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Sixth-Largest U.S. Travel Agency Establishes Lasting Presence on Customer Desktops 2007-03-01 Microsoft

Online travel agency Travelocity built a gadget for Windows Sidebar that is helping the company better connect with and serve its customers. Customers can use the gadget to search for travel from their desktops, as well as have Travelocity notify them of exceptional values for destinations of interest. Travelocity developed the new solution with minimal developer effort and is supporting it with the company's existing Web infrastructure.

Tags: Windows Vista

New and Updated Desktop Features in Java SE 6, Part 2 2007-02-01 Sun Microsystems

This paper discusses several new or updated features available for the Java desktop developer in the final release of Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6), including splash screens, the system tray, gray rect fix, LCD text, single-threaded rendering, and native look and feel. This paper continues the outline, with details about the following elements: table sorting and filtering, image I/O library improvements, the new modality model , the desktop API.

Tags: Java, Programming Languages

Automating PC Data Backup and Recovery - A Guided Tour 2007-01-10 06:51:31 Iron Mountain

As computing becomes more mobile and user autonomy grows, IT departments face greater challenges in protecting critical data spread across vast numbers of PC hard drives. Implementing a "save-to-server" approach for backing up users' PC desktops and laptops doesn't work. The costs and management burdens associated with this traditional strategy are simply untenable as excess storage capacity is quickly filled and network bandwidth is reduced.

During this self-paced automated demo, you'll learn how Iron Mountain Digital's Connected� Backup/PC automatic PC data protection and restoration solution eliminates the risk of PC data loss through automatic PC backup for desktops and laptops.

Available as a service, Connected Backup/PC automatically backs up data, encrypts data for secure transmission, and moves data offsite, reducing the number of servers required for secure data protection. Connected Backup/PC is also available as licensed software.

The Road to Desktop Optimization 2007-07-01 Microsoft

Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly across boundaries and time zones to become more responsive and capable of leveraging advancements in mobility and connectivity.

The ever-increasing need for desktop performance, connectivity, and mobility--and the management tools that enable these--add to system complexity at a relentless pace. These trends put unprecedented challenges on IT departments in providing the necessary desktop infrastructure to enable a People-Ready Business.

This paper introduces you to five best practices that help optimize your desktop environment.

Tags: VPNs, Groupware - Workflow, Remote Access - RA Servers

Collier County Public Schools and HP: Anywhere, Anytime Availability 2007-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

The school district completely rethought its IT infrastructure, which now deploys virtual desktops as needed from HP BladeSystem server blades out to HP DC7600 ultra-slim desktops.

Tags: Blades

NG Bailey Case Study: Albert Jack 2007-01-01 NG Bailey

As most of Albert's work is completed on the move, he requires a mobile working solution that is secure enough to protect all his intellectual property and robust enough to store huge files - his books are around 70,000 words on average. Extrasys provides Albert with access to his entire desktop environment - including all his software, files and information through the internet from anywhere in the world. All he needs is any PC or laptop with an internet connection. Furthermore, because Extrasys hosts all the information on secure and remote servers in state of the art data centres, Albert can focus on what he does best without having to worry about security. Backups, anti-virus software, firewalls, anti-spyware and disaster recovery are all taken care of.

NG Bailey Case Study: Wharf IT 2007-01-01 NG Bailey

Wharf IT was established in October 2000. Wharf IT's team of consultants, project managers, web developers, graphic and web-designers work with a number of well-known financial institutions as well as various other clients in and around London. The great thing for Wharf IT about using the Extrasys Desktop is it enables all the consultants to easily share the material they are working on whether they are on a customer site, which could be anywhere in the world or back in the office. The automatic back-up service also means that all the data is kept secure which is especially important to the clients.

NG Bailey Case Study: Poco Ropa 2007-01-01 NG Bailey

Poco Ropa is an independent importer and retailer of children's clothes and baby equipment and was established in 2001. What is important to the way one works is that the files, customer records, stock control system etc can be accessed from any PC. So whether one is in the showroom, the back-office, on a buying trip in Spain or simply working from home one can easily access all the information that they need. Plus, because the user is not IT experts the built in support package was very appealing. Hence, the co-founder of Poco Ropa made the decision to switch to the Extrasys online desktop solution.

Virtualization from the Data Center to the Desktop 2007-07-01 Microsoft

Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly across organizations and time zones, while success relies on speed, mobility, and connectivity.

Virtualization has gained much attention across organizations looking to address these challenges, improving the efficiency of their IT operations and enhancing their responsiveness to changing conditions. Originally focused on consolidating resources in the data center, virtualization now has applications across the IT spectrum, driving down costs and improving capabilities and performance. This paper looks at the role virtualization should take in an optimized IT infrastructure, and presents a set of principles and best practices to help you build a comprehensive virtualization strategy for your organization.

Tags: Data Visualization, Data Center, Virtualization, Infrastructure Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt.

