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- Technology helps woman find laptop thief
- It's the kind of story that just makes you happy. A young woman in White Plains, New York, Kait Duplaga, had her laptop stolen from the apartment she shared with two roommates. Unfortunately for the thief, Duplaga worked at an Apple store and had all the latest software applications installed...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Court rules that laptop searches at borders is okay
- In a decision that should be hotly contested but likely won't be, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that laptop content may be searched without suspicion of wrongdoing. In short, probable cause doesn't apply. To clarify, if you had questionable content on your laptop in...
- Tags: Agent, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Cracking Open the Compaq Presario V2000 Laptop
- The Compaq Presario is among the most-common model of laptop. Historically one of the best-selling computer brands, the Presario appears in businesses, homes and organizations everywhere. Just what's under the hood of one of these ubiquitous laptops? Erik Eckel cracks one open to find out. by Erik Eckel
- Tags: compaq presario laptop, cracking open, product photos, Compaq Presario, Laptop Computer, Compaq Computer Corp., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Erik Eckel
- Image galleries 2008-05-05
- Pop quiz: Solid-state drives
- Although solid-state drives SSDs have been in limited use since the 1990s, they are rapidly gaining ground in the laptop market--Apple offers a 64GB SSD in the MacBook Air. As SSDs fall in price and grow in capacity, they may eventually overtake the venerable hard disk as the data storage...
- Tags: Knowledge, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Storage, Storage Management, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Should I leave the laptop at home? That should be a policy decision
- On April 23rd I wrote about the Ninth Circuit court and their decisions about what is considered private and what isn't. Today a new voice weighs in. The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is now warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information...
- Tags: Information, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Laptop Computer, Association Of Corporate Travel Executive, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Tricia Liebert
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Top 10 headlines for May 12 -- Redesigned BlackBerry unveiled, Microsoft limits cheap laptops, Nokia focuses on U.S.
- Top 10 IT headlines RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund ZDNet Microsoft to limit capabilities of cheap laptops PC World Nokia kicks off strategy to focus more attention on the U.S. wireless market ZDNet Has Eric Schmidt finally...
- Tags: U.S., TechRepublic Inc., Nokia Corp., Information Technology, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Strategy, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Security Considerations When Using Desktop and laptop computers
- The desktop PC or laptop is the point of entrance to the network and data for most users but many organizations fail to include these computers in their security strategy. Often the enterprise will establish a firewall and network security, focusing most of their energy on protecting their data from...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Computer, Productivity, Security, Desktops, Hardware
- White papers
- Student Laptop Mandates: Creating the Competitive Campus
- Colleges and universities that seek to recruit and retain students in today's competitive higher education market are increasingly turning to laptop and tablet PC mandate initiatives to make their programs more attractive to today's tech-savvy students. This white paper, published by the Center for Digital Education and underwritten by Gateway,...
- Tags: Gateway Inc., Student, Enrollment, Laptop Computer, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- White papers
- Rheem Manufacturing Selects Marimba to Manage Software for Desktops and Laptops
- Rheem Manufacturing, the world's largest manufacturer of water heaters, projects that by using Marimba's Desktop/Mobile Management products, it will reduce help desk calls by at least 30 percent and improve end-user quality of service. With a distribution network throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Rheem Manufacturing needed a flexible software...
- Tags: Software, Desktop, Marimba, Laptop Computer, Rheem Manufacturing, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies
- P&G Selects Marimba for Management of Desktops, Laptops, and Servers Across 70 Countries Worldwide
- Procter & Gamble Company, a Fortune 50 company and global leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of superior consumer and health care products, selected Marimba as their global solution for software configuration management and content deployment to P&G's desktops, laptops, and servers. They looked at several vendors and Marimba...
- Tags: Desktop, Marimba, Procter & Gamble Co., Health Care, Server, Laptop Computer, Vertical Industries, Microsoft Windows, Benefits, Healthcare, Notebooks, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Case studies
- Oxfam Selects Marimba to Centrally Manage Desktop and Laptop Environments
- Prior to the implementation of Marimba's software, Oxfam's PC environment was managed manually, which meant that IT consultants would have to travel to remote locations to repair damaged PCs or upgrade the software. This process was lengthy and, as a result, Oxfam's communications were frequently delayed. Despite these challenges of...
