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11-Hospital Health System Manages Growing Fleet of Laptops

whitepaper Find out how the hospital system deployed Computrace asset tracking to monitor 2,700 laptops on and off its network and enhance IT asset auditing capability from 30% to well over 95%. As a leading healthcare provider with a state-of-the-art...

Tags: back-office, asset, health, electronic

[14 May 2008]

Serono Protects Mission-Critical Data, Preserves Productivity With Storactive LiveBackup

whitepaper As their PC fleet grew to match their needs, it became clear that data loss and PC maintenance was becoming a critical business issue. Serono relies on personal computers, including many laptops. Serono is a global biotechnology leader.

Tags: back-up, protection, data protection, livebackup

[08 Mar 2008]

Reducing the Cost and Workload of Ordering and Installing Software on New Computers

whitepaper Revolutionize the way you update your fleet of desktops and laptops. This informative white paper demonstrates how ManageSoft Self-Service Ordering enables self-service ordering, dynamic build-to-order, and intelligent order tracking.

Tags: desktop systems - pcs, self, self service, ordering

[12 Dec 2007]

The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers

Comment Dramatic claims have been made that hackers within China's military have been finding routes into systems that are vital to the US aircraft carrier fleet. From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped bolster economic...

Tags: offshoring, hacking, hardware, china

[25 Oct 2007]

AA slammed for "slow and unreliable" IT systems

News But the AA "categorically refutes" the claims made by the GMB and said there has been £37m of investment in the IT infrastructure over the last three years and £15m in new fleet and related technology.

Tags: gmb, the aa

[17 Aug 2007]

Done and dusted: GNER wi-fi trains rollout

News The company claims it now operates the "world's biggest fleet of wireless internet equipped train carriages, and Britain's first all-wi-fi train fleet". A First Group spokesperson said: "The move in technology with handheld devices like BlackBerrys...

Tags: gner, train wi-fi, wi-fi, trains

[27 Oct 2006]

GNER to expand Wi-Fi on east coast rail service

GNER to expand Wi-Fi on east coast rail service

News Under the new franchise awarded last month, GNER said it plans to fit every train in its fleet with the wireless data communications system. The satellite-based system, supplied by Icomera, allows passengers with wireless-enabled laptops to access...

Tags: mobile working, wi-fi

[14 Apr 2005]

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The large and small of IT

Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: The large and small of IT

Comment In contrast the small company is incredibly fleet of foot, fast to move and respond to customers and the world about it but has none of the resource of the large corporation. They now seem to have the latest equipment; I no longer see many four...

Tags: small business

[03 Feb 2005]

"We want Britney" say web surfers

News The royalty demanding software outfit outpaced some giants of industry to lead Google's top five, ahead of Johnson & Johnson, ING, GE Aircraft Engines and Fleet. Among computer goods, Froogle tracked tablet PCs as most popular, ahead of computers...

[24 Dec 2004]

Group sets up high-flying broadband subsidiary

News At the beginning of the year, Emirates claimed to be the first in the air with broadband as it began to roll out the Tenzing system across its fleet. The company aims to have the service in European skies by early 2006 and plans to extend it to...

[22 Jul 2004]

Softricity Case Study: University of Applied Science Technikum Wien

whitepaper Technikum Wien needed an innovative and efficient way to manage rich applications across a fleet of laptops. SoftGrid would enable it to centrally deploy and update all of its applications on all 1,750 laptops.

Tags: laptops, laptops, virtualization, school

[04 Jun 2004]

Iberia takes Tenzing's high-flying broadband

News The airline will start installing the systems in the business class sections of its long-haul airbus fleet in October. He said, "You've already got laptops on planes and the wireless LAN technology is here - hotspots are spreading - so it will soon...

[06 Apr 2004]

City of Aurora Police and Fire Deploy Wavelink Avalanche and Mobile Manager to Update Mobile Laptops on the Fly

whitepaper Aurora’s 300-vehicle fleet of police cars and fire trucks have been equipped with wireless laptop computers for several years now, providing critical information to police officers and firefighters on the streets in Aurora’s 144 square mile city...

Tags: laptops, police, city, aurora

[01 Mar 2004]

Eurostar joins on-board Wi-Fi bandwagon

News Eurostar is to begin refurbishing its 10-year-old fleet of 27 trains from the middle of the year, and this will include installing facilities for Wi-Fi-enabled laptops. Train operator Eurostar is to begin trialling wireless internet access on its...

[09 Feb 2004]

Secure remote access - the way to go

Secure remote access - the way to go

Comment Not only do companies have to maintain a fleet of laptops to ensure the client software is secure but it has traditionally been very slow - direct dialling into a remote access server (RAS) is normally limited by the capabilities of a narrowband...

[27 Nov 2003]

Airlines told to catch wireless cabin fever

Airlines told to catch wireless cabin fever

News Many airlines are already trialling in-flight internet services on limited routes, with plans for fleet-wide installations being discussed by most major carriers. By linking the aircraft via satellite, passengers would be able to use laptops, PDAs...

Tags: connectivity, inflight, airline, wireless

[24 Sep 2003]

UK king of the Wi-Fi castle

News Train operator GNER is looking to enable a fleet of up to 40 high-speed trains with high-speed Internet access on its London Kings Cross to Aberdeen and Inverness route. According to Forrester, there will be just 53 million Wi-Fi-enabled laptops...

[14 Aug 2003]

Exclusive: GNER to offer wireless broadband on trains

Exclusive: GNER to offer wireless broadband on trains

News GNER is looking to enable a fleet of up to 40 high-speed trains with high-speed internet access on its London Kings Cross to Aberdeen and Inverness route. A spokesman told silicon.com the commercial details are still in development but that the...

Tags: east coast, exclusive, train, gner

[08 Aug 2003]

Wi-Fi in departures, Wi-Fi in the sky - an industry embraces wireless

News In the week in which British Airways finally announced it is retiring its loss-making fleet of Concorde aircraft, airports and beleaguered airlines are looking at additional ways to make money - and Wi-Fi access provision for travellers is a small...

Tags: airports, baa, in-flight, wi-fi

[11 Apr 2003]

The Bloor Perspective: Microsoft's shrewd vision, outsourcing lessons and the mouse

Comment As the economy recovers, organisations will want to be fleet of foot and may find themselves entrenched in a quagmire of contract clauses and restrictions. Those that already work in a mobile environment spend too much time synchronising or using...

[09 Sep 2002]

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