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EMC Enhances IT Security, Simplifies Management, Speeds Information Search 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

EMC Corporation is a world leader in information management and storage, with thousands of customers around the world. EMC wanted to improve the security of its 35,000 desktop computers to reduce time spent repairing damaged systems and deploying updates. EMC is moving to the Windows Vista operating system for its enhanced security and easy-management features, improved synchronization of mobile devices, and instant search capabilities.

Westpac Ready to Bank on New Operating System 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

After completing a company-wide rollout of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Westpac, one of Australia's Big Four banks, wanted to trial the next generation of operating systems - Windows Vista. Following a small trial, the bank is planning a wider deployment of Windows Vista to around 7,000 users. It expects to take advantage of the platform's strong security environment, improved management features, and advanced mobility support to gain competitive advantage by reducing costs and improving collaboration and responsiveness to customer demands.

KAZ Group Ready to Give Customers the Productivity Benefits of New System 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

Looking for ways to help its customers enhance security, improve productivity, and reduce total cost of ownership of their IT infrastructure, leading Australian ICT outsourcing company KAZ Group decided to evaluate the Windows Vista operating system. KAZ rolled out a pilot project and found that its customers could benefit from the operating system's improved stability, new security and mobility features, and ease of automatic deployment to large computer fleets.

Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new desktop environment provides the company with better data analysis, more effective desktop search, enhanced IT security, and more efficient infrastructure management. Due to the enhanced productivity and efficiency of the new IT platform, Petrobras anticipates a potential annual cost-of-ownership savings of approximately U.S.$1.3 million.

Diamond Exploration Company Seeks Security and Productivity Benefits for Remote Teams 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

De Beers India conducts active diamond exploration in seven Indian states with field-based teams of geophysicists, geologists, security specialists, and others. To protect highly proprietary information on potential mining sites, and to make the most of the challenging work to find and explore such sites, De Beers India must provide its mobile employees with the most advanced security and productivity tools available. Above all, these tools need to address the protection of data that must be communicated over Internet satellite links. To this end, De Beers India has piloted a deployment of the Windows Vista operating system to a small group of IT professionals and laid plans for a production deployment to some 100 mobile employees.

Pervasive PSQL v9 Compatibility With Windows Vista 2007-01-01 Pervasive Software

For most users, adopting Windows Vista will require additional steps to perform operations that were previously handled as either a standard user or administrative user. The level of user interaction with the User Account Control (UAC) will vary based on application and security requirements. Most users will not see any difference between Windows Vista and other Microsoft platforms when running PSQL v9 server. For Workgroup users, the change is a bit more significant and users should evaluate the options for running in a standalone or peer-to-peer environment. Pervasive anticipates that adoption for Windows Vista will increase in late half of 2007 with widespread adoption in 2008. Based on analyst and media reports this is consistent with most assumptions.

MSDN Webcast: Building Rules-Based Applications Using Windows Workflow Foundation (Level 200) 2006-12-23 01:00:24 Microsoft

Rules can be powerful business tools when combined with workflow. This webcast examines the rules engine capabilities in Windows Workflow Foundation, and shows how one can use rules to drive workflow execution. The presenters of this webcast show how rule policies facilitate the description of sophisticated behavior in an integrated and flexible way. They also discuss the extensibility mechanisms in Windows Workflow Foundation that enables to leverage the rules engine in any Microsoft .NET-connected application.

Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 Server Core Virtual Lab 2006-12-23 01:00:24 Microsoft

This webcast explains the newest of features and functionalities of Windows Server "Longhorn" Server Core.

MSDN Webcast: Creating Professional Looking Windows Forms Applications With Visual Studio 2005 (Level 200) 2006-12-23 01:00:24 Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 make it easier than ever to create professional looking Windows Forms applications. This webcast will explore the new ToolStrip family of controls allowing the users to create applications with the look and feel of Microsoft products. The presenters also show the viewer how the new WebBrowser and ActiveDocumentHost controls allow integrating Web and document content into the applications. They will explore some of the new controls such as SplitContainer, FlowLayoutPanel, and TableLayoutPanel along with some of the new control properties that provide improved support for localization, resizing, and data entry.

MSDN Webcast: The Revolutionary Windows Vista Transactional NTFS (TxF) Infrastructure (Level 200) 2006-12-23 01:00:24 Microsoft

The Transactional NTFS (TxF) infrastructure in Windows Vista enables to roll back operations made on the file system and registry. Using TxF, one can create a group of work that may include updates to files, the registry, and other traditional transactional storage resources. This group of work can then either be completed as a whole or reversed so that no durable changes are made. This webcast provides the viewer with an overview of TxF features and walks through a simple application.

