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MSDN Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Using the Microsoft Data Platform for Easy Data Access With SQL Server 2008 (Level 100)

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Overview This webcast looks at Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as a productive data platform. It uses Contoso (Container Overseas Shipping Operation) LTD as the scenario customer while it explores the features that make SQL Server 2008 this platform. Contoso is a shipping company; they arrange the shipping of all kinds of items around the globe, from small individual items to large manufactured items. This webcast concentrates on Microsoft .NET Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) and the ADO.NET Entity Framework with examples of how Contoso can use these technologies to access their data.

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Publisher	Microsoft
Live Date	3rd March 2008 00:00 GMT
Format	Webcast
Topics	Application Servers, Database Management

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UK Police Authority Supports Investigations With Powerful Solution and Reduces Expenditure by 90 Per Cent

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Dell

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Dell Case Study: CareerBuilder

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Dell

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MSDN Webcast: Building Asynchronous Contextual Collaboration With Exchange Web Services (Level 300)

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Microsoft

TechNet Webcast: Extending Excel With Excel Services (Level 200)

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Microsoft

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300)

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Microsoft

P&O says Y2K will make shipping suffer

The shipping industry in the developed world could suffer a worse Y2K problem than developing nations, according to a report from Anglo-Dutch shipping group, P&O Nedlloyd. The company claims the complexity of computer systems, power supplies...

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PDAs

The Bloor Perspective: the Red Hat rumours, Informix's passion for Ardent, and XML stumbles towards standardisation

One possible scenario would be for Red Hat to put all of Corel's eggs in the Linux basket and either stabilise or de-prioritise development on other platforms. Will it be in Red Hat's interest to continue the development and enhancement of Windows...

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Comment & Analysis

The A-Z of ebusiness (Q-R)

A RDBMS is a program that allows you to create, update, query and manage a Relational Database (examples include Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle). Query In computer terms, this is what is entered by a user into a search engine (such as Altavista...

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WebWatch

Fujitsu to start shipping 3G Symbian handsets to DoCoMo

Fujitsu is to start shipping 3G smart phones based on the Symbian operating system to NTT DoCoMo, the companies announced today. The products will include a still and moving image camera, email capability and PDA-like record keeping.

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Mobile & Wireless

Inside the transformation of Arsenal FC

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Social network sites scuttled by shipping business

Shipping and tanker agency Graypen has installed web filtering technology across its network to make sure its staff don't spend too much time having fun online when they should be working. You what…? Bust through tech jargon with silicon.com's...

Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria

In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest market acceptance. This paper examines the architectural issues, solution support, and enterprise readiness required when deploying such a virtualisation solution.

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EMC

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

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DataFlux

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity is the only enterprise-class file virtualisation solution, and delivers complete NAS optimisation across geterogeneous environments, such as NAS, CAS, and file servers.