Desktop Management and Migration
Giga, 11/12/02: Collecting Configuration Data and User Requirements Are Critical for a Windows XP Migration
David Friedlander
Prior to deploying Windows XP or any other client operating system, it is important to collect information about the existing desktop infrastructure. This will help organizations determine what steps need to be taken to prepare for the migration and mitigate risks. Most of the information should be collected through automated inventory tools or from existing databases with purchase, financial and contract information about the desktops. User information, such as location, department and title, should also be collected to help align system specifications with job functions.
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Microsoft
Computer Reseller News, 11/13/02: Microsoft Gives Update On Security Initiative
By Marcia Savage, CRN
Microsoft is going through a major cultural shift in its efforts to make security a priority, said Craig Mundie, the software giant's chief technical officer and senior vice president, advanced strategies and policy.
Mundie provided an update on Microsoft's trustworthy computing initiative in a talk held here at the company's campus Wednesday.
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c|net, 11/13/02: Microsoft's next challenge: Corporate IM
By Jim Hu , Joe Wilcox and Evan Hansen
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new instant messaging service aimed at corporate customers, jump-starting belated efforts by the software giant to tap the fast-growing, new market for the hugely popular technology.
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