Vista: Victim of Enterprise Malaise
Windows Vista probably deserves a break, but it won't be getting one from enterprises.
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17.7.2008 Want the Enterprise Version of Microsoft Windows Vista?
If so, you'll have to sign up for the Microsoft Software Assurance licensing program.
Businesses that want the Enterprise Edition of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Vista operating system will have to sign up for its Software Assurance licensing program, the company announced today.
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Download Free Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft is offering Windows Vista Enterprise as a free download in combination with the Office 2007 Professional System.
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7.11.2007 Free Windows Vista Enterprise - VHD
Following the availability of Windows Vista in 2007, Microsoft started allowing users to access free copies of the operating system via the Download Center.
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23.3.2009 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition appears on Select
Microsoft appears to have published Office 2007 and Vista keys to Select licenced customers.
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2.11.2006 Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, Build 5808 screenshots
AeroXP got their hands on Windows Vista build 5808 from the RTM branch. Other sources tell me yesterday's build was: 5840.
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22.10.2006 Guide to KMS Activating and TroubleShoot Vista Business and Enterprise
Guide to Activating and troubleshoot Windows Vista Business and Vista Enterprise by KMS server was writed by
generalnewbie in our forum.
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14.1.2007 41 Windows Vista Enterprise CTP Build 5308 Screenshots
The new build 5308 of Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server, both x86 and x64 versions, has been made available to Customer Technical Preview Beta Testers.
The new flagship Microsoft Operating System is now feature-complete and is nearing the end of the Beta 2 process.
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24.2.2006 Microsoft released Windows Vista Enterprise (February CTP) Feature complete!
Brad Goldberg, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management has announced the availability of the enterprise CTP today.
Vista will include new deployment and imaging technologies driving deployment costs down and patching reboots down. Vista is now officially feature complete and we will see a combination of Beta 2 with a CTP in 2Q 2006. General availability targetted for 2nd Half 2006 - exact date depends on quality.
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22.2.2006 KMS Crack Method to Activate Windows Vista Business or Enterprise Edition
If you intend to activate Windows Vista against a KMS server (Enterprise or Business edition only), but having a hard time to find a working KMS (Key Management Service) server that is public available on the Internet, it’s possible to install and set up a spoofed KMS host. This tutorial is a complete guide to properly activate your Windows Vista with your own local KMS server with pre-built and pre-installed activated Windows Vista KMS as VMWare virtual appliance image, without the need to install a KMS yourself.
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13.12.2006 Windows 7 Enterprise Asks Too Much
Microsoft is like an old dog that even when beaten won't stop peeing on the rug.
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12.2.2009 How to choose Enterprise Based Storage?
Each company produce today a large amount of data that need to be available 24/7, and in case of disaster should be restore in a short time.
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2.4.2006 Microsoft Promoting Windows 7 for the Enterprise
Microsoft on Wednesday explained how the needs of enterprise users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating system. A blog post by Gavriella Schuster, senior director of Windows product management, described Microsoft's "behind the scenes" rationales.
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9.3.2009 New Microsoft products for enterprise and small business
Microsoft touted two product rollouts on Monday, one a service pack aimed at attracting large corporate customers with remote offices; the other a licensing and services promotion for small businesses.
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Ballmer: Enterprise Tools Market Ours For the Taking
It's not often that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks development tools. But Ballmer is all fired up about the pending Visual Studio Team System and future potential enterprise tool revenues.
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20.11.2005 Windows Key Enterprise v7.9.2141
Thanks to FireStorm for this download. Windows Key is a program to reset Windows security if Administrator password, secure boot password or key disk is lost.
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24.4.2007 Windows 7 Enterprise 90 day trial available
Microsoft has made Windows 7 Enterprise available for free download with an evaluation period of 90 days for IT Professionals responsible for desktop administration and deployment.
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2.9.2009 MS Office 2007 Enterprise Preactivated Download
No serial nor activation required. Just install and go. The 2007 Microsoft Office system (also called Microsoft Office 2007) is the most recent version of Microsoft's productivity suite. Thanks to Yordan for this download.
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1.7.2007 Microsoft to Mac enterprise bloggers: How much to sell out Apple?
Vista is much better than Mac OS X, right? For the enterprise. And how much will it take to get you to write up that thesis?
