For those who are staring at the incoming tsunami called Windows 7, here are some resources that might help get you going.
There will be more to come, but this is a good start...
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“The following is a list of the most visited blog posts in the Endpoint Management & Virtualization Community (thru 11/24/09). This is beginning to feel like one of those lists that start popping up all over the media at this time of year. What's next? Top 25 Usernames that make me laugh?
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“Listed below are the top 25 most visted Download pages (thru 11.11.09). Downloads are a bit more difficult to calculate because some articles have scripts attached to them as well. You may find something you've been looking for in this list. Happy browsing!
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“When working with Asset management there are occassions where there is incorrect or missing data within some of the asset summary fields such as the system manufacturer or model. This becomes especially problematic depending on the reports your asset management team uses to keep track of hardware...”
“Follow the community on Twitter www.twitter.com/EMnV_symc and get updated on new articles, downloads, blogs and other information you'll find interesting in the community.
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“Starting with the April 2009 issue, we began publishing each issue of CIO Digest to the Amazon Kindle. Readers want to consume content in a variety of different formats, and the increasingly popularity of the Amazon Kindle prompted us to begin making each issue...”
“Recently I have been reading more and more articles which talk of the usage of the RFID tag in the IT Asset Management. I was thinking of some benefits which can improvise the Asset Mgmt System with the usage of the RFID tags.
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“In the last few days I faced a problem with Helpdesk and Connector Solutions. I have imported some assets from external source using Connector solution and wanted to use these assets in my Helpdesk solution.
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“How do IT managers cope with shrinking budgets and increased expectations? According to a recent Symantec survey … through automation. Seventy-one percent said the ability to automate tasks would benefit their schedule. This illustrates an important point.
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“Community involvement isn’t a new thing to most of you, having migrated from the Juice. As your admin I prefer to stay behind the curtain and let you run the show while I sort out issues behind the scenes. But it seems that my role with Connect is a bit different now.
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“This topic has been discussed in the Altirigos.com (http://www.altirigos.com/vbulletin/inventory-solut...) but I thought I would get this to others who might not look at that forum too.
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“New Zealand is a popular destination for the filming of recent Hollywood productions that include The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Chronicles of Narnia series, and The Last Samurai.
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Phoenix Software Limited announced that it has been awarded Altiris Platinum Partner Status in the UK. This is the highest accreditation available from Altiris and coupled with Phoenix's existing Symantec Platinum Partner Status ensures Phoenix customers enjoy the highest level of Symantec and...”
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As many Asset / Contract Management users have told me, a web console simply cannot compare to a desktop application for working with lots of record changes. Workstream Solution is a desktop application which smartly caches data to allow RAPID interaction, improving the efficiency and thereby the...”
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Ever had an Asset created where the Resource Type is incorrect, or have you had a physical server virtualised, but the Resource Type has remained as Computer instead of Virtual Machine?
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As part of a complete asset management solution, Altiris® Barcode Solution integrates with Altiris Service & Asset Management Suite to help you eliminate data input errors, accounting irregularities, and redundancies. Barcode Solution provides wireless connections between...”
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In case you need to create a script to add exceptions in the Windows XP Firewall (i.e. to allow Altiris Agent), a good tool can be found in netsh command.
I found an interesting article by David Davis, that explains how to use this powerful command.
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TCPView will display which active and listening sockets an application has created. This can be helpful for troubleshooting network applications.
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In my recent research with Barcode Solution, I came across the following Remote Control Software for Barcode Devices. This software was really handy in all aspects; I used it with the MC9090-G, MC70, and MC50 devices.
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