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Affordable HP Workstations Energize Engineers | 2008-11-01 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| Burlington Electric Department, a municipal electric utility serves about 16,000 residential and 3,600 commercial customers in the City of Burlington, Vt. The company wanted to enable engineers to handle high-bandwidth, image-intensive applications at an affordable price-point. On recommendation of Ormsby's Computer Systems, Burlington Electric Department implemented high-powered HP xw4550 Workstations which provided faster data processing and file handling.
Tags: Client System Hardware |
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TruManage Technology: Remote Management and Control Client PCs | 2008-10-13 | Broadcom |
| Small and large enterprise IT managers are continuously under pressure to increase the efficiency and reliability of their infrastructure while maintaining lower cost of ownership. Therefore, the ability to manage platforms remotely without sending on-site support personnel, while being vendor agnostic and energy efficient, is critical. Broadcom, via its TruManage technology, offers an innovative solution to address IT managers' needs without the trade-offs inherent in competing proprietary technologies. TruManage technology enables a reliable, secure, energy efficient and vendor-agnostic solution that can be deployed on desktop PCs, laptops and workstations, in small, medium and large businesses. Broadcom TruManage technology is available from major PC OEM vendors.
Tags: Client System Hardware, LAN - WAN |
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Medical Office Software Provider Alleviates Support Rep Frustration Using Appliance-Based Remote Desktop Support Tool | 2008-09-02 | Bomgar |
| Antek HealthWare has been providing software solutions, including LabDAQ Laboratory Information Systems and DAQbilling Practice Management Software, to the healthcare industry since 1987. More than 40,000 physicians in the United States rely on Antek's technology to provide better patient care and better business management within the physician's office, clinics, and hospitals across the country. Antek has to be able to provide fast, effective support for its medical office software products, so Antek support reps must be able to transfer files for the delivery of customizations, updates, and quick fixes without having to physically visit the client's computer. Off late, after evaluating several remote control support solutions, Antek HealthWare simplified its remote support processes by implementing NetworkStreaming SupportDesk.
Tags: Client System Hardware, LAN - WAN |
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High-Performing, Clustered Workstation Environment Cuts Energy Consumption by 50 Per Cent | 2008-09-01 | Dell |
| Alenia Aeronautica wanted to increase processing speeds so that its engineers could run complex electromagnetic equations quickly and cost-effectively. The company wanted to move towards a clustered supercomputer environment to speed up processes and simplify operations. It also sought a single supplier for its infrastructure and support requirements. After evaluating the marketplace, Alenia decided to install Dell Precision workstations with Intel Quad-Core Processors. Dell provided a one-stop shop for the company's hardware and support to ensure greater peace of mind.
Tags: Data Infrastructure, Components |
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Dell Case Study: Media General | 2008-08-01 | Dell |
| Media General's reporters and photographers needed a way to send stories immediately to the newsroom, while the company wanted to improve its ability to compete with cable TV and Internet-only news sources. As a solution Media General deployed Dell Precision mobile workstations with built-in mobile broadband enable the field news staff to quickly post news stories, including photography and video, without having to go into the office.
Tags: Client System Hardware |
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German Bank Gains Personalised TV System Across 850 Branches in Only 10 Days With Fast Deployment Services | 2008-07-03 | Dell |
| 42media group wanted to enable its customer, Postbank, to use its branch environment more effectively to promote products and specific offers to customers. It also wanted to enhance the customer experience when spending time in the branch. Postbank needed an IT solution that would deliver a superior customer experience. Postbank implemented a digital TV-based communications system from software manufacturers, 42media group. The solution is based on a Dell infrastructure consisting of high performing Dell PowerEdge servers. Dell's Custom Factory Integration (CFI) process was used to pre-configure Dell workstations as TV display screens in each branch. Enterprise support from Dell underpins the solution.
Tags: Software Development Tools, Client System Hardware |
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Listen to the Music Carmen Rizzo Makes on His Dell Precision Workstation, and You Won't Know What to Expect Next | 2008-07-01 | Dell |
| Carmen Rizzo wanted to touch people in new ways through music recorded and created using computer-based technology. As a solution Carmen Rizzo deployed a Dell Precision mobile workstation runs leading edge cross-platform and PC music tools, such as Glitch and Z3TA+. Using a Dell UltraSharp widescreen display helps make sessions more productive.
Tags: Client System Hardware, Mobile and Wireless |
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HP Workstations, 80 PLUS Power Supplies, & Energy Star 4.0 | 2008-06-03 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| With the availability of new and highly efficient 80 PLUS Power Supplies (PS), a new and rigorous ENERGY STAR (ES) standard will be introduced on July 20, 2007 to replace and rescind any previous ES qualifications. Currently, 98% of computers meet the ES 3.0 standards. The EPA, responsible for the Energy Star guidelines, expects that less than 25% will qualify for ES 4.0. HP has made Energy Star 4.0 a priority and is creating a variety of ES 4.0-compliant configurations. An 80 PLUS power supply is an ES 4.0 requirement. Any workstation with an 80 PLUS PS option will benefit from energy efficiencies whether ES 4.0 compliant or not.
Tags: Security Administration |
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Healthcare Provider Eliminates Application Conflicts With Application Virtualization | 2008-06-01 | Microsoft |
| Community Medical Centers operates three acute-care hospitals and several long-term care and outpatient centers in California's San Joaquin Valley. With more than 350 computer applications to maintain, the organization was encountering a growing number of application conflicts. In response, Community Medical Centers deployed Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization 4.2 to its 3,500 workstations and uses the SoftGrid Sequencer wizard to package many of its applications for Windows as virtual services that are streamed on demand to workstations. As result, the healthcare provider has practically eliminated application conflicts for those applications and can deliver new applications to users faster and with less downtime. At the same time, administrators are able to more effectively manage desktop applications and reduce support time.
Tags: Server Hardware |
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Cool Vendors in IT Support, 2008 | 2008-04-01 | KACE |
| In this research note, Gartner analyzes three "cool" vendors for PC support and configuration management. According to the research firm, management is the most important factor in lowering client total cost of ownership (TCO), and organizations that have failed with automation in the past should consider addressing IT support issues with appliances, software as a service (SaaS), and add-on tools to large vendor products.
Tags: IT Budgeting, Desktop Client OS, IT Budgeting, Client System Hardware |
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