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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Power interruptions can cause severe repercussions for business computer systems. The problem is especially difficult in places where power outages and fluctuations frequently occur. A UPS provides a backup battery and power inverter circuitry to insulate systems and data from power outages. In situations where momentary power fluctuations occur, a...
Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Fluctuation, Penton Media Inc., Power Supply, Outage, Uninterruptible Power Supply, Manufacturing, Backups, Productivity
White papers 2000-04-01
Is Windows Vista Ready?
There is been a lot of speculation and opinion about Windows Vista lately. Many claim that Microsoft's next generation operating system isn't ready and can't be made ready in time for the software giant's self-imposed October 2006 Release to Manufacturing RTM deadline. Who are these people? And what are they...
Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-08-02
Five Great Features in Windows Vista RC1
Windows Vista isn't perfect. But make no mistake: Vista is a major Windows upgrade and a huge improvement over Windows XP in most areas. Love it or not, chances are people are going to be running this new system at some point in the months or years ahead. This paper...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-09-02
The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1
Windows Vista isn't perfect. It's not even close to perfect. It is better than Windows XP is, of course, but it damn well should be: It benefits from five more years of experience and work. Being better is the minimum requirement. Whether Vista is enough of an improvement over XP...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-09-04
Sticking With Windows XP in a Windows Vista World
In the interests of complete disclosure, there are definitely important new features in Windows Vista that the user just can't get anywhere else. But for many XP users, there's no need to upgrade to Windows Vista right away. To stave off the sense of loss that might accompany any decision...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-10-03
Licensing Changes to Windows Vista
Every version of Windows is accompanied by a End-User License Agreement EULA. This document is a contract that specifies ones rights with regards to the copy of Windows one just obtained. The thing is, most people - over 90 percent - get Windows with a new PC, according to Microsoft....
Tags: EULA, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-10-14
Last Minute Changes to Windows Vista
The big news is that Microsoft is making some pretty serious changes to Windows Vista in a bid to meet its antitrust requirements in the European Union EU and South Korea and, to a lesser degree, to answer recent criticisms about Vista security features. For the average Windows Vista users,...
Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Corporate Law, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Security, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-10-14
Windows Vista's Enthusiastic Licensing Restrictions
At the heart of this paper is the concept that Windows is bound to a particular 'Device', and not to a particular human owner. This means that when a person buy and install Windows, he is buying it specifically for one fixed PC device, and should that PC change significantly...
Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-10-16
Windows Vista Review - Part 5: Windows Vista Features
For many of those interested in Windows Vista, it all boils down to the features: The applications, services, and other embedded functionality that, at a clinical level at least, makes up the whole of the next operating system. Fair enough. This paper provides a complete run-down of Vista's most important...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-11-16
Windows Vista Beta 2 Review: Part 3 - New Features
Windows Vista Beta 2 - and to a larger degree, interim build 5456, which arrived about a month after Beta 2 - offer a much more streamlined and complete-feeling user experience than previous builds. Given the fact that the past few Community Technical Preview CTP builds were considered feature complete,...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Feature, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-07-13
Windows Vista Beta 1 Vs. Mac OS X "Tiger" (Part 1)
Windows Vista is only in Beta 1. Lots of things are going to change, and many, many features will be added by Beta 2 and beyond. This stands in sharp contrast to Apple's approach with Tiger. If a person goes back and look at the WWDC 2004 keynote video, he...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Beta 1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2005-11-28
Windows Vista in the Enterprise
Will Windows Vista offer a compelling upgrade for business customers? The answer is complex. Windows Vista is a major Windows update with a plethora of new features. Many of them will require retraining both for business users and IT administrators, and Microsoft - as it often does in new Windows...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-06-18
Windows Vista Feature Focus: Windows Movie Maker 6
The original version of Windows Movie Maker WMM, which shipped as part of Windows Millennium Edition Me was a victim of bad timing: Just before Windows Me shipped, Apple released a far more advanced tool called iMovie that was, at the time, part of Mac OS X. Microsoft is shipping...
Tags: Movie, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Windows Movie Maker 6, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-07-15
Windows Vista Feature Focus: Windows Flip and Flip 3D
Since Windows 95, Microsoft made few attempts at improving the keyboard-based task switching functionality in various Windows versions and add-ons. One notable exception was a Windows XP PowerToy called Task Switcher replaced the normal ALT + TAB functionality with a new switcher pane that featured thumbnails of each running application....
Tags: 3D, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
White papers 2006-05-18
Windows Vista Feature Focus: User Account Control
With Windows Vista, Microsoft is finally moving the Windows platform toward a security model that competing operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux have employed for years. Now, even administrators will typically run most applications and system services with Standard User privileges by default, providing a smaller "Attack...
Tags: User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
White papers 2006-05-27
Windows Vista Feature Focus: Live Taskbar Thumbnails
With Windows 95, Microsoft added the system Taskbar, a pane running along the bottom of the screen that contains task buttons representing most of the open windows the user is currently managing. Since then, the taskbar has been used to help the user, literally, switch tasks by clicking on task...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 95, Construction, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-05-18
Workflow, Tomorrow's Application Logic
Historically, workflow has been limited in its usage within applications due to the lack of availability of generalized technology. For the first time, Windows Workflow Foundation provides application developers and independent system vendors with a generalized workflow engine for building workflow on the Windows platform. At the professional developer conference...
Tags: Penton Media Inc., Workflow, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations
White papers 2005-09-16
Avoid the Postal Hike Blues With e-Mail Appending
Postal rates are increasing in May, and smart marketers are insulating themselves from the hit by plunging headfirst into acquiring multichannel contact points for all of their customers. E-mail appending, a service where a vendor matches missing e-mail addresses to your postal file, must be considered. Typically, the costs are...
Tags: Penton Media Inc., E-mail Address, E-mail, Online Communications
White papers 2007-04-02
Windows Genuine Advantage: An Overview and Screenshot Gallery
Windows Genuine Advantage WGA is a component of the Engineering part of the unholy triumvirate. It's a bit of software that gets installed on Windows XP (it's part of Windows Vista right out of the gate, naturally) and is comprised of two components. The first, dubbed WGA Validation, determines whether...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-07-29
It's Gold: Windows Vista Hits RTM
Microsoft announced that it had released Windows Vista to manufacturing, ending five years of waiting and one of the longest development periods in Windows history. For Microsoft, its partners, and its customers, the lengthy road to Vista concludes with Microsoft shipping the so-called "Golden master" version of the product to...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Penton Media Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-11-08


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