, managing, mobilizing, refreshing, and securing your client fleet. Read now...

via users’ own tablets, smartphones and non-corporate PCs?

 

Driving a public sector IT revolution

 

As director of IT at the Home Office, Denise McDonagh has countless real-life examples of why the traditional approach to government IT is not working.

 

Opinion: Supporting user-centric computing

 

What can IT do to move the user centre-stage, and yet not lose control nor increase risk and costs?  One technology solution worth considering is “user virtualisation” writes Martha Bennett...

Despite the fact that BYOD and BYOPC can reduce costs, add IT flexibility, and keep employees happy, they are not without issues. Check out this E-Book from SearchConsumerization.com to learn the promises and pitfalls of BYOD and BYOPC and discover how to successfully embrace them in your organization. ...

and how each model works. Review terminal services, VHD, blade PCs through application and OS streaming and more. Gain a better understanding of the advantages and limitation of each model to help identify the best fit for your infrastructure's needs and educate yourself on the necessary software solutions and the end-point devices to deploy each desktop virtualization model.

employees routinely connect to their offices from home PCs via VPN, use wireless hotspots in airports, and receive work emails on smartphone devices. This mobility has led to unprecedented productivity for enterprises, as employees are able to remain continuously connected — anytime, anywhere.

An increasing number of companies have formally embraced telecommuting as a viable alternative for their workforce. Some employees work from home a few days each week, while...

information about the status and history of users' PCs significantly boosts help desk efficiency.

This paper explains how asset discovery, and AssetWise Discovery software, plays a vital role in raising help desk efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction and resolving problems effectively...

computer and demand money in exchange for access to your PCs. So how can you defend against ransomware?

This resource dissects the ransomware threat, describing ransomware variants you should know about, different delivery mechanisms, and what you can do to keep your organization safe and secure.

to extend the useful life and delay replacement of old PCs. IDC hears complaints from corporate users and consumers that, "Security is eating my machine. It takes forever to boot. AV scans make work impossible. Background security tasks always slow down application and web access." The good news is that a hybrid approach can reduce endpoint resource consumption because less threat detection and web filtering occurs on the endpoint.

 

Read this short paper to learn how your...

threat: core data residing on smartphones and tablet PCs. This e-zine will explore the benefits and risk of relying on the cloud for disaster recovery, how virtualization technologies can keep your employees productive when a disaster occurs and why enterprise organizations are starting to shape disaster recovery strategies around mobile devices.

44; on demand data protection service for your servers, PCs and laptops, virtually no matter where they are located.

Thanks to IBM's Remote Data Protection Service you can efficiently back up your data so that it can be more easily recovered in the event of a disaster. This pay-as-you-use subscription service includes hardware, software and operational support...

Intel IT has started replacing desktop and mobile PCs across the enterprise with client systems enabled with Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology and Intel Centrino with vPro technology. These processor technologies include Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT), which enables out-of-band (OOB) access to PC clients regardless of whether systems are powered down or non-functional. This functionality will help us reduce client management costs and...

the next generation of endpoints, shifting from simply PCs and laptops. Because of this evolution, enterprise endpoint security must also grow to address the increasing concerns. Ultimately, this shifting corporate endpoint exposes a new threat vector that IT professionals must confront and secure.

To win the war against mobile malware and information theft, organizations must develop clear, in-depth policies regarding the use of devices within the enterprise...

are finding malicious software moving from low-end end-user PCs and mobile devices into the corporate network. Attackers are taking advantage of applications that exist on workstations and sometimes even servers, making application management key to stay safe against today's targeted attacks.

In this presentation, security expert Randy Franklin Smith of Ultimate Windows Security describes exactly why and how application security is such a critical component of any modern...