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The Alice Smith School Lowers Total Cost of Ownership by Approximately 15 Percent by Consolidating on the Dell Platform

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Overview The Alice Smith School IT department wanted to refresh its computers and reduce maintenance costs to optimize its IT resources and enhance the utilization of ICT in its curriculum. The school consolidated its hardware on the Dell platform, replacing legacy desktops with Dell OptiPlex personal computers and Dell Latitude notebook computers, simplifying support and saving on maintenance costs.

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Publisher	Dell	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2009
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Desktop Systems - PCs, Laptops

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