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IT-Hosting Services Company Enhances Offerings by Using New Operating System

whitepaper To keep up with the latest technologies and to improve IT performance, the company evaluated a beta version of Windows Server 2008, focusing on Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, and deployed it along with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express...

Tags: application servers

[16 May 2008]

Windows XP SP3 users warned over IE downgrades

News The same applies to those trialling the beta version of IE8 with a view to using IE7 or IE6 in future. In the case of those trying out IE8 Beta 1 on XP SP2, XP SP3 will not be offered via Windows Update.

Tags: sp3, xp, ie7, windows

[12 May 2008]

Managing Public Folders With Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta

whitepaper This paper takes an early look at the new Public Folder Management console, which is included in the new Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 Beta, which was recently released to TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers.

Tags: application servers

[23 Apr 2008]

Google and Salesforce.com team up to serve business

News So far, 10 Salesforce.com customers have tested the integration in a beta test mode, said Swensrud. Salesforce.com and Google have announced they're linking up to offer Google Apps integrated with Salesforce.com's CRM applications.

Tags: salesforce, google

[14 Apr 2008]

Designing Flexible Applications Using the Provider Model in ASP.NET 2.0-Level 400

whitepaper This session is based on the Beta 1 version of ASP.NET 2.0. More and more times one needs a well-defined API, but the flexibility of switching between implementations. A perfect example of the issue would be the choice of data provider you need for...

Tags: programming languages, .net, functionality, asp

[04 Apr 2008]

Technical Overview of Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta 1

whitepaper Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 brings the power of high-performance computing (HPC) to the commercial mainstream. The centralized management and deployment interface helps to simplify deployment for both large and small compute clusters and...

Tags: application servers

[03 Apr 2008]

Microsoft smartens up for enterprise mobility

News Back on the enterprise track, Scott said beta testers of SCMDM had asked for a simplified mobility offering in order to cut down on the number of vendors they have to deal with. Microsoft has announced it is smartening up its enterprise mobility...

Tags: microsoft, mobility, windows mobile

[02 Apr 2008]

Windows Vista take-up crawls at snail's pace

News Slightly more than 70 per cent of those surveyed were still using IE6 at the end of last year, despite the imminent arrival of a beta version of IE8. Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is taking a while to catch on, with just 6.3 per cent...

Tags: microsoft, xp, firefox, ie7

[02 Apr 2008]

The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel

Comment Sure, you get access to cutting-edge tech and some of the smartest engineers around but the nature of the business means you're often a beta guinea pig for all those new products and, of course, everyone in the company is an IT expert and thinks...

Tags: bandrowczak, cio, nortel

[01 Apr 2008]

IBM's latest Lotus targets mobile mash-ups

News IBM's Expeditor news came at the same time as the announcement by US telecoms provider Sprint that it is providing a beta version of a software platform named Titan, based on IBM Lotus Expeditor software.

Tags: ibm, mobile, mash-up, lotus

[26 Mar 2008]

Internet Explorer 8: Beta to be launched

News The website ActiveWin has published the contents of a beta invitation that said Microsoft is nearing a launch date for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, which will be available for download and testing. Microsoft will shortly make available the test...

Tags: microsoft, beta, internet explorer, browser

[26 Feb 2008]

Accenture calculator: How green is your data centre?

News On Friday Accenture will launch the beta of its Green Data Centre Calculator, aimed at helping companies tame energy hungry centres, bringing huge cost savings and environmental benefits. Data centres are computational workhorses which can greedily...

Tags: green, accenture, data centre, savings

[30 Jan 2008]

Dear silicon.com... HMRC search costs, Vista SP1 moans and fingerprints for visas…

Comment It was a beta it's now on general release, anyone and their dog can get it and install it. This is a beta of the service pack - while close to being the final version released to the world, it may yet change.

Tags: hmrc, police, school, vista

[17 Jan 2008]

Microsoft refreshes Vista SP1

News Microsoft has made the latest version of Vista's SP1 release candidate available for download to the general public - after initially restricting it to 15,000 beta testers when it debuted last week. Vista: all the coverage.

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp1, xp

[14 Jan 2008]

Business execs snub Facebook

Business execs snub Facebook

News The company states the service is still a beta - for which they charge, by the way - but it is more an alpha stage to me. Just one of the 12 IT executives in silicon.com's weekly CIO Jury IT user poll said they use Facebook for networking or...

Tags: facebook, cio jury, plaxo, linkedin

[11 Jan 2008]

Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta

whitepaper Microsoft continuously improves Windows Vista by providing ongoing updates while working with software and hardware vendors to deliver application compatibility and device driver improvements. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will be another...

Tags: windows vista

[08 Jan 2008]

TechNet Webcast: Technical Overview of Windows Server 2008 (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)

whitepaper Although this product is still in the beta phase, many of the final features and components are already present and functional. The presenter of this webcast explains the new Windows Server 2008 operating system.

Tags: application servers, operating system, examines, components

[23 Dec 2007]

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Technical Overview (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)

whitepaper Right now this product is in the beta phase, with many of the final features and components present and functional. The attendee of this webcast will take a look at the new Windows Server 2008 operating system.

Tags: application servers, operating system, components, enhance

[23 Dec 2007]

Top 10 retail IT stories of the year

News Auntie's on-demand TV service was released for public download in July in beta form. It hasn't exactly been a bumper year for conventional retail - soaring debt, an increasingly depressed housing market and a weak dollar all contributed to less...

Tags: iplayer, retail, bbc, ibm

[19 Dec 2007]

Details of Vista SP1 revealed

News Microsoft has revealed details of the changes to its Vista operating system that should come through in Service Pack 1, which is currently in beta form. In a detailed document, Microsoft promised significant efficiency improvements.

Tags: vista, microsoft, update, sp1

[12 Dec 2007]

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