prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2013 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-42181.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42181.htm Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 CST Milestone Technologies, Inc. is a distinguished IT service provider and Apple system integrator providing solutions and services to Fortune 1000 companies around the world. As a partner of the Enterprise Device Alliance, Milestone will participate in the educational, research and interoperability activities that the EDA conducts and contribute its integration experience to help enterprises deploy, integrate and manage Macs, iPhones and iPads in a Windows environment. http://prmac.com/release-id-28698.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-28698.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:50:00 CST The Enterprise Desktop Alliance today announced support for Mac OS X Lion operating system software in enterprise environments by the member companies. The cross-platform solutions available from the Enterprise Desktop Alliance members will deliver services for the latest version of the Mac OS and help organizations transition from current and previous versions of Mac OS X to Lion. http://prmac.com/release-id-22383.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-22383.htm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 CST Forsythe is the first Apple Authorized System Integrator to join the Enterprise Desktop Alliance, and one of the leading providers of IT solutions and support services to Fortune 1000 organizations. Forsythe helps complex organizations optimize the cost and manage the risk of their IT while improving performance. The Enterprise Desktop Alliance represents member companies committed to making it easy to deploy, integrate and manage Macs in a Windows environment. http://prmac.com/release-id-20428.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-20428.htm Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:00 CST The Enterprise Desktop Alliance has begun enlisting system integrators to help simplify the deployment, integration and management of Macs in a Windows environment. The first system integrator with cross-platform Mac-Windows expertise to join the EDA is Jigsaw Systems, serving the UK and Eire. The Enterprise Desktop Alliance represents member companies committed to making it easy to deploy, integrate and manage Macs in a Windows environment. http://prmac.com/release-id-18758.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-18758.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:30:00 CST A survey conducted by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance showed that Apple Xserve owners are considering a wide range of options in response to Apple's surprising announcement on November 5, 2010 that it was ending the shipment of the Xserve hardware platform on January 31, 2011. 65% of respondents expect to stay with their current Xserves for at least the next two years. When the time comes to replace the Xserve, over one third will migrate to one of Apple's recommended alternative platforms. http://prmac.com/release-id-18491.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-18491.htm Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:40:00 CST Two founding members of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance were named top winners in the Best Interoperability Product category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine. ExtremeZ-IP from Group Logic was named the Editor's Best, and Centrify Suite was named as a gold medal winner of the "2010 Community Choice Awards". Group Logic's ExtremeZ-IP is software that is installed on a Microsoft Windows server and allows Macs to use the same file and print resources as PCs. http://prmac.com/release-id-17279.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-17279.htm Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:45:00 CST A survey of IT administrators conducted by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance revealed that Macs will be the fastest growing systems in the enterprise through 2011. End users are seeing the value of the increased productivity of the Mac and IT administrators are finding the tools to integrate them into their current management environment. Macs will climb from 3.3% of all systems in 2009 to 5.2% in 2011. In that same period, more than 25% of all net new systems added in the enterprise will be Macs. http://prmac.com/release-id-11329.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-11329.htm Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:00 CST In response to a survey conducted by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance, 260 IT administrators from large organizations with both Macs and PCs responded that Macs are less expensive than PCs to manage. In some categories such as troubleshooting, user training and help desk calls, three times as many administrators said that Macs cost less to manage. 29% of the respondents cited lower total cost of ownership as one of the key reasons their organization buys Macs. http://prmac.com/release-id-10979.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-10979.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:00:00 CST In response to an annual survey concluded in January 2010 by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance, 66% of 322 IT administrators from large organizations with both Macs and PCs stated that their organization expects to increase the number of Macs in their sites. Additional responses show management priorities and organizational approaches to managing Macs. The respondents cited user preference, increased productivity, and ease of technical support as leading reasons for choosing Macs. http://prmac.com/release-id-10893.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-10893.htm Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:00 CST The Enterprise Desktop Alliance today announced that Absolute Software has joined the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA). On December 3, 2009 Absolute purchased LANrev which was a founding member of the EDA. By joining the EDA, Absolute has broadened the categories of cross-platform integration that the EDA represents to include cloud-based data security, theft recovery and computer tracking. http://prmac.com/release-id-10676.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-10676.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:50:00 CST The Enterprise Desktop Alliance today announced that IBM has joined the collaborative of software developers that help further the deployment and management of Macs in the enterprise. By joining the EDA, IBM has broadened the categories of cross-platform integration which the EDA represents to include collaborative and social software from Lotus, software delivery automation capabilities from Rational, and database software from Informix. http://prmac.com/release-id-10221.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-10221.htm Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 CST The member companies of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance are committed to supporting Snow Leopard migration and management in large organizations. The Enterprise Desktop Alliance is hosting a webinar, Snow Leopard Integration in the Enterprise on February 3 at 10 am ET. The cross-platform solutions available from the Alliance members address systems lifecycle management, and include Absolute Software, Centrify, Group Logic, Web Help Desk and Parallels. http://prmac.com/release-id-8010.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-8010.htm Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:30:00 CST The Enterprise Desktop Alliance today announced that Web Help Desk has joined its collaboration of software vendors dedicated to making it easy to deploy, integrate and manage Macs in Windows-based IT environments. Web Help Desk's IT Service Management software brings web-based accessibility to IT service fulfillment and self-service for both Mac and PC users. Web Help Desk joins EDA founding members Atempo, Centrify, Group Logic, LANrev and Parallels.