HI,
This could be very costly proposition, i would recommend, limiting users 
to save files to their home folders or using 3rd party tools to syn up 
each users file to a central repository and then do a backup of it ( IBM 
had nice tool to do  this), you will need support from system admins and 
to create policy regarding this, keeping track of 1000's of laptop is not 
something i would look forward to.
Lastly, what impact it may have on server resources, backup times & 
cloning , best to have some disciple around workstation instead, i do feel 
that not very critical data resides there any way, if it does then it's 
subject to security issues, disk failures and so forth.
HTH



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Happy new year all. Looking to backup laptops in the field. Would like to 
know what you all are doing.  Straight Networker client, or a combo third 
party and Networker?  Been looking at third party like EMC and Symxntec, 
also offline folders in Win2k3. Any suggestions would be greatly 
appreciated. 

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