Hi Folks, Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office are here!  And, you are probably thinking that it's time to take advantage of these 2 great technologies.  But, you need to get answers on a few practical questions first: Would my existing PCs run Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office? Should I buy new ones or upgrade them ...

Hi folks, for the past couple of months we have been working on a white paper that discusses the variety of both established and emerging desktop deployment technologies in the industry today. For most organizations rich clients have been proven to be the most productive way from a desktop angle and with Windows Vista there are big ...

Hi all, The Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team is happy to announce the release of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Public Beta.  Windows Vista Hardware Assessment is an automated software tool that helps business customers and consultants make informed decisions about desktop deployment and migration to Windows Vista.  ...

  Tune in and listen to the radio interview of Microsoft Product Manager, Baldwin Ng and IT Pro Evangelist, Chris Avis as they discussed how the newly released Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator has become the popular tool in helping businesses determine their readiness for Windows Vista ...

Good news!  The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment v2.0 Beta Program is now open for registration!  Please join our beta program and test drive new features including OU-targeting, machine names import, localized UI/readiness reports and more.  Visit the Microsoft Connect site to join: ...

Between January 16th and March 1st there will be 74 different business launch events for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Windows Vista, and Exchange Server 2007 in cities across the US. Specific dates and locations can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/business/launch2007/signup/default.mspx. These free events are really intended for ...

Indeed.  Our Business Value launch occurs today in New York City.  You can probably expect a lot of news coverage of the event, but if you want to be part of it yourself, we've created a virtual launch site so you can do just that.  This site is replete with links to the launch keynote, videos of Microsoft ...

My teammate Peg McNicol, product manager for Windows Vista Application Compatibility, wanted to share some news:   This past weekend the application compatibility team passed a major milestone as they posted the release candidate of the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0 on the web for download. ACT 5.0 RC is an all in one tool to ...

Today we announced the Windows Vista Application Compatibility Factory (ACF), an offering to help enterprise customers identify and resolve compatibility issues they may face when migrating their desktops and applications to Windows Vista. We have teamed up with world class service partners including Wipro Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services ...