CG,
I can relate somewhat. We were "cut over" to a new system (NMCI) last summer. Our machines will log out after about 15 minutes of inactivity; however, we can usually log right back in. They want us to leave our machines "on" but not logged in when we leave each evening. This is supposed to be so they can "push" updates during the night under the notion that it won't disrupt work.
My major complaint is that each time you log on after a "log out," it pushes an installation manager program. Now, I don't know what this program is supposed to be doing, but it slows down and sometimes even locks up my computer. It takes anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes for this program to run. Needless to say, I try not to log all the way out during the day so that I only have to put up with it once a day. Also, thankfully, those times when my system kicks me out, it doesn't run again.
One thing that I really dislike about this new system is that it prevents us from downloading anything. They will push "updates" along on a schedule, but meanwhile we are running without the latest version of something because we can't just go out and get it.
Need a new driver for a printer or a scanner? Forget it! You have to put in a trouble ticket to get someone else to come do it for you. Oh, yeah; and if it isn't on the "approved" list, you don't get it.
Good luck getting used to the new system, CG. Hopefully, the network will not go down very often.
JusPeachy 
