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White Papers
Windows Partner Solutions: Seven Tips & Tricks for Windows 7: Volume 2
Feb 2012
Learn 7 tips and tricks for Windows 7. This volume includes tips on the Windows troubleshooting platform, order and reason for your taskbar, BitLocker To Go protection, how to get a clearer...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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White Papers
7 Steps to Windows 7: Migrating With Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3 From Symantec
Nov 2009
Migrating to Microsoft Windows 7 can be an intimidating task. One want to take advantage of how Windows 7 will help make users productive anywhere with enhanced security and control, but how does...
Provided by Symantec
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Webcasts
Managing Mac in a Windows Environment With Altiris Client Management Suite
Apr 2009
The Mac platform has expanded beyond its traditional stronghold in creative departments and educational institutions. This expansion has created management challenges for IT professionals in the...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Managing Users and Policies on Mac OS X: With Workgroup Manager and Active Directory With Extended Schema
May 2009
Directory services are the epicenter of most IT operations. They allow organizations to centralize information about users and computing resources. As a network-based repository, directory...
Provided by Apple
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Webcasts
TechNet Video: Modifying Windows 7 Operating Systems With DISM
Jan 2007
The presenter of this webcast will show how to modify images using DISM, including reviewing and modifying packages, features, and drivers.
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 Feature: Background Service and Tasks
Jan 2009
This webcast shows how to take advantage of a new feature in Windows 7 that can make background services and tasks run on demand, which is more efficient and improves overall system performance....
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Optimize Windows 7 With the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (Level 300)
Aug 2009
IT professionals experience many challenges when deploying applications and managing desktop systems. The attendee of this webcast will lean how using the Microsoft Desktop Optimization pack with...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How NOT to Wreck Your Windows 7 Migration: Guidelines for Planning and Executing a Successful Windows 7 Migration
Jan 2010
For most IT departments, a Windows 7 migration is inevitable. Like many consumers, a healthy percentage of businesses never migrated from Windows XP to Windows Vista, and now the days for XP are...
Provided by Numara Software
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White Papers
Fixing Windows XP Problems Completely
Sep 2010
There are lots of tips and tricks that can be applied to fix Windows XP problems. Here, author will go into a higher level solution to fix Windows XP problems that can annoy Windows XP (and other...
Provided by Fix & Speed Up Slow PC
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White Papers
Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Part 1)
Jul 2009
This paper says most people think of Windows 7's Windows XP Mode solely as a backward compatibility mechanism. It explains why this feature has the potential to change the way that Microsoft...
Provided by TechGenix
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Podcasts
Creating Dashboards as Easy as 1, 2, 3
Jun 2010
This podcast speaks about Microsoft-led Creating Dashboards as easy as 1, 2, 3, where one can learn how to take advantage of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and PerformancePoint Services. The speakers...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Windows Presentation Foundation Data Binding (Part 1 of 2) (Level 200)
Dec 2006
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) provides a consistent way of connecting parts of the User Interface (UI) to a variety of data sources. This webcast shows how to bind data to the UI using...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Partner Solutions: Seven Tips & Tricks for Windows 7: Volume 3
Feb 2012
Change the Scenery. Windows 7 allows you to personalize your desktop background to suit your many moods with a new shuffle feature for your desktop.
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Deployment Enhancements (Level 200)
Jun 2009
The presenter will discover the enhanced deployment capabilities available in the Windows 7 operating system. The presenter of this webcast explores Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image management and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 Feature: Federated Search
Jan 2009
This webcast expands on the federated search capability demonstrated in the introductory video to show how to actually code the own federated search tool so that end users of the product can...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Open Source Vs. Closed Source (Proprietary) Software
Jul 2009
The aim of this paper is to provide a greater understanding of the differences between open source and closed source (proprietary) software, and the advantages and disadvantages of each to enable...
