Boca Raton, FL - April 2, 2007- ScriptLogic® Corporation (www.scriptlogic.com), a leading provider of systems lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft® Windows®-based networks, today announced the release of Desktop Authority® 7.6 and Desktop Authority MSI Studio™ 3.6, providing a proactive and simplified path for IT organizations to migrate to Microsoft Windows Vista. These new releases will empower customers planning for and involved in migrations to maintain business operations, raise user productivity, and lower post-migration support costs. ScriptLogic's Desktop Authority, used by thousands of companies to manage desktops from their initial deployment until they are decommissioned, centralizes desktop configurations and settings for all enterprise workstation users in one location-eliminating the need for individual desktop customization and hand-coded logon scripts. IT administrators set configuration parameters based on a wide variety of end-user criteria, and those configurations are applied to desktops as desired. Desktop Authority is at the center of a rapid and effective Microsoft Windows Vista migration strategy-customers simply add computers running to the domain and all required customizations will be applied as the users log on. All of the user's personal customizations and preferences, network resource connections and other settings are automatically applied to the new Vista-based machine, making desktops immediately usable and employees instantly productive. "Deploying will be one of our major IT initiatives this year and Desktop Authority will be invaluable in streamlining this process across the network," said Matt Johnson, systems administrator, Century Aluminum of Kentucky. "We rely on Desktop Authority for daily desktop management, including patch distribution and rolling out new program features and service packs. By virtue of being a Desktop Authority customer, we have prepared our IT infrastructure for a migration to Microsoft Vista. Ou
SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 29, 2007 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a public preview of Adobe® Acrobat® 3D Version 8 software, a major upgrade to the desktop application for driving PDF document-based 3D design collaboration and computer-aided design (CAD) data interoperability capabilities to virtually anyone across the extended enterprise. Starting immediately, users worldwide can download a beta version of the product free from Adobe Labs, and experience the new and enhanced capabilities it will deliver for professionals in the manufacturing and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. The preview can be downloaded at labs.adobe.com/technologies/acrobat3d_version8/ . "Acrobat 3D and PDF have gained considerable traction in manufacturing and AEC over the past year as a means for driving 3D-based communication and collaboration processes leveraging a ubiquitous, trusted file format," said Tom Hale, senior vice president, Knowledge Worker Business Unit at Adobe. "Today, we're excited to provide users around the world free access to a beta of Acrobat 3D Version 8. We encourage anyone with interest in 3D to experience the dramatic advances we've made in terms of file compression, precision and CAD data interoperability. We look forward to hearing the thoughts and first-hand experiences of users throughout the preview period." With Acrobat 3D Version 8, design engineering, technical publishing and creative professionals in manufacturing industries such as automotive, aerospace and heavy machinery, as well as the AEC market, can convert virtually any 3D CAD file and other critical project data into a highly compressed PDF document with precise geometry. The PDF file can then be shared with colleagues, suppliers, partners, and customers for more secure visualization, collaboration and CAD data interoperability in an archival-quality format. Once 3D models are in PDF, Acrobat 3D Version 8 users can enable extended teams to par
Apparently there will be some changes in Microsoft certifications according to Trika Harms zum Spreckel blog entry (he is working in MS) : MCSA and MCSE are still the right certifications if you are working with WS2000 or WS2003. MCSA and MCSE will not retire. In one year, the WS2000 MCSA and MCSE exams will retire (that's the exams, not the credentials); more news of this to publish soon. If you are planning for any of the core MCSA/MCSE 2003 exams, there are offers on related training: e-learning, ALL training kits and a few reference books, and practice tests through April/May 2007. Learn more. There are new elective options for SA/SE tracks Longhorn Server certifications will be in the "new generation" structure of MCTS (3 exams) and MCITP (2 exams, respectively); no details yet on names/exam numbers/paths Read the complete post here: http://blogs.msdn.com/trika/archive/2007/03/29/mcsa-mcse-and-windows-server-longhorn-certifications.aspx
Kaspersky lab reported in the latest press release about their achievements: 28 Mar 2007 - Virus Bulletin, an authoritative international publication on computer virology, has published a comparative review of Windows Vista-compatible antivirus solutions for home users. Among the solutions tested was Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 with a beta version of Maintenance Pack 2 installed. The maintenance pack ensures the product is fully compatible with Windows Vista. Apart from malicious program detection rates, Virus Bulletin examined the effect of antivirus products on overall system performance. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 demonstrated top results based on a number of parameters, including the smallest on-access slowdown for executable and system files, archives, media files and documents when the product is configured with default settings. When scanning archives on access with default product settings the slowdown was just 0.656 of a second. With the same settings, the slowdown was 16.39 seconds for executable and system files and 5.234 seconds for media files and documents. This result is significantly better than the results shown by other leading antiviruses in the test. Low on-access slowdown is very important in terms of product usability. Rapid access increases user efficiency, with minimal delays for file scanning; such delays can be very noticeable when using low-quality antivirus products. According to Virus Bulletin, compared to on-demand scanning, "on-access scanning speed is widely felt to be a more significant factor from the user's point of view; while on-demand scans can be run at off-peak times, on-access slowdown affects users at all times." Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 received its latest VB100% award for combining highly effective protection from cyberthreats with very high performance. For more information about testing conducted by Virus Bulletin please visit the magazine's website at www.virusbtn.com.
Taipei, Taiwan - March 27, 2007: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced at its annual Mobile Solution Forum in Taipei that it has developed a 1.8"-type 64 Gigabyte (GB) flash-solid state drive (SSD).The new flash-SSD is based on an eight gigabit (Gb) single-level-cell (SLC) NAND, which provides significantly higher performance over conventional SSDs.The read and write performance of the new SLC flash-SSD have been increased by 20 percent and 60 percent respectively over the 32GB flash-SSD Samsung introduced last year, meaning that the new SSD's ability to outperform conventional rotating-media hard drives is even greater than had been anticipated.Samsung's continued nano-technology migration is a key enabling factor in the continued market segmentation for storage media. Besides the use of the 64 GB flash-SSD for notebook PCs, 8~16GB flash-SSDs will become viable solutions for use in personal navigation systems and digital camcorders, as will hundred GB-level flash-SSDs for use in the server market.The flash-SSD, a drop-in replacement for a hard disk drive, is a secure and reliable means of storing personal or work-related data. It uses instantly-accessible, non-moving NAND flash memory instead of the noisier, power-hungry, jarring-sensitive rotating disc found in conventional hard drives, allowing it to upload and download data quickly and quietly with minimal power consumption.Samsung plans to start mass production of the 1.8"-type 64GB flash-SSD in the second quarter of this year.The SSD market is expected to reach US$200 million in 2007 and increases to US$6.8 billion by 2010 -an impressive compound annual growth rate of over 200 percent.