Laptops may be cooler, but for many businesses, traditional desktop computers are still the backbone of their work force's computing. Desktops often are considered commodities, with a life cycle of about four years, though frugal businesses find ways to stretch that service cycle. Workstations are more powerful than PCs and typically devoted to tasks that require intensive processing, such as graphic design and CAD. Managing and standardizing the configuration of desktops systems is a key challenge for IT.
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Psystar Sees Market for Less Expensive OS X Box, Apple Wants to Protect Its Brand
Lora Bentley spoke with Madison Spach, Jr., a partner in the law firm of Spach, Capaldi & Waggaman , where litigation over media and technology assets and related trade secrets is one area of focus. He is also a Mac user, and as such, has been watching the litigation between Apple and... More >
Battling the PC Power Drain
Arthur Cole spoke with Dan Shapero, senior VP of marketing for Kaseya . Cole : Kaseya recently released some research on the power impact of PCs in the enterprise. What was the most surprising thing you learned? Shapero : The biggest surprise in the data is that less than half of... More >
Skipping Vista Won't Solve OS Problems
Lora Bentley spoke with Benjamin Gray, an IT infrastructure and operations analyst with Forrester Research . Bentley : Windows Vista's reception has been lukewarm at best so far, yet your research indicates that companies are better served if they go ahead and migrate to Vista rather than... More >
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Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability
This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.
InZero Boasts World's First Truly Secure Computer
InZero Systems has unveiled a "revolutionary new computer hardware" that eliminates the threat of network-originated data compromises and virus attacks, according to an e-mail press release. The InZero Secure PC is essentially “two computers in one”: a standard computing module and a secure “InZero Gateway” module.... More >
Lawsuit Claims HP PCs 'Inherently Defective'
Computerworld reports that Michael Kent of Arvada, Colo., is suing HP, saying that its Pavilion Elite desktop computers are "inherently defective." Kent claims that the PCs constantly lock up within 10 to 20 minutes of use. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, covers HP's Pavilion Elite e9150t, e9180f,... More >
Cray Launches Cray CX1-iWS System
The Cray CX1-iWS , introduced Thursday, is a high-performance computing system that combines a workstation with a computing cluster to give users a little extra oompf at their desk. Cray's new system, which is being exclusively sold by Dell, comprises one blade server powering a Windows 7 workstation and a Windows HPC... More >
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