Provided by bwired
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White Papers
Migrating From Microsoft Office to Openoffice.org or Staroffice 9
Apr 2009
This brief whitepaper is designed to assist IT professionals and system integrators who want to move an organization from Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 to OpenOffice.org (OOo) or StarOffice...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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Webcasts
Windows 7 Feature: Taskbar and Jump Lists
Jan 2009
A more complete discussion of the new jump list functionality for the new Windows 7 taskbar. This webcast session explains, demonstrates, and shows the code for how to implement a jump list to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Windows Presentation Foundation Data Binding (Part 2 of 2) (Level 200)
Dec 2006
The webcast on data binding in Windows Presentation (WPF) discusses more advanced topics and explains how to create business objects that support bi-directional data binding, and how to use the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0
May 2006
This webcast covers a high level architecture, and feature overview of Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0.
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Momentum Webcast: Windows Vista Desktop Optimization Pack Overview for Mid-Sized Businesses (Level 100)
Mar 2008
The attendee of this webcast will learn about the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for the Windows Vista operating system as an add-on for Software Assurance (SA). MDOP can help enable...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: geekSpeak: Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere With Shawn Wildermuth (Level 200)
Jan 2008
The attendee will hear about industry trends, new technology, real-world experiences, and more. The presenter of this webcast explores the new presentation technology Windows Presentation...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Manageability Solutions (Level 300)
Jun 2009
Windows 7 operating system manageability features can provide more flexible administrative control, increase automation of administrative tasks, and reduce help desk calls. The presenter of this...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows Logo Program Device Metadata Submissions
Jun 2009
Device Stage is a new feature of Windows 7 that significantly improves end users' interaction with devices connected to their computer. This interaction between user and device is called the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
IT Administrator's Guide to Using Windows Vista for Sustainable IT Success
Feb 2009
Businesses are rapidly responding to the growing requirement for greater environmental stewardship by defining goals that will improve corporate environmental practices. Sustainable IT (also known...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Saving Costs and Energy With Windows Vista
Feb 2009
Businesses are rapidly responding to the growing requirement for greater environmental stewardship by defining goals that will improve corporate environmental practices. Sustainable IT, also known...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Windows Vista Helps Bring Reliability and Increased Functionality to University
Jun 2008
BYU's Religious Education Computer Support oversees the IT needs of the college's religion department. When one small IT department supports a network of hundreds of computers, reliability and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Software Provider Upgrades Operating System for Increased Efficiency
Jul 2009
Pronet Soft, a software consulting firm, makes it a practice to take immediate advantage of technology advancements. The firm undertook a pilot deployment of the Windows 7 operating system and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows 7 Power Management: Power Management Improvements in Windows 7 Beta
Apr 2009
Companies are focused on reducing costs, and a simple way to contribute to those cuts is by reducing energy bills. Windows 7 helps companies reduce the costs of running their computers by...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Integrating Ambient Light Sensors With Windows 7 Computers: New Opportunities and Considerations for Interfacing Ambient Light Sensors With Windows
Feb 2009
This paper provides information about new Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) features in the Windows 7 family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for hardware manufacturers and Original Equipment...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Management in Windows 7 Overview
May 2009
This white paper provides an overview of the power management features in Windows 7. Discover how Windows 7 reduces power consumption and makes power management easier. Windows 7 helps...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Better, Stronger, Faster: The Windows 7 Taskbar
Jan 2009
One knows what the Windows taskbar is, isn't it? It's that familiar horizontal strip at the bottom of the desktop where the open files and programs appear. It's where the Start button lives. It's...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Home Sweet Homegroup: Networking the Easy Way in Windows 7
Jan 2009
Now that the warmer weather is here, the last thing the author wants to do is fiddle with his network configuration. He would rather be gardening! If one remembers what a headache it could be to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows 7 Pre-RTM Build 7137 98 Screenshot Gallery
May 2009
Windows 7 Build 7137 is the latest interim development milestone of the next iteration of the Windows client that was leaked into the wild. While the build indeed provides confirmation that...
Provided by Softpedia
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White Papers
Evaluating Open Source for the Department of Defense
Jul 2008
One area where open source and proprietary software differ substantially is in their development, release and usage lifecycles. This results from differences between the two types of software in...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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White Papers
Windows 7: Release Candidate Review
May 2009
This paper is a technical beta testers have had only minimal input in testing Windows 7, and it knows many that have given up participating in this beta altogether. It was clear that Microsoft's...
