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whitepaper IT Firm Boosts Productivity and Scalability by 20 Percent With New Operating System2009-04-01 Microsoft
  Productiv is an IT solutions consulting firm in Brisbane, Australia, that provides productivity solutions to government and private organizations. The company has three locations and 26 employees. Productiv wanted to further enhance worker productivity by improving computer performance, stability, and usability. It also wanted to reduce desktop management and support work. Productiv upgraded its 26 portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system to take advantage of new features that improve productivity, reduce IT work, and enhance security.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Delivering a Premier Windows Vista Experience: Computer-Replacement Project2009-04-01 Microsoft
  The Microsoft sales force operated computers that did not work optimally with Windows Vista. Microsoft IT and the Windows product group wanted to improve that user experience to raise productivity and give the sales force a better understanding of the capabilities of the operating system. Microsoft implemented a project to give the sales staff a portable computer model that was optimized for running Windows Vista. Microsoft IT and the Windows product group developed a single worldwide image that was installed automatically at system startup. Users only needed to finish the installation and migrate their data. This streamlined technique provided a model for reducing the amount of time and user input required for a new installation.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Software Company Speeds Bank Validation Process, Expects 20 Percent Productivity Gain2009-04-01 Microsoft
  Bankdata builds banking applications that comply with standards set by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). SWIFT uses a unique data format that must be translated before Bankdata applications can use it. Bankdata uses Microsoft BizTalk Server 2009 to translate data and keep systems up to date. Now, existing banking relationships are validated when transaction messages are created. BizTalk Server 2009 also supports a notification service in the NetBank online banking system. Through this service, customers are alerted to specific activities in their accounts. To help its developers, Bankdata relies on BizTalk Server 2009 support for Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server. Bankdata expects to improve application life-cycle management, boost productivity by 20 percent, and raise the quality and solutions.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Upgrading a 6.5-Terabyte SAP ERP SQL Server Database to Support Microsoft Worldwide Operations2009-04-01 Microsoft
  Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services, and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft's SAP group wanted to take advantage of new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, including Data Compression, Backup Compression, and Change Tracking. Microsoft upgraded its SAP ERP infrastructure to the beta edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Upgrading to SQL Server 2008 Enterprise gave Microsoft the data compression it needed to support better resource utilization and to reduce the size of backup storage required for its 6.5-terabyte SAP ERP database. The Microsoft SAP group plans to use the enhanced auditing feature of SQL Server 2008 to capture access information required for compliance reasons, while enjoying improved high availability with Database Mirroring, and reduced downtime needs with Online Indexing.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Australian Firm Gains Performance and Scalability With Migration to SQL Server2009-04-01 Microsoft
  Having a successful product can place lots of pressure on IT. That's what BT Financial Group (BT) found after the company's Wrap application for managing investment portfolios proved so popular that the influx of new customers threatened to outpace the capacity of its application infrastructure, based upon a 32-bit Database Management System (DBMS). BT considered options including moving to a 64-bit version of its existing DBMS. After working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Avanade to conduct a proof of concept study and lab tests, BT migrated its Wrap infrastructure to the Microsoft Application Platform, including Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) database software. BT gained the performance and scalability it required, with some operations being completed more than 10 times faster, while enjoying a lower total cost of ownership.

Tags: Data Infrastructure, Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper PST Migration With Enterprise Vault 8.0: Part 3 - Planning, Tech Tips & Best Practice2009-04-01 Symantec
  This whitepaper looks at some important aspects of a PST migration project; namely, planning and best practice usage of the tools in different migration scenarios. The whitepaper is intended primarily for Symantec and partner System Engineers and Consultants. One of the key decisions when planning PST migration is choosing the tool or combination of tools to use. It is unlikely in most environments that a single tool will be an exact fit, although in small, uncomplicated sites this may be the case. Prepare to use more than one PST migration tool as circumstances dictate.

Tags: Desktop Client OS, Security Administration		   
whitepaper Migrating a SAS Deployment to Microsoft Windows for x642009-03-09 SAS Institute
  Many customers want to take advantage of 64-bit hardware for metadata-based SAS 9 deployments. These deployments contain Business Intelligence, Data Integration, or Solution products with metadata that is stored by a SAS Metadata Server in a SAS Metadata Repository. This paper discusses the migration of such deployments from 32-bit SAS 9.1.3 (on either 32-bit Windows or Windows for x64) to 64-bit SAS 9.2 (on Windows for x64).

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Telecom Corporation Embraces Changing Mobile Market With New Operating System2009-03-01 Microsoft
  As a telecommunications leader, KDDI Corporation focuses on customer satisfaction through speedy service. Gaining new customers required retail staff to transfer customers' existing phone data to the KDDI product. KDDI needed a stable platform that supported easy installations of multiple conversion applications and the ability to connect several phones to the computers at once. To provide a reliable platform for its expanding business, KDDI upgraded computers in its retail locations to the Windows Vista Business operating system. With Microsoft Services, the company ran a pilot in May 2008, and upgraded all its 20,000 computers by November 2008. It used the Windows Imaging Format to create a single operating system image and is currently using ClickOnce technology in the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 for easier deployment.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Upgrading the HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc to the Next Generation2009-03-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  This white paper highlights methods of upgrading existing HP StorageWorks MSA2012fc and MSA2212fc arrays to the new HP Storage Works MSA2312fc G2 array. Arrays can be upgraded without any data loss. This paper lists the methods to update an existing 12 drive MSA2000fc to the updated controllers of the MSA2312fc G2. The original MSA2000fc controller is in a chassis with twelve Large Form Factor (LFF) drive bays. When people upgrade the controllers to the MSA2300fc G2, they acquire the additional functionality of the new controllers with the exception that they cannot support Small Form Factor (SFF) drives or the MSA70 SFF JBOD.

Tags: Desktop Client OS		   
whitepaper Key Issues in Managing OCS Efficiently and Effectively2009-02-19 Quest Software
  By consolidating your communications platforms you improve collaboration, increase productivity and efficiency and reduce costs. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS) is a solution that unifies Microsoft's real-time communications - but OCS migration isn't easy. Without the right tools, and proper planning, you can waste time, money and resources.

In this new Quest Software white paper, Osterman Research tells you what you need to know to efficiently - and effectively - manage OCS. Learn about the goals, and risks, of unified communications, and how proper planning and the right tools help simply OCS migration. Read the paper today.

Tags: Internet and Web, Desktop Client OS, Software Development Tools, Desktop Client OS