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    Updated: AndyN 16 Jul 2012

    500 Connect Points!

    Looking for an easy way to earn 500 Connect points? Then read on! We are looking for customers using Symantec Workspace Virtualization and/or Workspace Streaming who are willing to give a short presentation (20 minutes) on our monthly Webcast series beginning in August. If you are interested or would like more details, post a comment below or send me a private message.  
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    Created: Mike Maxwell 07 May 2013

    Beautiful, Terrible IT Consolidation

    * This article originally ran on StateScoop on May 7, 2013. Depending on which state CIO you ask (or even which time of day you ask him/her), consolidation is either the best or the worst thing that's ever happened to government IT. On the one hand, those virtual machines are saving you thousands of dollars (maybe millions) in server costs, power, and space. On the other hand, virtualized machines are fueling the proliferation of unnecessary data storage (so-called “VM sprawl”), and those storage costs are biting into your savings.   As Linux Magazine’s Ken Hess puts it: “[Virtualization], a technology sold as ‘money saving,’ often has the opposite effect when left unchecked.” To be fair, though, blaming virtualization for your unnecessary data storage is a little like blaming your credit card...
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    Created: ohzone 07 May 2013

    Considering Virtualization? Symantec’s Backup Exec Can Help

    In today’s business environment you need to adapt to changes and opportunities faster than ever before. Ever increasing interest in virtualization as a way to improve business efficiency is met with hesitation due to concerns about its impact on the speed of access and recoverability of your data. While the market is littered with a variety of products that protect virtual machines, Symantec’s best-in-class backup and recovery offers a unified solution for your virtual environment, while protecting physical server data. Furthermore, Symantec’s Backup Exec provides granular recovery for immediate restores, global deduplication, and disaster recovery that helps your company efficiently move to virtual. To learn more about Symantec’s Backup Exec, join our webcast on May 9th at 10 am PDT. We’ll also review how Symantec solves business challenges with backup solutions while protecting VMware and Hyper-V. Don’t miss this great opportunity! Register now...
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    Updated: riva11 03 May 2013

    How to find the meaning of Windows error codes

    Error message windows usually contain number codes that sometimes is hard to understand the real meaning. I found a nice app called Error Messages for Windows , a free tool that can help you find out the meanings of Windows error codes and messages. This tool contains the complete list of Windows error codes and their correspondent description. It also lets you display and print all of the error codes and messages defined for your version of Windows. If you have software programs that produce numeric error codes now you can find out what they really mean. System requirements:  MS Windows 7, 8, Vista , XP, Millennium Edition , 98 , MS Windows 2000 and 95/NT License: Freeware Link : Error Messages for Windows  
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    Updated: AndyN 26 Mar 2013

    March 20 Workspace Virtualization & Streaming Webcast - Recording

    Thanks to all who attended today's Webcast focused on "How to Virtualize Microsoft Office". Special thanks to Jordan Sanderson for his great presentation! Slides from today's webcast are attached to this blog. Download or play the webcast recording here: https://symantec.webex.com/symantec/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=58374262&rKey=cb5252553610c7f7 Also, be sure to check out these links: Best Practices Guide for Virtualizing Microsoft Office Download or Listen to previous Webcasts...
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    Updated: Jordan 01 Apr 2013

    Office 2010 Packaging Guide For the Training on 3/19/13

    Hi all, Just posting a PDF that's an updated packaging guide for Office 2010.  This guide covers dealing with the Licensing Services in office and how to remove them from a layer and capturing one as well.
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    Created: Pablo Yabo 18 Mar 2013

    Benchmarking IE6 Virtualization: VMWare ThinApp vs. Symantec Workspace

    At Nektra we have done a performance comparison of Virtualizing IE6 on W7 in VMWare ThinApp and Symantec Workspace Virtualization.  You can read the full article in our blog: Benchmarking IE6 Virtualization: VMWare ThinApp vs. Symantec Workspace We use SpyStudio to compare ThinApp and Workspace Virtualization performance. Both Symantec and VMWare highlight the use of application virtualization to run legacy web applications. There is a huge number of mission critical web applications that only run correctly on Internet Explorer 6 and while companies may be able to afford the cost of migrating applications to modern browsers, they cannot afford even a short application interruption. Virtualization allows...
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    Created: riva11 27 Feb 2013

    Internet Explorer Administration Kit 10 ( IEK10 ) released

    Microsoft announced the availability of the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 10, which is destined to simplify the creation, deployment, and management of Internet Explorer 10 packages.  It can be used to configure the out-of-box Internet Explorer 10 experience, and to manage user settings after deployment. Official download : Internet Explorer Administration Kit 10 Please note: You must have Internet Explorer 10 installed on your computer in order for IEAK 10 to run successfully. System requirements Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Hard disk space:16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) Graphics Card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver See also :...
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    Updated: riva11 27 Feb 2013

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 released

    Microsoft has released the Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit versions. IE 10 is currently available for more than 35 different languages including Spanish, German, French, Italian and others.  You can choose the English or language of your OS and the system version (32/64bit) of your choice.  Official download : Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 System Requirements Processor: Computer with a 1 gigahertz (MHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor Operating system: Windows Vista 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or...
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    Updated: AndyN 13 Feb 2013

    Application Virtualization Smackdown!

    Are you looking for an independent overview of the Application Streaming and Virtualization solutions and curious about the different features- and functions each Application Virtualization vendor is offering!? This is the white paper you definitely must read!  The detailed features of Cameyo, Citrix, Numecent, Microsoft (both App-V v4 and v5), Spoon, Symantec and VMWare are available in the feature compare matrix. The goals of this white paper are to: Provide an application and desktop delivery solutions overview Explain the pros and cons of Application Virtualization Highlight why Application virtualization and VDI are a perfect fit Describe the different application virtualization vendors...