This knowledge is necessary for improving the support experience and application installation and maintenance steps at the Vista client level. The self-paced Supporting the Windows Vista Operating System and Applications CBT teaches you how to prepare for applying desktop images, support computers with desktop images, restore and validate user state, prepare to install an application package, create and deploy application packages, and troubleshoot application installations.

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Windows Communication Foundation Unleashed Summary:

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a new Microsoft technology for allowing software to communicate. Superseding earlier technologies, such as COM/DCOM, .NET Remoting, ASP.NET Web Services, and the Web Services Enhancements for .NET, WCF provides a single solution that is designed to always be the best way to exchange data among software entities. It also provides the infrastructure for developing the next generation of Web services, with support for the WS-* family of specifications, and a new serialization system for enhanced performance. For information technology professionals, WCF supplies an impressive array of administration tools that enterprises and software vendors can use to

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The inside scoop…for when you want more than the official line!

Microsoft Vista may be the hot new operating system, but to use it with confidence, you’ll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn’t always tell you in this insider’s guide to using Vista in the real world. How can you customize the desktop? What’s the best way to prevent crashes? From setting up a home network to working with data, first get the official way, then the best way from two experts.

Unbiased coverage of how to get the most out of Vista, from the new user interface and “live” icons to the revamped Control Panel (more…)

If SUSE Linux 9 can do it, you can do it, too …

SUSE is the oldest commercial Linux distribution, favored in Europe and rapidly gaining popularity in the United States. Whether you’re just discovering Linux or switching from another distribution, this comprehensive reference gives you not only the “how-to” information, but also a thorough understanding of Linux principles and possibilities. Learn to install SUSE and configure it with YaST, use the command line, set up network services, incorporate SUSE Linux into your enterprise, and so much more.

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Product Description
Fans of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, your call has been answered. Scott Mueller, author of the best-selling Upgrading and Repairing PCs, is now bringing you an equally in-depth guide to Windows troubleshooting. Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows explains how Windows works and how to fix it when things go wrong. This comprehensive resource includes information on:
* Installation
* Managing security
* Optimizing performance
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If you’re curious, but hesitant, about finding your way around Microsoft’s new Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 For Dummies is the book for you. This friendly reference shows you everything you need to know — from installation and deployment to building and running a Windows Server 2008 network.

Server-based networking really is a big deal, and this 100% plain-English guide helps you make the most of it. You’ll find out about Windows Server 2008’s important functions, capabilities and requirements; develop a network implementation plan; take a step-by-step walkthrough of the installation process; and get valuable tips on how to boost your bandwidth beyond belief! Before you (more…)

Contents Include
Introducing as well as Installing Microsoft Vista
Installing as well as Maintaining Hardware Devices as well as Drivers
Customizing Desktop Properties
Managing File Systems as well as Disks
General Administration Tasks
Managing Local Networking Essentials
Managing a Wireless World as well as Its Security
Managing Security Essentials
Securing User Access (more…)

Windows Server 2008 Unleashed covers the planning, design, prototype testing, implementation, migration, administration, and support of a Windows 2008 and Active Directory environment, based on more than three and a half years of early adopter experience in full production environments. This book addresses not only what is new with Windows 2008 compared to previous versions of the Windows Server product, but also what is different and how the similarities and differences affect an organization’s migration to Windows 2008. Chapters are dedicated to the migration process from Windows 2000/2003 to Windows 2008, how to properly use Group Policies in Windows 2008, and tips and tricks on managing and administering a Windows 2008 environment. (more…)

This book for IT professionals and network administrators describes
installation, configuration and administration of BlackBerry Enterprise
Server for Microsoft Exchange, with detailed information on planning and
implementing BlackBerry Enterprise Server deployment. It also provides
background information on the BlackBerry architecture, security, and
disaster recovery planning, picking up where the manufacturer’s
documentation leaves off. Written by mobile and wireless technology
experts, its approach to setting up the server, provisioning users and
devices, and implementing administrative techniques is straightforward.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server platform extends corporate messaging
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