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A guide to managing your PC lifecycles |
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Managing remote users |
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Expert Technical Advice:
Featured Expert: Roberta Bragg, Security
Site Exclusives:
>>News: Microsoft's WUS can't go it alone, Shavlik says
>>Book Review: 'Windows Server 2003 -- A Beginner's Guide'
>>Column: Speech and security dominate in Gates' appearances |
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Where are you going to be May 4-6?
White Paper: Tracking user activities in the enterprise
Vendor Webcast: How to select an antispam solution |
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A guide to managing your PC lifecycles |
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By Christine Polewarczyk, Editor
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Are your PCs living on borrowed time? Did your company make major PC investments during the dot-com days, and hasn't had the budget since then to upgrade your computers? If so, you're among the majority of IT organizations that are finally coming into extra budget dollars and realizing the importance of upgrading PCs.
A recent IDC study surveyed 1000 U.S. businesses and found that 30% of corporate buyers said that upgrading essential hardware will be their primary focus this year. Of those 1,000 companies, more than 50% cited personal computers and central server systems as the actual equipment they plan to replace in 2004.
And if that's not proof enough that organizations are planning to invest in PC upgrades, IDC also reported that PC unit shipments will hit the 172.1 million mark this year -- that's more than 11% greater than last year's total.
But not all IT organizations will invest in hardware upgrades in 2004. Budgets, tech support and mobile workforces are all major concerns for companies investigating upgrade options. To help you better evaluate your upgrade options, we launched the PC Lifecycle Info Center which features the latest news, advice and tips for managing the PC lifecycle.
Check out the PC Lifecycle Info Center today or visit one of the following sections:
News
Tips
Additional Web resources
~Christine
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Managing remote users
By Christine Polewarczyk, Editor
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Whether you're dealing with business travelers or telecommuters, or both, this collection of tips and expert advice will teach you how to set up, secure and troubleshoot remote user connections to your network.
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News: Microsoft's WUS can't go it alone, Shavlik says
A Microsoft executive recently declared that Shavlik Technologies is "out" as the scanning engine for Windows Update Services. But Shavlik begs to differ about the continued relevance of its HFNetChk technology. |
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Book Review: 'Windows Server 2003 -- A Beginner's Guide'
"Windows Server 2003: A Beginner's Guide" gives novices just enough information to get themselves in trouble, writes reviewer Bernie Klinder. But there are some who will benefit from this guide. What category are you in? |
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Column: Speech and security dominate in Gates' appearances
Bill Gates was "on message" during his public appearances over the past couple of weeks, despite antitrust distractions from Europe, Japan and Minnesota. He hammered home the theme that speech and handwriting recognition software will be crucial technologies in the next generation of mobile devices, and admitted that Microsoft "could do a lot better" when it comes to security. |
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| Microsoft recently disclosed some plans for its next-generation desktop that may put a dent into third-party security software company revenues -- namely, plans to beef up security software components and configuration capabilities. |
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Windows Longhorn: More security, more capability? |
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Where are you going to be May 4-6?
Join top experts like Mark Minasi at Enterprise Messaging Decisions in Chicago for best practices in spam, spim, virus protection, e-mail storage and security.
Register now before seats fill up.
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White Paper: Tracking user activities in the enterprise
Intended for IT managers, system administrators and security managers, this white paper describes how to monitor user activities in a Windows environment.
Learn more about user activities with this white paper.
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Vendor Webcast: How to select an antispam solution
Fight spam -- register for this webcast now.
Spam is widely recognized as a nuisance and drain on employee productivity. In this web seminar, Gartner Analyst Arabella Hallawell will explore the critical issues in selecting an anti-spam solution.
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