Windows ’Longhorn’ Server Update
[ Source: 1105 Media ]
January 2008-
Longhorn has several compelling new features. On one score, it will be unlike any previous Windows operating system in that Longhorn can be run without ""windows."" With the Beta 2 release of Longhorn, Microsoft introduced new functionality called Server Core. The functionality allows administrators to install Longhorn with a very limited set of services turned on. At that point, administrators can choose one of four roles - DHCP, DNS, file server or Domain Controller.
Longhorn: Is Allchin’s Baby Worth the Wait?
[ Source: 1105 Media ]
January 2008-
Longhorn is so chock-full of code-names that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to figure out what’s what. WinFX, Indigo and Avalon all sound terribly important, but they don’t give the user a clue as to what they will do. Until the user gets a look at Longhorn’s first public beta, though, those code-names are all the users has got. WinFX (pronounced ""Win Ef Ex,"" just like it’s spelled) stands for ...
Beta Blowout: A Three-Headed Beta Release Lights the Fuse on Office, Windows and Longhorn Server
[ Source: 1105 Media ]
January 2008-
Microsoft is calling Office 2007 ""the most important new version of Office in 10 years."" Visually, the new Office is striking, with programs cast in cool blue and gray hues. More impressively, the late May beta build seems quite stable. Documents and applications opened quickly on the 3.0GHz Pentium 4 test system with 1GB of RAM. Outlook produced a crash during the initial setup of account settings, but otherwise failures were rare.
Server Core: Windows Without Windows - The New Server Core Is a Stripped-Down, Rock-Solid Version of Longhorn
[ Source: 1105 Media ]
January 2008-
One of the most innovative features coming in Windows ""Longhorn"" Server isn’t really a feature as much as a whole new version of Windows. It’s called Server Core, and it will only take one-sixth of the disk space of a normal Longhorn installation. It’s not expected to need anywhere near as many patches and hotfixes as Windows 2000. It’s a version of Windows that does not, in fact, use windows. It’s ...
ATI Catalyst Graphics Drivers and WDDM: Leading the Way to Windows Vista
[ Source: ATI Technologies ]
January 2008-
ATI’s new Windows Vista driver model substantially increases the performance, stability and visual look-and-feel of the entire Windows Vista experience. ATI has not only spent considerable effort preparing for the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) through the development of features such as GPU recover and Virtual Command And Memory management (VCAM), but ATI has also played a key role in the development of new key WDDM features that enhance Windows Vista security and makes ...
Windows Vista Section - The State of Windows Vista
[ Source: Active Network ]
January 2008-
At WinHEC 2005, Microsoft announced the completion of the Windows Vista driver model. Beta 1 was released in July 2005 and contained roughly 1/3 of the features expected for the final release - mostly developer-oriented. The Release To Manufacturing (RTM) is scheduled for 2006. This paper from Microsoft covers some of the features that make Windows Vista a worthwhile upgrade based upon currently known details about the platform. This is by no means a complete listing of expected Windows Vista ...
Does the Vista View Include Real ROI?
[ Source: Alinean ]
January 2008-
In examining ways to achieve greater business value from IT, recent studies by IDC on Infrastructure Optimization strategies has demonstrated that implementing best practices can help to significantly reduce operating costs and boost service levels and agility. The study was conducted on almost 1,000 organizations, and analyzed the impact of maturing organization from a Basic practices level where IT operations are uncoordinated and manual and IT is seen as a cost center, through Standardized, where there ...
Safely Transition from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007: Leveraging Virtualization for Application Assurance
[ Source: Appassure Software ]
October 2008-
Explore best practices for safely transitioning your messaging infrastructure from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2007.
Join Mitch Chen of ITS Consulting Group, an expert in Microsoft Exchange deployments for this on-demand, 45-minute webinar.
Additionally, Mitch is joined by Todd Fredrick of AppAssure software, who demonstrates a real-world implementation of virtualization using the Replay software platform for transition support, backup, and disaster recovery.
AppAssure Software is changing the way businesses think about protecting their mission-critical messaging infrastructure – by ...
On Windows Vista, DRM, and New Monitors
[ Source: Ars Technica ]
January 2008-
One of the more touchy subjects crowding the author’s inbox lately relates to how Windows Vista will fail to render High Definition video in ""Pure"" High Definition on most existing monitors. There’s quite a bit of hemming and hawing over the probability that Windows Vista users will have to buy new monitors to see HD content. This white paper clears misinformation out about Windows on new monitors.
Achieving Vista Readiness: Strategic PC Lifecycle Management Gets You There
[ Source: Attachmate ]
January 2008-
This white paper published by Attachmate explains why establishing a solid PC Lifecycle Management (PCLM) strategy is the key to successful OS migrations for Vista and beyond. Deploying a new operating system, such as Vista, is a balancing act. On one side of the scale are the functional benefits of the new system. On the other side are the time, cost, and effort of deployment; the inevitable compatibility issues; the ambiguous and error-prone deployment processes; ...