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- ITIL getting vendors on the same page
- ITIL getting vendors on the same pageITIL with Microsoft slant = MOFThe Microsoft Operations Framework MOF, the Microsoft spin on ITIL, includes SME's directly tied to the daily processes of building supporting and optimizing the Microsoft infrastructures most businesses really use to perform their missions. If more large IT...
- Tags: Process improvement, IT Services, SMB/SME, UNIX, ITIL, Microsoft Operations Framework, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-06-02
- Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) Boosts Cox Communication Inc.'s Efficiency, Lowers TCO
- Cox Communications is nation's fifth largest cable television company. The company had experienced tremendous growth. The IT operation had kept up - but without initiating and formalizing the processes that would have ensured smooth, effective operation. A Microsoft-led team conducted an operations assessment based on the Microsoft Operations Framework MOF....
- Tags: Information Technology, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Cox Communications Inc., Microsoft Operations Framework, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Strategy, Service Level Management, Roi/Tco, Quality, Business Operations, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
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- Infinite Dreamers FileRenamer 1.0 (Windows)
- Using a Windows Explorer type interface, one or more files can be selected from a single directory. One or more rules to either remove or replace text within a file can be specified to be applied sequentially to create complex file renaming operations. Requires the use of the .NET 2.0...
- Tags: Infinite Dreamers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, .Net, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-09-16
- When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?
- HERETIC !My patent is better than you patent!What a waste of resources!I couldn't agree with you more.Now for the sharks in the suits .... what are they to do if they have to keep their Lexus more than 6 months?Duh!I simply do not understand the warped reasoning that would make...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Protecting intellectual property, patent, software, Donald Knuth, Newton, software patent
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- VMware completes the PaaS to vCloud
- If you’ve been wondering why an infrastructure leader would acquire a developer framework, the answer is a bit more complex that what shows on the surface â€" and a lot more strategic. As stated in the press release and in the blogs by VMware CTO Steve Herrod and SpringSource CEO...
- Tags: Java, PaaS, VMware Inc., SpringSource, Microsoft Windows Azure, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Enterprise 2.0 2009 Conference: Aggregate and Organize
- I finally made it to Boston for the Enterprise 2.0 conference with my record intact. That record would be that I have NEVER in 15 years of flying to Boston a hundred times, NEVER, repeat again, NEVER been on time both ways. This one was resolved quickly because my flight...
- Tags: Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Intel Integrated Performance Primitives 6.1 (Windows)
- Intel Integrated Performance Primitives is an extensive library of multicore-ready, highly optimized software functions for digital media and data-processing applications. Intel IPP offers thousands of optimized functions covering frequently-used fundamental algorithms. Deferred Mode Image Processing Framework delivers pipelined parallelism, dramatically improving performance of pipelined image operations, especially on larger images....
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows, Intel Corp., Intel Integrated Performance Primitives, Performance Management, Digital Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Security
- Software downloads 2009-06-23
- Albemarle County Enhances Security With Microsoft Solution Accelerators
- The county's IT Department is creating an "Access Albemarle" Web site portal using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, which will, among other services, provide access to information managed in a new deployment of the Microsoft Dynamics GP business management software. As the county rolls out the new solution, it needs...
- Tags: County, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Content Management, Strategy, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Student Information System Helps Schools Streamline Day-to-Day Operations
- Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Los Mochis, Mexico, Éxito Software develops software solutions for school management and e-learning. ServoEscolar and SesWEB solutions from Éxito Software build on the Microsoft Learning Gateway framework to streamline schools' day-to-day operations. More than 900 educational institutions in Mexico and Central America have used...
