For example, employees can directly access personnel policy documents and review the status of their employee benefits, such as sick leave and vacation balances. They access these Intranet applications through Web browsers on both their desktop and notebook PCs, a thin-client architecture that simplifies access to corporate applications and data from any location. The move to Windows NT occurred at a potentially risky stage in our growth. Because of the powerful feature set offered by the Compaq notebook, we can now simplify our Windows NT environment. If an employee has a Compaq notebook, a desktop computer is redundant.
Some industry analysts think so.
Companies are finding that that even though notebook computers are slightly more expensive than desktop computers, they can quickly pay for themselves. If an employee has a Compaq notebook, a desktop computer is redundant. The specs speak for themselves. Best of all, these sleek machines run Windows NT and sport 14.1-inch color displays, easily as big as many desktop monitors. The large screen also means they don't have to waste time continually resizing windows.