This resource reveals five important considerations to keep in mind when planning desktop virtualization and discusses the ten most notable use cases for this environment. 

Barcoding, also known as Automatic Identification (Auto ID), is a method of encoding information into a machine-readable pattern of predefined bar and space patterns that can be quickly and accurately read by a scanner and a computer. Read this white paper to learn how to incorporate barcoding into your everyday. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT. 

There are several factors to consider when selecting the right label printing solution to meet your company's specific needs. Read on for a brief overview of laser, inkjet and thermal technologies as they relate to label printing. 

Explosive data growth is causing storage costs to skyrocket, which is forcing IT organizations to look for more cost-effective archival and backup solutions. Oracle's StorageTek tape product family has maintained a market leadership position for many years and now includes the world's fastest and highest capacity tape drive. 

<p>Learn how one organization migrated to a high performance Linux operating system to see benefits like greater server capacity, increased scalability, reduced costs and more.</p> 

This paper examines how virtualization has become such a hot topic that the number of virtualization techniques, tools, and technologies is into the dozens, and that’s just from Microsoft. Some of the benefits of virtualization include hardware cost savings, configuration optimization, less disruption, and easier reallocation of resources. 

Test, assess and report on Windows® 7 operating system compatibility with your application portfolio to help reduce project risk and shorten remediation and packaging timelines. Read this data sheet to learn about Dell Application Compatibility Factory (ACF-POC), which helps determine your organization's application compatibility with Windows 7. 

Inside, learn more about a larger x86 platform designed for Linux and enterprise applications that can help address many of your top IT challenges including high availability and scalability demands, the reliability to handle high-density virtualization, lower operating costs, and reduced server sprawl. 

VMware Workstation allows administrators to run multiple operating systems from a single physical machine. But you may be wondering if an upgrade to Workstation 7 is necessary. 

This white paper outlines the features and technical specifications of Dell's PowerVault NX3000 with Microsoft Storage Server 2008 R2. 

Small busi­nesses need to have the infrastructure in place that lays the foundation to con­tinue on an expansionary path. This often involves adding a server to the operating environment. This paper takes a close look at Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, and Windows Small Business Server 2008. 

Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service does not listen or perform? Linux is noted for being rock solid, stable, and easy to manage but not as user friendly.