Desktops, Laptops and OS

Getting Started with Agile Game

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Fast, Reliable Mobility Support Makes Windows 7 the Choice for SOS Call Center

SOS International helps people who are experiencing difficulties, wherever they may be in the world. On behalf of its clients, the company responds to emergency calls 24/7. SOS International needed an operating system that could support its employees as well as its core applications. Speed, reliability, flexibility, and security were all vital requirements. With the help of IT consultant BRAIN FORCE, SOS International deployed Windows 7. Employees love the ease of use.

Legal Firm Saves Time and Money by Deploying Windows 7

Based in Budapest, Hungary, Lakatos, Koves and Partners Ugyvedi Iroda is a legal firm that has been heavily involved in Hungary's economic transformation and development. The firm requires many of its employees to have 24/7 availability. Security is a must, especially for mobile users. Rolling out new operating systems and hardware simultaneously presented a challenge. By taking advantage of WIM and ImageX in Windows 7, Lakatos, Koves and Partners Ugyvedi Iroda was able to deploy Windows 7 to 60 new systems without taxing IT resources.

Innovative Grammar School Gives Windows 7 High Grades in Performance, Stability

Ivanhoe Grammar School educates approximately 1,800 students, offering young people diverse and exciting opportunities since 1915. In support of its innovative strategic plan and emphasis on learning, Ivanhoe Grammar School is committed to providing high-quality IT resources for both students and faculty. Windows 7 increases ease of use, improves performance, revitalizes Tablet PCs, and simplifies presentations. Powerful deployment tools keep things moving behind the scenes.

Windows 7 Helps University Student Union Pick Up the Pace

HVU - the student union of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna - has been serving the university's student population since 1945, providing services and resources for students and staff. Users share desktop computers and access email and file servers. The HVU equipment needed to be modernized. k2netsolutions deployed Windows 7 Professional and Windows Small Business Server 2008 to give HVU users fast access to the information they need - from any HVU computer.

MSDN Webcast: Lock Contention, Using Intel Parallel Studio to Improve Performance (Level 300)

Discover how easy it is to use the power of Microsoft Visual Studio and Intel Parallel Studio to find performance issues due to lock contention in threaded applications. This ensures that shipped applications can take better advantage of multicore processors. The presenter of this webcast provides live demonstrations that show how to identify lock contentions issues with Visual Studio and Intel Parallel Studio, an add-in to Visual Studio that helps developers create fast, reliable code on multicore processors.

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Outlook 2007 (Level 100)

The attendee of this webcast will learn a Live Meeting presentation that will help them get the most out of Outlook 2007. Learn about new features and timesavers to help the attendee in their day-to-day work. This session is good for beginner and intermediate users. The presenter also includes a look at some of the new features in Office 2010. The time the attendee takes to attend this session can help save him time later - past participants report saving from 15 to over 30 minutes a day after attending a Tips and Tricks session. Led by an expert Microsoft technology presenter, the session will be informative and entertaining, designed to help the attendee learn how to work more effectively.

Customer Testimonial: Riverside Desktop Virtualization

Riverside's I.T. department included only two PC technicians who were responsible for supporting more than 1,200 PCs, laptops and mobile devices across two medical campuses and multiple remote locations. Plus, they faced a costly refresh cycle for more than 900 PCs, the need for widespread deployment of new applications and growing demands for improved disaster preparedness/business continuity, security and HIPAA compliance. They knew upfront that a virtual environment was the key to gaining centralized control - the challenge was determining which solution would best fit their needs.

Private Girls' School Enhances Student Educational Experience With Hosted Service

The Marymount School Medellín, a private girls school in Colombia, needed a secure e-mail platform to link students, teachers, and administrators, but funds were tight. The school found its answer by deploying Microsoft Live@edu, a free hosted service for K - 12 and higher education institutions that provides students, staff, faculty, and alumni long-term, primary e-mail addresses and other applications they can use.

Using Novell ZENworks Configuration Management to Accelerate Windows 7 Migrations

Windows 7 is shaping up to be the most significant desktop operating system upgrade since Windows XP was released more than eight years ago. In fact, a recent IDC white paper predicted that more than 170 million units of Windows 7 will ship by the end of 2010.

Keys to a Successful Windows 7 Migration:

• Careful planning
• A well-informed strategy
• The right migration tools