ZDnet reports that businesspersons are demanding netbooks. Corporate beancounters love them, too, but I.T. departments worry about security.
Over at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, its executive director of IT Sunny Lee said the majority of the organization’s users use desktop PCs. “We do not see netbooks will replace desktop PCs when we refresh them simply because [netbooks are] still not mainstream for corporate use, he noted. … he pointed out that all major vendors currently position netbooks as consumer devices. Only when the netbook is positioned by vendors for enterprise use with corresponding enterprise support and maintenance programs, will HKJC consider it for mission critical enterprise use, said Lee.
While I don’t think netbooks will replace desktops (just like laptops haven’t replaced desktops yet), my company is moving towards using Atom based machines for workstations (specifically eee Boxes).