Provided by HelpWithWindows.com
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White Papers
Windows 7: The New Taskbar
Jan 2009
This paper says that Microsoft did a lot of work on the new taskbar for Windows 7. They looked extensively how people were using their computers and started making improvements based on those...
Provided by HelpWithWindows.com
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 4: Using MAP 4.0
Jul 2009
This paper says about how to perform a Windows 7 Readiness assessment using MAP 4.0. Before one uses MAP to assess the readiness of desktop computers for a migration to Windows 7, one needs to...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 2: Using DISM
Jul 2009
DISM.exe is a new command-line tool that is included both in a default install of the Windows 7 operating system and also as part of version 2.0 of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 1: Windows AIK 2.0 Enhancements
Jul 2009
This paper says that Windows 7 has reached Release Candidate stage; many enterprises who passed on migrating their desktop computers to Windows Vista are taking a hard look at migrating them to...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Linux-CR: Transparent Application Checkpoint-Restart in Linux
Jul 2010
Application checkpoint-restart is the ability to save the state of a running application so that it can later resume its execution from the time of the checkpoint. Application checkpoint-restart...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
Structured Linux Kernel Projects for Teaching Operating Systems Concepts
Mar 2011
Linux has emerged as a widely-used platform for enabling hands-on kernel programming experience to learn about operating system concepts. However, developing pedagogically effective programming...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Webcasts
Today in IOS 2011
Jul 2011
In this webcast, the presenter explains about iOS 2011. The presenter will explains some of the tips, tricks and the latest in Apple's iOS and related hardware.
Provided by Internet Archive
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White Papers
File Systems in Linux and FreeBSD: A Comparative Study
Sep 2011
This paper compares file systems in Ubuntu Linux and FreeBSD and then analyzes the best utilization. The generic file systems, EXTended File System (EXT2) of Linux and Fast File System (FFS) of...
Provided by Journal of Computing
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White Papers
The Comparison of Virtual Machine Migration Performance Between XEN-HVM, XEN-PV, Open-VZ, KVM-FV, KVMPV
Aug 2011
Based on the authors' previous experience they want to compare the performance between five hypervisors: XEN-PV, XENHVM, Open-VZ,KVM-FV,KVM-PV. They have simulated the migration of a virtual...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science and Management Studies
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White Papers
Open Source Software in the Vertical Market: An Open Niche?
Oct 2011
Much of the universe of open-source software is categorized; abundant open-source software is found for most categories. However, relatively few dual-licensed open-source software programs are...
Provided by EDSIG
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White Papers
A New Lower Bound on the Maximal Error Probability for Discrete Memoryless Multiple-Access Channels
Jan 2008
In this paper, a new lower bound for the maximal error probability of a two-user Discrete Memory-less (DM) Multiple-Access Channel (MAC) is derived. This is the first bound of this type that...
Provided by University of Michigan
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White Papers
Modelling Mailing List Behaviour in Open Source Projects: the Case of ARM Embedded Linux
Feb 2009
One of the benefits firms can derive from using Open Source Software (OSS) is informal development collaboration, and the primary tool for collaboration and coordination are group mailing lists....
Provided by Journal of Universal Computer Science
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White Papers
Linux, Open Source, and System Bring-Up Tools
Jul 2008
System bring-up is a complex and difficult task. Modern hardware is incredibly complex and it's not getting any simpler. Bring-up engineers spend far too much time hunting through specs and...
Provided by Google
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White Papers
Windows Partner Solutions: Seven Tips & Tricks for Windows 7: Volume 2
Feb 2012
Learn 7 tips and tricks for Windows 7. This volume includes tips on the Windows troubleshooting platform, order and reason for your taskbar, BitLocker To Go protection, how to get a clearer...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Partner Solutions: Seven Tips & Tricks for Windows 7: Volume 3
Feb 2012
Change the Scenery. Windows 7 allows you to personalize your desktop background to suit your many moods with a new shuffle feature for your desktop.
