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whitepaper Customizing Windows Vista Business Edition: Licensing, Reimaging, and Product Activation Considerations2009-01-21 Microsoft
  This white paper discusses the benefits of customizing Windows Vista Business Edition and reviews the activation impacts associated with customization. It also provides the policy implications of customization and details these implications through common customization scenarios.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS, Mobile and Wireless		   
whitepaper Avoid Scalability Problems With Data Migration to New Releases: Two Patterns That Reduce Workload Release-to-Release2009-01-23 IBM
  Software that's based on a database, and is regularly upgraded with new releases, can generate myriad combinations of migration paths. As the number of releases grows, the increasing number of migration paths to be supported becomes time-consuming and expensive. This paper learns how two migration patterns can help one avoid release-to-release scalability problems in data migration. The patterns, based on serial data transformation and hub-and-spoke structure, let one build an automated, reusable, and flexible migration framework in which the migration paths from all previous releases to a new release can be easily implemented.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Managing Exchange Migrations With Symantec Enterprise Vault2009-01-14 Symantec
  Many organizations are considering replacing their legacy messaging systems with Microsoft Exchange or upgrading from early versions. Whatever the drivers for these migrations are, all projects will face major challenges in terms of project timescales and increased business risks. With email being one of the most critical business applications used within organizations today reducing the risks associated with the project are of paramount importance. Migrations to Microsoft Exchange are typically handled by either the built in Microsoft migration aid tools or specialized 3rd party applications, all of which help to manage the actual migration process but do nothing to reduce the amount of data needing migration.

Tags: IT Budgeting, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Top 5 Windows Product Key Activation Challenges IT Pros Encountered and Solved2009-01-12 Microsoft
  Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008 include some significant changes relating to product activation over Windows® XP and Windows Server 2003. These changes, while simple, often caused concerns and operational challenges for IT Pros in deploying Windows. Microsoft® product support services identified the five most common product activation related issues encountered by various customers who are evaluating and or deploying Windows Vista (or Windows Server 2008). Understanding these issues will help you and your team to manage the activation changes more effectively and optimize your deployment experience.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Server Platforms - OS, Desktop Client OS, Network Technologies, Desktop Client OS, Server Platforms - OS		   
whitepaper Financial Services Firm Enhances Computing Environment by Updating Operating System2009-01-01 Microsoft
  Offering insurance, personal, corporate, and commercial financial products and services, Fortis Bank relies on information technology, including its own banking software, to help serve customers. To develop a more stable information environment, the company updated its computers to the Windows Vista operating system, reducing the need for IT support and enhancing employees' computing experience.

Tags: Network Management, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper IT Consulting Firm Enhances Expertise and Collaboration by Changing Operating System2009-01-01 Microsoft
  IT service provider PI Services believes in and uses the solutions it develops for its customers. To enhance the productivity of its consultants and provide a technological showcase for customers, the firm migrated its computer environment to the Windows Vista operating system. Now, PI Services is saving time, optimizing its mobile workforce, reinforcing collaboration, and developing an agile framework internally and for its customers.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Mobile and Wireless		   
whitepaper Health Insurance Firm Enhances Security With Operating System Upgrade2009-01-01 Microsoft
  The French National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Workers (CNAMTS) manages health and disability insurance for more than 55 million French citizens. CNAMTS has a client computing environment composed of 79,500 computers, approximately 10 percent of which are mobile computers, running the Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 97. To help meet its goals, the organization wanted a security-enhanced solution that would help it to protect critical patient data while reducing IT support costs. CNAMTS decided to upgrade to the Windows Vista Enterprise operating system. It plans to upgrade 20,000 computers by June 2009.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Security Administration		   
whitepaper Planning for Windows Vista2009-01-01 Microsoft
  Successfully upgrading a desktop operating system across an organization takes careful planning. To simplify the process of migrating desktops to Windows Vista, Microsoft provides a three-step desktop migration process. This webcast takes through a step-by-step guide for assessing an organization's existing hardware and software and creating a detailed plan for deploying Windows Vista. It also describes download tools offered free by Microsoft; these tools can help to automate the hardware and software assessment of the IT infrastructure and the deployment of Windows Vista.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Staff Training		   
whitepaper Operating System Upgrade Helps IT Solutions Company Save Time and Increase Productivity2009-01-01 Microsoft
  IT solution provider Softchoice determined that it could better protect its computers from accidental or unauthorized configuration changes and simplify operating system deployment by upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista Enterprise. Now, support calls are down by up to 10 percent, employee productivity is up by an estimated 15 percent, and operating system deployment time has been cut by about one hour per computer.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper FortisAlberta Powers Its Service, Safety, Reliability and Productivity With HP and Microsoft2009-01-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  FortisAlberta distributes electricity over 107,000 kilometers of power lines to 453,500 customers across plains and mountains that are buried in snow one-third of the year. The company wanted to reduce risk and improve business technology availability, continuity and disaster recovery in support of FortisAlberta's four main commitments: service, safety, reliability and productivity. FortisAlberta upgraded Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to 2007, running on new HP ProLiant server blades and HP EVA storage, with HP Services implementation and support of Microsoft Unified Messaging and integration design for Cisco CallManager telephony.

Tags: Internet and Web, Desktop Client OS