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whitepaper Managed Application Delivery - Is Thin Client the Best Answer? (podcast)2008-04-14 Intel
  Download this Intel Webcast in podcast format!

Are you considering thin clients and wondering if they are right for you?

Learn how new models of application delivery are simplifying corporate computing environments and helping companies deal more effectively with their IT security, management, and budgeting needs. Thin clients and server-based computing are only one option available today.

Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, available on demand as a downloadable Podcast, to hear Mike Ferron-Jones, Manager, Emerging Models Program, Intel, and David Greschler, Director, Integrated Virtualization Strategy, Microsoft, discuss pros and cons of the centralized computing landscape as well as those of the various centralized compute models.

This Webcast covers these topics and more:
  • Discussion of the range of delivery options available today
  • Application virtualization and how it can satisfy the needs of IT and Users
  • TCO, security and technical challenges of centralized vs. decentralized systems
   
whitepaper Hotel Improves Guest Experience and Revenue Through Innovative Use of Technology2008-04-01 Microsoft Tips
  Located in downtown Philadelphia, Sheraton University City Hotel is in the midst of a major university and business center served by several hotels. To stay competitive, the hotel continuously improves the amenities that it offers its customers. The hotel wanted to provide more than just Internet service; it wanted to deliver in-room desktop resources and more entertainment options. To improve customer satisfaction, Sheraton implemented a solution from SuiteLinq that uses Microsoft technology and integrates productivity software with entertainment and communication capabilities. The hotel has since improved its scores in customer satisfaction surveys, raised its average daily room rate and repeat customer business, and increased revenue. Sheraton now has more opportunities to interact with customers, and integration with new Microsoft technologies will further enhance the guest experience.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Law Firm Finds Extra Workstations in Contempt and Wins Enhanced Remote Access2008-03-06 Microsoft
  The 70 employees at Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow PLLC offer legal services for individuals and businesses from the firm's main office in Little Rock, Arkansas, and branches in Johnson and Jonesboro. QGTB wanted a system that would provide a smooth presentation of applications for end users. In addition, they wanted to centralize resources for both local workstations and remote access. QGTB purchased a new server to run Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services in parallel during the transition, with a plan to use the Terminal Services features for application virtualization. The firm considered the 32-bit version, but chose the 64-bit for its increased memory limit and as a forward-looking choice.

Tags: Remote Access - RA Servers, Windows Server 2008		   
whitepaper Microsoft FDCC Webcast Series: The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) - Best Practices to Build an FDCC Standard Image2008-03-02 Microsoft
  This webcast provides an overview of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), which is the next version of the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007) Solution Accelerator. It covers how to use MDT to build a Windows XP, Vista or Windows Server 2003 image, best practices for installing applications, and techniques that can be used to install updates and apply FDCC settings to an image.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Best Practices		   
whitepaper Momentum Webcast: Address Your Biggest Change Management Challenges With HP Business Computers and Windows Vista (Level 100)2008-02-21 Microsoft
  Life cycle management is more than buying a new computer with a new operating system. HP business computers address the complexity and cost of change. Business deserves tools and features that address those challenges. Some of those are built into the client while others make an IT administrator's life easier. This webcast highlights HP and Microsoft business solutions that address these challenges. Some of those solutions that take advantage of Windows Vista features are included standard with the commercial clients. These solutions demonstrate how the computer is not a commodity. HP and Microsoft business solutions deliver the life cycle and hardware solutions that provide the business with advantages that fit the business.

Tags: Windows Vista		   
whitepaper Danish Foreign Ministry Enhances IT Security and Efficiency With New Operating System2008-01-01 Microsoft
  Recent expansion by the Danish Foreign Ministry challenged its need to operate under secure conditions, while using often limited and inconsistent connections. The Ministry urgently needed to adopt new workstation operating systems that offered enhanced security features, communication potential for remote users, and centralized administration. The Ministry upgraded 2,100 workstations to Windows Vista Enterprise, which provides enhanced security, search, and remote access functions.

Tags: Security Management, Windows Vista		   
whitepaper The Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)2008-01-01 Microsoft
  This white paper reviews the ongoing OMB and NIST Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) program at an executive level. It provides information on how the program originated, its current status and source data for additional information. The concept of enhancing PC and network security while also reducing the total cost of ownership first took shape on a large enterprise scale in the US Air Force. During the 2004-2006 timeframe, the Air Force, partnering with Microsoft, developed the Standard Desktop Configuration (SDC) and successfully deployed the SDC image on over 435,000 desktops and laptops.   
whitepaper Characterizing and Evaluating Desktop Grids: An Empirical Study2007-12-01 University of California
  Desktop resources are attractive for running compute-intensive distributed applications. Several systems that aggregate these resources in desktop grids have been developed. While these systems have been successfully used for many high throughput applications there has been little in-sight into the detailed temporal structure of CPU availability of desktop grid resources. Yet, this structure is critical to characterize the utility of desktop grid platforms for both task parallel and even data parallel applications. This paper addresses the following questions: What are the temporal characteristics of desktop CPU availability in an enterprise setting? How do these characteristics affect the utility of desktop grids? Based on these characteristics, can one construct a model of server "Equivalents" for the desk-top grids, which can be used to predict application performance?

Tags: High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Metro Health and HP: Replacing PCs to Boost Efficiency2007-12-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  When it came time to equip their new hospital with PCs, Metro Health chose an innovative alternative - HP BladeSystem Blade PCs - to improve patient care.

Tags: Blades		   
whitepaper HP Desktop Education Solutions: Craig Hardman2007-12-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  The presenter of this webcast explains the features and benefits of HP desktops in schools and education environments.   


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