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21.10.2008 Windows 7 RTM Enterprise 100-Screenshot Gallery
We’re getting closer to the general availability of Windows 7 on October 22nd, 2009, and to the final review of the operating system, for which I’ll use the Ultimate version, so make sure to tune in next week.
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10.10.2009 Microsoft and ABN AMRO sign global Enterprise Agreement
Microsoft and ABN AMRO, a Netherlands based leading international bank, announce the signature of a global Enterprise Agreement for PC licenses and support, covering Windows Vista, the Microsoft 2007 Office system and more.
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13.3.2007 Windows 7 Enterprise Trial 32-bit and 64-bit ISO Direct Download Links
Microsoft has made available free download of Windows 7 Enterprise edition for interested corporate and business customers as trial evaluation software. Windows 7 Enterprise free download has pre-installed product key which lasts for 90 days (3 months) after activated. Activation has to be done within 10 days or else the computer will shut down hourly.
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3.10.2009 Vista SP1 RC Leaves XP SP2 in the Dust, but What About XP SP3?
Although Microsoft has indicated a strong disapproval of benchmarking tests involving development milestones of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, the temptation is simply too big to ignore.
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17.1.2008 Microsoft Makes Its Own Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2, Leaves XP SP3 Out
Ever since the advent of Window Vista, at the end of November 2006 for businesses and in January 2007 for the general public, Microsoft has virtually invited the comparison between the two operating systems.
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8.5.2008 There Will Be a Windows 7 Enterprise Edition, Even Windows 8
When it was made available in November 2006 and in January 2007, Windows Vista brought to the table a plethora of editions, some of which will survive with the next iterations of the Windows client.
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31.7.2008 Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Will it turn XP into Vista?
Microsoft is currently cooking the third and last service pack for Windows XP. Released back at the end of 2001, and overhauled in 2004 with the introduction of Service Pack 2, the next refresh for XP is long overdue.
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19.10.2007 Vista SP1 Is Out, XP SP3 Old News, the Pink Edition of Vista Is In
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now nothing more than water under the bridge, now that the service pack was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, shipping to general users on March 18.
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27.3.2008 Tell Hasta la Vista to XP - Time to Upgrade to Vista SP1
Like it or not, this is the right time not only to upgrade to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but also to tell hasta la vista to Windows XP.
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30.6.2008 Vista SP1 RC1 Flies Past Vista RTM and Windows XP SP2
Despite the fact that Microsoft has expressed its official position regarding testing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ahead of its finalization, there is simply too much of a hunger for the service pack.
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27.12.2007 Microsoft Hands out XP SP3 beta – Final SP for XP
In an email sent to selected testers telling them they have been accepted to begin testing XP SP3, Microsoft has also informed them that this will be the final Service Pack for the now aging OS.
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5.10.2007Helping Small Businesses With Windows 7 Professional and Windows XP Mode
Q&A: Scott Woodgate discusses how Windows XP Mode helps customers maximize productivity and manage their technology infrastructure, while migrating to
Windows 7. Woodgate also shares how Windows Virtual PC works with Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)...
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29.04.2009Microsoft: Vista customer satisfaction climbs
Microsoft Asia Pacific has responded to researchers' claims that enterprise chief information officers "have not warmed to the Vista operating
system over the past year." The northern hemisphere researchers said that the CIOs they recently surveyed voted 11 to one against plans to implement
Vista. The researchers concluded that "CIOs and other heads of IT still believe there is little business value in migrating from XP to Vista,
especially in the current economic climate." Richard Francis, General Manager, Windows Client Group, Microsoft Asia Pacific, said that, overall,
sales of Windows Vista licenses have passed 180 million since launch, and at least 100 million Windows Vista users have actively hit Windows Update.
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08.12.2008Five reasons why XP will never die
Preston Gralla: Microsoft is doing its best to kill Windows XP, but that's not going to happen. No matter what the company does, the operating system
will live on. Here are five reasons why XP will never die.
Enterprises want XP
There's no escaping the
simple fact that enterprises have snubbed Vista, and show no signs of abandoning XP. Just a few days ago, Forrester said that a survey of 50,000
enterprise users found that throughout 2007, Windows XP use remained at a steady 89%. Vista grew from zero to 6% in that same time, but that came
about because users moved from Windows 2000 to Vista, not from XP to Vista. Don't expect corporations to switch to Vista from XP in 2008.
