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White Papers
Bel-Art: A Case Study in IT Efficiency
Nov 2011
Bel-Art Products is a leader in plastics and specialty products for laboratories. But their IT infrastructure was falling behind. Learn how virtualization and other technologies helped them reduce...
Provided by CDW & VMware
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Whitepapers
Top Eight Features of Windows 8 Client
May 2012
Windows 8 is still Longhorn (albeit "Longhorn point two"), and when you find your way to Windows Explorer, the Registry Editor, the various control panels, and administrative tools, you will be in...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
The iPhone 5 and 4G: What it means for the UK
Sep 2012
Apple has announced its iPhone 5 smartphone, a thinner, lighter, longer-lasting version of its predecessor. It also has 4G, or "ultra-fast wireless technology", according to the company's head of...
Provided by ZDNet
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Whitepapers
Windows 8 Reality
Apr 2012
Windows 8 is a Tablet OS first and foremost. Microsoft is designing Windows 8 to run on any type of form-factor, but its roots will be the slate or tablet style of interface. Personally, I know it...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Webcasts
Webcast: Ubuntu Cloud
Nov 2011
After years of development and fine tuning, the cloud vision of true computing elasticity is finally a reality. The question now is how organizations can best take advantage of the latest cloud...
Provided by Canonical Ltd
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Whitepapers
Get Wi-Fi ready for mobile apps
Dec 2012
The biggest change to the network will occur on the wireless network. Wireless LAN is currently deployed as an augmentation to the primary wired network. The mobile computing era dictates that the...
Provided by Aruba Networks
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Whitepapers
Does your OS matter?
Nov 2012
An overview of a comprehensive Solitaire Interglobal Ltd. (SIL) study demonstrates the significant value of the operating system. SIL examines the real-world impact on businesses that deploy IBM's...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The Lync Server Dial Plan: An Introduction to Preparing for Implementation
Aug 2011
Provisioning a Lync Server dial plan can be simplified with this overview of why a dial plan is needed, how Lync Server uses this information to extend an audio call, and how to develop a simple...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Optimize QoS for VMware vSphere 4 with Dell servers and Intel Ethernet
Sep 2011
The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) has enabled network unification and consolidation, as well as robust support for virtualized usage models. At the same time, however,...
Provided by Intel
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Whitepapers
Top 10 questions about Ubuntu Server Edition
Jul 2011
What's different about Ubuntu Server? Is it secure enough to use in my business? Will it work on my hardware? Whether you've already deployed Ubuntu in your business or are just starting to...
Provided by Canonical Ltd
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Webcasts
On Demand Video: Hyper-V Deployment and Best Practices
Nov 2008
Microsoft's Hyper-V provides software infrastructure and basic management tools in Windows Server 2008 that you can use to create and manage a virtualized server computing environment. In this...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI and Windows
Jul 2008
This paper briefly describes support for the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in the Windows family of operating systems and includes a brief discussion of related technical issues. This...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
Apr 2009
This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) support in Windows operating systems. Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Chargeback Solutions for Microsoft Hyper-V and Private Cloud Environments
Jan 2011
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V and the Microsoft System Center portfolio give IT organizations the flexibility to dynamically deliver IT services to end users. With the recent release of the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Windows 8 and BYOD, Embrace the Trend
Jan 2013
From mobile phone, to tablet, to desktop, Windows 8 delivers cross-platform functionality that today's bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era calls for. To fully meet the personal and professional needs...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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White Papers
Systems Integration
Jun 2009
Many compaines realise the market has changed, the competition is stronger, pressure is on and costs are increasing causing IT structures to change. Every company has it's own indivdual challenges...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
Maxol: Oil Firm Grows Business While Trimming Servers by 80 Percent
Aug 2008
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS featuring Hyper-V helps oil and petroleum company, Maxol, reduce server costs and curb server growth rates.
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
IT Service Provider Increases Productivity With New Desktop Operating System
Jul 2009
Heartland Technology Solutions (HTS) recently upgraded 27 of its desktop and portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system. The company is enjoying the system's increased performance, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Provider Boosts Efficiency, Eases Management With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
GlobalSoft, an IT implementation provider, makes it a practice to adopt state-of-the-art products so that it gains experience with them and takes advantage of the efficiencies that they afford....
