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Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist
Oct 2008
This paper seeks to assist IT professionals in securing Windows XP workstations, XP mobile computers, and XP computers used by telecommuters within various environments. This guidance should only...
Provided by National Institute of Standards and Technology
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White Papers
TI Linux and Open Source Initiative Backgrounder
Jul 2008
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has supported the use of embedded real-time operating systems in digital signal processing (DSP) for many years with the DSP/BIOS kernel. As DSPbased solutions...
Provided by Texas Instruments
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Whitepapers
Accelerating Microsoft Windows 7 Migrations With Citrix XenApp
Sep 2009
Whether organizations have migrated to Microsoft Windows Vista or are still on Microsoft Windows XP, it's not a question of if they will migrate to Microsoft Windows 7, but when. Companies are...
Provided by Citrix Systems
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White Papers
Key Differentiators Between PerfectDisk and Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter
Sep 2009
This paper provides an overview of the difference between PerfectDisk and the Window 7 defragmenter based on key areas of functionality and defragmentation methods. The process of comparing two...
Provided by Raxco Software
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White Papers
Windows 7 for Embedded Systems Explained
Jul 2009
For OEMs that want a fast time to market, full Windows application compatibility, and the full power of Microsoft's premium operating systems, Windows Embedded Enterprise is the right solution....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
A Practical Guide for Migrating to Windows 7
Feb 2010
Migration is always a long process - and more often it's a much longer project than what is originally planned. The longer the migration takes, the greater impact it has on users' productivity and...
Provided by Viewfinity
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White Papers
Windows XP - Dead or Alive?
Oct 2009
Windows XP Professional For Embedded Systems (FES) is designed for use in what is broadly termed as an 'embedded' or 'industrial' system. This includes such embedded devices as ATM's, kiosks and...
Provided by Amplicon Liveline
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Case Studies
Upgrade to Latest Operating System Yields Multiple Benefits for Small College
Apr 2010
Thomas College, which bills itself as the only college in the United States to offer guaranteed job placement upon graduation, prides itself on providing students with access to the most current...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Government Upgrades Desktops to Give Users New Desktop Environment, Reduce IT Work
Mar 2010
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government, which serves the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, maintains 35,000 desktop computers in offices and schools. It is upgrading...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Energy Company Enhances Technical Computing to Improve Upstream Operations
Apr 2010
Apache Corporation, a global oil and gas exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas, ran its seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling applications on a 32-bit operating...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Grameen Foundation: Improving Lives Through Better Microfinancing
Mar 2010
Institutions serving the world's underdeveloped economies through microfinance needed to gain better control of transaction and accounting information in order to generate growth and obtain new...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
General Mills Builds Rich Cooking Application on Latest Operating System
Apr 2010
General Mills is a global producer of market-leading food brands such as Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Green Giant, and Nature Valley. Committed to using technology to expand the way that its products...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Health Department Evaluates New Operating System
Apr 2010
The South Australia Department of Health (SA Health) is responsible for delivering comprehensive healthcare options to the state's 1.6 million residents. To support this work, the department's ICT...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Birds Fly South to Migrate: A SAS 9.2 Migration Need Not
Mar 2010
Birds fly south to migrate. South is the proper direction for bird migration but not a SAS 9.2 migration. SAS 9.2 provides tools and utilities to help with a migration from 9.1.3 to ensure a...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Business Insights Webcast: Achieving New Efficiencies While Migrating to Windows 7 (Level 100)
Apr 2010
The Windows 7 operating system can save organizations $90 - 160 per computer each year, and the Infosys Migration Framework offers a smooth migration to Windows 7 with minimum business...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: I/O Tuning Guide
Sep 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides CIOs and IT managers with the means to reduce costs while improving operational flexibility throughout their computing infrastructure. The Red Hat Enterprise...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Power Management Guide: Performance Tuning Whitepapers
Sep 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides CIOs and IT managers with the means to reduce costs while improving operational flexibility throughout their computing infrastructure. This paper explains how to...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
The Key Differentiators Between PerfectDisk and the Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter
Sep 2009
This paper provides an overview of the differences between PerfectDisk and the Windows 7 defragmenter based on key areas of functionality and defragmentation methods. The process of comparing two...
