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Electric Co-op Operator Moves from NetWare to Windows 2000 Server for Speed, Reliability, Security, and $1.2+ Million in Savings

whitepaper So GSOC decided to migrate to Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Exchange 2000 Server, with Windows 2000 Professional on the desktop. The company anticipates a decrease in total cost of ownership of more than U.S.million in the first year; thanks to...

Tags: upgrades and migration, united states, novell netware, failed

[10 Apr 2008]

Microsoft Windows Case Study: Lockheed Martin

whitepaper In the long term, Lockheed Martin intends to tie more than 70% of its desktop and workgroup server environment (120,000 desktops) to Windows 2000 functionality over the next five years. A Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) study was recently conducted...

Tags: windows nt - 2000 - 2003, martin, gartner group, lockheed martin

[10 Apr 2008]

Empowering Business On The Desktop: Using Gartner TVO to Measure the Financial Value of Enterprise Client Refresh

whitepaper This paper presents findings of business value studies that used the Gartner Total Value of Opportunity (TVO) methodology1 for financial analysis of IT investments to refresh the PC desktop. The PC desktop includes the desktop and notebook PC...

Tags: desktop systems - pcs, desktop, gartner, pc

[10 Apr 2008]

The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)

whitepaper During the 2004-2006 timeframe, the Air Force, partnering with Microsoft, developed the Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) and successfully deployed the SDC image on over 435,000 desktops and laptops.

Tags: desktop systems - pcs

[03 Apr 2008]

Measuring the Value of Intel Core2 Processor With VPro Technology in the Enterprise

whitepaper This paper presents the results of research, sponsored by Intel and conducted by Wipro Product Strategy & Architecture (PSA) practice, designed to examine the potential impact of Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology on the total cost of...

Tags: microprocessors

[03 Apr 2008]

Webcast: Don't Be Complacent: Avoid a Migration Migraine When Switching Anti-Virus Vendors

whitepaper In business, the role of client anti-virus software in defending desktop and remote PCs can't be overstated. You may be able to get better protection while improving administration and optimizing total cost of ownership—without incurring a...

Tags: virus, migration, anti, anti virus

[12 Dec 2007]

Webcast: Don't Be Complacent: Avoid a Migration Migraine When Switching Anti-Virus Vendors

whitepaper In business, the role of client anti-virus software in defending desktop and remote PCs can't be overstated. You may be able to get better protection while improving administration and optimizing total cost of ownership—without incurring a...

Tags: virus, migration, anti, anti virus

[12 Dec 2007]

Desktop TCO Update 2003

whitepaper This white paper discusses how desktop and mobile client platforms are expected to evolve during the next five years. Gartner's total cost of ownership update reinforces that switching operating systems generally results in minor changes to TCO.

Tags: desktop systems - pcs, tco, switching, achieve

[12 Dec 2007]

Buyers Guide: IBM Workplace, Lotus and WebSphere Portal software product guide

whitepaper Learn how a network-centric delivery model centralizes deployment and management and simplifies upgrades, reducing or eliminating the need to physically touch each user's desktop or device. Organizations of all sizes are seeking new ways to improve...

Tags: service oriented architecture, role, soa, total cost

[12 Dec 2007]

The greening of IT: Do it yourself

Comment If you do not trust your staff to turn off PCs, software such as Watchman can turn machines off for you - for instance, when the building is closed and the desktop is not performing a critical operation.

Tags: green, printers, virtualisation, energy

[02 Nov 2007]

Mac versus PCs - the CIO verdict

News The cost of upgrading to Windows Vista is forcing more organisations to evaluate alternatives including Apple Macs and Linux for the desktop. Half of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said the Vista factor is likely to lead to an...

Tags: vista, microsoft, apple mac, cio jury

[12 Jul 2007]

Council saves by streamlining PC procurement

Case Study The authority extended the procurement programme - based around a three-tier standard build of desktop, laptop and tablet PC hardware supplied by Fujitsu Siemens Computers - to a fully outsourced service provided by Computacenter Services.

Tags: case study, procurement, public sector

[11 May 2007]

McCue Interview: Norwich Union CIO Alex Robinson

Comment Back in his CIO day job Robinson is responsible for the UK IT operations of Aviva, through Norwich Union - an annual budget of around £500m covering some 37,000 desktop PCs, 14,000 laptops, 3,200 servers, six IBM mainframes, 800TB of data across...

Tags: alex robinson, norwich union

[27 Feb 2007]

Avanade Maximizes Advantage With Desktop, Business Productivity Infrastructure Upgrades

whitepaper Employees also have self-service capabilities at their disposal, helping them resolve issues without having to rely on IT staff support, which saves time for everyone and decreases total cost of ownership for the company.

Tags: windows vista, ownership, self, total cost

[22 Feb 2007]

Windows Vista Helps Law Firm Improve Desktop Management and User Satisfaction

whitepaper A business-value case study by IDC showed that upgrading GCD's PCs to Windows Vista provided improved Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a desirable Return On Investment (ROI). To ascertain the benefits of Windows Vista, the firm deployed a pilot...

Tags: windows vista, vista, serving, total cost

[16 Feb 2007]

Vista security got helping hand from US gov

News It provides instructions and recommendations designed to help strengthen the security of desktop and laptop computers running Vista in such a set-up, Microsoft said. Microsoft got input from the US National Security Agency (NSA) for a document with...

Tags: nsa, microsoft vista, vista

[10 Jan 2007]

Windows Vista Projected to Help AMD Improve PC Management and Reduce Per-PC Total Cost of Ownership by 6 Percent

whitepaper A Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis conducted by Microsoft at AMD predicted that upgrading AMD's 5,200 desktop and notebook PCs to Windows Vista from Windows XP and Windows 2000 will provide AMD with a net savings of up to $192 per PC per...

Tags: roi - tco, pc, microsoft windows, amd

[04 Jan 2007]

Why the Linux desktop dream is over

Comment When Microsoft released Windows XP in 2001, the controversy around Redmond's abolition of its traditional volume discount licensing and the cost of upgrading caused a flurry of businesses to explore the possibility of switching to Linux on the...

Tags: linux, microsoft

[08 Nov 2006]

Munich finally flicks the Linux switch

News The city of Munich has finally started to migrate to Linux on the desktop, a year later than planned. The city government of Mannheim is deploying Linux to the desktop and on its servers. But executives at the local authority in Bergen, Norway...

Tags: novell, suse linux, gonicus, softcon

[26 Sep 2006]

Public sector secures £1m per year software discount

News The discounts apply to desktop software under Enterprise and Select Agreement licences, and include discounts on support. The OGC announced on Thursday the government will see the savings as a direct result of a memorandum of understanding (MoU...

Tags: ogcbuying.solutions, licences, ogc

[15 Sep 2006]

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