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Consultancy Improves Productivity and Reduces Costs With Operating System
Jul 2009
Logica is an IT services provider with locations in 36 countries. With a tradition of adopting technology early so it can deliver innovative solutions to its customers, Logica was eager to start...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Deploying Operating System Images on Latitude and Precision e-Series Systems Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Apr 2009
IT departments typically manage a heterogeneous mix of decentralized client hardware and various software applications. Administration of large scale enterprises requires the use of centralized...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Utility Company Improves Networking Capabilities With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
Transelectrica is a power-grid company in Romania. To ensure the reliability of the power system, the company prides itself on continuously improving its IT infrastructure. In an effort to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Service Provider Enhances Connections, Productivity With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
As a leading IT service provider in Europe, Computacenter wanted to simplify its own computer environment with an operating system that would provide reliable network access and high performance,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Computer Systems Research at HP Labs
Nov 2008
This issue of Operating Systems Review continues a series of surveys of research at major corporate research labs with a slice of computer systems research at HP Labs. This paper gives a brief...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
IT Services Provider Increases Productivity, Gains Knowledge With Upgrade
Jun 2009
Maxima Ireland is an IT services provider based in Dublin, Ireland. The company has 32 employees and approximately 150 small, medium, and enterprise customers in both the private and public...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Timer Coalescing
Jan 2009
This paper provides information about timer coalescing for the Windows family of operating systems. Timer coalescing helps improve the energy efficiency of periodic software activity by expiring...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Availability Requests
Jun 2009
By default, Windows-based platforms enable device and system power management technologies to help improve energy efficiency and reduce power consumption. Two of the most effective power...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
BCDEdit Reference
Feb 2008
The Boot Configuration Data store (BCD) contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is booted for Windows Vista and later versions. BCD abstracts the underlying...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Performance Testing Guide for Windows
Aug 2009
This paper provides information about testing performance on Windows 7. It provides guidelines for hardware and software industry professionals, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Developing Efficient Background Processes for Windows
Jan 2009
This paper provides information to software developers about how to design efficient and secure services and tasks (collectively known as background processes) for the Windows family of operating...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows
Mar 2009
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows feature a redesigned power policy store that enables third-party extensibility and configuration by using Windows Group Policy. This paper describes the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows On/Off Transitions Solutions Guide
May 2009
This paper provides an overview of Windows on/off state transitions and recommendations for PC system manufacturers and software developers to achieve superior on/off transition performance. The...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Increasing System Power Efficiency Through Driver Support for Runtime Idle Detection
Apr 2008
One way to improve a computer's power efficiency is to power down devices that aren't currently being used, even though the system may still be active and in its normal operating power state (S0)....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Selective Suspend in USB Drivers
Mar 2008
A USB function driver supports runtime idle detection by implementing USB selective suspend. This white paper provides guidance for driver developers on how to implement selective suspend in USB...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Disk Idle Detection
Nov 2007
This paper details the infrastructure supporting disk idle detection in the Windows operating system. The Windows power manager cooperates with disk driver software to automatically spin down hard...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Hardware Error Architecture ACPI Table Specification
Nov 2007
This specification contains details of four Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) tables created for use with the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) feature introduced in the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows ACPI Emulated Devices Table
Apr 2009
Modern PC platforms often use devices that have known errata. In this case, the Windows family of operating systems may include mechanisms to work around these known errata whenever possible. Two...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
Feb 2008
This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows family of operating systems. These files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format
Mar 2008
Authenticode is a digital signature format that is used to determine the origin and integrity of software binaries. Authenticode is based on Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #7 signed data...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) as Defined in ACPI 3.0b Specification
Aug 2009
The iSCSI Boot Firmware (iBF) Table (iBFT) is a block of information that contains various parameters that are useful to the iSCSI Boot process. The iBFT is the mechanism by which iBF parameter...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
A Modified Genetic Algorithm for Process Scheduling in Distributed System
Jun 2011
The problem of process scheduling in distributed system is one of the important and challenging area of research in computer engineering. Scheduling in distributed operating system has an...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Reduce the risk of network and application performance issues
Feb 2013
The IT network is at the heart of most enterprises, supporting business-critical applications, providing the data on which business decisions are made and facilitating communications with...
