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Software Upgrades

ALSO CALLED: Bug Fixes, Upgrades, Software Updates, Application Upgrades, and Perfective Maintenance
DEFINITION: A service pack is an orderable or downloadable update to a customer's software that fixes existing problems and, in some cases, delivers product enhancements. IBM and Microsoft are examples of companies that use this term to describe their periodic product updates.

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Using virtualization for testing and development environments
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft
PODCAST: In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about the many ways virtualization can be used to improve software testing and development.
Posted: 04 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 03 Dec 2008
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PeopleSoft Enterprise: Ensure Upgrade Success with Strategies and Best Practices for Leveraging Archiving
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: Learn how to improve the success of your upgrade project and help your organization better meet the needs of your business users by leveraging data management and database archiving best practices while upgrading PeopleSoft.
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Oracle E-Business Suite: Upgrade Strategies and Best Practices for Leveraging Archiving
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: This Webcast explores how leveraging data management and archiving best practices while upgrading your Oracle E-Business Suite can improve application performance and help your organization better meet the needs of your business users.
Posted: 03 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Top Five Things to Do to Prepare for an Oracle Upgrade
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
PODCAST: Oracle VP Sameer Patkar discusses the top 5 things customers who are considering an upgrade from Oracle 9i can do to ensure success. He addresses the importance of understanding the technical and business processes involved in any successful upgrade.
Posted: 21 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 21 Apr 2008
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Storage Considerations for Exchange 2007
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WEBCAST: This Webcast discusses changes in Exchange 2007 and storage technologies, and reviews the benefits of using direct attached and networked storage solutions for Exchange 2007 deployment.
Posted: 14 Feb 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Securing Windows Vista: What You Need to Know
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WEBCAST: Windows Vista includes a wide range of new security features to provide increased security against malware. Microsoft's goal was to eliminate the vulnerabilities that plagued their previous operating systems; but does Vista measure up?
Posted: 16 Apr 2007 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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SOFTWARE UPGRADES DEFINITION (continued): … A service pack is an orderable or downloadable update to a customer's software that fixes existing problems and, in some cases, delivers product enhancements. IBM and Microsoft are examples of companies that use this term to describe their periodic product updates.

When a new product version comes out, it usually incorporates the fixes from the service packs that have been shipped to update the previous product version.
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