Provided by Raxco Software
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White Papers
Guide to Pen-and-Ink Functionality in Windows Vista and Office 2007 Using e-epens
Jul 2009
The inking features & utilities in Windows Vista enable users to take handwritten notes, convert handwriting to text, annotate documents, add electronic signatures and send handwritten emails....
Provided by SchrijfOpShop
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Case Studies
Development Zone Authority Cuts Hardware Costs by 50 Percent With Operating System
Apr 2010
The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) governs the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ). This duty-free development zone attracts vital global investment to Jordan. ASEZA wanted to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Media Company Efficiently Upgrades Operating System, Improves Employee Productivity
May 2010
De Persgroep is a media company based in Belgium. The company wanted to upgrade its client hardware and run next-generation software, so it took the opportunity to upgrade to the Windows 7...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Desktop Upgrade Boosts Productivity, Reduces IT Effort for Global Advertising Company
May 2010
Wunderman, a global network of advertising and marketing companies, wanted to boost user productivity and reduce the time spent maintaining operating system images. The company decided to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Autofs: Automatically Mounting Network File Shares in Mac OS X
Jun 2009
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard offers a new way of automatically mounting network file shares: autofs. Mounting network file shares is a useful technique when a directory or file share on one server needs...
Provided by Apple
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White Papers
Mac OS X Server Fundamentals: Full UNIX Conformance With Incredible Ease of Use
Nov 2007
The power of Mac OS X Server is a reflection of Apple's operating system strategy, one that favors open industry standards over proprietary technologies. It begins with an open source core and BSD...
Provided by Apple
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White Papers
Minding the Gap: R&D in the Linux Kernel
Jun 2008
The Linux kernel, since its inception in 1991, has captured the interest of many thousands of developers and millions of users. It recently celebrated its 16th anniversary, includes many millions...
Provided by Princeton University
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White Papers
Using iSCSI in Storage Intensive Mac OS X Applications
May 2008
Mac OS X users who face growing storage requirements due to larger, more complex projects and ever-expanding file sizes often turn to Storage Area Networks (SANs) to help overcome their...
Provided by ATTO Technology
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White Papers
Where Linux Kernel Documentation Hides
Sep 2009
In 2007 the Linux Foundation awarded me a fellowship to deal with the ongoing lack of good Linux kernel documentation. Unfortunately, a good problem statement isn't necessarily a good plan of...
Provided by Linux Kernel Organization
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White Papers
Malware on Mac OS X
Feb 2008
This paper discusses the technologies used in malware. These include viruses, Trojans and worms. The specific intention is to bring forth detailed discussion on how this affects the Apple Mac OS X...
Provided by MacForensicsLab
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White Papers
Migrating Legacy RTOS Device Drivers to Embedded Linux
Jan 2009
With the accelerating pace of application development and ever more compressed product life cycles, the ability to reuse and migrate legacy software to new platforms is paramount. Migrating from...
Provided by MontaVista Software
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White Papers
Embedded GNU/Linux and Real-Time: An Executive Summary
Jan 2010
What is real-time and how can it be added to a plain vanilla Linux kernel? Two fundamentally different approaches are described here. One approach attempts to patch the vanilla Linux kernel...
Provided by Reliable Embedded Systems
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White Papers
Towards Linux as a Real-Time Hypervisor
Sep 2009
Combining virtualization and real-time is important for an increasing amount of use cases, from embedded system to enterprise computing. This paper will analyze the real-time capabilities of Linux...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
UCLinux: A Linux Security Module for Trusted-Computing-Based Usage Controls Enforcement
Nov 2007
Usage controls allow the distributor of some information to limit how recipients of that information may use it. The Trusted Computing Group has standardized Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) that...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Linux Kernel Integrity Measurement Using Contextual Inspection
Nov 2007
This paper introduces the Linux Kernel Integrity Monitor (LKIM) as an improvement over conventional methods of software integrity measurement. LKIM employs contextual inspection as a means to more...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Joint Opportunities for Real-Time Linux and Real-Time Systems Research
Aug 2009
Based on lessons learned in developing and maintaining LITMUSRT, arguments in favor of an intensified collaboration between the academic and the open-source real-time communities are presented,...
