Overview: Microsoft products include operating systems for personal computers, server applications for client/server environments, business and consumer productivity applications, and interactive media programs, and Internet platform and development tools.

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Branch Modernization by Microsoft . June 01, 2009 - Your organization can reduce information technology (IT) costs, improve IT service levels, and enable new business scenarios by adopting best practices that will enable you to modernize your branch infrastructure. These best practices presented in this paper include virtualization, centralized management, and increased network efficiency.

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Breakthroughs with Windows 7 Webcast by Microsoft . September 08, 2009 - Interested in knowing the impact Windows 7 operating system can have on your business? If so, please join Tony Piltzecker, Server Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation, for this webcast and learn about the hottest new capabilities in Windows 7.

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Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions using Microsoft Virtualization by Microsoft . November 24, 2009 - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This presentation transcript explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

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Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization by Microsoft . November 05, 2009 - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This webcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

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Business Productivity with Microsoft Online Services by Microsoft . September 15, 2009 - This data sheets examines how Microsoft Online Services can give your business the powerful productivity capabilities of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server, and Microsoft Office Live Meeting —all hosted online.

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Business Ready Security Video by Microsoft . September 17, 2009 - Microsoft is taking a fundamentally different approach to security. Watch this video to understand how Microsoft is working to achieve the strategy of Business Ready Security based on 3 fundamental tenets.

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Comparing Research in Motion and Microsoft Mobile Solutions by Microsoft . December 2008 - This paper compares the Research In Motion BlackBerry solution with the Microsoft® mobile solution by analyzing features of the user experience and the administrator experience.

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Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System by Microsoft . November 01, 2006 - This white paper showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunities with the 2007 Microsoft® Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system can help you meet the demands of regulatory compliance.

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Datacenter Management Optimization with Microsoft System Center by Microsoft . September 08, 2009 - System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.

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Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft System Center by Microsoft . September 18, 2009 - With the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, organizations have access to new capabilities such as Live Migration and Windows Powershell 2.0 that will reduce the cost of datacenter operations, enhance security and availability, while improving server environment manageability.

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Drive Business Processes: Achieving the "Last Mile" of Business Productivity by Microsoft . March 01, 2007 - Bring the two most powerful information systems in your business together more intuitively and more completely than ever before. Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Office system work together in new ways to help workers reach the information and people they need to be productive and deliver excellent customer service.

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Efficient Mobile Messaging: Why Windows Phones on Exchange Server is the Best Mix for Your Enterprise by Microsoft . November 20, 2009 - In this second podcast in a series of three, Augusto Valdez of Microsoft discusses the new mobile messaging features of Exchange 2010. Specifically, Valdez highlights the ease of implementing mobile messaging with Exchange 2010 and how to secure and manage devices once they are deployed in an organization.

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Executive Search Firm Implements New CRM System, Improves Productivity by 25 Percent by Microsoft . April 15, 2008 - Devine Capital had relied on Microsoft® Office Outlook® and the Encore contact management tool to meet this need. However, the Encore interface was rigid and did not integrate effectively with Outlook. After implementing Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM 4.0, time spent on daily administrative tasks was reduced by 25 percent.

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Firm Boosts Collaboration, Responsiveness to Customers with Unified Communications by Microsoft . August 22, 2008 - This case study examines the benefits BSA LifeStructures was able to gain by deploying a communications solution using Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Exchange Server 2007with Unified Messaging, and LifeCam webcams.

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Global Real Estate Management Firm Chooses CRM Solution to Reduce TCO, Enhance Service by Microsoft . June 05, 2008 - When the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM became available, executives decided to upgrade to it. Now, Jones Lang LaSalle has a robust solution that easily and economically integrates into the company’s current systems and delivers functional and technical capabilities that support effective global operations.

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High-End Real Estate Company JBMRA Puts Mobile Brokers in Prime Position to Increase Sales—with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live by Microsoft . September 10, 2009 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live eliminated the risk of losing decentralized customer data. The firm's information is protected on Microsoft hosted servers that utilize reliable data backup processes and technologies. The application allows mobile users to access and input data on the move, something that brokers could not do previously.

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How Customers Are Cutting Costs and Building Value with Microsoft Virtualization by Microsoft . November 03, 2008 - Virtualization provides powerful, tangible ways to streamline many traditionally time-consuming processes and minimize the resources needed to deploy and manage IT resources. This white paper examines how Microsoft® customers are using virtualization technology to simplify their IT infrastructure, IT processes, and save money.

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Ice Cream Maker Puts the Freeze on Server Sprawl, Saves More Than $500,000 by Microsoft . March 01, 2009 - Wells' Dairy needed to provide cost-effective services and promote business continuity and agility. It deployed the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system and Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. Today, it has a scalable server consolidation solution and a data center that is saving more than US.$12,000 in annual electrical costs.

