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  3. About Service Pack

    A service pack (in short SP) is a collection of updates, fixes and/or enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package. Many companies, such as Microsoft or Autodesk, typically release a service pack when the number of individual patches to a given program reaches a certain (arbitrary) limit. Installing a service pack is easier and less error-prone than installing a high number of patches individually, even more so when updating multiple computers over a network.

    Service packs are usually numbered, and thus shortly referred to as SP1, SP2, etc.. It is notable however that they may bring, besides bug fixes, entirely new features, as is the case of SP2 of Windows XP.

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    2. Microsoft Releases MDOP Betas, Kills MED-V

      Explore Redmond Channel Partner Home (Jun 14 2012) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...ing (MBAM) 2.0 is available. Also released this week is a beta of Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 4.0 Service Pack 1, which is a tool designed to help keep track of the administrative control of Group Policy Obje... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization   Microsoft   Service Pack

    3. Windows 8 enterprise ready, Microsoft says at TechEd

      Explore news.techworld.com (Jun 13 2012) Industry News

      Windows 8 enterprise ready, Microsoft says at TechEd ...r. Another improvement is the availability of a beta of Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) 4.0 Service Pack 1, which offers a more secure way of controlling changes to Windows Group Policies (GPOs), accord... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Gartner   Service Pack

    4. Q&A with Dan McCall of Virtual Computer

      Explore virtual-strategy.com (Jul 12 2011) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization , Green End User Experience

      ...nt with the mobility capabilities that end-users want. Recently, we released Virtual Computer NxTop Version 3 Service Pack 1, which offers better manageability than VDI without the cost or infrastructure investments. The... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Service Pack   Dan McCall

    5. Windows InTune Orchestrates PCs via the Cloud

      Explore eweek.com (Apr 5 2011) Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...s on a client agent that must be installed on each user system. Windows InTune can be used on Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and newer Windows PC systems. In addition to providing Microsoft Updates and malware protection... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Service Pack   Cameron Sturdevant

    6. Shavlik Technologies Announces Solutions that Simplify the Management of Virtual and Physical IT Environments

      Explore Yahoo! Finance (Feb 28 2011) Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...server if multiple VMs are patched simultaneously. + Additional enhancements to NetChk Protect 7.8 include: o Service Pack deployment improvements for agents # Includes checkpoint restart capabilities to limit the bandwi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Adobe   Minneapolis   Service Pack

    7. Quest vWorkspace Delivers Improvements to Desktop Virtualization with Support ...

      Explore tradingmarkets.com (Feb 22 2011) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization , Green End User Experience

      ...loy and fully automate the management of Windows virtual desktops. With the introduction of Dynamic Memory in Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, organizations can speed the return on inves... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   About Quest Software , Inc.   Quest Software

    8. New Windows 7 update suggests Service Pack 1 is closing in fast

      Explore TechConnect Magazine (Jan 13 2011) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      New Windows 7 update suggests Service Pack 1 is closing in fast ...ta and RC (Release Candidate) versions of SP1 so it seems that Microsoft is preparing the field for the final Service Pack 1 build which was previously scheduled for a 1H 2011 release. SP1 includes all updates published ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Service Pack

    9. Consumers driving business Windows 7 adoption; XP is on the way out at last

      Explore Ars Technica (Nov 3 2010) IT Buzz , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      Consumers driving business Windows 7 adoption; XP is on the way out at last ...n a change from Windows deployment norms, these migration plans aren't dependent on Service Pack 1. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is planned to be a relatively minor update; it will contain a raft of fixes, but little in the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Service Pack   Apple

    10. Gartner: The bell tolls for Windows XP

      Explore Computerworld (Oct 19 2010) IT Buzz , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization , Green End User Experience

      ... just had a round of 'firefighting' where we had bunch of Windows XP SP2 machines that had to get upgraded to Service Pack 3 because of end-of-life support," said Holmes, who was at the conference. "I think it kind of sn... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Gartner   Service Pack

    11. An Up-Close Preview of Microsoft RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1

      Explore Virtualization Resources (Sep 11 2010) IT Buzz , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      An Up-Close Preview of Microsoft RemoteFX in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 ...dows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows 7 SP1 In the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Microsoft is introducing a technology called RemoteFX which will prove to be groundbreaking for... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   RDP   Service Pack

    12. Microsoft Readying Releases of IE 9, Med-v, Opalis and CRM 2011

      Explore Home -- Virtualization Review (Aug 13 2010) Industry News , Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...eta of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and a beta of Internet Explorer 9. In addition, Microsoft made the beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 more broadly available by releasing it at the Microsof... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CRM   Microsoft   San Francisco

    13. Microsoft: Vista Paved the Way for Secure Windows

      Explore CIO.com (Aug 12 2010) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization , Green End User Experience

      Microsoft: Vista Paved the Way for Secure Windows ...P, which was built in 2001, and lacks most of the security provisions needed for today's environments (though Service Pack 2 added a lot of security features, he said). Early versions of the Windows OS stressed usability... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   Dell   Microsoft

    14. Windows 7 SP1 New Features Demos

      Explore Latest News (Jun 18 2010) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization , Green End User Experience

      Windows 7 SP1 New Features Demos ...th the right technologies to virtualize their IT environments, today we’re announcing that the public beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 will be released by the end of July. We’ve posted on t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Service Pack   USB

    15. SP1 Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2 Unveiled

      Explore campustechnology.com (Jun 14 2010) Desktop Virtualization , Green Desktop Virtualization

      ...v2 beta," which ...and more » Microsoft last week announced virtualization and other improvements coming with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. SP1 will be available by the end of July. As mentione... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft Exchange Server   Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization   Microsoft

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