Provided by Fluke Networks
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Whitepapers
IT environment for today and tomorrow: What you need to know about Windows 8
Jan 2013
Windows 8 is ready to give your business the tools you need to meet your workers' changing IT needs in a way that's reliable, productive and secure. Designed to respond equally well to touch as it...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Six myths of Windows RT revealed
Jan 2013
Misinformation has circulated around Windows RT, the new Microsoft OS for tablets that powers a range of new Dell devices. This white paper confronts the top myths and helps to clarify the true...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Windows 8 and BYOD, Embrace the Trend
Jan 2013
From mobile phone, to tablet, to desktop, Windows 8 delivers cross-platform functionality that today's bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era calls for. To fully meet the personal and professional needs...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Towards a Spiking Neural P Systems OS
Oct 2010
This paper is an attempt to incorporate the idea of spiking neural P systems as an early seed into the area of Operating System Design, regarding their capability to solve some classical computer...
Provided by Cairo University
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Whitepapers
Get Wi-Fi ready for mobile apps
Dec 2012
The biggest change to the network will occur on the wireless network. Wireless LAN is currently deployed as an augmentation to the primary wired network. The mobile computing era dictates that the...
Provided by Aruba Networks
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Whitepapers
Modern Trends Used in Operating Systems for High Speed Computing Applications
Aug 2010
Operating system researches traditionally consist of adding new functions to the operating system in other words inventing and evaluating new methods for performing functions. Operating systems...
Provided by Engg Journals Publications
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Whitepapers
Does your OS matter?
Nov 2012
An overview of a comprehensive Solitaire Interglobal Ltd. (SIL) study demonstrates the significant value of the operating system. SIL examines the real-world impact on businesses that deploy IBM's...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The iPhone 5 and 4G: What it means for the UK
Sep 2012
Apple has announced its iPhone 5 smartphone, a thinner, lighter, longer-lasting version of its predecessor. It also has 4G, or "ultra-fast wireless technology", according to the company's head of...
Provided by ZDNet
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Whitepapers
Incorporate touch & sensor capabilities of Ultrabook™ into your software
Jul 2012
This guide provides developers with an overview of the Microsoft Windows 8 sensors application programming interfaces (APIs) for Desktop and Metro style applications, with a specific focus on the...
Provided by Intel
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Whitepapers
Taking Aim at a Moving Target: Creating Better Customer Relationships with an Integrated Mobile Strategy
Jul 2012
Smartphones and tablets have transformed the business landscape at breakneck speed. Consumers are constantly searching for the newest and greatest mobile technology as sales outpace traditional...
Provided by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories
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Whitepapers
Improve Price-Performance and Agility by Moving to Linux on HP ProLiant Scale-up Family of Servers with Intel® Xeon® processors
May 2011
When it comes to getting the most performance, efficiency, and reliability, out of your network, the two things that matter most are your servers and operating system. Those factors have a...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Top Eight Features of Windows 8 Client
May 2012
Windows 8 is still Longhorn (albeit "Longhorn point two"), and when you find your way to Windows Explorer, the Registry Editor, the various control panels, and administrative tools, you will be in...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Windows 8 Reality
Apr 2012
Windows 8 is a Tablet OS first and foremost. Microsoft is designing Windows 8 to run on any type of form-factor, but its roots will be the slate or tablet style of interface. Personally, I know it...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Bel-Art: A Case Study in IT Efficiency
Nov 2011
Bel-Art Products is a leader in plastics and specialty products for laboratories. But their IT infrastructure was falling behind. Learn how virtualization and other technologies helped them reduce...
Provided by CDW & VMware
-
Webcasts
Webcast: Ubuntu Cloud
Nov 2011
After years of development and fine tuning, the cloud vision of true computing elasticity is finally a reality. The question now is how organizations can best take advantage of the latest cloud...
Provided by Canonical Ltd
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Whitepapers
Why is DB2 for z/OS better than Oracle RAC?
Oct 2011
It's simple, really-proven capabilities and experience. DB2 for z/OS and System z continue to lead the way with fresh capabilities to handle rapidly changing, diverse and unpredictable workloads...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Optimize QoS for VMware vSphere 4 with Dell servers and Intel Ethernet
Sep 2011
The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) has enabled network unification and consolidation, as well as robust support for virtualized usage models. At the same time, however,...
Provided by Intel
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Whitepapers
The Lync Server Dial Plan: An Introduction to Preparing for Implementation
Aug 2011
Provisioning a Lync Server dial plan can be simplified with this overview of why a dial plan is needed, how Lync Server uses this information to extend an audio call, and how to develop a simple...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
FIND: Faulty Node Detection for Wireless Sensor Networks
Nov 2009
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) promise researchers a powerful instrument for observing sizable phenomena with fine granularity over long periods. Since the accuracy of data is important to the...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Predictive Constrained Gain Scheduling for UGV Path Tracking in a Networked Control System
Aug 2009
This paper presents a predictive gain scheduler for path tracking control in a networked control system with variable delay. The controller uses the plant model to predict future position and find...