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Increase Workforce Productivity Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Windows Mobile by Microsoft . September 09, 2009 - In this presentation, we explain how Microsoft can help your employees be more nimble, productive, and responsive to your customers by providing them with access to the critical information they need to make decisions.

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International Marketing Company Gains Quick and Easy Messaging Disaster Recovery by Microsoft . August 23, 2007 - This case study examines the benefits Catalina Marketing began reaping once they signed up for Microsoft Exchange Hosting Services.

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Jeweler Moves to Online Services to Boost Productivity and Cut Costs by 90 Percent by Microsoft . September 01, 2009 - REEDS Jewelers is a full-service, multichannel jewelery retailer with 67 stores in the United States and an online presence. REEDS subscribed to Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, part of Microsoft Online Services, to give employees online access to the latest communications programs.

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Key Advantages of Leveraging Business Applications through Windows Phones and How to Secure Them by Microsoft . November 20, 2009 - In this third podcast in a series of three, Augusto Valdez of Microsoft discusses the application advantages of Windows Mobile. Specifically, Valdez reviews what makes Windows phones a good platform for developing mobile applications, how to go about gaining access to applications for Windows phones and how to secure applications on mobile phones.

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Law Firm Cuts IT Costs by 90 Percent, Dismisses Server Worries with Online Services by Microsoft . March 06, 2009 - James C. Nolan Law Office wanted to reduce monthly server maintenance fees, eliminate concerns about server reliability, and simplify the process of connecting seasonal workers to company systems. The firm got rid of its servers and subscribed to the Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Standard Suite.

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Leaping Forward: SQL Server 2008 Compared to Oracle Database 11g by Microsoft . July 17, 2008 - Microsoft SQL Server has steadily gained ground on other database systems and now surpasses the competition in terms of performance, scalability, security, developer productivity. This paper highlights some of the mission-critical areas in which SQL Server 2008 excels.

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by Microsoft . September 15, 2009 - Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information sharing across boundaries for better business insight.

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Podcast: Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization by Microsoft . November 09, 2009 - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This podcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

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SQL Server 2008 Spotlight on Cost - 12 Ways to Reduce Costs with MSFT SQL Server 2008 by Microsoft . December 18, 2008 - This white paper describes ways in which organizations can use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to save time and money.

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T2 Server Virtualization Case Study by Microsoft . September 17, 2009 - T2 Systems offers a unified, hosted solution for parking management—a unique offering for the industry. Watch this webcast for more information.

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TAC Prepared for Aggressive Growth by Microsoft . September 12, 2008 - In the face of aggressive growth, TAC Americas found it increasingly difficult to conduct month-end financial closing and report results. This case study examines how they addressed this problem by implementing a solution that incorporated Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

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Total Economic Impact Of SQL Server 2008 Upgrade by Microsoft . September 19, 2008 - In August 2008, Microsoft Corporation commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by upgrading from SQL Server 2000 or 2005 to SQL Server 2008. Read the results here.

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Unlocking the Power of Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server by Microsoft . September 15, 2009 - Join us for this webcast to learn key strategies for reducing the cost of data management and collaboration projects by deploying software that you already own. Also find out about secrets for saving time while empowering your information workers.

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Using Encrypting File System to Protect Microsoft Dynamics CRM Data on a V3c Client Running Windows XP Professional by Microsoft . June 28, 2007 - This white paper explains how to use Encrypting File System (EFS), a feature that is provided by default in the Windows® operating system, to protect data in Microsoft Dynamics CRM clients for Outlook Compatibility Update running on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM and the Federated Model for Consolidated Pipeline Forecasting and Reporting by Microsoft . September 09, 2009 - View this webcast to learn how the federated model can help business units operate customized CRM systems while synchronizing to a central application. We explore how the server stores enterprise-pertinent information from all CRM systems, thus supporting executives responsible for achieving overall sales goals.

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Web Platform Installer 2.0 by Microsoft . October 20, 2009 - In one neat package, the Web Platform Installer gives you the frameworks, web server, database, tools and applications you need to quickly build and run Web applications and solutions on Windows.

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What's new with Windows Phones by Microsoft . November 20, 2009 - In this three-part series podcast, hear from an industry expert as he discusses what's new with Windows Phones. Uncover why Windows Phones on Exchange server is the best mix for your enterprise and key advantages of leveraging business applications through Windows Phones.

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Windows 7 and Hyper-V Deep Dive Webcast by Microsoft . September 08, 2009 - Interested in boosting your business by combining the power of the Windows 7 operating system with Hyper-V virtualization? If so, please join Michael Pathi, Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation, for this webcast and find out how the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems work together.

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With New CRM Solution, Distributor Improves Productivity and Customer Satisfaction by Microsoft . April 18, 2008 - Noble Trade is a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, and industrial materials. The company lacked a comprehensive CRM tool that would allow employees to keep a close eye on business relationships. To address these challenges, managers selected Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM Online as the company's CRM solution.

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