Provided by University of North Carolina
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White Papers
Porting From Linux to Symbian OS Part II - Guitar Tuner Example
Aug 2008
This paper describes how the author ported a simple guitar tuner application from Linux to Symbian OS. It is designed as a companion to my previous paper, which describes the porting process. This...
Provided by Symbian
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters (DELL)
Apr 2010
Interested in deploying Windows 7? Want to hear tips from a large enterprise customer? With over 20,000 computers running Windows 7, Dell currently has the one of the largest commercial deployment...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters
Apr 2010
Getting ready to pilot Windows 7 in one's organization? Is one interested in learning what tools and best practices one can leverage? The presenter of this webcast is inviting everyone to hear...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters (Fountain Tire)
May 2010
Getting ready to pilot Windows 7 in the organization? Interested in learning what tools and best practices one can leverage? The presenter of this webcast speaks about the company's experiences in...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
SAS Gets Flexy: Themes You Can't Resist
Apr 2010
Has one heard the news? SAS made a strategic decision to create its next generation of Web applications using the Adobe Flex platform. Flex is an open source platform designed for building rich...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Webcasts
Windows 7 and the Optimized Desktop
Sep 2009
The attendee of this webcast will get the latest information about what's new in Windows 7 and learn more about the Windows Optimized Desktop.
Provided by CDW
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White Papers
Add Windows XP Functionality to VxWorks on Single or Multicore CPUs
Apr 2008
Microsoft Windows XP is the dominate operating system in use today on x86 desktop PCs worldwide. It has a very familiar graphical user interface, but due to the absence of real-time ability, it is...
Provided by KUKA Roboter
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White Papers
Considerations for BitLockerTM in Microsoft Windows 7
Nov 2009
This paper outlines the factors the need to consider related to BitLocker when moving to Microsoft Windows 7 in the enterprise. Understanding the facts and thinking long term about how emerging...
Provided by Principle Logic
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White Papers
Avoiding the Seven Pitfalls of Windows 7 Adoption
Jun 2010
Windows 7 adoptions is one of IT is top priorities for 2010. While the most prevalent impetus for adoption is the impending extinction of Windows XP support, other catalysts are driving the timing...
Provided by LANDesk Software
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White Papers
Automating Processes to Optimize a Windows 7 Deployment
Jan 2010
Most organizations skipped the migration to Windows Vista. However, IDC expects around 20 percent of enterprises to adopt Windows 7 within the first 12 months of its release, and another 40...
Provided by Ziff Davis Enterprise
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White Papers
Security Process That Bulletproofed Windows 7 Detailed in Simplified Implementation
Nov 2010
Microsoft is making it easy for third-party developers to bulletproof their software using the same security assurance process that the company applied when building products such as Windows 7 and...
Provided by Softpedia
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White Papers
Symantec is Windows 7 Migration
Jun 2010
By the end of 2010, almost 20 percent of the global IT workforce will be running Microsoft Windows 71 - taking advantage of productivity and connectivity features that promise to make it the...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
PC Migration Technology & Windows 7
Jun 2009
The PCmover Migration Technology White Paper describes the basic mechanism that PCmover uses to intelligently and automatically transfer installed applications, registry entries, user accounts,...
Provided by Laplink Software
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White Papers
Using Microsoft Windows 7 as a Platform for Legacy Integration
Jul 2010
In this paper, the will consider the strategic benefits of using Microsoft Windows 7 as a platform for legacy integration projects and offer examples of how Zephyrs PASSPORT family of host...
Provided by Zephyr
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White Papers
Migrating to Windows 7? What You Need to Know About User Settings
Sep 2009
The general feeling at the roundtables is that the migration from Vista to Windows 7 should be a walk in the park, but the move from Windows XP may bring headaches to IT administrators for many...
