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-Certified professionals make the difference, always!-

Here are 10 reasons why IT certifications are really important:

1. Organizations must minimize downtime

Server, desktop, and network downtime, as well as mean times to repair, must improve. This is true for most
every organization, but especially for those that have reduced staff, as fewer employees are available to pick up
the slack when errors or failures occur.
When running lean, as many companies have been forced to do, remaining employees’ workloads are often
increased. Thus, it’s imperative that organizations fully utilize remaining staff.
IT certification programs are one method of ensuring that staff members have the training and instruction required
to fulfill specific responsibilities. Employees who are better trained and educated as the result of certification
efforts will be less likely to commit errors that lead to failure. And when outages do occur, the corresponding
education and training will prove helpful in speeding recovery.

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From CNET comes the information that Microsoft plans to offer a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer in Europe. So PC manufacturers will be those who choose to integrate the browser or choose another one, to avoid sanctions by the European regulators and the Competition Tribunal.

According to CNET, the information comes from a note that Microsoft has distributed to PC integrators.

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Microsoft has launched a Silverlight-based interactive game called: “Are you certifiable?”

This is a new and interesting way to test our knowledge and learn. Created as a television style game “Who wants to be millionaire?”  There are actually two versions of the game, a developer one and another for system administrators. Read the rest of this entry »

The only thing I can say about this product is:  This product looks AMAZING!

Microsoft presented Surface. Surface is a table with a LCD screen of 30 inches as a surface, based on translucent polymer that allows the user to interact with the system in a simple and intuitive way. This screen provides a multitasking and multiuser (multiple clients can interact with it simultaneously) and multi-touch because the panel includes more than 52 sensitive parts, allowing a fairly high level of accuracy on interaction. Read the rest of this entry »

Last days I installed and tested the last version of Windows operative system: Windows 7 Ultimate Beta 32-Bit version.

After the non-successful Windows Vista, Windows 7 comes… and where Vista failed, Windows 7 will win. I’m telling you why in a minute, don’t change the blog to another channel Read the rest of this entry »

Last month a rumor that emerged revealed that the next version of Microsoft Office suite would appear in versions of 32 and 64 bits. These rumors have been confirmed by a representative of Microsoft. Read the rest of this entry »