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03.04.2008Migrating 20 Laptops from XP to Windows 7 live on stage @ MMS
Joey happened to be walking through building 44 and met the team putting together the demos for day 2 of the Microsoft Management Summit. What they
are planning is pretty exciting, where they are going to wake up 20 laptop through wireless and the using User State Migration Toolkit, show how you
can migrate all the laptops from XP to Windows 7 in about 15mins.
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30.04.2009Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown
Toms Hardware Labs has put
together a comprehensive look
at how Windows XP compares to
Windows Vista.
This
article deals with basic
application execution under
Windows Vista Enterprise,
which is representative of the
other editions. We put
together a high-end test
system and performed a
comprehensive benchmark
session both with Windows XP
Professional and with Windows
Vista Enterprise to see if
there are differences. And
indeed, we found that there
are some...
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30.01.2007Get Windows XP Free Virtually,
With a Catch
Microsoft is providing a free
virtualized copy of Windows XP
SP2 to assist developers in
migrating IE6 applications to
IE7. However, it will only
work until April 1, 2007...
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04.12.2006Vista or XP? How about both?
Scott Lowe: Now that Windows Vista SP1 is peeking out from around the e-corner, many śpre-SP1 adverseť organizations will probably begin the process
of evaluting Vista in their organizations. However, for the foreseeable future, there will be those that swear by Windows XP and its stability and
performance. So, whos right? Why not both?
As much as it will pain some to admit it, Vista does have some redeeming
qualities. And, for others, Windows XP continues“and will continue“to serve a very useful purpose in the enterprise. So, what are some of the
situations in which it might make sense to run both Windows Vista and Windows XP in the organization? And, what are the challenges involved in doing
so?
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22.02.2008Desktop OS, Hold the Vista
Exclusive eWEEK research indicates that Microsoft's desktop Windows operating system is a rousing success.
Vista?
No, XP.
In a survey conducted by Ziff Davis Enterprise Editorial Research for eWEEK of enterprise IT professionals, just
2 percent of respondents said that Vista was the primary desktop operating system at their companies, while 92 percent indicated that XP was their
primary desktop OS.
The majority of respondents also indicated that the move to Vista will not be driven by any improvements the
new OS offers, but rather by new hardware.
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14.03.2008The Windows 7 Effect
First, there was the wait for Windows Vista. Then there was the wait for Windows Vista SP1. Now many pundits are claiming that enterprise users will
hold off migrating to Windows Vista and wait for the release of Windows 7.
How can Microsoft counter this? By leaking information
about Windows 7 of course!
Microsofts been having a tough time of late convincing people (important people, such as system admins
and those with their hand on the check book) that Windows Vista is the future. Part of the problem is that Windows Vista has been dogged by high
profile śissuesť relating to compatibility, speed and reliability “ things that people consider important in an operating system.
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20.02.2008Symantec: Enterprise customers are "not yet comfortable with Vista"
In the latest disappointing turn for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, a Symantec executive said Monday that only a small percentage of the
security software company's large enterprise customers have upgraded their corporate PCs to Vista.
"For the most part, we're
not seeing it," said Enrique Salem, Symantec's chief operating officer, in an interview. Salem said most of Symantec's enterprise customers
continue to run their systems on the older Windows XP operating system because "they're not yet comfortable with Vista."
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20.05.2008eWEEK Survey: Vista? Gimme XP
Joe Wilcox: Two operating systems are holding back Windows Vista adoption: Windows XP andeh, wellVista.
A new
eWEEK enterprise survey validates many of this blog's
perspectives about Windows Vista. XP stands in the way, and enterprises are hugely underwhelmed by successor Vista.
While
consistent with other Vista adoption surveys, eWEEK's study makes an important distinction between primary and secondary operating systems and puts
them in context of small, midsize and large business Vista migration plans. The distinction is vital to understanding businesses' real response to
Vista.
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15.03.2008Why Vista? Good Question
Debra Donston: In a survey conducted by Ziff Davis Enterprise Editorial Research for eWEEK, respondents indicated that they have been underwhelmed by
Microsoft Windows Vista. And, it seems the future of Windows is ... XP?
Vista? What Vista? One year after Vistas release, just 2
percent of respondents said the OS is the primary desktop OS at their company. A whopping 92 percent said Windows XP was the primary desktop OS.
And it seems that enterprises are planning on sticking with what they have for the foreseeable future: 72 percent of respondents
said that the OS theyre currently using is the one they expect to be using in 2009. Looks like XP has a longer life than Microsoft plannedor
wanted.