Provided by RES Software
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Whitepapers
Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 Virtual Desktops With VMware View
Sep 2010
This applied best practices guide discusses how to configure Microsoft Windows 7 for optimal performance in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) implementation. This paper provides an overview...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
How Midsize Organizations Can Simplify Windows 7 Migrations Using Dell KACE Appliances
Apr 2010
Enterprise IT departments are quickly embracing the Microsoft Windows 7 OS: in a recent survey, 87 percent of organizations said that they plan to deploy Windows 7, and almost half do not plan to...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
An Evaluation of Windows 7 Release Candidate
Nov 2009
This paper evaluates Microsoft latest Operating System (OS), Windows 7 and compares its performance to that of Windows XP. Similarities and differences between Windows 7 and Windows Vista are...
Provided by Rhodes University
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White Papers
Putting Windows 7 Migration on the Fast Track
Oct 2010
For the vast majority of enterprises, migrating to the Windows 7 operating system is not an "If," but a "When" and "How" question. Migrating to a new generation of Windows operating systems is, if...
Provided by BDNA
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White Papers
Operating System Installation and Software Distribution for Windows 7
Nov 2009
Just a couple of years after Windows Vista, a product not very well received by its customers, Microsoft has finally delivered the real successor to XP: Windows 7. Migration from Windows XP to...
Provided by Brainware
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White Papers
Technisource Introduces Highly Flexible Windows 7 Migration Solution
Apr 2010
Technisource, one of the largest technology services providers in North America, today announced the launch of the companys latest technology solution, the Windows 7 Migration service offering....
Provided by Technisource
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White Papers
Windows 7 and Optimized Desktop Volume Licensing Guide
Jun 2009
The Windows 7 operating system (OS) will help business users around the world become more productive and will help IT departments enhance security and control and streamline PC management....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Exclusive Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows 7. Fast. Secure. Built for Business
Oct 2009
Technical decision makers are faced with many challenges in today's economy: help users get more work done faster and with fewer difficulties, protect the network and individual systems from...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Executive Overview Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Feb 2009
This paper provides an overview of BitLocker Drive Encryption in Windows 7 and introduces BitLocker To Go. Introduced in Windows Vista, BitLocker Drive Encryption helps protect data by preventing...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
How Large Enterprises Should Plan for Window 7
Nov 2009
Careful planning and preparation is required for large organizations before going ahead with enterprise wide operating system rollouts. With the release of Windows 7 coming closer, many...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Securing Mac Os X Leopard (10.5)
Sep 2008
Mac OS X Leopard continues in the tradition of the previous operating system, Tiger, by providing one of the most secure default installations of any desktop operating system. The operating system...
Provided by Corsaire
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White Papers
Windows 7 Power Management - Power Management Improvements in Windows 7 Beta
Apr 2009
Today, organizations focus on power management as a way to reduce costs and decrease their carbon emissions. One way to reduce the cost of running client computers is to reduce the power that is...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
What Happens when 3GB or more RAM is installed With Windows?
Apr 2007
3GB or more installed RAM can enhance performance and it is now affordable. This paper examines what happens when 3GB or more RAM is installed in conjunction with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Microsoft Windows 7 and Office
Jan 2010
Migration to Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2010 involves moving all or part of the enterprise to new Operating Systems (OSs) that promise longer support time frames, greater efficiency and ease...
Provided by Gartner
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White Papers
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Aug 2010
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is used for a broad range of usage scenarios in enterprise and scientific data centers. Novell has ensured SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is set up in a way that it...
Provided by Novell
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White Papers
Mono and the .NET Linux Opportunity
Feb 2010
The use of Linux and other non-Windows operating systems by organizations large and small is on the rise. Linux server deployments are expected to increase at nearly four times the rate of Windows...
