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Channel Insider’s Zero Client, Thin Client, Desktop Virtualization Resource Guide
After recession-related IT budget freezes that took the blame for many delayed technology projects and hardware refreshes, the stuff that was supposed to be hot in 2009 — desktop virtualization, thin client and zero client computing — is getting more attention again in 2010. Are you ready? Some IT organizations looking to upgrade their fleet…
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Cisco Offers Free WebEx App for Apple iPad
Think the Apple iPad is just for consumers? Not according to Cisco, which is introducing its Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for the iPad, available immediately from the App Store. The free application allows users to join and participate in online meetings—viewing and sharing slideshows and other content as well as using WebEx chat—from their Apple…
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April Fools’ 2010
Are you getting a lot of help desk support calls today? Blue screen of death? Disappearing icons? Weird keyboard problems? Chances are someone has played an April Fools’ prank on your unsuspecting user. Yes, it’s April 1 again. Check out Channel Insider’s list of the top eight computer pranks that could be sprung on your…
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Apple iPad Scores High Marks for Battery Life
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iPad scored very well in terms of ease of use and battery life in its first reviews, but it won’t obliterate the laptop computer market just yet, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Reviewers at both papers said that while the tablet computer, which goes on sale…
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HP Exec Talks Thin Client Computing ROI and How To Get It
Cultural issues may be the biggest stumbling blocks to recovering ROI (return on investment) in desktop virtualization implementations. That’s because while the overall solution – thin clients and back end infrastructure – can cost the same or more than just updating an enterprise’s PCs. The real cost savings that companies hope to realize comes from…
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SAP’s Streamwork Collaboration Platform to Challenge Google Wave
SAP March 30 renamed its real-time collaboration platform StreamWork and is offering it free with limited storage and for $9 per user, per month with more storage and security features. StreamWork, profiled by eWEEK in February when it was launched to public beta as 12Sprints, is a Web-based platform that includes instant messaging and document…
