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whitepaper VoIP Quality: Can you make the right call?2006-11-29 01:00:19 Ovum
  73% of organisations that have either deployed VoIP or are planning to, said that quality and reliability is still their biggest concern. This is not surprising given that only 8% monitor, or plan to monitor, every call across the network.* Delivering excellent service can be challenging if you don't have insight into what level of service your network is providing to every voice call. That's where Compuware can help you. Download our FREE VoIP Resource Kit which includes: • A new webcast in association with Ovum and BT • The latest Ovum paper: Meeting the demands of business-critical applications with next-generation networks • Visibility: The Key to Managing Critical Applications on MPLS White Paper * Independent Compuware commissioned research of 300 EMEA IT Directors - October 2006   
whitepaper Microsoft Webcast: Desktop Management With System Center Solutions for the IT Manager2006-11-24 01:00:19 Microsoft
  With desktop management consuming the bulk of IT labor costs at many companies, an effective desktop management strategy is crucial to reducing total cost of ownership and creating a more agile IT organization. The presenter of this webcast explains how the Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Model can help a person to apply best practices and management software technologies to optimize the organization's IT infrastructure and reduce desktop management costs. The presenter also explains how to use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to deploy and manage the Windows Vista operating system, optimize the use and maintenance of desktop applications, and increase system security and corporate compliance.   
whitepaper Professional Services Firm Saves on Desktop Management With New Operating System2006-11-07 Microsoft
  Beca Group needed to reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining an ageing desktop operating system. The company also needed a more stable, secure desktop operating system for its many mobile employees. Beca Group is upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system to reduce the time IT staff spends deploying and supporting the desktop environment. Beca is working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner DataCom to develop best practices for a planned global deployment of Windows Vista. Windows Vista is now running on 32 desktops in a combination of lab and pilot deployments. Application compatibility testing has shown an 80 percent success rate on the 60 programs installed.

Tags: Windows Vista		   
whitepaper Streamlining and Enhancing Systems Management With Symantec2006-11-07 Symantec
  When one of London's leading undergraduate and research universities needed a new systems management solution to manage its campus-wide network, it turned to Symantec. Deployed in only six weeks, Symantec LiveState Client Management Suite is being used to support the provisioning, configuring, patching and recovering of more than 500 PCs and other systems - throughout their lifecycle. The University has reduced the time it takes to build a system from an average of two hours to 10 minutes. Automated processing has also eliminated the need to employ one extra member of staff.   
whitepaper Windows Vista: Is it secure enough for business?2006-12-10 00:10:29 Sophos
  Five years after the release of Windows XP, Microsoft's primary stated goal with Windows Vista has been to reduce security vulnerabilities and overall susceptibility to malware and other threats. A number of new security features have been introduced in an attempt to reflect the heightened priority of security. This paper describes Windows Vista security, provides an insight into the level of protection it provides for business users, and assesses how far the new features measure up to Microsoft's aspirations for its new desktop operating system.   
whitepaper Bank Simplifies IT for Higher Productivity, Stronger Collaboration, and Lower Costs0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Faced with an overly complex IT infrastructure and a hard-to-manage desktop environment, IT executives at Warsaw-based BRE Bank decided to evaluate the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system and deploy the products on 400 client systems. Based on their evaluation, the executives anticipate that the deployment will boost employee productivity, streamline information exchange, and simplify desktop management and maintenance.

Tags: Windows Vista, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper The TV Mistake2006-11-01 Baham Laboratories
  Several PC distributors advertise personal computers on television, while touting low cost PCs for everyone. Even though for many a sub-$1000 PC will suit the household, check those specs twice before pulling out the checkbook. This especially goes for computers priced under $600. The last thing a person wants to do, as a PC buyer, is to have to invest more money into that "New" PC while it's still got that "New computer smell". This paper provides a short list of items that any PC buyer should ask before purchasing a new PC.   
whitepaper Student Self-Reported Usage of Wireless Tablet PCs in Classrooms2006-10-31 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  Wireless computing devices with novel input capabilities are becoming commonplace in college classrooms. To measure how one type of such devices, namely wireless Tablet PCs, is used in classrooms and whether they help improve teaching and learning, this paper conducted a pilot study involving four classes at various levels taught by three instructors in Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering, respectively. The preliminary result showed that both the students and the instructors liked the wireless Tablet PCs in classrooms and both thought teaching and learning were improved in various ways.

Tags: Tablets, Mobile - Wireless Communications		   
whitepaper HP iPAQ and Mobile Speak Pocket Make Technology Accessible for Visually Impaired0000-00-00 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  Tom Johnston is 23 years old and lives in Leicester, UK. He lost his sight due to Marfans Syndrome, a condition that affects the body's connective tissue, but after studying at a boarding school for students who are blind in Worcester, he went on to achieve an accounting degree at Loughborough University. Speech software is important to both Tom's working and social life and he runs Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows screen reader on the main PC in his home. However, this tied Tom to the computer in his room and he wanted more freedom. He found it with a wireless HP iPAQ Pocket PC and Mobile Speak Pocket (MSP) screen reading software from Barcelona-based Code Factory S.L., an HP Assistive Technology Partner.

Tags: Windows CE		   
whitepaper Southwest Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing0000-00-00 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  Southwest Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SWCDHH) supports programs serving the deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing community in the seven counties surrounding Vancouver, Washington. The recipient of an HP CTC grant in 2003, the SWCDHH Technology Center is now offering technology and specialized computer literacy training for the hearing-impaired community.

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