Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista, has been met with less-than-overwhelming enthusiasm by the market. The first truly 64-bit Windows, Vista has been criticized as being buggy, and its huge resource demands -- much of it due to its 3-D UI -- have irritated many consumers and left enterprises questioning the need to upgrade hardware just to be able to run the Vista OS. However, Windows Vista has been praised for dramatically improved security and some other features.
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Skipping Vista Won't Solve OS Problems
Lora Bentley spoke with Benjamin Gray, an IT infrastructure and operations analyst with Forrester Research . Bentley : Windows Vista's reception has been lukewarm at best so far, yet your research indicates that companies are better served if they go ahead and migrate to Vista rather than... More >
Vista Offers Value, but Not Enough Yet
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... More >
With Vista, Enterprises Are Shouting. Is Microsoft Listening?
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... More >
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Windows 7 Selling Better than Vista, But Moving Fewer PCs
Windows 7 has gotten off to a strong start in sales and market share, according to Daily Tech . According to NPD Group, boxed unit sales for Windows 7 during the first week of availability were up 234 percent compared to those of Windows Vista. Ian Paul at PCWorld.com questions the success of Windows 7, ... More >
Gartner Tips for a Successful Windows 7 Migration
With the pending release of Windows 7, which is being called a significant improvement over Vista, no doubt many companies will be eager to upgrade. According to The Times of India , Gartner has release some tips for a successful migration to the new operating system . They include: Plan to be off of Windows XP by... More >
Survey: Most Corporate PCs Can Handle Windows 7
According to a survey by Softchoice, nine out of 10 corporate PCs in North America are powerful enough to run Windows 7, reports Computerworld . That's a significant difference from the 50 percent of PCs that had the right specifications to run Vista at its launch three years ago. What's more, the survey shows that 65... More >
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