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  236.  <p>Want Macs Configured Your Way? CDW Launches Volume Custom Software Imaging<br />
  237. for Apple Systems</p>
  238. <p>VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- CDW Corporation, a leading provider of technology<br />
  239. products and services to business, government and education, today<br />
  240. announced that its Technology Services organization now provides custom<br />
  241. software imaging services on a volume basis to support quantity purchases<br />
  242. of Apple products. As one of Apple's largest channel partners, CDW has<br />
  243. installed the capacity to image hundreds of Apple laptop and desktop<br />
  244. products per week, scalable to still higher volumes as needed.</p>
  245. <p>"CDW's streamlined custom-imaging process is especially valuable to<br />
  246. businesses that buy Apple computers in volume, because it reduces<br />
  247. deployment time and expense, and allows users to minimize transition time<br />
  248. to new equipment," said Norm Lillis, CDW vice president, services.<br />
  249. "Providing this service is the latest way that CDW delivers added value to<br />
  250. customers, in this case by relieving IT personnel of a time-consuming core<br />
  251. task, so that they can focus on higher-level technology issues and<br />
  252. projects."</p>
  253. <p>Morris Communications: Nationwide Media Company Trusts Mac Imaging to CDW</p>
  254. <p>Morris Communications (<a href="http://www.morris.com" title="http://www.morris.com">http://www.morris.com</a>), headquartered in Augusta,<br />
  255. Georgia, is a multimedia company with diversified holdings that include<br />
  256. newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting,<br />
  257. book publishing and distribution, and online services. The rapidly growing<br />
  258. company operates more than 100 business locations in 32 states and several<br />
  259. in overseas locations.</p>
  260. <p>Roughly 25 percent of Morris Communications computer users are creative<br />
  261. personnel using Apple products, which once were purchased and configured<br />
  262. locally by staff in the company's 100-plus business locations -- a rugged<br />
  263. challenge for technical support and cost management. In 2005, Morris<br />
  264. Communications launched a plan to standardize the company's Mac desktops<br />
  265. and laptops. They purchased the equipment through CDW but took delivery and<br />
  266. imaged the computers internally at Morris Communications headquarters<br />
  267. before shipping them on to user destinations.</p>
  268. <p>"Standardizing our Mac equipment and images was exactly the right thing to<br />
  269. do -- it enabled better asset management and technical support, so the<br />
  270. first step alone made for stronger, more cost-effective Mac systems," said<br />
  271. Morris Communications Business Analyst Dave Mussman, who has spearheaded<br />
  272. the company's standardization programs. "However, that first step also<br />
  273. meant a considerable amount of extra shipping, an IT staff investment of<br />
  274. about three hours per machine in Augusta, and some additional training and<br />
  275. time investment from our associates at each location. We were not done<br />
  276. looking for the best solution."</p>
  277. <p>Mussman and his team considered other ways to manage the delivery of<br />
  278. standardized Mac images, even considering installation of an imaging server<br />
  279. at each location to reduce shipping expenses. However, their goal was also<br />
  280. to reduce the total burden on IT staff and users alike, and dispersed<br />
  281. imaging servers would not achieve that. So, when CDW proposed providing<br />
  282. custom software imaging for Morris Communications' Macs and shipping the<br />
  283. machines directly to user destinations, Mussman took a close, hard look,<br />
  284. and signed up.</p>
  285. <p>"Having CDW image our Macs allows us to have them shipped directly to user<br />
  286. locations," Mussman said, "and -- with the configuration we have them<br />
  287. install -- we can see each Mac and manage it from our central office in<br />
  288. Augusta as soon as someone plugs it into their local area network. We have<br />
  289. virtually eliminated the time burden from new machine configuration,<br />
  290. including the training and support we formerly needed to give local<br />
  291. personnel. Plus, we have more consistency of Mac configurations -- hence,<br />
  292. lower support costs -- across our system."</p>
  293. <p>CDW's custom software imaging system enables the Morris Communications' IT<br />
  294. team to update their specified image with a single FTP upload, and CDW<br />
  295. automatically incorporates all Apple software updates directly to the<br />
  296. customer's standard image.</p>
  297. <p>"Within one week of any configuration update we make," Mussman concludes,<br />
  298. "the new image is in circulation on all new machines, and our central<br />
  299. management capabilities allow us to retrofit key updates easily to<br />
  300. previously installed machines."</p>
  301. <p>"System control, quality installation and timely delivery are common<br />
  302. objectives that our customers present to us," said CDW's Lillis. "CDW's<br />
  303. Technology Services organization strives continually to understand<br />
  304. customers' business requirements and help their IT teams stay focused on<br />
  305. solving mission-critical challenges."</p>
  306. <p>For more information about CDW's Apple custom software imaging services and<br />
  307. a virtual tour of CDW's Configuration Center, please visit<br />
  308. (<a href="http://www.cdw.com/content/services/implementation/configuration.aspx" title="http://www.cdw.com/content/services/implementation/configuration.aspx">http://www.cdw.com/content/services/implementation/configuration.aspx</a>)</p>
  309. <p>About CDW</p>
  310. <p>CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government<br />
  311. and education. Ranked No. 39 on Forbes' list of America's Largest Private<br />
  312. Companies, CDW features dedicated account managers who help customers<br />
  313. choose the right technology products and services to meet their needs. The<br />
  314. company's technology specialists offer expertise in designing customized<br />
  315. solutions, while its advanced technology engineers can assist customers<br />
  316. with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. Areas<br />
  317. of focus include notebooks, desktops, printers, servers and storage,<br />
  318. unified communications, security, wireless, power and cooling, networking,<br />
  319. software licensing and mobility solutions.</p>
  320. <p>CDW was founded in 1984 and as of December 31, 2007 employed approximately<br />
  321. 6,300 coworkers. In 2007, the company generated sales of $8.1 billion. For<br />
  322. more information, visit <a href="http://www.CDW.com" title="www.CDW.com">www.CDW.com</a></p>
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  637.                 <div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213470"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Developer: Dustlab
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  639. Version Reviewed: 2.4.7
  640. iPhone Integration Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  641. User Interface Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  814.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 19:</td>
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  847.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
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  852.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
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  857.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  858.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  862.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  863.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  867.     <td class="red_text">Nov. 17:</td>
  868.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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  878.     <td class="blue_text"><a href="#">Ableton releases Max for Live</a></td>
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