l�PC Lifecycle Solutions are the first, most comprehensive range of
tools, programs and services to manage technological change for PCs covering all phases of PC
ownership from planning to deployment to management and transition. These are supported on all Compaq
Deskpro EN Series, iPAQ desktop, Armada E500/M300/M700, and Professional Workstation
products.
��PC Lifecycle Solutions make it easier for customers to select and
incorporate the right technologies for their business needs, along with the tools and services that
make deploying and managing the PC environment simpler, more cost effective and with less
disruptions.
��Certification Testing Services -- reduces the time and expense
for customers requiring qualification and validation of new Compaq clients.� This service allows customers to specify a
PC configuration, including Compaq and third party hardware options, with their software image to
ensure functionality and compatibility
with their IT environment.� The
compatibility and/or functionality testing is based on customer-defined test plans or a standard suite
offered by Compaq.
�Other details on PC Lifecycle
Solutions:
�Core
components of PC Lifecycle Solutions are Compaq�s PC Custom Configuration
Services, Intelligent Manageability
and Change Management Programs.� Visit
http://www.compaq.com/solutions/pcsolutions/
�We offer
the most extensive customization services including custom hardware, third
party option qualification, software image creation, archival and maintenance, and image
certification and loading. Only Compaq offers the array of services required to build
totally customized hardware and software images, and then tests, merges and ships the complete product to
customers in the lowest cycle time.�
�We
continue our leadership in PC client management.� Building on our leading web-based hardware management tools, we�ve added the most
comprehensive image creation and management tools in the industry -from Active Update, which
automatically sends the driver updates you request to your site, to Altiris
eXpress which deploys and
updates PC images.� And, end users will
be productive on their new PCs sooner with PC Transplant, a new tool that moves end user preferences
from their old machine to the new one in minutes.� Visit http://www.compaq.com/easydeploy/
�We have
the most comprehensive Change Management program in the industry that provides
advance notification on
hardware and software changes, including detailed reasons for the change and
the impact to customer
environment.� To Compaq, change
management is a philosophy, not just a website.� We understand the importance of stability and consistency in large IT environments. We
minimize the changes we release to our customers, accumulate the ones we do release into bundles, and
notify our customers in advance so they can plan the changes into their environment instead of
discovering them in a new shipment of PCs.�
Over 2,600 users have
enrolled in our change notification website. Our new roadmap sharing feature
provides technology roadmaps
for upcoming desktop and portable PC products up to 6 months in advance.� (Available on select products only).� Visit http://www.compaq.com/notification/