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14.03.2008IBM Launches Pilot Program for Migrating to Macs
Daniel Eran Dilger: As further evidence of the growing interest in Macs among enterprise customers, IBMs Research Information Services launched an
internal pilot program designed to study the possibility of moving significant numbers of employees to the Mac platform. The study has already found
an enthusiastic response from participants and is helping to drive Mac support for IBMs business applications.
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17.04.2008No Enterprise Thaw for Vista
eWEEK research shows that negative perception of the Windows Vista operating system is growing.
If Windows Vista were a person,
it would have an inferiority complex. Not since Windows ME has a Microsoft operating system seen such cool business reception. Indeed, research shows
that many enterprises hope to leapfrog Vista altogether.
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15.08.2008OEMs None Too Happy with 'Vista Effect'
It's a challenge to find
signs that anyone other than
Redmond will say that the
uptake of Windows Vista is
going gangbusters. A couple of
weeks ago, computer maker
Acer
took the opportunity to
directly bash Vista when it
had to lower profit
forecasts. Customers just
weren't interested.
Today,
Tom's
Hardware reports that a
poll of resellers found a
serious lack of enthusiasm for
the operating systems effect
on business since the
enterprise launch in November.
All segments of buyers, the
OEMs say, want to wait.
Problems with drivers and
software compatibility, not to
mention necessary hardware
upgrades, have put the kibosh
on a rush to roll out the
operating system. In fact,
tellingly enough, if theyre
not ordering XP-loaded
machines (or cant for some
reason), theyre sometimes
rebuilding Vista machines with
an XP machine. Now thats
rejection.
And a
NotebookReview.com piece says
you can see that this
rejection is real by looking
at a few other details.
Dell and HP offer XP and
Linux systems to both consumer
and enterprise markets
because theyre selling.
Actually, theyre not just
selling, theyre first being
requested by customers, so its
a trend that doesnt show signs
of slowing...
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27.06.2007Microsoft Announces New Vista SKU Specifically for Virtual Deployment
WINHEC DAY 3 In a
completely unanticipated
announcement made quietly
during a virtualization talk
here at WinHEC 2008, Microsoft
announced a completely new SKU
of Windows Vista, to be
entitled Vista Enterprise
Centralized Desktop (VECD).
Its purpose will be to enable
Vista to run within an
enterprise exclusively as
virtual machines ,
managed centrally using System
Center Virtual Machine
Manager...
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17.05.2007Microsoft Introduces New Vista SKU Specifically for Virtual Deployment
WINHEC DAY 3 In a
completely unanticipated
announcement made quietly
during a virtualization talk
here at WinHEC 2008, Microsoft
announced a completely new SKU
of Windows Vista, to be
entitled Vista Enterprise
Centralized Desktop (VECD).
Its purpose will be to enable
Vista to run within an
enterprise exclusively as
virtual machines ,
managed centrally using System
Center Virtual Machine
Manager...
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18.05.2007Windows 7 Compatibility Issues May Mar Enterprise Adoption
eWEEK Labs' early tests of Windows 7 RC 1 show that the operating system installs and runs quickly and efficiently; is highly polished for this stage
of development; already supports a wide array of hardware; and is obviously rich with security, connectivity and usability features when compared with
either Windows Vista or XP. However, Microsoft's method for dealing with application compatibility--Windows XP Mode for Windows 7, or XPM--leaves
something to be desired.
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01.05.2009Windows XP still powering 71 percent of business PCs
More than two years after the Windows Vista launch, XP is still the dominant business PC operating system in North America and Europe.
Windows Vista “finally appears ready to dethrone XP” as the
operating-system choice for enterprise PCs, trumpeted a new Forrester Research report released on January 30. But the report, based on a survey of 962
IT decision makers, didn’t do much to bolster Vista’s image in the market. From the report by Forrester analyst Benjamin Gray...
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02.02.200950 Windows XP & Vista Tips & Tricks
Computer Active has compiled a list of 50 tips to improve performance of both XP and Vista.
For most people using a computer means using
Windows and over the years Microsoft’s operating system has become easier to use.
However, there is always room for improvement, so
in this feature we have compiled 50 of the finest tips for Windows XP and Vista. These can help to make Windows even better, easier to use and faster.
Most don’t even require you to install any extra software, so if you want to make your copy of XP or Vista better, it’s possible to get
started immediately.
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