If the whole computer estate is upgraded and a problem occurs, it could be a much bigger headache to sort out. The size of business is also an issue - larger companies face a huge and complicated task where it comes to migrating their entire...
Formerly known by its Eiger code-name, Windows Fundamentals gives those PCs some of the security benefits of XP but essentially turns the machines into thin clients, able to run only a few programs locally, with most software needing to run...
Gartner said: "The biggest challenge the PC industry will face is adapting to new applications, management and business models while supporting the legacy versions of these as well. It will be quarter of a century since the launch of the IBM PC on...
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.
As it is, updating a company's IT hardware every two years or so is not only expensive but a major headache for IT directors and their cohorts, but once the installation carnival is safely over, there is also the question of what to do with the...
But the company doesn't plan a high-profile campaign such as its HP Away program to convert HP-UX customers, said Larry Singer, vice president of Sun's global information systems strategy office. OpenVMS for Itanium will come with many of the...