B. A Focused Approach

HP's OpenView desktop and software management solution focuses on making desktop computers and software a business advantage for an organization. The goal of the HP OpenView desktop and software management solution is to transform desktop computers into tools that help users become more effective at their jobs. This approach embodies the fundamental philosophy of HP's IT service-management program: Transform IT from a cost center into a strategic advantage.

The desktop and software management solution provides a complete OpenView solution for desktop and software management. This solution allows broad scaleability, providing desktop management for small departments up to enterprises with hundreds of thousands of desktops. It also enables companies to move from reactive to proactive management in order to improve productivity and increase services to the desktop, client and server environments. HP's OpenView desktop and software management solution provides the required tools and puts in place the necessary policies and processes to deliver an effective, productive management solution.