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Arizona's Fastest-Growing School District Moves to Offer Laptops in the Classroom

Overview Dysart USD is the fastest growing school district in Arizona. This case study examines how the district protects their investment in technology by effectively managing thousands of HP laptops.

Learn how Dysart gets up-to-the-minute status of every computer's location, virus protection, software and hardware configuration, and how district IT managers were able to track down a stolen laptop in a matter of days.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Absolute Software	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2008	Downloads	3
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Asset Management, Laptops, Resources Mgmt., Mobile - Wireless Communications, Anti-Virus, Security Management

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Channel:
Law & Policy

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Channel:
Desktops

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Channel:
Security Strategy

School dumps textbooks for laptops

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Channel:
Desktops
Tags:
vail,
empire,
laptops

Apple's iBooks for schools deal hits snag

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Channel:
Desktops
Tags:
atlanta,
ibook,
school,
apple

Laptop maker boosts security with in-built tracer

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Channel:
Desktops
Tags:
lojack,
trace,
laptop

Live Webcast: Telecoms 2.0 - Where is telecoms heading?

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Publisher:
ZDNet UK

Telecom 2.0: Mind over matter

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Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

In today's fast-paced world, access to real-time data has never been more important. To be successful, organizations need to be able to report and analyze corporate data quickly and easily, regardless of what applications created the data, what platform they're running on, or what database they're stored in.

Publisher:
IBM

An examination of server consolidation: the trends that can drive efficiencies and help businesses gain a competitive edge

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Publisher:
IBM

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