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Buyers' Guide - How to ease the shift to mobile working

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Overview With momentum building behind mobile working, are higher costs inevitable when moving staff to laptops? Not necessarily. In fact it's possible to emerge with lower management overheads - and tighter security. Read on to find out more.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Intel	File Format	Other Download
Date Published	August 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Portable Computers, Processors, Desktop Systems - PCs, Security Management, Collaboration Tools

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Mobility: Make The Case

Welcome to the PDF version of ZDNet's Intel-sponsored Mobility special report.The main theme of the report is the May 2007 launch of Intel's 'Santa Rosa' mobile platform (officially called Centrino...

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ZDNet UK

Activate Today!Realize ROI with IntelÂ® vPro Technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager

Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Microsoft System Configuration...

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Intel

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portable computers

Animated Demo of vPro Systems

This animated demo shows how vPro offers security and manageability on the chip.

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Intel

Tube Lines reaps rewards of upgrading to IntelÂ®CoreÂ™2 processor with vProÂ™technology

Tube Lines has a 30-year Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with London Underground. It is responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly...

Publisher:
Intel

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portable computers

Video Case Study: Verizon UK

This video case study looks at how Chris Maylor, head of architecture services at Verizon UK, went about implementing vPro.

Publisher:
Intel

Laptops present risk to health

The UK's largest union, Unison, claims laptops can effect users' physical health. A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive confirmed it will be looking into the use of laptops in business. A survey by the trade union of 500 careers...

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Law & Policy

Convergence: lower costs and extra flexibility - the IP VPN promise

Naturally, lowered overheads is the main reason why businesses want to encourage their employees to work from home. On the downside, setting up remote access services by configuring laptops and managing security protocols can be an onerous task...

Laptops outsell desktops shocker

More laptops than desktops were sold in the US in May, according to a report released on Friday - a milestone in PC sales history. Last year, laptops made up 45.9 per cent of the total PC retail market.

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Desktops
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notebook,
desktop,
laptop

Laptops to outnumber desktops in five years

It is only a matter of time before laptops outnumber desktop PCs in most organisations. In a recent poll of 279 silicon.com readers, 72 per cent said laptops will overtake desktops at some point in the future.

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Desktops
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desktop pcs

Laptops continue to trample desktops

The rise to prominence of laptops over desktop PCs continues apace, with IDC today predicting sales of the latter will remain static, while businesses and consumers will drive laptop sales up by 15 per cent per year.

Laptops are the new mobile phone, says Carphone Warehouse

He said: "Laptops are becoming desirable for kids because they want access to social networks. Laptops provide the same screen. This is why we are looking at finding a way to subsidise laptops. "The laptop is the new mobile phone.

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