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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White Papers
An Effective Forwarding Architecture for SMP Linux Routers
Nov 2007
Recent technological advances provide an excellent opportunity to achieve truly effective results in the field of open Internet devices based on PC COTS Hardware, also known as Open Routers. In...
Provided by Università degli Studi di Genova
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White Papers
An Improved Window Based on Cosine Hyperbolic Function
Jul 2011
A new simple form window with the application of FIR filter design based on the exponential function is proposed in this paper. An improved window having a closed simple formula which is symmetric...
Provided by Cyber Journals
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White Papers
FACT: A Framework for Adaptive Contention-Aware Thread Migrations
May 2011
Thread scheduling in multi-core systems is a challenging problem because cores on a single chip usually share parts of the memory hierarchy, such as last-level caches, prefetchers and memory...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
User-Level Scheduling on NUMA Multicore Systems Under Linux
Jun 2011
The problem of scheduling on multi-core systems remains one of the hottest and the most challenging topics in systems research. Introduction of Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) multi-core...
Provided by Simon Fraser University
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White Papers
Model Checking for Verification of Mandatory Access Control Models and Properties
Jul 2010
Mandatory Access Control (MAC) mechanisms control which users or processes have access to which resources in a system. MAC policies are increasingly specified to facilitate managing and...
Provided by North Carolina State University
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White Papers
MINIX4RT: Real-Time Semaphores
Oct 2008
MINIX4RT is an extension of the well-known MINIX Operating System that adds Hard Real-Time services in a new microkernel but keeping backward compatibility with standard MINIX versions. Semaphores...
Provided by Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Santa Fe
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White Papers
Issues in Automatic Provenance Collection
Apr 2006
Automatic provenance collection describes systems that observe processes and data transformations inferring, collecting, and maintaining provenance about them. Automatic collection is a powerful...
Provided by Harvard University
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Podcasts
(Part 4 of 5) Hard-link Migration in the USMT 4.0
Apr 2011
The speaker drills down in the Hard-link Migration option, one of the most compelling new features of USMT. The speaker will look at why it greatly enhances the performance of a migration and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
TechNet Radio: IT Time - Getting Started With the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speakers gives an in-depth demo on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta 1, from installation and setup of the MDTs deployment workbench, the architecture of task...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester: Windows 7 with Rhonda Layfield
Jun 2011
Any one considering moving from Windows XP to Windows 7? In this podcast, the speaker helps to figuring out how to make that migration smooth sailing. Take advantage of this great opportunity to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Bytes by TechNet: Rhonda Layfield and John Baker Discuss WDS and the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Jul 2011
In this podcast, the speakers discusses about Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and compares it with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) by looking at real-world cases that Rhonda has been working on.
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Talk TechNet With Keith Combs and Matt Hester: Windows 7 Application Compatibility With Chris Jackson
Aug 2011
Application compatibility is likely one of the chief concerns many IT Professionals sweat when it comes to migrating from one operating system to another. In this podcast, the speaker discuss...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester: Windows Deployment with Rhonda Layfiel
Sep 2011
Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In this podcast, the speaker who is an Microsoft MVP and SME on deployment technologies discusses about...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Talk TechNet With Keith Combs and Matt Hester: Windows With Stephen Rose
Sep 2011
Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In this podcast, the speaker who is deeply involved in the Windows client technologies discusses about the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Lync Server 2010: Migration and Coexistence
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speakers explore the path of moving from Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Microsoft Lync Server 2010. Although some of the technical functionalities of the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
IE 8 Firestarter: Cross Browsing Experience With Expression Web and IE8
Jul 2009
In this podcast, the speaker shows one Expression Web SuperPreview, a visual debugging tool that makes it easier to migrate their Web sites from Windows Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Wondering What to Do About Windows 7? Start Planning Now!
Mar 2010
It looks as if migrating to Microsoft Windows 7 may be as inevitable as death and taxes, but fortunately for business users and IT professionals, it does not have to be quite as difficult or...
