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August 9 Reinventing the Enterprise III: Desktop

For as long as desktop computers have been a fixture in the workplace, CIOs have searched for ways to solve their high acquisition and management costs and security vulnerabilities. Apple’s new iPad and a crop of virtualization platforms are the latest options for CIOs looking to reinvent the desktop, but will they be an answer for the long haul? See how these and other options such as open source and cloud computing are playing out in the government space.

Writer: John Moore, jmwriter AT twcny DOT rr DOT com

Posted on Jun 30, 2010 at 12:20 PM


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