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Milwaukee County hopes to move to software as a service (SaaS) applications and personnel outsourcing to reduce costs in the wake of significant budget cuts.
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With laptop shipments gaining momentum over the past few years the question arises: Are desktops on the verge of being banished from the enterprise?
HP upgrades mobile and desktop thin clients
HP Wednesday announced a new mobile thin client, and software enhancements to improve the security and manageability of its desktop-based thin clients.
Virtual desktops cut costs at Denver transportation agency
When your IT staff numbers only five people, an opportunity to reduce costs and make it easier to manage your desktop infrastructure is nothing to scoff at. That's the conclusion Trent Ratcliff of the Regional Transportation District in the Denver area came to when reviewing the potential of thin clients and desktop virtualization.
Dell refreshes Optiplex line, offers Atom-based thin client
Dell will add 10 new models to its line of Optiplex desktops, including a thin client computer based on Intel's Atom processor. The company will also expand the availability of its Flexible Computing and Managed Desktop services.
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Do business desktop PCs have a future?
Indian schools adopt virtual desktops from NComputing
Dell refreshes Optiplex line, offers Atom-based thin client
Virtual desktops cut costs at Denver transportation agency
HP upgrades mobile and desktop thin clients
Facing big budget cuts, county turns to thin clients, SaaS