Provided by Novell
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Webcasts
Business Insights Webcast: Windows Deployment (Level 100)
Oct 2010
Windows operating system deployment has evolved in all areas, making it possible to have faster and more flexible image creation, automated software composition depending on specific user needs,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Linux Multipathing: Failover Mode With Preferred Paths
Jan 2009
This Technical White Paper describes the procedure of re-configuring Linux multipathing for optimized load balancing using the so-called group-by-prio mode. Even though the group-by-prio mode may...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Unicode Migration of SAP on IBM System Z: Evaluation of Fastload for Import
Oct 2008
The Unicode standard provides a unique numeric representation for every character in every language. It is platform and program independent. This is particularly important for ideographic...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Hungarian Telecom Supports Mobile Workers, Energy Efficiency With Operating System Upgrade
Sep 2010
Telenor Hungary provides mobile telecommunications and Internet service throughout the country. Although Telenor was satisfied with the Windows XP Professional client operating system for several...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Windows 7, Office 2010
Jul 2010
The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch required an IT solution that extended the lifecycle of its existing desktop assets while maximising the functionality of its newly installed intranet and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Windows 7, Systems Center Configuration Manager
Jul 2010
As a leading provider of Microsoft solutions, Intergen wanted to maintain its competitive advantage by adopting the latest software ahead of its customer base. It was important that real-life...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Microsoft Solution Helps Comztek Lead the Way
Apr 2010
Comztek prides itself on its outstanding service to its customers, and wanted to ensure that its frontline sales people had first-hand experience of Windows 7. They had been involved in beta...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Distributor Reduces Corrupted-Computer Calls by 99 Percent With Operating System
Oct 2010
Harbor Wholesale Grocery prides itself on offering the broadest array of products and services in the grocery distribution market. The commitment to quality is evident in the success of this...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Device-Mapper Remote Replication Target
Oct 2008
The Device-Mapper, as a general purpose mapping subsystem, is part of the Linux kernel since back in the 2.5 development cycle being shared by applications such as LVM2, dmraid, kpartx, multipathd...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Slow Windows Vista - How to Optimize Windows Vista Performance?
Aug 2010
Do people often suffer from a slow Windows Vista? Do people want to optimize windows vista performance within minutes? If one never do something about slow Windows Vista or optimize windows vista...
Provided by Fix & Speed Up Slow PC
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White Papers
Optimize Windows XP System - Speed Up Your PC
Aug 2010
Do people often suffer from a slow Windows Vista? Do people want to optimize windows vista performance within minutes? If one never do something about slow Windows Vista or optimize windows vista...
Provided by Fix & Speed Up Slow PC
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White Papers
How to Fix Windows XP Errors? - The Easiest Way
Sep 2010
If one is a windows XP user, it's likely that one have encountered windows XP errors. It is bothersome. If there are too many errors or error messages happen constantly, the windows X system can...
Provided by Fix & Speed Up Slow PC
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Case Studies
Medical Firm Saves $30,000 a Year With Flexible Operating System and PC Solution
Sep 2010
With a staff of 300 and growing, Simplex Healthcare wanted to ensure it had the most efficient, effective systems and processes in place so employees could maximize productivity and minimize...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Financial Firm Upgrades Operating System, Optimizes Hardware to Boost Productivity
Sep 2010
Based in Alameda, California, Phocas Financial provides strategic guidance and financial insights to help individuals and corporations yield maximum returns on their investments. Patience,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Firm Boosts Performance With Notebook PC and Operating System Solution
Sep 2010
A professional IT services firm, Sagacent Technologies offers comprehensive computer and networking solutions to a wide range of businesses in San Jose, CA and surrounding areas. With 7 employees...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Health Department Evaluates New Operating System
Apr 2010
The South Australia Department of Health (SA Health) is responsible for delivering comprehensive healthcare options to the state's 1.6 million residents. To support this work, the department's ICT...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Birds Fly South to Migrate: A SAS 9.2 Migration Need Not
Mar 2010
Birds fly south to migrate. South is the proper direction for bird migration but not a SAS 9.2 migration. SAS 9.2 provides tools and utilities to help with a migration from 9.1.3 to ensure a...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Business Insights Webcast: Achieving New Efficiencies While Migrating to Windows 7 (Level 100)
Apr 2010
The Windows 7 operating system can save organizations $90 - 160 per computer each year, and the Infosys Migration Framework offers a smooth migration to Windows 7 with minimum business...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: I/O Tuning Guide
Sep 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides CIOs and IT managers with the means to reduce costs while improving operational flexibility throughout their computing infrastructure. The Red Hat Enterprise...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Power Management Guide: Performance Tuning Whitepapers
Sep 2008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides CIOs and IT managers with the means to reduce costs while improving operational flexibility throughout their computing infrastructure. This paper explains how to...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
The Key Differentiators Between PerfectDisk and the Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter
Sep 2009
This paper provides an overview of the differences between PerfectDisk and the Windows 7 defragmenter based on key areas of functionality and defragmentation methods. The process of comparing two...
