Systems management.(The Software 500 1997)(Sector Analysis) (Industry Trend or Event) From: Software Magazine | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: Strauss, Paul | COPYRIGHT 1997 Wiesner Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The network computer (NC) and its total cost of ownership (TCO) model are bolstering the systems management segment of the software industry. TCO takes into account the costs of NCs, PCs, configurations and software, not the benefits. The NC architecture promises to be less costly to administer. The NC and its TCO advantages are convincing companies to switch from PCs to NCs. In response, Compaq, IBM, Intel and Microsoft are rushing to find methods to lower the TCO of PCs. Microsoft's and Int...

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