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Title	Date Added	Company
EMC Enhances IT Security, Simplifies Management, Speeds Information Search	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
EMC Corporation is a world leader in information management and storage, with thousands of customers around the world. EMC wanted to improve the security of its 35,000 desktop computers to reduce time spent repairing damaged systems and deploying updates. EMC is moving to the Windows Vista operating system for its enhanced security and easy-management features, improved synchronization of mobile devices, and instant search capabilities.
Westpac Ready to Bank on New Operating System	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
After completing a company-wide rollout of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Westpac, one of Australia's Big Four banks, wanted to trial the next generation of operating systems - Windows Vista. Following a small trial, the bank is planning a wider deployment of Windows Vista to around 7,000 users. It expects to take advantage of the platform's strong security environment, improved management features, and advanced mobility support to gain competitive advantage by reducing costs and improving collaboration and responsiveness to customer demands.
KAZ Group Ready to Give Customers the Productivity Benefits of New System	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
Looking for ways to help its customers enhance security, improve productivity, and reduce total cost of ownership of their IT infrastructure, leading Australian ICT outsourcing company KAZ Group decided to evaluate the Windows Vista operating system. KAZ rolled out a pilot project and found that its customers could benefit from the operating system's improved stability, new security and mobility features, and ease of automatic deployment to large computer fleets.
Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new desktop environment provides the company with better data analysis, more effective desktop search, enhanced IT security, and more efficient infrastructure management. Due to the enhanced productivity and efficiency of the new IT platform, Petrobras anticipates a potential annual cost-of-ownership savings of approximately U.S.$1.3 million.
Diamond Exploration Company Seeks Security and Productivity Benefits for Remote Teams	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
De Beers India conducts active diamond exploration in seven Indian states with field-based teams of geophysicists, geologists, security specialists, and others. To protect highly proprietary information on potential mining sites, and to make the most of the challenging work to find and explore such sites, De Beers India must provide its mobile employees with the most advanced security and productivity tools available. Above all, these tools need to address the protection of data that must be communicated over Internet satellite links. To this end, De Beers India has piloted a deployment of the Windows Vista operating system to a small group of IT professionals and laid plans for a production deployment to some 100 mobile employees.
Pervasive PSQL v9 Compatibility With Windows Vista	2007-01-01	Pervasive Software
For most users, adopting Windows Vista will require additional steps to perform operations that were previously handled as either a standard user or administrative user. The level of user interaction with the User Account Control (UAC) will vary based on application and security requirements. Most users will not see any difference between Windows Vista and other Microsoft platforms when running PSQL v9 server. For Workgroup users, the change is a bit more significant and users should evaluate the options for running in a standalone or peer-to-peer environment. Pervasive anticipates that adoption for Windows Vista will increase in late half of 2007 with widespread adoption in 2008. Based on analyst and media reports this is consistent with most assumptions.
MSDN Webcast: Building Rules-Based Applications Using Windows Workflow Foundation (Level 200)	2006-12-23 01:00:24	Microsoft
Rules can be powerful business tools when combined with workflow. This webcast examines the rules engine capabilities in Windows Workflow Foundation, and shows how one can use rules to drive workflow execution. The presenters of this webcast show how rule policies facilitate the description of sophisticated behavior in an integrated and flexible way. They also discuss the extensibility mechanisms in Windows Workflow Foundation that enables to leverage the rules engine in any Microsoft .NET-connected application.
Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 2 Server Core Virtual Lab	2006-12-23 01:00:24	Microsoft
This webcast explains the newest of features and functionalities of Windows Server "Longhorn" Server Core.
MSDN Webcast: Creating Professional Looking Windows Forms Applications With Visual Studio 2005 (Level 200)	2006-12-23 01:00:24	Microsoft
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 make it easier than ever to create professional looking Windows Forms applications. This webcast will explore the new ToolStrip family of controls allowing the users to create applications with the look and feel of Microsoft products. The presenters also show the viewer how the new WebBrowser and ActiveDocumentHost controls allow integrating Web and document content into the applications. They will explore some of the new controls such as SplitContainer, FlowLayoutPanel, and TableLayoutPanel along with some of the new control properties that provide improved support for localization, resizing, and data entry.
MSDN Webcast: The Revolutionary Windows Vista Transactional NTFS (TxF) Infrastructure (Level 200)	2006-12-23 01:00:24	Microsoft
The Transactional NTFS (TxF) infrastructure in Windows Vista enables to roll back operations made on the file system and registry. Using TxF, one can create a group of work that may include updates to files, the registry, and other traditional transactional storage resources. This group of work can then either be completed as a whole or reversed so that no durable changes are made. This webcast provides the viewer with an overview of TxF features and walks through a simple application.