Provided by Technisource
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Podcasts
Bytes by TechNet: Andy Lapin and Chris Henley Discuss the Benefits of Windows Azure
Jul 2011
In this podcast, the speakers discuss the ease of the migration and the many problems that Windows Azure solves for companies of all sizes and touches on how easy it is to launch new applications...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
TechNet Radio: IT Time - Windows Phone 7 Overview (Part 1 of 3)
Feb 2011
In this podcast, the speakers tell in part 1 of, Windows Phone 7's interface, the People hub, Voice enabled features, email and messaging. If who are interested in learning more about Windows...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Sepago Profile Migrator: Move User Settings From OS to OS
Dec 2010
sepago, inventors of the Citrix User Profile Manager, offer a new solution for profile migration from today: for the first time, Profile Migrator enables network administrators to migrate user...
Provided by DABCC.com
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Podcasts
Liquidware Labs Profile Unity: Profile Management and VMware ThinApp Management
Mar 2011
Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity delivers a flexible user workspace by making existing user profiles universally compatible with any Windows OS (XP/2000/Vista/Win 7). The solution provides...
Provided by DABCC.com
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White Papers
Build to Order Linear Algebra Kernels
Dec 2007
The performance bottleneck for many scientific applications is the cost of memory access inside linear algebra kernels. Tuning such kernels for memory efficiency is a complex task that degrades...
Provided by University of Colorado
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White Papers
Efficient Operating System Scheduling for Performance-Asymmetric Multi-Core Architectures
Nov 2007
Recent research advocates asymmetric multi-core architectures, where cores in the same processor can have different performance. These architectures support single-threaded performance and...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Operating System Support for Shared-ISA Asymmetric Multi-Core Architectures
May 2008
Current trends in multi-core processor implementation scale by duplicating a single core design many times in a package; however, this approach can cause inefficient utilization of resources, such...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Efficient and Scalable Multiprocessor Fair Scheduling Using Distributed Weighted Round-Robin
Feb 2009
Fairness is an essential requirement of any operating system scheduler. Unfortunately, existing fair scheduling algorithms are either inaccurate or inefficient and non-scalable for...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
A Methodological Construction of an Efficient Sequentially Consistent Distributed Shared Memory
Sep 2008
A concurrent object is an object that can be concurrently accessed by several processes. Sequential consistency is a consistency criterion for such objects. Informally, it states that a...
Provided by IRISA
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White Papers
A Security Design for Information Sharing Between Control System and Information System
May 2008
Transferring and sharing of information between a control system and an information system or another control system requires a physical connection between networks. However, systems of critical...
Provided by Paichai University
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Podcasts
Silverlight Game Development for Windows Phone 7 (Part 3 of 6): Handling Input and Logic
Apr 2011
In Part 3 the speakers cover handling input and logic. In this podcast, they show people how to begin to implement a basic version of Tic Tac Toe. They discuss the various input and output...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Silverlight Game Development for Windows Phone 7 (Part 4 of 6): Scoring and Collision Testing
Apr 2011
In Part 4 of this podcast the speakers cover scoring and collision testing. In this podcast, the speakers cover the game logic that is needed to implement the modified version of Tic Tac Toe. They...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Using Centrify's DirectControl With Mac OS X
Oct 2008
This white paper provides an overview of the features and benefits of using Centrify DirectControl, and describes how an organization can realize substantial benefits by using DirectControl to...
Provided by Centrify
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White Papers
7 Steps to Windows 7: Migrating With Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9 SP3 From Symantec
Nov 2009
Migrating to Microsoft Windows 7 can be an intimidating task. One want to take advantage of how Windows 7 will help make users productive anywhere with enhanced security and control, but how does...
