"Employers could require workers to sign agreements promising that they'll back up all their data and run the latest antivirus software and won't download pornography."
Uh, yeah... cross my heart and hope to die... Psych! I had my fingers crossed! -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Laya [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install whatever I wonder if they have removed Google Desktop and Xobni yet. On 11/18/09, Jackson, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm glad Mr. Wingfield is tech savvy, I have a feeling he's not gonna get > much in the way of support from WSJ's IT staff... > > Jeff > > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:21 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to > install whatever > > I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article. > > > Webster > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install > whatever > > Discuss: > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870356720457449903294530984 4.html > > I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism > nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his employer's IT policies. In > no instance does he discuss the measured effect of IT policies might have > within an organization. He makes vague allusions to the productivity gains > users could acheive if allowed to use any software they felt necessary to do > their job. Near the end of the article he does finally discuss some of the > valid reasons for constraining users ability to install shiny new software > in order to be more "productive." > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Sent from my mobile device ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
