Windows 7 rollouts without the pain

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	Windows 7 rollouts without the pain Migrating to the next version of Windows can be a painful exercise for enterprise IT departments. That said, with support for Windows XP ending and with hardware refresh cycles kicking in, the move to Win 7 is unavoidable for most enterprises. The good news is that there are specific tools built to help with Windows 7 deployments. We tested Acronis Snap Deploy 3 With Universal Deploy 3, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, Prowess SmartDeploy Enterprise, and Symantec Ghost Solution Suite 2.5. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper 2011 Professional Edition FREE Trial Diskeeper prevents the majority of fragmentation (scattered file fragments randomly placed across the hard drive) before it can happen and instantly defrags the rest. More importantly, Diskeeper 2011 brings data flow up to peak speed for the best possible productivity. Download now! In this Issue What will be our options when it comes to Metro? Intel joins the Windows 8 developer push Hackers flip characters to disguise malware Microsoft blacklists all DigiNotar certificates Ransomware plays pirated Windows card, demands $143 Survey: Value of the cloud, telecommuting overstated Carnegie Mellon opens competitions aimed at building slick robots OpenText buys Operitel for learning software Oracle adds new installer, failover to Windows MySQL WHITE PAPER: Entrust, Inc. A Practical Approach to Authentication Enterprise authentication used to be simple: passwords for everyone, expensive tokens for a small number who work remotely. But the workforce is now mobile and confidential data is at risk. CIOs are now challenged to increase authentication security while preserving operational and budget efficiency. Read Today! What will be our options when it comes to Metro? Microsoft has been talking up its new Windows 8 UI, called Metro, but some of the signs it has given are leaving people wondering what will happen to their old friend Explorer. Read More Intel joins the Windows 8 developer push If you're going to Intel's Developer Forum and want to know what's up with Windows 8, good news: you don't have to jet down to Anaheim, Microsoft has got you covered at IDF, too. Read More Hackers flip characters to disguise malware Hackers are using a new trick to cloak malicious files by disguising their Windows file extensions to make them appear safe to download, a Czech security company warned today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Gartner 2011 Planning Guide: Network and Telecom Read the Gartner Research Note, "2011 Planning Guide: Network and Telecom," and discover how to keep up with the most important networking trends for 2011. Includes practical guidance to build an optimized data center, the best network infrastructure and true "anywhere Enterprise" capabilities. Get your report -- compliments of Citrix. Learn more Microsoft blacklists all DigiNotar certificates Microsoft on Tuesday blacklisted all DigiNotar certificates after seeing active attacks from at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar. The company has released updates for all versions of Windows with the new blacklisted data. Read More Ransomware plays pirated Windows card, demands $143 Cybercriminals are trying to trick Windows users into paying $143 by claiming that they're running a counterfeit copy of the operating system, a security expert says. Read More Survey: Value of the cloud, telecommuting overstated Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Cisco, take notice: Despite the near-constant hype about cloud computing services, most mid-market companies are still viewing cloud as a complement, not a replacement. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Map Critical Network Assets and Dependencies Learn how Riverbed provided the International Herald Tribune with an end-to-end view of application delivery paths – from servers to desktops, and how advanced traffic analysis ensured faster problem resolution and more effective WAN management. Read now! Carnegie Mellon opens competitions aimed at building slick robots With the goal of taking ideas for new robots off the drawing board and moving them into real-life situations, Carnegie Mellon University will host a series of competitions aimed at bringing new robotic technologies for manufacturing, healthcare and national security applications. Read More OpenText buys Operitel for learning software Open Text has purchased Operitel, maker of learning and portal software that is integrated with Microsoft SharePoint, the companies announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More Oracle adds new installer, failover to Windows MySQL Oracle has updated the commercial edition of its MySQL database for Windows, adding a graphical installer and the ability to do failover clustering, the company announced. Read More
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