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1. Is there ROI from Windows Vista? ROI Calculator can Quantify!

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: Tom Pisello | Date Published: 09/05/2007

   This ROI calculator can help determine whether there is ROI for your particular Windows Vista deployment. Using independent research from IDC and WiPro, plus our own metrics, we developed this calculator to see if there is truly value in proposed Windows Vista upgrades. Click here to begin: ...

2. Does the Vista View Include ROI?

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: Tom Pisello | Date Published: 03/22/2007

   With the official release of Microsoft Vista, many corporations will be getting requests to upgrade, and puzzling over whether it makes fiscal sense. The major question to be answered: Does Vista derive enough savings to make the case for near-term migration, or should the organization take a...

3. The Long View on Vista

   [ Interview ] Topic: OS Migration and Testing | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 04/05/2006

   Arthur Cole spoke with Dale Vile, Research Director, Freeform Dynamics . The firm’s latest report, “Appetite for Windows Vista,” shows only 12 percent of organizations are looking to upgrade to Vista at the moment. Cole : Your firm recently conducted a survey of enterprise executives and...

4. The Hard(wired) Truth About Vista

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: KachinaShaw | Date Published: 12/14/2006

   Kachina Dunn spoke with Kurt Hutchinson, Ars Technica writer and professional systems administrator for World Wide Technology. Hutchinson has been testing Windows Vista since the beta version. Dunn : After your testing and experience with Vista, what do you feel is the minimum hardware...

5. Windows Vista, First Impressions

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/16/2007

   Arthur Cole spoke with , principal analyst, The Enderle Group. Cole : In the run-up to the Vista launch, there was a lot of speculation as to the changes it would produce in computing environments. What do you see as the most significant Vista-related developments for enterprise users? ...

6. Pressure from the Penguin Helped Shape Vista Initiative

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 12/21/2006

   Lora Bentley spoke with Bernard Golden, renowned open source expert, author and CEO of Navica , an open source integration and consulting company. Bentley : How has the success of Linux in the mainstream enterprise affected what Microsoft is doing now with the new Vista operating system? ...

7. Why Force Vista When Users Want Windows XP?

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows XP | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 05/07/2008

   Lora Bentley spoke with Galen Gruman, executive editor, InfoWorld . The tech publication recently spearheaded a "Save XP" petition drive. Bentley : What prompted the Save XP campaign? Gruman : We noticed a decided lack of enthusiasm for Vista in the year after it shipped, and so we started...

8. Microsoft, Security Vendors Get to the Kernel of the Matter

   [ Interview ] Topic: Software and Web Development | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 11/03/2006

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with Joe Wilcox, senior analyst, JupiterResearch . Microsoft and other security vendors are discussing what level of access should be provided to the kernel of the 64-bit version of the coming Windows Vista operating system. Weinschenk : What is the issue? Wilcox : The...

9. The Human Element of Windows Vista

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 12/07/2006

   Ann All spoke with Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology , a provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis. All : Many folks are obviously preoccupied with getting the technological details of a Vista upgrade right. But what about related...

10. With Vista, Enterprises Are Shouting. Is Microsoft Listening?

    [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 05/14/2008

    Susan Hall spoke with analyst Roger Kay, president and founder of Endpoint Technologies Associates . Hall : Is this gnashing of teeth over Vista essentially any different than when XP came out? Kay : Microsoft made the case that that was true when Vista came out, but I think after a year...

11. The Virtual Path to Vista

    [ Interview ] Topic: OS Migration and Testing | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 05/18/2007

    Arthur Cole spoke with David Roussain, vice president of product marketing, Virtualization Systems Group, Citrix Systems . Cole : Enterprises are looking at significant migration efforts to upgrade to Windows Vista. What are some of the ways virtualization can help in that effort? Roussain...

12. Vista Offers Value, but Not Enough Yet

    [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 05/21/2008

    Susan Hall spoke with Brenda Cooper, futurist and CIO for the city of Kirkland, Wash. (pop. ~ 46,000), a Seattle suburb adjacent to the city that's home to a large software maker. Hall : When we talk about Vista vs. XP, how many machines do you manage that would be affected? Cooper : We have...