Vista
RSS VistaBAA preparing for Windows 7 take off
News A new operating system is part of this IT investment and Windows 7 has been chosen to replace BAA's generally Windows Vista environment for a number of reasons. The main purpose is usability - it's less clunky [than... [09 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not as fast to boot as Vista
News Windows 7 may not be as fast off the mark in start up as Vista after all. Despite claims that the new OS will be faster to boot up, one software company has reported that in many cases Vista actually... [08 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News Until it shakes off that image, very few IT heads are likely to carry out a wholesale replacement of their Windows XP/Vista operating systems to the Snow Leopard OS," Turning Point's Adebayo said. Apple's desktop market... [02 Oct 2009]
Microsoft: 'Windows 7 XP Mode code is ready to go'
News Microsoft hopes XP Mode will combat any compatibility problems users have when upgrading to the latest version of the operating system - one of the major gripes users had with Microsoft Vista. Microsoft announced... [02 Oct 2009]
Building Careers With Better IT
White Paper The school migrated to Microsoft Windows Vista on Dell Latitude laptops and Dell OptiPlex desktops and portable computers with Intel vPro technology to help students become more productive and IT more efficient. [02 Oct 2009]
Spanish Building Society Reduces Energy Consumption on Desktops by 80 Per Cent With Dell
White Paper Through Dell services, La Caja trialled Windows Vista and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 successfully on Dell Optiplex desktops featuring Intel vPro technology and Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a... [02 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 Deployment Considerations
White Paper This release promises to be more features rich, visually appealing and more efficient on the same hardware than its predecessor Windows Vista. Microsoft will be making the next version of the next version of their... [02 Oct 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News In many cases they can actually be of no demonstrable benefit and a real source of pain, for example Vista. Apple may be reinvigorated with CEO Steve Jobs back at the helm and a new OS just out of the gates, but it looks... [21 Sep 2009]
The Business Value of Windows Vista: Five Reasons to Deploy Now
White Paper This white paper presents strategic IT decision-makers with business case for deployment of Windows Vista based upon research and analysis of current IT trends and challenges. The findings from this research illustrate... [16 Sep 2009]
On/Off Transition Performance Analysis of Windows Vista
White Paper This information applies to the Windows Vista operating system. This paper discusses the importance of on/off transition performance, methodologies for measuring this performance, and how to analyze the results. [16 Sep 2009]
Installing Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 on UEFI Systems
White Paper Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 support Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) on Intel Itanium-based and x64-based platforms. This paper provides guidelines for system manufacturers and information... [16 Sep 2009]
Processor Power Management in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
White Paper Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 include updated support for ACPI Processor Power Management (PPM) features, including support for processor performance states and processor idle sleep states on multiprocessor systems. [16 Sep 2009]
BCDEdit Reference
White Paper The Boot Configuration Data store (BCD) contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is booted for Windows Vista and later versions. BCD abstracts the underlying firmware and provides a... [16 Sep 2009]
Advances in Memory Management for Windows
White Paper This paper provides information about enhancements in memory management for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Microsoft has implemented major enhancements in memory management for Windows Vista and... [16 Sep 2009]
Virtual Address Space Usage in Windows Game Development
White Paper Windows Vista significantly improved the way in which the operating system handles the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). The Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) enables better sharing of GPU resources... [16 Sep 2009]
