Charles County Public Schools reduces theft and improves inventory accuracy
公司规模
1,000+
地区
- America
国家
- United States
产品
- Absolute
技术栈
- Remote Device Management
- Inventory Tracking Software
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
技术
- 功能应用 - 企业资产管理系统 (EAM)
- 功能应用 - 库存管理系统
适用行业
- 教育
适用功能
- 商业运营
- 设施管理
用例
- 库存管理
- 远程资产管理
- 盗窃检测
服务
- 软件设计与工程服务
- 系统集成
关于客户
Charles County Public Schools is a rapidly growing school system located south of Washington, D.C., in Charles County, Maryland. It is part of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and serves nearly 27,000 children. The school system comprises 21 elementary schools, eight middle schools, six high schools, and four educational centers. Charles County Public Schools is dedicated to providing an academically challenging and quality education that builds character, equips students for leadership, and prepares them for life. The school system places a strong emphasis on the investment in and use of technology to achieve these educational goals.
挑战
As a growing school district, Charles County Public Schools faced significant challenges in managing their expanding inventory of computers. With over 14,000 desktops, laptops, and mobile devices, tracking these assets became a daunting task. The IT department struggled to produce detailed hardware and software inventories due to the overwhelming workload. In 2007, the situation worsened when several laptops went missing, and employees reported thefts from their vehicles. The IT department was unable to track the lost devices or verify the theft reports. Additionally, there was a concern about unauthorized software, such as LimeWire, being used on the machines.
解决方案
To address the challenges of laptop theft and inventory management, Charles County Public Schools implemented Absolute. This solution was chosen to simplify inventory tracking and ensure that only approved software was used on each machine. Absolute provided the capability to remotely freeze a machine and display a pop-up message instructing the user to return the device to IT for configuration. This feature helped in recovering stolen laptops and preventing unauthorized software usage. Additionally, Absolute allowed the IT department to remotely install updates and identify problematic software on devices across the district, significantly improving productivity and asset management.
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