Network Admin Program Eases Vista Power Consumption
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1E has updated NightWatchman to include Vista systems in its central managemnet and energy savings operations.
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Microsoft has licensed its technology for producing wireless networked devices for Vista.
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Thin-client computing has been around for a decade, but the rising costs of updating software and installing security patches on networked personal computers is sparking renewed interest
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If you're putting Vista on a PC yourself, you need to read this.
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Configuring a PC around the minimum hardware requirements of an application or operating system may not be the best idea for users who hope to get the most out of Windows Vista.
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Early version of first significant Vista update released to testers. Also, near-final "release candidate" version of Windows Server 2008 to be available within 24 hours.
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The User Account Control built into Windows Vista is supposed to help make the new operating system safer. But it can be spoofed, undermining the very mission for which it was created, according to Symantec.
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Ease of Access Centre gets thumbs up Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system has just been released for corporate consumption.â¦
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Strip, shutdown, repeat Microsoft has published an article on speeding up Vista, aimed at general users.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft and one of Asia's leading discount airlines teamed up on Wednesday to promote the use of a new software program, or desktop gadget, to access Internet information on the Vista OS. The AirAsia Vista Gadget is the first such software program ever made by an Asian company to run exclusively on Vista, according to Microsoft. The company hopes it will start a trend in the region, where it has made available developer tools and engineers to give them a push. The AirAsia Vista Gadget, a small software application or widget, allows users to manage travel itineraries and access other information and services on AirAsia's Web site. The widget sits right on the Vista desktop, allowing users to find Internet information without the need to open a browser. AirAsia hopes it catches on as a way for customers to keep up with fare sales, something the company is known for. On Wednesday, for example, AirAsia started the "craziest sale in town": 99 percent discounts on half a million plane tickets for travel between April 1 and July 1. And when it opened five years ago, the budget airline promoted $1 fares to users who booked tickets online. "Internet booking was new in Malaysia when we launched," said Kathleen Tan, an executive vice president at AirAsia. The stunt helped turn AirAsia's Web site into one of the top online destinations for Internet users in the region. The company now sells 70 percent of its tickets over the Internet. Microsoft aims to promote the use of such software in the future. The company has made available around 2,000 software engineers globally to aid developers, in addition to providing information on its Web site. "There's been a tendency to think of the Web as something you browse on, but it's becoming more popular to pull Internet information to the user," said Dilip Mistry, general manager of developer and platform evangelism in the Asia-Pacific at Microsoft. Instant messaging software is one example of a program similar to the AirAsia Vista Gadget, as are RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news aggregators, Sudoku games and widgets that put stock quotes, weather forecasts, time zone clocks and other Internet information right on a user's desktop. Vista makes better use of such gadgets because it was made with them in mind, said Mistry. A Windows XP user, for example, might have to find an update on Microsoft's Web site in order to use some widgets, but they shouldn't have to with Vista. One drawback for the AirAsia Vista Gadget is a lack ofÂ Vista users in Asia. The consumer version of Vista just launched, and many local languages in Asia are not yet supported. Mistry said Vista is available in about 20 languages now, and users will be able to find it in 99 languages by the end of this year. Security has also been noted as a potential problem with desktop gadgets and widgets, due mainly to their rising popularity. The fear is that some people might put malicious code into the applications, or create poisoned applets. The price of Vista is also an issue that may hold back users in some parts of Asia, particularly users who want access to information from a budget airline. When asked if Microsoft might follow AirAsia's example of crazy discounts, such as a possible $1 Vista promotion, Mistry declined to answer. There are around 80 gadgets and widgets for Vista available in Asia, excluding China and Japan, today, according to Microsoft estimates. The company predicts the figure will quadruple over the next few months, since it takes just a few weeks to create one. In Europe, French national railway company SNCF is using a Vista gadget to steer customers to its online travel agency, Voyages-SNCF.com, while electronics and entertainment store FNAC.com will offer its customers a gadget to simplify comparison shopping. Â
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Vista expert Jonathan Hassell explains how you can now manage everything from LAN settings to network security modes to wireless capabilities to quality of service through familiar tools.
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A new appliance and new software announced today by Cisco are designed to help business users improve application performance over networks.
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A Microsoft study finds that total cost of ownership for Windows Vista on mobile PCs is $605 less annually than Windows XP.
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The software lets companies nearly eradicate the pop-ups that plague Windows Vista's user account control feature.
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An early version of the first significant Vista update is released to about 12,000 testers. Meanwhile, a near-final "release candidate" version of Windows Server 2008 is set to be available for download within 24 hours.
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Microsoft gives us an update on Windows Home Server
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Aruba Wireless Networks this week will introduce a new set of WLAN hardware and management software designed to reduce costs and increase capacity of enterprise wireless LANs.