Not only is IBM and other major employers demanding it, the Office of Personnel Management (in effect, the HR department for federal workers) has just announced it is demanding plans that have the PCMH model at their core.
Besides being aggressively priced, the Mac mini comes with Lion, Thunderbolt, new Intel Core processors (including a high-end i7 model), and AMD Radeon graphics, positioning the product for the most demanding video applications.