desktop - News, Features, and Slideshows

• The end of the desktop?

  Microsoft is introducing the Windows Virtual Desktop, and ushering in the end of the traditional PC desktop operating system.

• What's in HP's $4k virtual reality desktop?

  If you thought virtual reality headsets were expensive, the price of desktops to create VR content will blow you away.

• In Pictures: Rotten Apple - Apple's 11 biggest failures

  Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company

• Quarter of a million NZ PCs left vulnerable with XP's end of support

  Microsoft stops its support of the Windows XP operating system today, leaving around 260,000 New Zealand PCs still running the 12-year old software vulnerable to complications.

• Desktop PCs: Dead as a doornail, or maybe just a fax machine

  The corporate desktop has looked the same for decades: computer, keyboard, mouse, desk phone, maybe a printer. But do these tools dominate because they're the perfect combination of technology needed for work today, or is the enterprise workplace due for an extreme makeover?

Whitepapers about desktop

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  How to Justify Replacing Desktop PCs with True Workstations

  One of the most surprising facts about CAD and other design activities is how many relatively well-paid design professionals are actually using business desktop PCs for their CAD applications. The generic desktop PC may work for running basic 2D CAD applications; the reality is that using desktop PCs for CAD results in poor productivity. Even worse, this situation results in prolonged design timelines, some functionality not available, and lower overall quality. With more cost-effective new workstations available, such as the Lenovo® ThinkStation® P310, it’s time to reconsider the desktop PC approach.

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  Guidelines for maintaining business continuity for your organisation

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  Solving Desktop Management Problems

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  New desktop solution helps Investa Property Group