Provided by North Carolina State University
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White Papers
Demo Abstract: Software-Based Sensor Node Energy Estimation
Nov 2007
Being able to estimate the energy consumption of sensor nodes is essential both for evaluating existing sensor network mechanisms and for constructing new energy-aware mechanisms. The authors...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
An Adaptive Communication Architecture for Wireless Sensor Networks
Nov 2007
As sensor networks move towards increasing heterogeneity, the number of link layers, MAC protocols, and underlying transportation mechanisms increases. System developers must adapt their...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Device Driver Abstraction for Multithreaded Sensor Network Operating Systems
Dec 2007
To support the increasing number of sensor devices with various characteristics and requirements, sensor network operating systems should provide an appropriate device driver model that can cover...
Provided by Springer Science+Business Media
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White Papers
Solution Brief: Top 5 Reasons to Choose Blue Coat WAN Optimization
Jul 2011
There's a pretty good chance your wide area network (WAN) looks like a mess right now. The rapid adoption of new technologies in IT and mobile computing has left networks to bear the brunt of...
Provided by Blue Coat Systems
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Whitepapers
Top 10 questions about Ubuntu Server Edition
Jul 2011
What's different about Ubuntu Server? Is it secure enough to use in my business? Will it work on my hardware? Whether you've already deployed Ubuntu in your business or are just starting to...
Provided by Canonical Ltd
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White Papers
A Domain-Specific Language for the Incremental and Modular Design of Large-Scale Verifiably-Safe Flow Networks
May 2011
Flow networks are inductively defined, assembled from small networks or modules to produce arbitrarily large ones, with interchangeable functionally-equivalent parts. The authors carry out this...
Provided by Boston University
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White Papers
Frame-Aggregated Concurrent Matching Switch
Dec 2007
Network operators need high-capacity router architectures that can offer scalability, provide throughput and performance guarantees, and maintain packet ordering. However, previous router...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Operating System Support for Massive Replication
Jan 2011
The increasing number of devices used by each user to access data and services and the increasing importance of the data and services available electronically both favor "Access-anywhere"...
Provided by University of Texas
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White Papers
A Dynamic Operating System for Sensor Nodes
Jan 2011
Sensor network nodes exhibit characteristics of both embedded systems and general-purpose systems. They must use little energy and be robust to environmental conditions, while also providing...
Provided by UC Regents
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White Papers
Dynamic Resource Management in a Static Network Operating System
Aug 2009
The authors present novel approaches to managing three key resources in an event-driven sensornet OS: memory, energy, and peripherals. They describe the factors that necessitate using these new...
Provided by Washington University in St. Louis
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White Papers
CPU Futures: Scheduler Support for Application Management of CPU Contention
Dec 2010
The authors introduce CPU Futures, a system designed to enable application control of scheduling for server workloads, even during system overload. CPU Futures contains two novel components: an...
Provided by University of Wisconsin System
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Whitepapers
HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Servers in Highly Available Linux Environments
Mar 2011
This white paper highlights the benefits of the Linux operating system (OS) running on the HP DL980,and the advantage of running enterprise applications in a lower cost clustered Linux environment.
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Controlling Delay-Induced Hopf Bifurcation in Internet Congestion Control System
Dec 2007
This paper focuses on Hopf bifurcation control in a dual model of Internet congestion control algorithms which is modeled as a Delay Differential Equation (DDE). By choosing communication delay as...
Provided by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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White Papers
A Unified Operating System for Clouds and Manycore: Fos
Nov 2009
Single chip processors with thousands of cores will be available in the next ten years and clouds of multicore processors afford the operating system designer thousands of cores today....
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
An Operating System for Multicore and Clouds: Mechanisms and Implementation
Feb 2010
Cloud computers and multicore processors are two emerging classes of computational hardware that have the potential to provide unprecedented compute capacity to the average user. In order for the...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Fleets: Scalable Services in a Factored Operating System
Mar 2011
Current monolithic operating systems are designed for uniprocessor systems, and their architecture reflects this. The rise of multicore and cloud computing is drastically changing the tradeoffs in...
Provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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White Papers
Coordinated Allocation and Scheduling of Multiple Resources in Real-Time Operating Systems
Aug 2007
Distributed Real-time Embedded (DRE) systems are key components of critical infrastructure including surveillance, target tracking, electric grid management, traffic control, avionics, and...
