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- What if users could have Windows their way?
- How much would you pay Microsoft for a port of its BitLocker drive encryption -- a technology slated to be available only to Vista Enterprise and Vista Ultimate users -- that could run on the Vista Business SKU? Or on Windows XP, for that matter? This might not be...
- Tags: Vista, Windows client, Windows Live, Corporate strategy, WGA, Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Windows Vista Beta 2 BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide
- This paper provides the instructions you need to use BitLocker Drive Encryption in a test environment. BitLocker Drive Encryption is the final feature release name for the project previously referred to as Secure Startup - Full Volume Encryption. The Windows Vista December CTP release still uses the old project name...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, BitLocker, Encryption, BitLocker Drive Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
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- Medieval secrets behind Microsoft research
- Medieval secrets behind Microsoft researchMicrosoft has not invented...anything. So their research is obviously nothing more than a money pit.While talking to two programmers last week the state of Microsoft's software came up. Mind you, both are Microsoft proponents and program for the Microsoft environment. What was interesting is at the...
- Tags: Research & Development, Linux, Operating systems, Directory services, Microsoft Corp., Medieval secret, Medieval, Microsoft Research
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium
- Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home PremiumI was quite impressed with the speedI was impressed with the speed of Windows 7 Ultimate on low performance systems, so I agree that all Windows 7 SKUs will likely run on netbooks, considering how well Ultimate ran.RE: Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Home Premium, Microsoft Windows 7, Starter, Microsoft Corp., Aero Glass, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Telecommunications Firm Reduces Energy Costs With New Operating System
- Operating in more than 170 countries, British Telecom plc BT is a leading provider of communications services, including, networked IT services; telecommunications services; and Internet products and services. During its hardware refresh cycle, the company wanted to upgrade its operating system to one that would save costs, improve user productivity,...
- Tags: Operating System, British Telecommunications, Telecommunications, Carbon Emission, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- BitLocker for dummies (...students)
- Students need security; it's a paramount element of university life. Without security, our laptops can go missing (or stolen, depending on which university you go to), and a good proportion of your life you can say goodbye to. This came in the form of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, USB Flash Drive, BitLocker, Computer, BitLocker-to-Go, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-01-03
- Introducing Branch Office Server in Windows Server 2008
- This webcast describes the benefits that Windows Server 2008 provides for installing and maintaining a branch office network. It demonstrates the installation of a branch office network by using the new server core option. It also lists the benefits of Active Directory Read-Only Domain Controllers RODCs and BitLocker Drive Encryption.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Benefit, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-01-01
- TechNet Webcast: Windows BitLocker for the Enterprise: Notes From the Field (Level 200)
- Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a brand-new security feature available in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Ultimate operating systems that provides an elegant solution for the "Lost laptop" situation that no enterprise wants to admit to. The attendee of this webcast will learn from some of the experiences...
- Tags: Webcast, IBM Lotus Notes, BitLocker, Microsoft TechNet, Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-12-16
- Win Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 move ahead in lockstep
- During Day 2 of WinHEC, Microsoft showed off a number of the new features that it will deliver in Windows Server 2008 R2 -- a k a "Windows 7 Server -- when it ships in the next year or so. Among them: Support for up to 256 logical processors; branch-office...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Processor, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Servers, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Staffing Company Enhances Security of PCs by Deploying Latest Operating System
- Protecting its data is critical for TAC Worldwide, a staffing company that matches skilled technical people with companies that need to fill IT and engineering positions. To guard against potential breaches from the loss or theft of PCs, the company decided to upgrade its PC operating system to Windows Vista....
- Tags: Security, Staffing, PC, Operating System
- Case studies 2008-11-01
- A first look at Windows 7's pre-beta PDC release
- Is it a major release or just a revamped Windows Vista? That’s the big question surrounding Windows 7, which made its public debut in a keynote address by Steven Sinofsky today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft executives showed off the new Windows...
- Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows 7, Network, Window, Microsoft Windows Vista, Feature, PowerShell Scripting Language, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- How Microsoft Does IT: Deployment Planning for BitLocker Drive Encryption for Windows Vista
- To increase data security on laptop and desktop PCs, the Microsoft Information Security team is deploying functionality within Windows Vista called BitLocker Drive Encryption. This webcast give more about BitLocker. It is a new hardware-enhanced security feature in the Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate operating systems that provides better off-line...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., BitLocker, Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-10-16
- Microsoft downplays BitLocker password leakage
- Microsoft is downplaying the severity of a password leakage issue in BitLocker, the full disk encryption feature built into Windows Vista, insisting that a real world attack scenario is "very unlikely." According to an advisory from iViZ, the password checking routine of Microsoft Bitlocker fails to sanitize...
- Tags: Password, Microsoft Corp., BitLocker, BIOS, Hardware, Components, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Windows Embedded 'Quebec' due in 2010
- Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-based embedded operating system, Microsoft already is working on one. Microsoft released during the first week of June a new test build of its latest Windows XP-based embedded operating system, known as...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Windows Embedded, Quebec, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Australian Customs Guards Computers and National Borders With New Operating System
- The Australian Customs Service uses a range of sophisticated techniques to protect national borders. To back this up, it maintains about 5,800 computers, including 600 notebooks, at 93 locations. However, its IT department was struggling under the burden of maintaining its desktop infrastructure and was concerned about the security of...
- Tags: Operating System, Notebook Computer, Mobility, Borders Books & Music, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Productivity, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Windows Server 2008 (Part 22 of 24): Remote Location Technologies (Level 200)
- This webcast looks at technologies in the Windows Server 2008 operating system that can help to enhance security and manageability at remote locations. First the presenter explores the deployment and features of Read-Only Domain Controllers RODCs, explains the advantages and limitations of RODCs, and describes why RODCs can benefit remote...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Remote Location, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts 2008-05-23
- Free COFEE opens Microsoft BitLocker
- Microsoft has released a tool to law enforcement that helps get around the encryption provided by the company’s own BitLocker software, distributed in Windows Vista. PC World has an extensive article about Microsoft's COFEE -- Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor â€" which some 2,000 law enforcement...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, COFEE, Law Enforcement Agent, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door"
- Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door"What do you expect?From the loosers at ValleyWag and the rest of the SV echochamber?They're like Hillary Clinton. Screeching and screeching lies until people believe they are true.I was actually expecting a refutationAll you've really said is that law enforcement doesn't need a...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door"
- Techdirt's Mike Masnick is usually pretty reliable, but he completely blew it today, hitting the publish button on one of the sloppiest, most inflammatory stories I've seen in a long time: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police It's long been assumed that Microsoft has...
- Tags: Security, Password, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Encryption, USB, Tool, Computer, CrunchGear, USB Switchblade, Productivity, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Ensuring Your Data Is Secure With a Trusted Platform (Level 200)
- The focus of this webcast is on IT professionals and the SQL Server 2008 the Trusted Platform. The webcast looks at how Contoso's IT operations embraced the new and enhanced features to make sure that SQL Server 2008 was a trusted platform. The first two parts address security, which is...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft TechNet, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-03-31
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