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	Design college adds laptop security to its portfolio

Design college adds laptop security to its portfolio

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Use Cases	Asset Health Management (AHM) Remote Asset Management Theft Detection
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Laptops are allowing students and faculty to become more mobile. The use of physical deterrents is no longer adequate, and Kwantlen needs to reduce the risk of laptop theft and data breaches. Read More
About Customer	Over 17,000 students attend four campuses of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Richmond, and Langley. Kwantlen is a comprehensive undergraduate university offering bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations in over 135 programs. With 17 years of experience in the IT department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Joseph Leong, Coordinator of Desktop Hardware Services, has observed a significant shift towards portable devices. As the University’s hardware buyer, Joseph has seen an unmistakable trend toward laptops and away from desktops, making laptops a more feasible option for the College. Read More
Solution	After installing Absolute, a college laptop assigned to an interior design student disappeared. Absolute helped local law enforcement track and recover the laptop soon after it had been purchased at a local flea market. The original owner was elated to get her device back. Kwantlen also found that Absolute was a great tool in reducing drift. They purchased 100 used Dell laptops at a great price and installed Absolute on all of them. They thought they had lost about ten of them, but asset reports revealed that at least half a dozen had simply drifted into other parts of the campus. Absolute proved to be a great tool for school or college IT departments, and Joseph Leong highly recommends it. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Endpoint Security

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Use Cases

Asset Health Management (AHM)

Remote Asset Management

Theft Detection

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Laptops are allowing students and faculty to become more mobile. The use of physical deterrents is no longer adequate, and Kwantlen needs to reduce the risk of laptop theft and data breaches.

About Customer

Over 17,000 students attend four campuses of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, Richmond, and Langley. Kwantlen is a comprehensive undergraduate university offering bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations in over 135 programs. With 17 years of experience in the IT department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Joseph Leong, Coordinator of Desktop Hardware Services, has observed a significant shift towards portable devices. As the University’s hardware buyer, Joseph has seen an unmistakable trend toward laptops and away from desktops, making laptops a more feasible option for the College.

Solution

After installing Absolute, a college laptop assigned to an interior design student disappeared. Absolute helped local law enforcement track and recover the laptop soon after it had been purchased at a local flea market. The original owner was elated to get her device back. Kwantlen also found that Absolute was a great tool in reducing drift. They purchased 100 used Dell laptops at a great price and installed Absolute on all of them. They thought they had lost about ten of them, but asset reports revealed that at least half a dozen had simply drifted into other parts of the campus. Absolute proved to be a great tool for school or college IT departments, and Joseph Leong highly recommends it.

Impact #1	Ensures the financial investment in IT equipment and university data is protected.
Impact #2	Provides information on the location and status of laptops, helping to prevent laptop drift.
Impact #3	Allows the school to provide laptops to the students and faculty to work where they want, while the data remain protected.

Impact #1

Ensures the financial investment in IT equipment and university data is protected.

Impact #2

Provides information on the location and status of laptops, helping to prevent laptop drift.

Impact #3

Allows the school to provide laptops to the students and faculty to work where they want, while the data remain protected.

Benefit #1	Recovered a stolen laptop soon after it was purchased at a local flea market.
Benefit #2	Protected 100 used Dell laptops purchased at a great price.

Benefit #1

Recovered a stolen laptop soon after it was purchased at a local flea market.

Benefit #2

Protected 100 used Dell laptops purchased at a great price.

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Design college adds laptop security to its portfolio

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