Provided by State University of New York
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White Papers
The Cache Inference Problem and Its Application to Content and Request Routing
May 2007
In many networked applications, independent caching agents cooperate by servicing each other's miss streams, without revealing the operational details of the caching mechanisms they employ....
Provided by Boston University
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White Papers
Cloud Computing - A Hope for the Rural India
Aug 2010
Rural population being the majority of Indian population has the potential of making India an economic superpower and a developed country but in the present scenario this majority is completely...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Windows 8 Reality
Apr 2012
Windows 8 is a Tablet OS first and foremost. Microsoft is designing Windows 8 to run on any type of form-factor, but its roots will be the slate or tablet style of interface. Personally, I know it...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Systems Integration
Jun 2009
Many compaines realise the market has changed, the competition is stronger, pressure is on and costs are increasing causing IT structures to change. Every company has it's own indivdual challenges...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
Maxol: Oil Firm Grows Business While Trimming Servers by 80 Percent
Aug 2008
Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS featuring Hyper-V helps oil and petroleum company, Maxol, reduce server costs and curb server growth rates.
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
IT Service Provider Increases Productivity With New Desktop Operating System
Jul 2009
Heartland Technology Solutions (HTS) recently upgraded 27 of its desktop and portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system. The company is enjoying the system's increased performance, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Provider Boosts Efficiency, Eases Management With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
GlobalSoft, an IT implementation provider, makes it a practice to adopt state-of-the-art products so that it gains experience with them and takes advantage of the efficiencies that they afford....
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Consultancy Improves Productivity and Reduces Costs With Operating System
Jul 2009
Logica is an IT services provider with locations in 36 countries. With a tradition of adopting technology early so it can deliver innovative solutions to its customers, Logica was eager to start...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Deploying Operating System Images on Latitude and Precision e-Series Systems Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Apr 2009
IT departments typically manage a heterogeneous mix of decentralized client hardware and various software applications. Administration of large scale enterprises requires the use of centralized...
Provided by Dell
-
Case Studies
Utility Company Improves Networking Capabilities With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
Transelectrica is a power-grid company in Romania. To ensure the reliability of the power system, the company prides itself on continuously improving its IT infrastructure. In an effort to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Service Provider Enhances Connections, Productivity With Operating System Upgrade
Jul 2009
As a leading IT service provider in Europe, Computacenter wanted to simplify its own computer environment with an operating system that would provide reliable network access and high performance,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Computer Systems Research at HP Labs
Nov 2008
This issue of Operating Systems Review continues a series of surveys of research at major corporate research labs with a slice of computer systems research at HP Labs. This paper gives a brief...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
IT Services Provider Increases Productivity, Gains Knowledge With Upgrade
Jun 2009
Maxima Ireland is an IT services provider based in Dublin, Ireland. The company has 32 employees and approximately 150 small, medium, and enterprise customers in both the private and public...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Windows Timer Coalescing
Jan 2009
This paper provides information about timer coalescing for the Windows family of operating systems. Timer coalescing helps improve the energy efficiency of periodic software activity by expiring...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Availability Requests
Jun 2009
By default, Windows-based platforms enable device and system power management technologies to help improve energy efficiency and reduce power consumption. Two of the most effective power...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
BCDEdit Reference
Feb 2008
The Boot Configuration Data store (BCD) contains boot configuration parameters and controls how the operating system is booted for Windows Vista and later versions. BCD abstracts the underlying...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Performance Testing Guide for Windows
Aug 2009
This paper provides information about testing performance on Windows 7. It provides guidelines for hardware and software industry professionals, Information Technology (IT) professionals, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Developing Efficient Background Processes for Windows
Jan 2009
This paper provides information to software developers about how to design efficient and secure services and tasks (collectively known as background processes) for the Windows family of operating...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Power Policy Configuration and Deployment in Windows
Mar 2009
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows feature a redesigned power policy store that enables third-party extensibility and configuration by using Windows Group Policy. This paper describes the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows On/Off Transitions Solutions Guide
May 2009
This paper provides an overview of Windows on/off state transitions and recommendations for PC system manufacturers and software developers to achieve superior on/off transition performance. The...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Increasing System Power Efficiency Through Driver Support for Runtime Idle Detection
Apr 2008
