Analysis: Microsoft bullish on Vista business adoption
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In the first year of Windows Vista's release, Microsoft Corp. is expecting businesses to adopt it much faster than any other version of Windows.
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Microsoft Corp.  launched Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday and said that by the end of next year more than 200 million people would use the new version of its dominant operating system or new office software and server computer products.
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REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft's coming-out party for Windows Vista, its long-anticipated operating system, has a Cecil B. DeMille feel. The new Windows is the product of a cast of literally millions: more than 2 million consumers and businesses who tested it and offered their advice; tens of thousands of hardware and software partners who have helped mold the visually gripping operating system; and thousands of Microsoft employees who have sweated out the details.
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About half of businesses surveyed are in some phase of updating to Windows Vista, a CDW study finds.
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Pushing Windows Vista SP1's release into 2008 won't be the end of the world for enterprise adoption, financial analysts say.
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Although Microsoft's forthcoming operating system, Windows Vista, has slipped from its proposed ship date several times, a Wall Street analyst is now predicting Microsoft will be able to remain on schedule from this point forward.
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Has Microsoft really hit the mark with forward thinkers? Comment A recent management-level survey on IT service delivery threw up the question, "when do you think you are likely to roll out Windows Vista in your organisation?"â¦
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Microsoft Corp&#039;s  release of  Windows Vista should begin in November with roll-out to  businesses and broader release of the software to general  customers by January, company officials said on Tuesday.
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As expected, the PC industry is ready with new Vista computers after years of delays. But the immediate impact on the PC market could be muted.
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The announced six-wait wait for Windows Vista's first Service pack isn't likely to harm Microsoft's relationships with its business customers, and may in fact be most upside.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O will most   likely ship its upcoming Windows Vista operating system on time   and meet its deadline for both corporate and retail consumers,   a Wall Street analyst said on Wednesday.
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Vista's user interface suffers from more "friction" than its predecessor XP, a French analyst said today, and is actually a step back for Microsoft Corp. in its pursuit of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X.
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By Pete Bach, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Feb. 20--Microsoft's new Vista operating system is wowing buyers less  intensely than expected, but a couple of Fox Cities computer professionals say  it's got a lot of pluses.
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(InfoWorld) - Hoping to accelerate the adoption of Vista for businesses, MicrosoftÂ on Tuesday unveiled toolsÂ that willÂ help companies deploy the new Windows client OS, including software that allows older versions of Windows to run virtually alongside Vista. The company released six tools designed to help business customers migrate from previous versions of Windows to Vista, which was widely released on Jan. 30. The tools are the Virtual PC 2007, Microsoft Solution Accelerator for BDD (Business Desktop Deployment) 2007, the Microsoft ACT (Application Compatibility Toolkit) 5.0, the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 1.0, and two volume activation tools -- Volume Activation Management Tool and Key Management Service for Windows Server 2003. Businesses have said they are in no rush to update to Vista, and Microsoft seems concerned about their apparent reluctance. Last Thursday during a meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called analysts' sales estimates for Vista "overly aggressive" and tried to downplay expectations for OS sales. The company is hoping the tools will make moving to Vista less painless for business customers, particularly those who depend on older versions of Windows. Virtual PC 2007, a virtualization tool that lets businesses simultaneously run multiple OSes on a single PC, could come in handy in this scenario. The tool allows business customers to move computers to Vista while keeping previous versions of Windows available for those PCs to run legacy or custom applications in a virtual environment, Microsoft said. Virtual PC 2007 is available for free from this Web site. Solution Accelerator for BDD 2007 includes user migration tools, remote deployment tools, and integration with other Microsoft deployment products, such as System Management Server 2003. BDD also includes or can be used to integrate other tools unveiled Tuesday, including ACT 5.0, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, and the Volume Activation 2.0, into the deployment process. A free download of BDD 2007 is available to all customers and partners here. ACT 5.0 helps businesses handle potential application compatibility issues encountered when moving to Windows Vista, Microsoft said. The tool includes a series of compatibility evaluators that lets companies assess whether applications will be compatible with Vista and, if not, how to resolve conflicts. ACT 5.0 also includes a link to an online community that provides users with updated application assessments and test results not only from Microsoft, but also its partners. It is available as a free download here. The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool helps businesses determine which existing PCs can upgrade to Vista and gives them the resources required to complete the process, Microsoft said. The tool assesses PCs' hardware and device compatibility with Vista,Â and itÂ provides reports with upgrade recommendations for each PC. The tool is available for download here. Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0 and KMS (Key Management Service) for Windows Server 2003 provide volume activation technologies so businesses can activate multiple Vista PCs across the company. The Windows VAMT (Volume Activation Management Tool) enables IT professionals to automate and manage the volume activation process using a Multiple Activation Key, which requires a one-time communication with Microsoft either independently by each computer or by multiple computers at once. KMS for Windows Server 2003 lets business customers host a local service within their environment that can be used to activate Windows Vista without sending information to Microsoft. VAMT and KMS for Windows Server 2003 are available on the Microsoft Download Center here and here.
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PC vendors are beefing up their IT service offerings to try to capitalize on Microsoft's launch of Windows Vista Enterprise.
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Although Microsoft Corp. may not have the first service pack for Windows Vista ready at the end of this year as some expected, financial analysts say that a delay should not have a negative effect on enterprise adoption of the OS.
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The Microsoft operating system is improved by the soon-to-arrive service pack, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we'd like to see.