Provided by Raxco Software
-
White Papers
Guide to Pen-and-Ink Functionality in Windows Vista and Office 2007 Using e-epens
Jul 2009
The inking features & utilities in Windows Vista enable users to take handwritten notes, convert handwriting to text, annotate documents, add electronic signatures and send handwritten emails....
Provided by SchrijfOpShop
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Case Studies
Development Zone Authority Cuts Hardware Costs by 50 Percent With Operating System
Apr 2010
The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) governs the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ). This duty-free development zone attracts vital global investment to Jordan. ASEZA wanted to...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Media Company Efficiently Upgrades Operating System, Improves Employee Productivity
May 2010
De Persgroep is a media company based in Belgium. The company wanted to upgrade its client hardware and run next-generation software, so it took the opportunity to upgrade to the Windows 7...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Desktop Upgrade Boosts Productivity, Reduces IT Effort for Global Advertising Company
May 2010
Wunderman, a global network of advertising and marketing companies, wanted to boost user productivity and reduce the time spent maintaining operating system images. The company decided to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Autofs: Automatically Mounting Network File Shares in Mac OS X
Jun 2009
Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard offers a new way of automatically mounting network file shares: autofs. Mounting network file shares is a useful technique when a directory or file share on one server needs...
Provided by Apple
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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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White Papers
Mac OS X Server Fundamentals: Full UNIX Conformance With Incredible Ease of Use
Nov 2007
The power of Mac OS X Server is a reflection of Apple's operating system strategy, one that favors open industry standards over proprietary technologies. It begins with an open source core and BSD...
Provided by Apple
-
White Papers
Minding the Gap: R&D in the Linux Kernel
Jun 2008
The Linux kernel, since its inception in 1991, has captured the interest of many thousands of developers and millions of users. It recently celebrated its 16th anniversary, includes many millions...
Provided by Princeton University
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White Papers
Using iSCSI in Storage Intensive Mac OS X Applications
May 2008
Mac OS X users who face growing storage requirements due to larger, more complex projects and ever-expanding file sizes often turn to Storage Area Networks (SANs) to help overcome their...
Provided by ATTO Technology
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White Papers
Where Linux Kernel Documentation Hides
Sep 2009
In 2007 the Linux Foundation awarded me a fellowship to deal with the ongoing lack of good Linux kernel documentation. Unfortunately, a good problem statement isn't necessarily a good plan of...
Provided by Linux Kernel Organization
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White Papers
Malware on Mac OS X
Feb 2008
This paper discusses the technologies used in malware. These include viruses, Trojans and worms. The specific intention is to bring forth detailed discussion on how this affects the Apple Mac OS X...
Provided by MacForensicsLab
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White Papers
Migrating Legacy RTOS Device Drivers to Embedded Linux
Jan 2009
With the accelerating pace of application development and ever more compressed product life cycles, the ability to reuse and migrate legacy software to new platforms is paramount. Migrating from...
Provided by MontaVista Software
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White Papers
Embedded GNU/Linux and Real-Time: An Executive Summary
Jan 2010
What is real-time and how can it be added to a plain vanilla Linux kernel? Two fundamentally different approaches are described here. One approach attempts to patch the vanilla Linux kernel...
Provided by Reliable Embedded Systems
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White Papers
Towards Linux as a Real-Time Hypervisor
Sep 2009
Combining virtualization and real-time is important for an increasing amount of use cases, from embedded system to enterprise computing. This paper will analyze the real-time capabilities of Linux...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
UCLinux: A Linux Security Module for Trusted-Computing-Based Usage Controls Enforcement
Nov 2007
Usage controls allow the distributor of some information to limit how recipients of that information may use it. The Trusted Computing Group has standardized Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) that...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Linux Kernel Integrity Measurement Using Contextual Inspection
Nov 2007
This paper introduces the Linux Kernel Integrity Monitor (LKIM) as an improvement over conventional methods of software integrity measurement. LKIM employs contextual inspection as a means to more...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Joint Opportunities for Real-Time Linux and Real-Time Systems Research
Aug 2009
Based on lessons learned in developing and maintaining LITMUSRT, arguments in favor of an intensified collaboration between the academic and the open-source real-time communities are presented,...
