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Vol 12-2 | January 21, 2010 |
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News in a Flash
Webcast: Forrester: The Real-World Financial Impact of Windows 7
On the fence regarding Windows 7 adoption? In this challenging economic climate, every IT investment needs to show a strong, tangible financial return to the organization. Join us on February 2nd when Forrester’s Ben Gray and Jeffrey North will share the findings of an in-depth study conducted with 12 enterprise customers using Windows 7, highlighting the impact on operating costs and client manageability.
Register now
to find out more about this new study!
AlignIT Podcast Episode 33: Women in IT: The Business Case for Team Diversity
Listen to Ruth Morton host a condensed version of a webcast talk given by Dr. Wendy Cukier, the Associate Dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University and one of Canada’s leading authorities on emerging technologies. Dr. Cukier has been conducting research for CATA-WIT, part of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance and she recently released her study results on the status of Canadian women in technology.
Register for the Deployment Deep Dive on Windows 7 Community Tour
Vancouver
— January 26,
Victoria
—January 27,
Winnipeg
-January 28,
Calgary
-February 2,
Edmonton
-February 4,
Mississauga
-February 8,
Waterloo
-February 11,
Ottawa
-February 25,
Montreal
-March 2,
Regina
-March 16,
Saskatoon
-March 18.
Using MDT and Single-Instance Storage
Are multiple and conflicting deployment images giving you a headache? Read this article to learn how to manage and consolidate multiple custom deployment images.
On Demand: IT Professional Virtualization Tour
Join IT pro evangelists Yung Chou, Dan Stolts, Blain Barton, and John Baker, as they show you how to create virtual machines in Hyper-V, explore VHD Native Boot, take advantage of Windows XP Mode, and manage virtual machines with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
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Learning Snacks & Labcasts |
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Introducing Branch Office Server in Windows Server 2008
. This Snack 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. |
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Implementing Security in Windows Server 2008
. This Snack examines and lists the features of Group Policy settings in Windows Server 2008. It demonstrates the steps for implementing Group Policy settings and the process of upgrading them. It also explains the purpose of security templates that can be imported into Group Policy settings. |
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Updates |
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Hotfix for the Office 2003 IRM Issue.
Starting on December 11, 2009, customers using Office 2003 will not be able to open Office 2003 documents protected with the Active Directory Rights Management Service (AD RMS) or Rights Management Services (RMS). This symptom affects Office 2003 products used in conjunction with RMS, including Word 2003, Excel 2003, PowerPoint 2003 and Outlook 2003. It does not affect Office 2007. |
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Updated Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals
. The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT professionals is an Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications and respective Windows 7 compatibility information. Compatibility information has been verified by either the software publisher or by the Windows 7 Logo Program testing requirements. |
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