Microsoft Vista isn’t a single product–the software giant has shipped a selection of five versions of its next-generation operating system. You can choose among the $199 Home Basic version; shell out $239 for the Home Premium edition; pay $299 for a Business edition; or spring for the Ultimate edition priced at $399. Microsoft also offers a version specifically tuned to 64-bit computer systems. Puzzled? Read the rest of this entry »
Sticking with Windows XP until Windows 7 rolls out — and bypassing Windows Vista altogether — has its disadvantages. “Even if Windows 7 does ship in late 2009 as now planned, enterprises won’t be able to deploy it until mid 2011,” Gartner’s Michael Silver observed. “By then, Windows XP will be pretty old,” he explained.
Windows Vista has more to fear from Windows XP than rival operating systems, according to an industry analyst. A survey of 600 companies with more than 1,000 employees in the US and Europe by Forrester Research found that Microsoft’s six year-old XP has become standard in enterprises.
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What does Microsoft need to do to convince you to deploy Windows Vista? Do you need ROI data to determine the best deployment method for your situation? Microsoft commissioned Wipro to undertake a study and produce a white paper on how to maximize deployment ROI. Do you need updated deployment tools? Microsoft has updates to the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) and a new version of Business Desktop Deployment kit (BDD), which is now called the Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerator and now extends into server deployment.
Microsoft has released a preview release candidate for Windows Vista SP1 to a large group of beta testers. The software maker released the first, private Vista SP1 beta to some 12,000 pre-selected testers in September. At that time, it also promised a larger public beta was in the cards but declined to say when it would be available.
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Microsoft learned some hard lessons with Windows Vista that it already is applying to Windows 7. Vista mistakes Microsoft won’t repeat with Windows 7 First and foremost: Keep Windows architectural changes to a minimum. And secondly, be more predictable (and believable) when it comes to delivery targets.
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The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator is a network-wide assessment tool that quickly determines and reports if existing computers on a network are ready to run Windows Vista or the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This single download contains localization for seven languages.
Windows Vista users will get a trio of performance and reliability updates in Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday downloads via Windows Update today.
Innuity, a Software as a Service (SaaS) company that designs, acquires and integrates affordable solutions for small businesses has completed a sale of its vista.com domain name, and all registration rights to its “VISTA” trademark, to VistaPrint Limited for $1.25 million.
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Microsoft isn’t waiting for Vista Service Pack 1 to push some important operating system updates to users.Several updates will make their way to users this week through Windows Update, Windows Vista team member Nick White wrote to the official Vista blog on Monday. If users decide to pass on the updates, they will be included in SP1.
If you’ve recently upgraded to Windows Vista, you may find yourself on uncharted ground when it comes to troubleshooting.On the surface, much seems the same as Windows XP, but delving deeper reveals some significant architectural differences between the two operating systems.
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If Leopard and Vista got in a fight, who would win?
Well, one is a feline predator and the other is a view. While hardly comparable in those terms, solution providers need to consider how Apple’s latest operating system stacks up in comparison to Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Will Leopard finally convince solution providers to push Apple solutions instead of Microsoft? Channel Test Center decided to find out.
Windows Vista is increasingly being adopted by enterprises since its launch in January 2007, thanks to XP customers migrating to Vista and existing Vista users switching to high-end versions of Vista, as well as increased PC growth.
Microsoft’s Windows Live services and applications officially emerge from beta Tuesday, and the company is planning a marketing campaign for its online properties that it expects to reach an audience of 10 billion on the Web over the next two months.
Vista’s resource-sucking hardware demands are well-documented, and plenty of VARs have said they’re holding off on recommending the Vista plunge to their clients. But for those who want to stay on Windows’ bleeding (seriously, bleeding, if you give credence to all the caterwauling about problems) edge, Microsoft Developer Division legend Scott Guthrie is sharing the secrets of his superfast laptop: a minimum of 2 GB of RAM, a dual-core “or better” CPU, and the fastest possible hard drive.
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