Windows 7, the next version of Microsoft's operating system, is projected for release sometime in 2010. A milestone version of Windows 7 has been released to key partners and some screenshots of the new OS have been leaked, but Microsoft is staying quiet on Windows 7 as it focuses on adoption of Windows Vista. Some speculated features of Windows 7 include incorporation of Vista's gadgets into Internet Explorer, a virtual hard disk, and MinWin, a pared-down version of the Windows API and core libraries.
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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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Microsoft Issues Advisory on Windows 7 Zero Day
Microsoft has issued an advisory for the zero-day bug in the Server Message Block protocol of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 system, reports ChannelWeb . The advisory says the vulnerability can't be used to take control of affected PCs or to install malicious software, but it does acknowledge that ... More >
Cray Launches Cray CX1-iWS System
The Cray CX1-iWS , introduced Thursday, is a high-performance computing system that combines a workstation with a computing cluster to give users a little extra oompf at their desk. Cray's new system, which is being exclusively sold by Dell, comprises one blade server powering a Windows 7 workstation and a Windows HPC... More >
Government Use of Windows 7 Delayed
It may be another six months before federal agencies move ahead with Windows 7 deployment. According to InformationWeek , the holdup is because a government-mandated security standard hasn't been finalized . The Federal Desktop Core Configuration details 300 settings for Windows PCs and laptops to make them... More >
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