Provided by Symantec
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Deployment Enhancements (Level 200)
Jun 2009
The presenter will discover the enhanced deployment capabilities available in the Windows 7 operating system. The presenter of this webcast explores Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) image management and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Manageability Solutions (Level 300)
Jun 2009
Windows 7 operating system manageability features can provide more flexible administrative control, increase automation of administrative tasks, and reduce help desk calls. The presenter of this...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows Logo Program Device Metadata Submissions
Jun 2009
Device Stage is a new feature of Windows 7 that significantly improves end users' interaction with devices connected to their computer. This interaction between user and device is called the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
IT Administrator's Guide to Using Windows Vista for Sustainable IT Success
Feb 2009
Businesses are rapidly responding to the growing requirement for greater environmental stewardship by defining goals that will improve corporate environmental practices. Sustainable IT (also known...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Saving Costs and Energy With Windows Vista
Feb 2009
Businesses are rapidly responding to the growing requirement for greater environmental stewardship by defining goals that will improve corporate environmental practices. Sustainable IT, also known...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Windows Vista Helps Bring Reliability and Increased Functionality to University
Jun 2008
BYU's Religious Education Computer Support oversees the IT needs of the college's religion department. When one small IT department supports a network of hundreds of computers, reliability and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Software Provider Upgrades Operating System for Increased Efficiency
Jul 2009
Pronet Soft, a software consulting firm, makes it a practice to take immediate advantage of technology advancements. The firm undertook a pilot deployment of the Windows 7 operating system and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows 7 Power Management: Power Management Improvements in Windows 7 Beta
Apr 2009
Companies are focused on reducing costs, and a simple way to contribute to those cuts is by reducing energy bills. Windows 7 helps companies reduce the costs of running their computers by...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Integrating Ambient Light Sensors With Windows 7 Computers: New Opportunities and Considerations for Interfacing Ambient Light Sensors With Windows
Feb 2009
This paper provides information about new Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) features in the Windows 7 family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for hardware manufacturers and Original Equipment...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Management in Windows 7 Overview
May 2009
This white paper provides an overview of the power management features in Windows 7. Discover how Windows 7 reduces power consumption and makes power management easier. Windows 7 helps...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Better, Stronger, Faster: The Windows 7 Taskbar
Jan 2009
One knows what the Windows taskbar is, isn't it? It's that familiar horizontal strip at the bottom of the desktop where the open files and programs appear. It's where the Start button lives. It's...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Home Sweet Homegroup: Networking the Easy Way in Windows 7
Jan 2009
Now that the warmer weather is here, the last thing the author wants to do is fiddle with his network configuration. He would rather be gardening! If one remembers what a headache it could be to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows 7 Pre-RTM Build 7137 98 Screenshot Gallery
May 2009
Windows 7 Build 7137 is the latest interim development milestone of the next iteration of the Windows client that was leaked into the wild. While the build indeed provides confirmation that...
Provided by Softpedia
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White Papers
Evaluating Open Source for the Department of Defense
Jul 2008
One area where open source and proprietary software differ substantially is in their development, release and usage lifecycles. This results from differences between the two types of software in...
Provided by Sun Microsystems
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White Papers
Windows 7: Release Candidate Review
May 2009
This paper is a technical beta testers have had only minimal input in testing Windows 7, and it knows many that have given up participating in this beta altogether. It was clear that Microsoft's...
Provided by HelpWithWindows.com
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White Papers
Windows 7: The New Taskbar
Jan 2009
This paper says that Microsoft did a lot of work on the new taskbar for Windows 7. They looked extensively how people were using their computers and started making improvements based on those...
Provided by HelpWithWindows.com
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 4: Using MAP 4.0
Jul 2009
This paper says about how to perform a Windows 7 Readiness assessment using MAP 4.0. Before one uses MAP to assess the readiness of desktop computers for a migration to Windows 7, one needs to...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 2: Using DISM
Jul 2009
DISM.exe is a new command-line tool that is included both in a default install of the Windows 7 operating system and also as part of version 2.0 of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Deploying Windows 7 - Part 1: Windows AIK 2.0 Enhancements
Jul 2009
This paper says that Windows 7 has reached Release Candidate stage; many enterprises who passed on migrating their desktop computers to Windows Vista are taking a hard look at migrating them to...
Provided by TechGenix
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White Papers
Legacy Support in Windows 7
Jun 2009
This paper speaks about Windows 7 that has been built to keep the security and reliability paramount. Applications not written for Windows Vista and above have a low chance of working with Windows...
Provided by CyberMedia
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White Papers
Preview : Windows 7 - Explorer, Libraries & Networking
Apr 2009
Almost every major version of Windows has changed the way that users can access their files and documents? Mostly for the better. Windows 7 is no exception and now gets quite a revamped look of...
