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Group Policy Compare 1.0 (Windows)

GPO Compare is a powerful product for quickly finding differences and inconsistencies between two Group Policy Objects GPOs in the same or different AD domains. The product lets you navigate the namespace of both GPOs and points out differences using color coding. You can quickly jump from the difference report...

Tags: Group Policy, Microsoft Windows, Group Policy Object, SDM Software, GPO Compare

Software downloads 2008-12-27

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (Level 200)

Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management AGPM provides a workflow process of offline Group Policy Object GPO creation that integrates role-based delegation, review, and approval of Group Policy before deployment to a live environment. These roles can be delegated according to the supervisory needs of the enterprise. However, with custom permissions...

Tags: Group Policy, Webcast, Group Policy Object, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management

Webcasts 2008-08-08

Windows Server 2008 "Starter" GPOs

The starter Group Policy Object GPO feature in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 doesn't provide any predefined solutions for business scenarios, but it does give you the framework for building such solutions yourself. By way of introducing the feature to you, this white paper addresses the following five questions: How...

Tags: Group Policy, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Group Policy Object, Microsoft Windows Server 2008

White papers 2008-05-02

Group Policy Object Infrastructure Management at Microsoft: Design, Troubleshooting, and Lifecycle Management

Group Policy provides a powerful framework for managing and enforcing settings on computers on a corporate network. Microsoft IT uses it to deploy some policies to all computers on the network, while managing specific settings for certain classes of servers. An effective process surrounding the approval, development, and deployment of...

Tags: Group Policy, Lifecycle Management, Group Policy Object, Microsoft Corp.

White papers 2005-08-01

EZ GPO 1.04 (Windows)

ENERGY STAR's EZ GPO tool allows a network administrator to centrally control power management settings using Group Policy Objects GPOs, saving up to $50 per computer per year in energy costs. EZ GPO can also activate 'system standby', which places the PC box to sleep, uses the existing functionality on...

Tags: Group Policy, Power Management, Network, Group Policy Object, Computer, Network Administrator, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-03-15

Managing Group Policy ADMX Files Step-by-Step Guide

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" introduce a new format for displaying registry-based policy settings. Registry-based policy settings located under the Administrative Templates category in the Group Policy Object Editor are defined using a standards-based, XML file format, known as ADMX files. These new files replace ADM...

Tags: Group Policy, Policy Setting, Group Policy Object

White papers

Additional Resources

Global warming promises more hunger, more innovation

Hopefully not a repeatThe idea of GM foods is found most abhorrent in the nations with some of the worst food problems? Also, did anyone notice that the FPRI report indicates that more than 50% of the world's agricultural green house emissions are generated by the primitive natural agriculture...

Tags: global warming, climate change, food

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Why PayPal lost this customer over credit card fees policy

Te sadder reality"Here?s the sad reality: PayPal - and the execs at parent company eBay - could probably give a rat?s behind what I think of their credit card policies. I?m not a frequent buyer or seller on eBay and don?t regularly use the service. And I?m just one guy."No,...

Tags: Sales channel, Food & Beverage, PayPal

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Why PayPal lost this customer over credit card fees policy

I have this event coming up and will be be the funds-collector from people scattered across different locations. Initially, I thought of PayPal as the easy way to go. Boy, was I wrong. Today, thanks to a very poor experience with the company's Web...

Tags: Payment, Credit Card, PayPal, eBay Inc., Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-19

RingCube vDesk Customer Profile

I find that speaking with actual users of a product or a technology brings out a different view of a company and its products. This time, I had a chance to communicate with a user of RingCube's vDesk (see RingCube vDesk for more information about vDesk.) Here's a summary of...

Tags: Team, PC, RingCube Technologies Inc., RingCube vDesk, Jeff B., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Team Management, Virtualization, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Active Directory Object Manager 9.0 (Windows)

SYNERGIX Object Manager ADOM is a unique software solution that allows a VPN user to change their Active Directory password seamlessly. The user login behavior to their Windows based laptop as with cache credentials remains the same so no special instructions need to be provided. User are prompted to change...

Tags: Password, Laptop Computer, Synergix, ADOM, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows, VPNs, Notebooks, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-06-04

CircuitCity.com Is Back Online. And, Yes, You Can Return HP, IBM and Toshiba Products. Now.

CircuitCity.com was reborn on May 22, brought to you by the Systemax folks who bought remnants of the CompUSA chain and operate TigerDirect.com. When CircuitCity.com first came back, its return policy came under fire from The Consumerist and other sites such as MaximumPC and CrunchGear. ...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Policy, Manufacturer, Toshiba Corp., IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-02

EFF's von Lohmann: YouTube worse than DMCA for fair use

I passed Jason's post about getting DMCA'd by Warner Music onto Fred von Lohmann at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. You'll recall that Jason and his wife put up on Vimeo a reunion slideshow with several tracks of music and that Warner Music Group promptly filed a DMCA take-down notice. Fred's...

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, YouTube Inc., DMCA, Warner Music Group Corp., Fred, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Implementing Device Restrictions in Vista and Server 2008

With Vista clients and Server 2008 systems, there are a number of new Group Policy settings that allow us to exert some level of control over which devices users can install and use. Depending on the mix of Help Desk calls in your organization, these settings may be worth the...

Tags: Global Knowledge, Group Policy, Help Desk, It Operations, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Server, Software

White papers 2008-12-05

Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase

Symantec has reported that the Neosploit toolkit has been updated to include attack vectors for the recent Microsoft Access ActiveX vulnerability.  Neosploit is a toolkit for sale on the market (price estimates fall between $1500-$3000) that seeks to automate and extend the capability of browser exploits. Symantec...

Tags: Web, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Access, Vulnerability, Trusted Site, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Zone, Intranet, Attack, Neosploit, Internet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-14

TechNet Webcast: All About Communications Server 2007 Security (Level 300)

A major focus during deployment is to make sure that application is secure. The presenter of this webcast takes a look at areas of Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 that incorporate security such as TCP, Transport Layer Security TLS, SRTP, and others. In addition, the presenter discusses some Group Policy...

Tags: Security, Webcast, Communications Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet

Webcasts 2008-06-05

Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows Powershell

View Available Dates and LocationsGain the knowledge and skills to use Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows Server 2008. You'll cover cmdlets, script structure and flow control, language syntax, and implementation details of scripting administrative tasks using COM, WMI, and .NET foundations. This course incorporates materials from...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Administration, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software

Training 2008-06-01

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 3.2 (Windows)

Service Pack 1 introduces support for some new hardware and software standards, notably the exFAT file system, 802.11n wireless networking, IPv6 over VPN connections, and the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol. Booting a system using Extensible Firmware Interface on x64 systems is also being introduced; this feature had originally been slated...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack, Microsoft Corp., Desktop Search, Service Pack 1, Search

Software downloads 2008-03-20

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

Feeling the heat at MicrosoftFeeling the heat at MicrosoftSo there IS competition. I read so many posts on the talkbacks saying there was no competition and Microsoft was a monopoly. As always, they were wrong. No worries though, Microsoft being the strongest of the bunch will still maintain its...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Telecom & Utilities, UNIX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testers

Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testersVista on the up?I get the feeling that SP1 is only going to make Vista into a reasonable os at the end of the day, after all the hype has died away; a bit like XP SP1 - But XP SP2 really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-01-10