In this paper we present experiences with the .NET Framework and Visual Studio.NET which we won in two big projects. Thereby we give hints for the practical use in .NET projects.
We designed and implemented two systems:
• A database maintenance system for the internet risk assessor “MIRA” for the Munich Re. Up to 10 developers were included and the project had a size of 8 man years.
• The core application of the real estate investment company Real I.S. of the Bayerische Landesbank Group. The system was build by a team of up to 14 developers in 20 man years.
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As already mentioned in the short summary above the scenario used for this collaboration brief deals with two key components: Microsoft Active Directory and SAP Central User Administration. Active Directory, being the integrated, distributed directory service included with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, provides a central user repository used to centrally maintain user data, thus avoiding the redundant, error-prone maintenance of user information in several systems. Most organizations already use Active Directory to organize and manage information about all kinds of their different resources like users, computers, applications and so on.
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This paper details various security concerns and risks associated with web 2.0 technologies such as Asynchronous Java script and XML (AJAX), Syndication, aggregation and notification of data in RSS or Atom feeds, mashups created by merging content from different sources. This paper also describes the security implications leading with the usage of web 2.0 technologies such as AJAX, RSS, and Mashups. Increase in application functionality leading to the emerging new web technologies (web 2.0). These new web technologies open more avenues to security threats to the online applications and users. Efficient protection mechanisms should be considered when dealing with web 2.0 technologies usage.
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Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 eases administration associated with managing today’s IT infrastructure environment. MOM 2005 helps simplify identification of issues, streamlines the process for determining the root cause of problems, and facilitates quick resolution to restore services and to prevent potential IT problems.
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Microsoft® Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003 is designed specifically to run parallel, high-performance computing (HPC) applications to solve complex computations. Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 accelerates time-to-insight by providing an HPC platform that is simple to deploy, operate and integrate with existing infrastructure and tools.
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This document describes using Group Policy (GP) to deploy Acrobat 8 products on a Windows network. This document assumes that you are a systems administrator with a basic understanding of the Windows operating system and deploying enterprise software, and that you are familiar with Group Policy, Active Directory, and Adobe Reader
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Diskeeper can be administered network-wide via several different methods. The primary network administration tool for Diskeeper is Diskeeper Administrator Edition, a single point of control for all your Diskeeper administration needs. However, sites using Microsoft Group Policy can use the Diskeeper.adm administrative template file available from Executive Software to control many aspects of Diskeeper operation through Group Policy. The Diskeeper.adm template file is available free of charge from the Executive Software web site at www.executive.com/diskeeper/grouppolicy.asp.
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Active Directory design is an enormous task. The technology has more capabilities and is therefore much more complex than any other networking technology available today. Because of this, many organizations are late deploying AD into their production environment.
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