Provided by CyberMedia
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White Papers
Windows 7: Desktop & Taskbar Enhancements
Mar 2009
Windows 7 makes some exciting and very large leaps in changing some of the things that most computer users have been used to since the Windows 95 days and for the better. The new Taskbar itself...
Provided by CyberMedia
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White Papers
Video: Windows 7 Touch Gestures Demonstrated
Mar 2009
With Windows 7 the author has enriched the Windows experience with touch, making touch a first-class way to interact with the PC alongside the mouse and keyboard. The author has focused on common...
Provided by Netbook Choice
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White Papers
Windows 7 At-a-Glance: For Enterprise and Mid Market SI Partners
Dec 2008
This white paper gives the background in the new product features and value created for IT Professionals. Use this information to help familiarize with Windows 7 and prepare for conversations with...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows 7 Manageability Overview
Feb 2009
Windows 7 introduces a number of manageability improvements that can reduce total cost of ownership by helping to increase automation, improve user productivity, and provide flexible...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Driver Kit for Windows 7 Beta: Announcements
Jan 2009
Now that the Windows 7 beta has been announced, the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) beta is available to driver developers who want to participate in the Windows 7 WDK beta program. The WDK team...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
How to Design and Test Multitouch Hardware Solutions for Windows 7: Guidelines for Providing a High-Quality User Experience and Logo Compliance
Dec 2008
Windows Touch encompasses the touch and multitouch capabilities that are built into Windows 7. This paper provides information about how to design and test hardware solutions for Windows Touch. It...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
USB Migration Support for Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios
Jun 2009
This paper provides information about the support for migrating certain USB registry values when systems are upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7 or from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server...
Provided by Microsoft
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Driver Verifier in Windows 7
Nov 2008
Driver Verifier monitors kernel-mode drivers to detect incorrect function calls or actions that might corrupt the system. In Windows 7, Driver Verifier has several features that did not exist in...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Multifunction Device Support and Device Container Groupings in Windows 7: Guidelines for IHVs, OEMs, and Hardware Developers
Jul 2009
This white paper provides information about the multifunction device support and device container groupings for the Windows 7 operating system. It provides guidelines that Independent Hardware...
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Find What You're Looking For: A Clutterbug's Guide to Staying Organized in Windows 7
Jan 2009
Has one ever saved a file and then had trouble finding it later on? As a shutterbug with a digital camera, the author does this all the time. He has taken thousand of pictures over the years, and...
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Windows 7 At-A-Glance: A Brief First Look at Windows 7
Oct 2008
Microsoft has always worked to bring the full power of computing to the widest possible audience, enabling people to benefit from great choice in the technology they use at an affordable price. In...
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Windows 7 Adoption: A Survey of Technology Professionals
Apr 2009
Beta testers provided many glowing reports about the functionality and performance of Windows 7 especially when compared to Windows Vista. But is corporate IT excited about the new operating...
Provided by Dimensional Research
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Windows 7: Beta 1 Review
Feb 2009
This paper speaks that with the first beta of Windows 7 available to the general public to download, it will take through an overview of Windows 7. While this beta build has only been available...
Provided by HelpWithWindows.com
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Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Part 1)
Jul 2009
This paper says most people think of Windows 7's Windows XP Mode solely as a backward compatibility mechanism. It explains why this feature has the potential to change the way that Microsoft...
Provided by TechGenix
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Test Center Benchmarks: Windows 7 Unmasked
Nov 2008
Windows 7 was finally unveiled last month at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC). Through a series of well-orchestrated keynote presentations and supporting breakout sessions,...
Provided by Infoworld
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Preview : Windows 7 - Application Enhancements
May 2009
This paper says Windows 7 had radically changes in it. All the built-in applications get extreme makeovers. So much so that at first glance might wonder if actually runnings are the application...
Provided by CyberMedia
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Windows 7: What's New
Feb 2009
Some people have liked Windows Vista immensely and others can't stop detesting it. However, when the Windows 7 beta was revealed to the public last year and made available as a download, it has...
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