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IT education org takes Microsoft grumbles to EC

News Last October, Becta went to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with two Microsoft-related complaints, one regarding school subscription-licensing arrangements and the other regarding the lack of full interoperability between recent products, such as...

Tags: becta, ec, eu, microsoft

[14 May 2008]

Moving Up: Vista Migration

whitepaper Microsoft's Windows Vista has arrived - and with it, a number of inescapable decisions for IT professionals. Even though Vista contains some attractive and highly touted new features, it is an evolutionary, not a revolutionary, new version of Windows.

Tags: upgrades and migration

[14 May 2008]

Managing the Windows Vista Migration

whitepaper As organizations move to Windows Vista, they'll need a migration strategy that keeps conflicts and system disruptions in check, minimizes user downtime and inconvenience, and doesn't expose systems to security threats.

Tags: security management

[14 May 2008]

Wireless Digital Picture Frame Retrieves Live Information From Windows Vista Computers

whitepaper Today, the Momento frame not only communicates wirelessly with local computers to stream photos and other content from hard drives, it also streams pictures from the Internet and displays live information from Windows Vista systems using Windows...

Tags: web services

[14 May 2008]

TechNet Webcast: What's New in Systems Management Server 2003 SP3 (Level 200)

whitepaper This webcast explores the new features in Systems Management Server 2003 SP3, specifically discussing support for the Windows Vista operating system and the new asset intelligence feature integration.

Tags: monitoring systems

[14 May 2008]

Cruise Line Cuts Software Update Time by 80 Percent, Boosts Effectiveness by 20 Percent

whitepaper And System Center Configuration Manager is crucial to Carnival's planned deployment of Windows Vista. Carnival Cruise Lines needs to deploy software and updates as effectively as possible to ships and offices worldwide, so it's adopting Microsoft...

Tags: monitoring systems

[14 May 2008]

Doctors Boost Patient Load and Still Get Home for Dinner With Microsoft-Based System

whitepaper It employs a range of Microsoft technology, including the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange...

Tags: application servers

[14 May 2008]

Boxed Lunch Caterer Increases Efficiency With All-in-One Software Solution

whitepaper Fulfilling these core company values requires time and attention to detail, so Owner Thanh Hua and her team use the 2007 Microsoft Office system, the Windows Vista operating system, and other Microsoft solutions to simplify tasks, work more...

Tags: customer support services

[13 May 2008]

United States Coast Guard Explores Potential to Enhance Training With Digital Note-Taking Solution

whitepaper In preparation for upgrading its computer system to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, USCG began examining ways to gain maximum value from these new technologies.

Tags: business management, microsoft office, windows vista, uscg

[13 May 2008]

Best Practices for Managing the Move to Vista

whitepaper To deploy Windows Vista in 2008, a significant amount of preparation work must be done. It will take many organizations about 18 months from the time Windows Vista ships to test applications, get Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to support...

Tags: windows vista

[11 May 2008]

Solid Windows Vista Protection

whitepaper The new security features included in Vista are a step forward in helping businesses defend against attacks, but they cannot be considered a complete, multi-layered defense. It goes without saying that attackers follow security vulnerabilities, as...

Tags: security management

[11 May 2008]

Dear silicon.com... outsource vs insource, Naked CIO on open source, password overload…

Comment So what you are saying is you have no systems management experience on Unix or Linux systems, especially if you regard them as "bulky" - have you taken a look at Vista's hardware footprint recently? Then we have silicon.com resident Naked CIO who...

Tags: password, offshore, outsourcing

[08 May 2008]

Microsoft - halted Vista, XP updates resumed

News It also halted automatic updates to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 because of a similar issue. The software maker said it is releasing XP Service Pack 3 for web downloads, and resuming automatic updates to Vista Service Pack 1, after developing a...

Tags: windows, microsoft, xp, vista

[07 May 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 02.05.08

Round-Up And of course, Microsoft is happy because Vista sales are up. Customers are happy because they can continue to buy computers that don't run Vista. The way it works is thus: by taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the...

Tags: iplayer, iphone, blackberry, vista

[02 May 2008]

Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…

Comment Microsoft gets the Vista sales they want, Joe Public gets what they want with XP. I don't know why Microsoft don't do the blatantly obvious thing, allow downgrade rights on any Windows Vista to XP. Windows XP was getting a lot of attention this...

Tags: iphone, blackberry, femtocell, vista

[01 May 2008]

TechNet Webcast: Network Access Protection for Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" and Windows Vista (Level 200)

whitepaper Viruses, worms, and malicious software are a costly disruption to today's business processes. Customers seek a flexible solution that allows them to enforce policies across varied connection scenarios, using the network infrastructure already in...

Tags: network security

[01 May 2008]

Microsoft Webcast: Desktop Management With System Center Solutions for the IT Manager (Level 200)

whitepaper The attendee will learn how to use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to deploy and manage the Windows Vista operating system, optimize the use and maintenance of desktop applications...

Tags: monitoring systems

[01 May 2008]

Glitch delays Windows XP SP3 release

News The glitch also exists between Microsoft Dynamics RMS and Windows Vista Service Pack 1, though that product has already been broadly released. Microsoft started pushing out Vista SP1 last week via Automatic Updates.

Tags: xp, sp3, windows, microsoft

[30 Apr 2008]

Workstation Security Enhancements in Windows Vista

whitepaper Microsoft has advanced several technologies in Windows Vista to increase workstation security. It is becoming clearer every year that workstations require as much comprehensive IT security attention as servers - particularly as the popularity of...

Tags: desktop systems - pcs, windows vista, workstations, vista

[30 Apr 2008]

Upgrading to Windows Vista: Is Your hardware ready? Are You?

whitepaper The intent of this white paper is not to elaborate on the features of the Windows Vista operating system, but rather to serve as an aid in your decision to upgrade. With Windows Vista® finally shipping, customers who want to upgrade or migrate to...

Tags: upgrades and migration, windows vista, upgrade, operating system

[30 Apr 2008]

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