The phrase “augmented reality” was coined by Boeing researcher Tom Caudell in the early 1990s to describe a digital display viewed through a headset  which guided workers through electrical wires in aircraft. The term has since gained currency and is now taken to describe digital information overlaid on the physical world. 

Many companies have turned to virtualization technologies for their servers and in their data centers to simplify administration and to reduce management chores and operating costs while maintaining reliability and safeguarding against disasters. Companies are now looking to apply the same technology to their desktop computers. 

With a transition to new endpoints, capabilities and services, changes are on thehorizon for videoconferencing, and the emphasis is now shifting to improvingendpoint coverage and adding reach. 

The cost and time associated with managing desktops is rising at a time when budgets are being tightened and IT staffing is strained. This is driving interest in the use of desktop virtualization, where virtual desktop machines run on servers within the data center. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization. 

The Project Management Institute (PMI) prides itself as the largest project management organization in the world and for the comprehensive, standards-based Project Management Professional (PMP) certification it offers to project managers. Check out this white paper to learn more. 

Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. 

Watch this demo to find out how enterprise organizations use VMware desktop virtualization products and solutions to manage and support the flexible needs of their extended, global workforce while strengthening security and control over corporate resources and sensitive information. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key trends and technologies that will be on IT leaders’ agenda in 2012. Our first Buyer’s Guide of the year examines how IT consumerisation will affect business technology; and Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh tells us why government IT isn’t working. Download the new issue now. 

In the early days of the beta version of what became known as Exchange 2007, the internet was littered with rumors and speculation about the demise of Exchange Public Folders. In this white paper we will examine Exchange Public Folders and consider where they fit in our plans for a messaging infrastructure. 

The CMO Council and KnowledgeStorm have partnered to explore the relationship between online technology researchers and IT vendors. Join KnowledgeStorm in this Webcast replay to learn what over 1,400 survey respondents said about online technology content usage and its influence on IT buying. 

This podcast summarizes, Define What's Valued Online, a new study which confirms what many technology marketers have instinctively suspected all along: Buyers of technology products consider Internet research essential to their ability to do their jobs. Listen to this podcast to learn about basic changes you can make to improve your online content. 

This Technical Standard provides a taxonomy describing the factors that drive risk – their definitions and relationships. This Technical Standard is not a reference or tutorial on how to assess or analyze risk, as there are many such references already available. 

Download this report from Arthur D Little to learn 5 key innovation concepts for CIOs and CTOs.