This paper presents findings of business value studies that used the Gartner Total Value of Opportunity (TVO) methodology1 for financial analysis of IT investments to refresh the PC desktop. The PC desktop includes the desktop and notebook PC client operating system, personal productivity applications, and hardware. TVO is a Gartner methodology for determining the overall business value expected from an IT-enabled business initiative. TVO takes up where traditional total cost of ownership (TCO) methodology leaves off.
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