Windows XP support officially ends on 8 April 2014. If you are still using XP as an operating system it will officially not be supported by Microsoft as of this date. What does this mean for those still using XP? The end of support is not necessarily the end of the...
Sustainable computing has long focused on energy waste and efficiency but what about the millions of Rands in software licenses that are purchased but never actually used? AppClarity is uniquely focused on this license waste, not only identifying it in terms of...
Microsoft and 1E together offer a best-of-breed PC power management solution. Microsoft‟s System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and NightWatchman gives organizations the tools they need to achieve power savings through better management of IT infrastructures. Using...
It staggers us when we speak to customers about energy savings techniques and we hear that they have gone through PC and monitor replacement programmes, justifying them in the main on the back of energy savings. Yes, replacing your CRT’s with LCD’s will save energy...
Standby vs Shutdown When we talk about a lower power state, there are only two options we would recommend, either PC standby (incl hybrid sleep in Vista) or a complete shutdown. When we talk about PC standby, we mean the inherent power management capabilities of...
1E WakeUp which is part of NightWatchman ensures that all PCs targeted for software distribution are turned on and ready to receive it, reducing the chance that a PC will miss a vital patch. Because you can guarantee that each PC will be available when it is needed,...