Provided by University of North Carolina
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White Papers
Porting From Linux to Symbian OS Part II - Guitar Tuner Example
Aug 2008
This paper describes how the author ported a simple guitar tuner application from Linux to Symbian OS. It is designed as a companion to my previous paper, which describes the porting process. This...
Provided by Symbian
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters (DELL)
Apr 2010
Interested in deploying Windows 7? Want to hear tips from a large enterprise customer? With over 20,000 computers running Windows 7, Dell currently has the one of the largest commercial deployment...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters
Apr 2010
Getting ready to pilot Windows 7 in one's organization? Is one interested in learning what tools and best practices one can leverage? The presenter of this webcast is inviting everyone to hear...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 LiveTalk Webcast: Deployment Tips From Early Adopters (Fountain Tire)
May 2010
Getting ready to pilot Windows 7 in the organization? Interested in learning what tools and best practices one can leverage? The presenter of this webcast speaks about the company's experiences in...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
SAS Gets Flexy: Themes You Can't Resist
Apr 2010
Has one heard the news? SAS made a strategic decision to create its next generation of Web applications using the Adobe Flex platform. Flex is an open source platform designed for building rich...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Webcasts
Windows 7 and the Optimized Desktop
Sep 2009
The attendee of this webcast will get the latest information about what's new in Windows 7 and learn more about the Windows Optimized Desktop.
Provided by CDW
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Webcasts
A Look Inside Windows Vista, the Next Microsoft Operating System
Jan 2010
The attendee of this webcast will learn about new features in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, as well as security enhancements and the implications of a 64-bit operating system. This...
Provided by National Instruments
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Webcasts
Inside Windows Vista Part I - What Is Vista?
Jan 2010
The presenter of this webcast will throw light on the new features and changes in Windows Vista that will impact engineers and scientists. The first major Windows release in five years, Vista...
Provided by National Instruments
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Webcasts
Inside Windows Vista, Part II: Getting Prepared for Vista
Jan 2010
The attendee of this webcast will learn about changes and new technologies that impact any engineer or scientist attempting to migrate existing applications or software tools to Windows Vista....
Provided by National Instruments
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White Papers
Getting From SAS 9.1.3 to SAS 9.2: Practicalities of the Automated Tools
Apr 2010
As a follow-up to last year's paper, "Migration from SAS 9.1.3 to SAS 9.2 - An Overview", this paper looks specifically at the automated tools to support the migration of the platform for SAS...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Webcasts
What's New in Roaming User Profiles in Windows 7
Apr 2010
The presenter of this webcast talks about roaming user profiles. While the technology is not new, it has been improved in each release of Windows, giving admins more control over what parts of a...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
From the Source: Simplifying Windows 7 Migration With Virtualization
Mar 2010
The presenter talks about how the Optimized Desktop strategy reduces complexity by centrally yet independently managing user data and settings, applications, and operating systems from end-to-end....
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Simulcast: Automating Your Windows 7 Deployment With MDT 2010
Mar 2010
Deploying Windows 7 is easy if the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 is used. This webcast will walk through the various tools that can help to simplify deployments. The presenter will drill...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Unbreakable Linux Network: An Overview
Apr 2010
The Unbreakable Linux Network is a comprehensive resource for Oracle Unbreakable Linux and Oracle VM support subscribers, and offers access to Linux software patches, updates and fixes, along with...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Windows 7 BranchCache User Experience
Feb 2010
BranchCache, an exciting feature introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, enables content from file and Web servers on a Wide Area Network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Windows 7 Power Management
Jan 2008
Is the computer consuming more power than it should? Know how you can troubleshoot it in Windows 7. The attendee of this webcast will learn about the Power Management enhancements in Windows 7.
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Radio: Optimize Your Desktop Infrastructure With System Center Configuration Manager and Windows 7
Jan 2010
Sporton International, a leading testing, certification and electromagnetic compatibility consultant wanted to relieve its two-person IT staff of time-sapping desktop management chores, minimize...
Provided by Microsoft
