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Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 networking enhancements for education
I’ve just finished reading the whitepaper about networking enhancements that are included within Windows 7, which are especially powerful when combined with Windows Server 2008 R2. Although I’m not the most technical person in the team, it made sense Read More...
A question of security
I was at a conference yesterday (sadly covered by Chatham House Rule so no juicy snippets) which looked at security of public sector ICT systems, and there was a session which was about malware. Although it was delivered in a matter-of-fact deadpan way, Read More...
Churchend Primary School goes virtual
John Hardstaff, from entrustIT, dropped me a line to let me know about the changes that Churchend Primary School, in Berkshire, have made to their ICT system recently. The first quote from Nic Allen, the school’s ICT Co-ordinator was so typical of the Read More...
A Virtual Desktop?
entrustIT is a Microsoft Gold partner, based in Hampshire, who have introduced a model of managing ICT in schools which helps primary schools to cope with the challenge of providing a flexible ICT system, without having to have IT technicians on tap 24 Read More...
Live Meeting: A better way to support and manage your network
At 3.30pm on Thursday 6th March , our latest Live Meeting will be demonstrating how System Center can make your school's IT support management a more cost-effective and efficient process without compromising your infrastructure's reliability. Traditionally, Read More...
Live Meeting: System Center 2007 - Making IT management easier
I know it's half-term next week for most of us, but just in case you’re thinking of catching up on some of the things you don't get round to in term time, this Live Meeting could show you a way to change that. (It’s bliss isn’t it, when the corridors Read More...
ICT up close and personal
Following on from the BETT exhibition in London, one of our partners, RM are taking their show on the road. Between now and March, RM staff (and their very big truck) will be taking to the roads around the country, to visit schools, colleges and local Read More...
Live Meeting: Reducing those hidden costs – a new way to deploy applications
Taking place online at 3.30pm on Thursday 31st January, this session will discuss some new approaches to deploying applications to your students, teachers and administrators desktops using the new features that Windows Server 2008 has to offer. During Read More...
Ergo's BETT Competitions
One of our education partners, Ergo, have just told me about the competition they are going to run at the BETT Show in January. If you visit their stand (B100) in the main hall, you can enter their prize draw to win either a fully implemented secondary Read More...
Thin Client, Rich Client or hybrid?
This isn't for everybody - it's a technical guide, written primarily for IT staff - but I've posted information because I know that it will be of interest to people involved with BSF, and some schools and local authorities have implemented some of the Read More...
Would You Like To Know Even More About Unified Communications?
Exchange Tour Unplugged 2007 24th October - 5th November 2007 Reading, London, Sheffield, Manchester, Maidenhead, Warwickshire & Glasgow This isn't for everybody, but if you are involved with running the ICT in a big or multi-site secondary school, Read More...
Online file storage - Windows Live SkyDrive
500MB of free online storage that can be private, shared or public. This has been coming for a little while, and then when it arrived, it was initially only for users in the US. But now, it has been activated for customers in the UK. And this has some Read More...
The Free Microsoft TechNet Management Summits - June & July
I've just learnt that we've scheduled some more of these free events - the Microsoft Management Summit - which are aimed at senior IT managers in the UK Called " Are you in control? How to manage and secure your infrastructure ", they are free single Read More...
For the network managers amongst you...
I've just learnt about a free event - the Microsoft Management Summit - which is aimed at senior IT managers in the UK Called "Are you in control? How to manage and secure your infrastructure", it is a free single day event in Reading on 1st May 2007 Read More...
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