White Papers
So, You're Responsible for Managing Laptops
Does your PC lifecycle management reflect the issues associated with mobile users? This whitepaper reviews the processes involved with PCLM and suggests how you can increase auditing accuracy, compliance and cost-efficiency.
Proactive Patch Management
Deploying patches in a timely fashion can help secure the OS and prevent the majority of security breaches. This whitepaper discusses the ROI of efficient patch management, including reduced downtime and resources spent on fixing client machines.
Managing Macs in a Windows Environment
A majority of environments today are cross-platform, combining both PCs and Macs. This whitepaper explains what to look for in a client management solution, including scalability and cross-platform capabilities. Learn how you can inventory devices, remotely install applications and actively manage licenses in a mixed environment.
Intelligent Client-Side Defense for Stolen Computers by Intel® and Absolute
The combination of Absolute's web-based management and Intel's hardware-based Anti-Theft technology gives you an unprecedented level of theft deterrence and data defense. Find out how you can remotely delete data and disable stolen computers - online, offline and anywhere in the world.
The Human Factor in Laptop Encryption
This Ponemon Institute whitepaper examines the behavior of non-IT employees when it comes to encryption policy. It shows that many employees may not be taking the most basic precautions to protect their company laptop.
Success Stories
Match.com: Cross-Platform Client Management Made Easy
Match.com required effective software license management to stay in compliance and plan for future purchases. After evaluating several solutions, they decided on Absolute Manage due to its ease of use and feature parity across Windows and Mac clients.
Webinar: Managing Laptops Outside the Office
Featuring the specialist of IT asset management at a major insurance group, this webinar discusses the value of web-based tracking for inventory audits, theft recovery and data loss prevention.
Power Management
Whitepaper: The Benefits of Power Management
Organizations can substantially reduce their energy bills and environmental impact by controlling their computers' power usage. This whitepaper discusses how you can assign power option profiles and remotely regulate power usage on both PCs and Macs.
ROI Calculator
With this calculator, you can simply input a few details about your computer inventory to quickly generate a report assessing how much you can expect to save by implementing power management software.
How-To Guide: Building a Power Savings Policy
This manual provides guidelines to help you create policies for computer energy consumption that are sensible and easy to enforce. Considerations include user behavior, power setting profiles, government rebates and reporting metrics.
Webinar: Computer Lifecycle Management
Gartner Analyst Terry Cosgrove looks at how Computer Lifecycle Management helps enterprises run at peak cost efficiency. Also, find out how Bensalem Township School District lowers the power usage of its computers, saving over $50,000 annually.
End-user devices can be a pain to manage. Absolute Software helps by giving you automated, cross-platform lifecycle management and anti-theft capabilities. With Absolute, you can account for off-network devices, protect data and simplify time-consuming processes.