Laptop tracking is for SMBs, too

Many enterprises use laptop tracking software or third-party tracking companies to ensure the safety of employees' laptops, which tend to get stolen more than any other type of work tool. These products and services install a software agent on laptops that call in to a company's IT help desk via an Internet connection. If the laptop is reported stolen, the system can begin tracking down the laptop. The products also often include technology users can use to destroy data remotely if necessary. This laptop-tracking technology is used often in large companies because it's sold as a feature by manufacturers. Smaller companies are less aware of the tracing technology because they purchase products through resellers that are less likely to play up the feature as a selling point, experts said. Cost pressure is another inhibitor for smaller companies.

Read more about laptop tracking:
- read the article at Computer Weekly

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