- Tags: Marimba, Laptop Computer, Oxfam, Tools & Techniques, It Management, Desktops, Management, It service Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Selects Marimba for Management of Desktops and Laptops Across United States and Canada
- Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Company (CGE&Y) is one of the largest management and IT consulting firms in the industry. CGE&Y needed a solution to address two critical areas: ongoing delivery and management of applications to a large number of remote PC's and laptops, and for their Microsoft Windows 2000...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Desktop, Marimba, Capgemini, Laptop Computer, CGE&Y, It Management, Roi/Tco, Notebooks, Strategy, It service Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management
- Case studies
- Accountancy Firm Gain a Powerful New Tool for Laptop Security
- Since 1997, Anderson Hubertz, Kirkhof AHK has been serving small to medium-sized companies throughout Denmark. With all 80 employees at AHK using corporate laptops, network security is crucial. AHK felt the need for a means of protecting corporate laptops that travels away from the office and then reconnects to the...
- Tags: CrossTec Corp., Network, Accountancy, Tool, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Case studies
- East Rock Magnet School Leverages Wireless HP Laptops for Elevated Student Learning
- East Rock Magnet School, an inner-city school located in New Haven, Connecticut, services a diverse student population - with approximately 17 countries and 20 languages currently represented in the student body. They wanted to fully leverage Federal Department of Education's grant to optimally embrace e-learning, infuse curriculum, planning, standards and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, E-learning, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- The 3-in-1 PC Card From Mobile Unlimited Transforms a Laptop Into a Mobile Office, Enabling Wurth to Save CHF 48,000
- Those who work as managers for Wurth's field sales staff travel around a lot and need to be able to act quickly and flexibly. Today, field sales managers grab their laptops and dial into Wurth's central server - regardless of where they happen to be. Using Mobile Unlimited, they benefit...
- Tags: UMTS, Mobile, PC, Swisscom AG, Microsoft Office, PC Card, Laptop Computer, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Case studies
- Cisco Case Study: St John's University
- With over a century of experience, St. John's University, today serves nearly 15,000 undergraduates and more than 4,000 graduate students. They were driven by a desire to create truly ubiquitous access and that meant a combination of laptops and wireless technology. St. John's considered several laptop vendors and selected Cisco...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Laptop Computer, St. John, Wireless
- Case studies
- Lose Your Laptop: Keep the Data
- Up to 70% of your data exists in frontline settings: laptops, smartphones, PDAs. These devices are vulnerable to loss, theft, and other security breaches. During this webcast, you will learn management and security solutions for keeping your data safe in any environment, without sacrificing usability. Plus, you'll hear about iAnywhere's...
- Tags: Sybase Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Smart Phones, PDAs, Databases, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Handhelds, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts
- USRobotics Case Study: Marlborough School, St Albans
- Marlborough School in St Albans, Hertfordshire, has been delivering secondary level education to 11-18 year olds of both sexes for more than 50 years. The school has been designated a Science College and due to expansion in student numbers, has built two new general science laboratories that maximise the potential...
- Tags: School, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, LANs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking
- Case studies
- Chipping of Goods Case Study: laptop computers
- The Home Office launched the Chipping of Goods Initiative in March 2000 to show how property crime can be reduced throughout the retail supply chain using Radio Frequency Identification RFID based information management systems. This case study describes a project in which Dell computers, in partnership with BT worked to...
- Tags: Information Management, Laptop Computer, Computer, RFID, Productivity, Strategy, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Management
- Case studies
- Leading State University Enhances Teaching and Learning by Integrating the Adobe Creative Suite Into Its Wireless Laptop Project
- San Jose University SJSU offers rigorous coursework and research opportunities to approximately 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students in eight colleges. Given the university's premier location in Silicon Valley, SJSU is establishing itself as a leader in integrating technology into education. To support this effort, SJSU instituted its Wireless Laptop Project...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Laptop Computer, State University, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Case studies