- Tags: School, Information System, Streamline, Microsoft Corp., Mexico, E-learning, Operational Planning, Training And Certification, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- MSDN Webcast: A Lap Around the Entity Framework from the DBA's Viewpoint (Level 300 )
- The Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework is a data technology that ships as part of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. The Entity Framework enables application developers to define domain models against which they can perform CRUD operations with very expressive query capabilities. The presenter of this webcast investigates how the Entity...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Database Administrator, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Viewpoint Corp., Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework, Entity Framework
- Webcasts 2009-04-27
- MSDN Webcast: Drill Down Into the Next Release of the Microsoft Sync Framework (Level 300)
- This webcast is a deep dive into the next release of the Microsoft Sync Framework with a focus on the database scenarios. Specifically, the presenter will discuss some of the work done earlier in order to allow developers to synchronize SQL Compact in a peer to peer fashion. In addition,...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Webcasts 2009-04-24
- 10 skills developers will need in the next five years
- Guest post: If you’re a developer looking to get ahead in your field (or in some cases, to simply stay employed), this is not a good time to be complacent. TechRepublic's Justin James lists the skills you’ll want to work on now to maximize your future job prospects. For more...
- Tags: Job, Developer, Web, Agile, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- IT Manager Webcast: Proactive IT Management With the Microsoft Operations Framework and IT Infrastructure Library (Level 300)
- In the day-to-day activities of IT operations, there are many opportunities for IT service delivery to miss the mark. Many studies indicate the main causes of substandard service delivery are both people and process-related issues not technology. In fact, 80 percent of unplanned downtime can be directly attributed to people...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, IT Administration, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., ITIL, Strategy, Service Level Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Webcasts 2009-03-16
- RightNow: right for now
- I've just had an extensive briefing from RightNow, the on-demand customer service solution provider. The company's business model, offering and pace provide a solid case study in what it means to be an on demand provider in a downturn economy. RightNow turned profitable in Q4 of 2008...
- Tags: Customer, RightNow Technologies, Somwe, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- PPoPP 2009 Day 2: Are most programmers stupid?
- PPoPP 2009 Day 2: Are most programmers stupid?Yale Patt is being foolish.You cannot ignore the factors of time and money. In the real non-ideal world, their are many practical considerations that cannot be avoided.Most programmers are average, which may not be good enough for "Yale Patt" but it is...
- Tags: Development tools, programmer, PPoPP 2009 Day 2, Yale Patt
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- Japanese Regional Hospital Boosts Efficiency With Enhanced Data Integration
- Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital is a major healthcare provider in southern Japan. To efficiently provide high-quality services while cooperating with other regional healthcare providers, the hospital uses IT to manage data and optimize operations. When it was time to upgrade to a fully integrated IT infrastructure, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital chose to...
- Tags: Hospital, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Data Integration, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Healthcare, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- GeoDataSource .NET Control 1.0 (Windows)
- The GeoDataSource .NET Control works with Microsoft Access, SQL Server and mySQL to query the complete GeoDataSource World Cities Database (Basic, Premium and Gold Edition). You can use the software object to query database by city and also calculate the distance between two cities or two latitude and longitude sets....
- Tags: City, Microsoft Windows, Dell Latitude, GeoDataSource, .Net, Application Servers, Notebooks, Middleware, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-02-01
- Why Linux owes (part of) its success to Microsoft
- Why Linux owes part of its success to MicrosoftFascinatingRMS was the one with the open source ideas. Not Torvalds.. Torvalds found nothing usefull for his brand new 80386. After approaching Tanenbaum and asking whether more features and support could be implemented in Minix. He came to write his own OS....
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, microkernel, RISC machine, Linux STILL, Linux, Unix, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- The 10 best IT certifications
- Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog: IT pros tend to have strong opinions when debating the value of professional certification â€" and views become even more polarized when it comes down to a discussion of which certs are meaningful. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel put together a list of the accreditations...
- Tags: Project Management, Security, Expertise, Certification, Skill, Exam, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., MCITP, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Certification, Project Management Professional Certification, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- .Net Data Objects 2.0.3233 (Windows)
- Softgroup .Net Data Objects is a .Net component that gives to developers powerful objects for accessing, editing, and updating data from a wide range of databases throw an internal system named "Scripts Drivers". With Softgroup .Net Data Objects developers can especially easy migrate old Microsoft Visual Basic data-oriented projects that...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Windows, Softgroup S.r.l., Softgroup .Net Data Objects, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-11-13
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