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ALSO CALLED: Microsoft Windows DEFINITION: Windows is a personal computer operating system from Microsoft that, together with some commonly used business applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel, has become a de facto "standard" for individual users in most corporations as well as in most homes.The original 1985 version of Windows introduced to home and business PC users many of the graphical user interface (GUI) ideas that were developed … Definition continues below.
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Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology and Windows® 7: Better for Business sponsored by Intel Technology Provider WHITE PAPER: Technical decision makers are faced with many challenges in today's economy: help users get more work done faster and with fewer difficulties, protect the network and individual systems from attacks or malicious code, and much more. Find out how the Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology complements the new Windows 7 operating system. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Computer Hardware \| Desktop Virtualization \| Multi-core Processors \| Notebook Computers \| Productivity \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Windows

Windows 7 Security: A Great Leap Forward or Business as Usual? sponsored by Sophos Inc. WHITE PAPER: The public release of Windows 7 is approaching fast. Debates and discussions have been raging on the security improvements in the new platform, and some potential problems have also emerged. In this white paper, we run through the most significant changes and additions, and look at what they might mean to users and administrators. Posted: 13 Oct 2009 \| Published: 13 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Security \| Operating Systems \| Patch Management \| Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Threats \| Windows \| Windows Security

Dell Helps Customers Reduce Spending on Power, Hardware, and Software sponsored by Dell and Microsoft CASE STUDY: Companies that seek infrastructure consulting from Dell often want to cut expenditures. Dell can help customers reduce costs by taking advantage of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Dell products and services. Read this case study to learn more! Posted: 13 Oct 2009 \| Published: 13 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Power Management \| IT Spending \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Software Selection \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| Windows

Dell Windows 7 Readiness Assessment sponsored by Dell, Inc. DATA SHEET: To capitalize on the benefits of Windows 7, you must make sure your computing environment is ready for the upgrade. Dell's Windows 7 Readiness Assessment is designed to identify application compatibility, hardware compatibility and migration readiness and to provide the recommendations needed to help make your transition to Windows 7 smooth. Posted: 07 Oct 2009 \| Published: 07 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Operating Systems \| Software Asset Management \| Software Implementation \| Software Installation \| Software Migration \| Software Upgrades \| Windows

Integrating Unix and Linux Systems with Active Directory sponsored by Quest Software TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Microsoft Active Directory has always proven ideal in providing secure access of users to all systems in an enterprise using the Windows platform. Unfortunately, by itself, AD can't provide the same level of security, compliance, and scalability to Unix, Linux, and Java systems. Quest Software can bridge that gap. Posted: 02 Oct 2009 \| Published: 02 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Authentication \| Authorization \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Java \| Linux \| Open Source \| Operating Systems \| Password Authentication Protocol \| Password Management \| SSO \| UNIX \| Windows

AppPoint’s Proxy for IBM-Rational Functional Tester to support Oracle Forms sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn about Rational® Functional Tester, an object-oriented automated testing tool that tests Windows®, .Net, Java™, HTML, Siebel and SAP applications, and lets you record reliable and robust scripts that can be played back to validate new builds of a test application. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 \| Published: 01 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Functional Testing \| Linux \| Operating Systems \| SAP (Product) \| Systems Management \| Systems Software \| Systems Testing \| Testing \| Windows

Podcast- The Importance of User Workspace Virtualization in Desktop Virtualization sponsored by RES Software PODCAST: In this podcast featuring industry expert, Brian Madden, learn how to meet user needs when virtualizing desktops. Discover how to reduce costs and simplify desktop management by installing a master operating system that all users share. Learn how to get a personalized user workspace even when sharing a master virtual desktop image. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| IT Management \| Server Management \| User Experience \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Machine \| VMware \| VMware Server \| Windows \| Windows Server Software

Webcast - The Importance of User Workspace Virtualization in Desktop Virtualization sponsored by RES Software WEBCAST: In this webcast featuring industry expert, Brian Madden, learn how to meet user needs when virtualizing desktops. Discover how to reduce costs and simplify desktop management by installing a master operating system that all users share. Learn how to get a personalized user workspace even when sharing a master virtual desktop image. Posted: 25 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 25 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Centers \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Server Provisioning \| Terminal Server Software \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| VMware \| Windows

Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise Training: Triggering an Event Based on File Arrival sponsored by Help/Systems WEBCAST: Robot/SCHEDULE Enterprise is a new software product that expands job scheduling and server management to your Windows, HP UX, Linux, and UNIX servers today. View this training session to learn how a file creation on a Windows server can become an event that triggers the launch of a Robot/Scheduled job. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| File Server Software \| File Transfer Protocols \| Job Scheduling Software \| Linux \| Server Management \| UNIX \| Windows

Master Guide – Migrating SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This Deployment Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies and Dell recommend for migrating databases from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008. Posted: 10 Sep 2009 \| Published: 10 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Data Management \| Data Migration \| Database Architectures \| Database Management \| Databases \| SQL Server \| Windows

Breakthroughs with Windows 7 Webcast sponsored by Microsoft WEBCAST: Interested in knowing the impact Windows 7 operating system can have on your business? If so, please join Tony Piltzecker, Server Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation, for this webcast and learn about the hottest new capabilities in Windows 7. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Cluster Management \| Operating System Virtualization \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Windows

