More coverage of TCO
Computerworld - Myths behind TCO, Oct. 30, 2000, column by Michael Gartenberg
The new TCO metric, June 18, 2001: Calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) in dollar terms alone may not be the best way to cost-analyze IT projects at a time when technology budgets are coming under increasing scrutiny.
Kodak touts TCO success amid massive PC, laptop rollout, Jan. 29, 2002: Halfway through a three-year deployment of 40,000 IBM laptops and desktops, Rochester, N.Y.-based Eastman Kodak Co. says it has realized "significant" cost reductions.
'Futz factor' measurement tough to pin down in TCO, April 13, 1998: Uncertainty about measuring how much time users waste at their computers may skew studies of TCO.
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