As more users move to notebooks, computer theft and loss are growing concerns. Now that Intel's Centrino 2 with vPro technology-based notebooks have Intel anti-theft technology, you can rest a little easier if yours is ever lost or stolen. And if the notebook is found or recovered, it's easy to reactivate and regain access to your data. 

Software vendors and enterprise organizations are increasingly using Common Language Infrastructure platforms like Microsoft .NET. However, using managed frameworks rarely includes an assessment of risks such as reverse engineering and algorithm exposure. Read this paper to learn about some approaches used to protect .NET applications. 

The more you know about built-in functionality in the .NET framework and ASP.NET, the less code you have to write, which ultimately makes your applications more maintainable. This white paper outlines several different tips to enhance developer productivity and reduce the amount of code that needs to be written in many cases. 

In this product review, Benefitfocus IT professionals discuss their experiences with DataDirect XML Converters 4.0. They rate the product using several criteria and detail how the implemented the product into their IT enterprise. 

With Microsoft recently announcing plans to terminate support for the VB6 IDE and the VB6 runtime, many organizations are looking to migrate their VB6 application. This paper reviews the current migration and modernization solutions for converting valuable software assets from the VB6 platform, as well as 12 tips for handling the migration. 

The property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system. 

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. 

As companies become more global and more virtual, executives are realizing the value of visual communications: Only by seeing the people they’re working with can employees truly collaborate as though they are in the same room, even if they’re continents apart. 

This article describes how to develop flexible WS Management-based solutions for Intel® Active Management Technology using the .NET development environment. The basic ingredients and building blocks of a WSMan-based solution will be presented. We've included some coding samples (written using Windows 2008) to help illustrate this information. 

This whitepaper will provide an overview of the benefits of Storage Resource Management as a "front end" to data deduplication. We will demonstrate how an SRM tool such as Northern Storage Suite can work in concert with data de-duplication technologies to efficiently streamline data and assure optimal performance of an organization's storage inf... 

This white paper explores how to troubleshoot common application errors, including crashes and functionality failures, for greater application performance and an optimized end-user experience.