HP Notebooks and Desktops Keep Denmark's Number One Independent Radio Station on Air 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

Attracting one million listeners a week, Copenhagen-based Radio 100FM was launched in 2003 by Talpa Radio of The Netherlands and is Denmark's number one commercial radio station. Radio 100FM broadcasts music 24 hours a day to 38 per cent of the country so the constant availability of its IT is crucial. One of the most significant ways in which it achieves that availability is with HP desktop and notebook computers.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Sixth-Largest U.S. Travel Agency Establishes Lasting Presence on Customer Desktops	2007-03-01	Microsoft
Online travel agency Travelocity built a gadget for Windows Sidebar that is helping the company better connect with and serve its customers. Customers can use the gadget to search for travel from their desktops, as well as have Travelocity notify them of exceptional values for destinations of interest. Travelocity developed the new solution with minimal developer effort and is supporting it with the company's existing Web infrastructure. Tags: Windows Vista
New and Updated Desktop Features in Java SE 6, Part 2	2007-02-01	Sun Microsystems
This paper discusses several new or updated features available for the Java desktop developer in the final release of Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6), including splash screens, the system tray, gray rect fix, LCD text, single-threaded rendering, and native look and feel. This paper continues the outline, with details about the following elements: table sorting and filtering, image I/O library improvements, the new modality model , the desktop API. Tags: Java, Programming Languages
Automating PC Data Backup and Recovery - A Guided Tour	2007-01-10 06:51:31	Iron Mountain
As computing becomes more mobile and user autonomy grows, IT departments face greater challenges in protecting critical data spread across vast numbers of PC hard drives. Implementing a "save-to-server" approach for backing up users' PC desktops and laptops doesn't work. The costs and management burdens associated with this traditional strategy are simply untenable as excess storage capacity is quickly filled and network bandwidth is reduced. During this self-paced automated demo, you'll learn how Iron Mountain Digital's Connected� Backup/PC automatic PC data protection and restoration solution eliminates the risk of PC data loss through automatic PC backup for desktops and laptops. Available as a service, Connected Backup/PC automatically backs up data, encrypts data for secure transmission, and moves data offsite, reducing the number of servers required for secure data protection. Connected Backup/PC is also available as licensed software.
The Road to Desktop Optimization	2007-07-01	Microsoft
Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly across boundaries and time zones to become more responsive and capable of leveraging advancements in mobility and connectivity. The ever-increasing need for desktop performance, connectivity, and mobility--and the management tools that enable these--add to system complexity at a relentless pace. These trends put unprecedented challenges on IT departments in providing the necessary desktop infrastructure to enable a People-Ready Business. This paper introduces you to five best practices that help optimize your desktop environment. Tags: VPNs, Groupware - Workflow, Remote Access - RA Servers
Collier County Public Schools and HP: Anywhere, Anytime Availability	2007-01-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
The school district completely rethought its IT infrastructure, which now deploys virtual desktops as needed from HP BladeSystem server blades out to HP DC7600 ultra-slim desktops. Tags: Blades
NG Bailey Case Study: Albert Jack	2007-01-01	NG Bailey
As most of Albert's work is completed on the move, he requires a mobile working solution that is secure enough to protect all his intellectual property and robust enough to store huge files - his books are around 70,000 words on average. Extrasys provides Albert with access to his entire desktop environment - including all his software, files and information through the internet from anywhere in the world. All he needs is any PC or laptop with an internet connection. Furthermore, because Extrasys hosts all the information on secure and remote servers in state of the art data centres, Albert can focus on what he does best without having to worry about security. Backups, anti-virus software, firewalls, anti-spyware and disaster recovery are all taken care of.
NG Bailey Case Study: Wharf IT	2007-01-01	NG Bailey
Wharf IT was established in October 2000. Wharf IT's team of consultants, project managers, web developers, graphic and web-designers work with a number of well-known financial institutions as well as various other clients in and around London. The great thing for Wharf IT about using the Extrasys Desktop is it enables all the consultants to easily share the material they are working on whether they are on a customer site, which could be anywhere in the world or back in the office. The automatic back-up service also means that all the data is kept secure which is especially important to the clients.
NG Bailey Case Study: Poco Ropa	2007-01-01	NG Bailey
Poco Ropa is an independent importer and retailer of children's clothes and baby equipment and was established in 2001. What is important to the way one works is that the files, customer records, stock control system etc can be accessed from any PC. So whether one is in the showroom, the back-office, on a buying trip in Spain or simply working from home one can easily access all the information that they need. Plus, because the user is not IT experts the built in support package was very appealing. Hence, the co-founder of Poco Ropa made the decision to switch to the Extrasys online desktop solution.
Virtualization from the Data Center to the Desktop	2007-07-01	Microsoft
Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly across organizations and time zones, while success relies on speed, mobility, and connectivity. Virtualization has gained much attention across organizations looking to address these challenges, improving the efficiency of their IT operations and enhancing their responsiveness to changing conditions. Originally focused on consolidating resources in the data center, virtualization now has applications across the IT spectrum, driving down costs and improving capabilities and performance. This paper looks at the role virtualization should take in an optimized IT infrastructure, and presents a set of principles and best practices to help you build a comprehensive virtualization strategy for your organization. Tags: Data Visualization, Data Center, Virtualization, Infrastructure Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt.
HP Notebooks and Desktops Keep Denmark's Number One Independent Radio Station on Air	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
Attracting one million listeners a week, Copenhagen-based Radio 100FM was launched in 2003 by Talpa Radio of The Netherlands and is Denmark's number one commercial radio station. Radio 100FM broadcasts music 24 hours a day to 38 per cent of the country so the constant availability of its IT is crucial. One of the most significant ways in which it achieves that availability is with HP desktop and notebook computers.