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whitepaper Vista SP1: What You Need To Know Before You Deploy2008-06-30 Global Knowledge
  The release of Windows Vista SP1 allows you to take advantage of improvements that Microsoft and its partners have developed to provide the best experience possible. SP1 addresses key feedback Microsoft has received from customers without sacrificing application compatibility. SP1 delivers improvements and enhancements to existing features that significantly affect customers, but it does not deliver substantial new operating system features. This white paper help will help you decide whether you should deploy now or if you wait.

Tags: Strategic Planning, Upgrades and Migration, Windows Vista		   
whitepaper The Promise of Desktop Virtualization: Desktop Virtualization Can Help Rein in the Costs of Managing and Maintaining PC Infrastructures2008-06-23 IDG (International Data Group)
  Much like server virtualization, virtualizing desktops involves separating the physical location of a client device from its logical interface. In practical terms, desktop virtualization allows end users to access all of their data and applications without being tied down to a specific hardware device. It also allows IT departments to reduce management and support costs, along with capital expenses for desktop hardware. Yet while desktop virtualization has been around for some time, the incentive to adopt it has only grown compelling relatively recently, as the proliferation of desktop devices, applications, and data. This white paper examines the state of the desktop virtualization market, discuss two desktop virtualization models, and explore the pros and cons of implementing each one.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Top Ten Things to Know about Online Data Backup2008-05-05 Dell
  There are two types of companies. Those that have already experienced a data loss and those that will. The key is to have mechanisms in place to quickly recover from it. This brief discusses the top ten things you need to know regarding online data backup for desktops and laptops.

Tags: Back-up, Data Recovery - Security, Laptops		   
whitepaper Desktop Delivery: Making Desktop Virtualization Work2008-04-01 Citrix Systems
  This whitepaper discusses Desktop Virtualization and the impact on desktop management challenges. While Desktop Virtualization puts the desktop into the data center, it is not a panacea for desktop delivery. Desktop Virtualization works best as part of a comprehensive Desktop Delivery approach which focuses on the most efficient way to get applications to the end user and meet business and IT needs, not just a PC equivalent. Desktop Delivery proposes the dynamic assembly of a 'New and pristine' high performing desktop with personalized set of applications and settings every time a user logs on.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper Top Ten Things to Know about Data Protection2008-03-31 Dell
  Data protection is fast becoming part of the IT arsenal to combat data loss/theft. It can significantly reduce the amount of damage done by the above and their associated costs. Read this brief to find the top 10 things you should know about data protection.

Tags: PKI, Data Recovery - Security, Laptops, Best Practices		   
whitepaper Sketch UML: A Tablet PC-Based e-Learning Tool for UML Syntax Using a Minimalistic Interface2008-02-10 State University of New York
  The Interactive Learning Technology Laboratory of the State University of New York at Oswego has developed a Tablet PC-based, ink-input enabled learning utility that will aid students in learning the UML syntax as well as teachers in critiquing UML diagrams designed by students. This is intended to enhance the learning and teaching experience regarding UML using non-traditional interfaces. As a merely ink-based application, SketchUML is a novel approach in pen-based user interfaces. As such, the usability of it has not been assessed. This study addresses the question of usability of non-hybrid, ink-only, non-traditional interfaces by conducting usability tests.

Tags: UML, Tablets		   
whitepaper New Deployment Methods for Desktops2008-01-24 Dell EqualLogic
  The benefits of storage consolidation and centralized management are well known - they include lower costs, better information protection, and improved IT efficiency. Server consolidation using virtualization software is aimed at generating these same results.

A recent trend in many large IT organizations goes beyond server virtualization to desktop virtualization. There are two primary methods of desktop virtualization, each with strengths and weaknesses. A basic understanding of remote desktops and desktop virtualization will help you decide if an implementation of this type is right for your organization.

Tags: Workstations, Storage Management, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Bus, Bike, Car and Now Web: The Changing Face of Commuting2008-01-14 Citrix Online
  More workers than ever are performing at least part of their jobs outside the traditional office space. But instead of relying on telephones to maintain contact with the office, there is a new kind of remote worker: Web commuters. To get to the bottom of this growing trend, Citrix Online and the polling company recently joined forces to conduct a survey on the subject of Web commuting. Download the research brief to review the study's full findings.

Tags: VPNs, Laptops, Remote Access - RA Servers, Collaboration Tools		   
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