Ten Things You Should Know About Windows 7 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This Microsoft white paper will discuss in detail ten things you should probably know as you get familiar with the latest version of the Windows client; what's been improved, what to expect and how it differs, if much at all, to Vista. Posted: 28 Aug 2009 \| Published: 28 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Enterprise Computing \| Internet Explorer \| Microsoft Office \| Operating Systems \| Server Software \| Windows \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

Server Room Planning: The Keys To Success sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WEBCAST: In this expert webcast, learn the basic steps to take when selecting and setting up your organization's server room, with details on security considerations, environmental factors and more. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Premiered: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Power Management \| Data Centers \| Network Security \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Storage Systems \| Windows \| Windows Security

Overcoming problems with RAID sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WEBCAST: In this expert webcast, learn how to recognize and deal with common RAID issues in storage arrays. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Premiered: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Backup Server Hardware \| Backups \| Data Centers \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Management \| RAID \| Server Management \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Systems Maintenance \| Windows

Server hardware: Making the right choice sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel WEBCAST: In this expert webcast, learn the basic factors that go into choosing a new server for your environment, with details on processors, server types, consolidation options and more. Posted: 27 Aug 2009 \| Premiered: 27 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Storage Systems \| Tower Servers \| Windows

MKS X/Server v 8.5 - High-performance, transparent PC X server sponsored by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division TRIAL SOFTWARE: This world of PC/UNIX system integration demands a product available for the newest PC architectures and is easy to use and easy to manage. Applications normally available on expensive UNIX workstations can be readily accessed from enterprise desktops. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| High Performance Computing \| Interoperability \| Linux \| Linux Desktop Environment \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| OpenGL \| Operating Systems \| PC Operating Systems \| UNIX \| Windows

MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers v9.2p2 - Porting UNIX applications to Windows sponsored by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division TRIAL SOFTWARE: MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers is the ultimate in UNIX to Windows migration. Maintain a single course base across UNIX and Windows saving time and money for years to come, while cutting development time - 70%, 80%, even 90%. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Enterprise Application Integration Middleware \| Interoperability \| Linux \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| UNIX \| Windows

MKS Toolkit for Developers v9.2p2 sponsored by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division TRIAL SOFTWARE: MKS Toolkit for Developers speeds the software development and administration process and reduces errors by eliminating the time spent on tedious manual tasks. MKS Toolkit dramatically improves the compatibility between Windows and UNIX environments. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Interoperability \| Linux \| Linux Desktop Environment \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Operating Systems \| Software Development Tools \| UNIX \| Windows

Windows 7 Review Guide sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. Posted: 13 May 2009 \| Published: 13 May 2009 TOPICS: Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Systems \| Microsoft Certified Professional \| Microsoft Excel \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Office XP \| Microsoft Operations Manager \| Operating Systems \| Windows \| Windows 2000 \| Windows 98 \| Windows CE \| Windows Me \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

A Guide to Utilizing Virtualization in a Disaster Recovery Strategy sponsored by Dell and Microsoft EGUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Desktop Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Integrated Threat Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Offices \| Windows \| Windows Security

File System Auditor Version 2.0.8 sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: It sounds simple, but just try to figure out who accessed your confidential data yesterday. IT management standards insist on it, compliance standards require it, but can you deliver? Posted: 15 Apr 2009 \| Published: 15 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Compliance Audits \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Security \| Reporting Software \| SQL Server \| Windows \| Windows Vista

Active Administrator Version 5.0.1 - Active Directory Management sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses. Posted: 15 Apr 2009 \| Published: 15 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Applications Management Software \| Backup Software \| Data Management \| Disaster Recovery \| IT Auditing \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Reporting Software \| Systems Management \| Systems Management Software \| Windows

Desktop Authority Password Self-Service Version 4.1.1 sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation TRIAL SOFTWARE: Desktop Authority® Password Self-Service™ provides an easy-to-use, robust system for allowing users to reset their own forgotten passwords or locked accounts, eliminating the biggest source of help desk calls. Posted: 15 Apr 2009 \| Published: 15 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Authentication \| Help Desks \| Password Management Software \| Passwords \| Self-Service Applications Software \| SQL Server \| User Interfaces \| Windows

SharePoint E-Zine Volume 7: Who Is Allowed to Customize SharePoint? sponsored by SearchWinIT EZINE: Find out how to incorporate governance into SharePoint customization to empower users while setting boundaries. Posted: 16 Feb 2009 \| Published: 16 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Processes \| Collaboration \| Document Management \| Email Archiving \| IT Governance \| IT Managers \| Microsoft Exchange \| Network Service Providers \| Windows

eGuide: Tipcast Transcript: Solid State Drives in the Enterprise sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. EGUIDE: This series of tips discusses the issues involved in integrating solid state drives at three junctions in enterprise storage environments. Posted: 19 Dec 2008 \| Published: 19 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Hard Disk Drives \| RAM \| ROI \| SAN \| Storage Management \| Windows

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WINDOWS DEFINITION (continued): … at an experimental lab at Xerox and introduced commercially by Apple's Lisa and Macintosh computers. Ask your Microsoft Windows questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comSome of the well-known versions of Windows have included:Windows 286Windows 386Windows 3.0 and 3.11Windows 95Windows 98Windows NTWindows 2000Windows CE for use in small mobile computersWindows MeWindows XPWindows VistaWith the advent of the Internet, Microsoft has repositioned Windows as a kind of "window to the world," and its efforts to take the lead in Web browsers have made Internet Explorer the most popular browser. Microsoft's …
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