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Microsoft aims to make file sharing profitable

RE: Microsoft aims to make file sharing profitableLet's apply an iota of intelligence to this problem, eh Microsoft? One creates mp3 and other compressed audio files using algorithms that identify the least audible bytes and removing them. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that one...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Engineering, Digital media, Digital music, johnbartley, Microsoft Corp., file-sharing, DRM'd, Microsoft Aims

Discussion threads 2007-07-14

OOXML or OOPS? Microsoft blunders in its open document specification

Should Microsoft's blooper collection me enacted into an ISO spec?A cup, an ounce, an inch, a week, a month, all have different definitions in different nations; even metric measurements differ across boundaries. Should a 'standard' which does not allow for these differences be made an ISO standard?a standard...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, johnbartley, OpenDocument Format, ISO, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

Vista Ultimate: Good deal or Microsoft revenue enhancement?

Ultimate: Good deal or Microsoft revenue enhancement?Did you spend extra to get Ultimate? If you did, was it a good deal?RE: Vista Ultimate: Good deal or Microsoft revenue enhancement?Too early to say.. Post this question in 2 years.Good Deal?Well I decided to get the whole package. Almost fell for the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, johnbartley, Good Deal, revenue enhancement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

Milan make me buy more, me like Microsoft's Milan?

Are you ready for robo-sales?Me, no; I'll even wait for a human checker rather than deal with a robot checkout stand (of course, Kroger's robot stand sounds just like my Palm's alert sound, so maybe that's why...) But, with a human, it's easier to discern motive, whereas robot salesthings will...

Tags: Robots, johnbartley, Microsoft Corp., robot

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

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Microsoft wins patent lawsuit over boot-up technology

A U.S. District Court jury in Texas has ruled that Microsoft did not infringe on patents claimed by Computer Acceleration Corp., a subsidiary of patent warehousing firm Acacia Research Corp. Excerpt from Network World: The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...

Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-11-18

Stellent Case Study: Georgia System Operations Corp.

Recently, Oglethorpe Power Corp., a $1 billion power company, faced a daunting information management challenge. To prepare for deregulation and improve operational efficiencies, the corporation split into three different companies - Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp. and Georgia System Operations Corp. GSOC - and the GSOC IT department was...

Tags: Oglethorpe Power Corp., Stellent, Content Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Case studies

Increment member number in MS Access

I'm not certain how this is done, can some one please assist me? I'm looking to use the Initials of a new member's firstname and lastname when the record gets keyed in...and having the number auto increment based on the current previous number?????Example belowIncrementing automaticallyCorporate Members = CORPNJS0001Corporate Members =...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Standard Members

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

decdrv-20070919161053.zip 2.7.0.0 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:Broadcom Corp. BCM70010 Controller Broadcom Corp. Link Controller

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-05-03

CNAME Browsing

Hello, I am trying to use CNAME for fault tolerance. If we loose a server and workstations are mapped to an alias we just bring the new server up and update the CNAME without having to remap workstations.Scenario:I have a server called corp.mydomain.com, I would like to use the alias...

Tags: CNAME, CNAME Browsing, Sean Ross, windows

Q&A 2005-06-14

Citrix ICA connections. How to set default login page to your domain

I have a problem with Citrix ICA connections whereby when I attempt to make a connection to the published desktop the default login environment is set to the "Workstation This computer" rather than our companies Domain. In order to fix it I have to use the drop down box...

Tags: Citrix ICA, Citrix Systems Inc., jhussey@..., networking, windows

Discussion threads 2006-10-23

Novell Case Study: CIBC Development Corporation

CIBC Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, is one of Canada's leading commercial property owners, managers and investors. In early 1998, CIBC Development Corp. began making changes to its technology infrastructure. They needed a system with integrated hardware support, one that would support...

Tags: Novell Inc., Commercial Property, Financial Services, Networking

Case studies

Humane Wildlife Control Boosts Sales by 20 Per Cent With Microsoft Dynamics CRM Small Business Edition

As the largest urban wildlife company in Canada, Humane Wildlife Control HWC specializes in the humane removal of wildlife such as raccoons and skunks from residential and commercial buildings. HWC had a customized scheduling and tracking system that was unreliable, making it difficult to track customer information and schedule work...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Case studies

Users profiles and exchange server

I am a support person with a large company that is country wide. They recently moved all email to their corp. HQ and all extended locations removed their exchange blade servers and sent them to HQ. We no longer have domain admin. rights to change any thing. After the...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Servers, Blade servers, Utility computing, server, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Could us users start a class action lawsuit against Microsoft?

Microsoft should be liable for the Vista DVD disk install issues, I say "class action lawsuit by us consumers, enough of this big giant corp, and I am stupid to buy it.All you need to do is find an attorney who would be interested.I would think that attorneys that handle...

Tags: peter.martin@..., windows, project management, off-topic, Microsoft Corp., class action

Discussion threads 2007-02-02

Accounting Firm Migrates to Microsoft and Calculates Savings of 30 Per Cent

Established in Toronto in 1958, Soberman LLP is ranked as one of the premier public accounting firms in Canada. Soberman's mixed Novell and Microsoft environment limited integration and connectivity, increased IT training costs and complicated log-in requirements. With the help of Ashlin Computer Corp., Soberman deployed Microsoft Windows Server 2003...

Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Soberman, E-mail Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Groupware, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Finance, Hardware

Case studies

Retail Stores/Corp Office networking - How to...

OK, I plan on getting all my retail stores on VPN to my central locationcorp office, use only internal DNS servers and Proxy servers to allow/dissallow websites and network traffic.and build an intranet site to share documentation, policies, news etc etc... internally.anyone else doing something similar?also, all my it staff...

Tags: NETWORKING, andresk@...

Discussion threads 2005-06-03

Portuguese Discoveries Theme Pack 1 (Windows)

Show your pride in Portuguese culture! The Portugese Discoveries Theme Pack features wallpapers, icons, mouse pointers and color schemes dedicated to the period of Portuguese Discoveries. It was produced by Microsoft Corp. in cooperation with the National Library - Ministry of Culture, for Microsoft customers in Portugal.

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mice, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-01-23

Yaskawa Ethernet OPC Server 3.20.0 (Windows)

Yaskawa Ethernet OPC Server 320 is a software package developed by OPCTechs Technology Corp. for the Yaskawa MP-series. It is totally based on OPC 3.0 standards, and is suitable for the software integration domain. MemobusRTU protocol was presented by Yaskawa Corp. It could connect with all MP series Yaskawa PLC...

Tags: Yaskawa Ethernet OPC Server 320, Ethernet, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Management, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-11

Microsoft to Bolster CRM With New European Partner

In an effort to bolster its place in the Small and Medium-size Business SMB market for Customer Relationship Management CRM applications, Microsoft Corp. will partner with Neocase Software, an independent software vendor with 14 years of experience in customer service solutions. For its part, Neocase, a veteran in the European...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Neocase Software, CRM, International Data Group, Smb/Sme, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

White papers 2006-05-10

The end of Windows as we know it?

"LOS ANGELES — Research firm Gartner Inc. IT turned soothsayer on Wednesday by predicting that Windows Vista will be the last big release of Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT Windows operating system."I was surprised when I read the article this came fro

Tags: software, windows, RknRlKid, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2006-12-18