One way to improve a computer's power efficiency is to power down devices that aren't currently being used, even though the system may still be active and in its normal operating power state (S0)....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Selective Suspend in USB Drivers
Mar 2008
A USB function driver supports runtime idle detection by implementing USB selective suspend. This white paper provides guidance for driver developers on how to implement selective suspend in USB...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Disk Idle Detection
Nov 2007
This paper details the infrastructure supporting disk idle detection in the Windows operating system. The Windows power manager cooperates with disk driver software to automatically spin down hard...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Hardware Error Architecture ACPI Table Specification
Nov 2007
This specification contains details of four Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) tables created for use with the Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) feature introduced in the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows ACPI Emulated Devices Table
Apr 2009
Modern PC platforms often use devices that have known errata. In this case, the Windows family of operating systems may include mechanisms to work around these known errata whenever possible. Two...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Microsoft Portable Executable and Common Object File Format Specification
Feb 2008
This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows family of operating systems. These files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) and...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
UEFI and Windows
Jul 2008
This paper briefly describes support for the Unified Extended Firmware Interface (UEFI) in the Windows family of operating systems and includes a brief discussion of related technical issues. This...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
UEFI Support and Requirements for Windows Operating Systems
Apr 2009
This paper provides information about Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) support in Windows operating systems. Firmware and system designers can use the guidelines and requirements in this paper...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format
Mar 2008
Authenticode is a digital signature format that is used to determine the origin and integrity of software binaries. Authenticode is based on Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #7 signed data...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) as Defined in ACPI 3.0b Specification
Aug 2009
The iSCSI Boot Firmware (iBF) Table (iBFT) is a block of information that contains various parameters that are useful to the iSCSI Boot process. The iBFT is the mechanism by which iBF parameter...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
How bare-metal client hypervisors will mean the end of agent-based Windows management
Jul 2009
With all the recent focus on VDI and desktop virtualization, people are starting to talk about "bare metal" or "Type 1" client hypervisors. Promising the ability to run virtual desktop workloads...
Provided by Virtual Computer
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White Papers
Using the Latest in Hypervisor Technology to More Effectively Manage Desktops
Aug 2009
bare-metal PC hypervisor in order to provide management capabilities that would not otherwise be available in a desktop management platform. The paper considers the value proposition of Virtual...
Provided by Virtual Computer
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Case Studies
Games Maker Cuts Two Months From Operating System Development; Releases Product at Launch
Oct 2009
Impulse users are early adopters of technology who will likely be among the first users of Windows 7 when that software becomes available. Because gamers will want Windows 7, the game publishers...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
IT Services Provider Enhances Productivity With Upgraded Operating System
Sep 2009
Microland Limited, an IT services provider known for being quick in adopting new technology, deployed the Windows 7 Release Candidate operating system on 250 company computers. With features in...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Gold Standard for Operating System Security: SKPP
Nov 2008
The operating system bears a tremendous burden in achieving security. Because the operating system controls the resources (e.g. memory, processing time, devices) of the computer, it has the power...
Provided by Green Hills Software
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White Papers
Law Firm Cuts IT Costs by 90 Percent, Dismisses Server Worries with Online Services
Mar 2009
James C. Nolan Law Office specializes in immigration law. Owner James Nolan uses technology to deliver excellent customer service and achieve paperless efficiencies, but his technology costs were...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Software Firm Launches Business Contract Service With Lean Staff, Low Investment
Nov 2009
Sopima, creator of an online solution for managing business contract life cycles, needed to minimize its capital investment to deliver a viable offering. It also wanted to offer an affordable...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Microsoft IT Moves Auction Tool to the Cloud, Makes It Easier for Employees to Donate
Nov 2009
Microsoft IT runs an online auction to raise funds for United Way during Microsoft's annual Giving Campaign. Employees donate and bid on items throughout the campaign using an online auction tool...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Linux and Solaris An Analysis of two Enterprise Operating Systems
Dec 2009
This paper by the Robert Frances Group outlines the important differences between a Solaris and Linux operating system. It covers the differences in vendor community strategies, market position...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Double-Take Workload Portability:X2X Sever and Storage Migration Solutions
Apr 2009
Double-Take Move provides migration functionality that dramatically reduces the impact and risk of migrations in the data center and across any geographic distance. Double-Take Move has a patented...
Provided by Double Take Software
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White Papers
Disaster Recovery Planning with Virtualization Technologies
Oct 2009
Leveraging real-time replication and application availability for disaster recovery using solutions from Double-Take Software is a cost effective way to ensure that mission-critical application's...
Provided by Double Take Software
