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Bringing clarity to your world
Windows Vista™ (formerly code named Longhorn) Beta 1 for developers and IT professionals has begun. Check this site regularly to find the most up to date information and links to other sites at Microsoft related to Windows Vista.
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Windows Vista: A clear breakthrough
Windows Vista is a huge leap forward in personal computing. Advances in reliability, security, ease of deployment, performance, and manageability make it easy to:
Confidently do what you want, when you want, and where you want
Clearly organize your work and play in powerful new ways
Connect seamlessly with other people, devices, and computers
Windows Vista has something for everyone. Users will love the fast startup time and even faster return from sleep state. IT departments face fewer user problems and enjoy more automated repair and easier administration. Organizations and enterprises benefit from less downtime, fewer IT hassles, and greater productivity.
Reliability: From prevention through recovery
Windows Vista detects hardware problems before they occur; reduces the frequency of incidents in which applications stop responding or the PC needs to be restarted; and automatically recovers from startup and service failures. How do you benefit? No data loss, no frustration, and no downtime.
• Security: Defense in depth
Windows Vista is the most secure and trustworthy Windows operating system ever, and it helps organizations achieve their business and computing goals with confidence. Windows Vista security features protect against the latest generation of threats, such as worms, viruses, and malware. If an attacker manages to compromise a computer, Windows Vista limits the damage.
• Deployment: Image-based setup
An image-based setup makes Windows Vista much easier to deploy than earlier versions of the Windows operating system. Installation is more reliable and takes advantage of built-in imaging technology and tools. Upgrades from earlier versions of Windows are clean installations that allow you to preserve user data and settings.
Performance: Fast and responsive
Windows Vista delivers improved performance where you’re sure to notice it. Enjoy the faster startup time and low power consumption of the new sleep state. In many cases, Windows Vista is noticeably more responsive than Windows XP on identical hardware.
• Management: Greater control and better tools
Windows Vista simplifies and centralizes desktop configuration management, reducing the cost of keeping systems updated.
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Windows Vista: End-to-end experiences
Windows Vista brings clarity to your world by seamlessly connecting you to people and devices, enabling a new level of confidence in your PC, and introducing clear ways to easily organize and use your information so you can focus on what matters to you.
Explore the Windows Vista features that give you clarity and confidence in four key experiences:
Productivity and Information Management
Windows Vista improves efficiency across common PC activities, and introduces powerful, flexible ways to visualize and organize information, easier ways to share files, and safer Web surfing and email.
Mobile and Connected
Windows Vista makes it easier to use computers and networks while on the go.
Networking and Connectivity
Windows Vista simplifies the task of connecting to networks, data and people.
Assistance, Upgrading and Backup
Windows Vista eases the burden on IT professionals and help desks; automatically detects and resolves known problems; and provides easy-to-use backup and restore techniques.
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Windows Vista: Next-generation platform
Windows Vista is fundamentally different from earlier versions of Windows, and this difference is already sparking innovation across the computer industry.
Windows Vista introduces development innovations that help developers create next-generation applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista, including:
WinFX, a managed-code programming model
Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon), Microsoft’s unified presentation subsystem for Windows
Windows Communication Foundation (formerly Indigo), Microsoft’s next-generation Web services technology
Windows Vista™ (formerly code named Longhorn) Beta 1 for developers and IT professionals has begun. Check this site regularly to find the most up to date information and links to other sites at Microsoft related to Windows Vista.
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Windows Vista: A clear breakthrough
Windows Vista is a huge leap forward in personal computing. Advances in reliability, security, ease of deployment, performance, and manageability make it easy to:
Confidently do what you want, when you want, and where you want
Clearly organize your work and play in powerful new ways
Connect seamlessly with other people, devices, and computers
Windows Vista has something for everyone. Users will love the fast startup time and even faster return from sleep state. IT departments face fewer user problems and enjoy more automated repair and easier administration. Organizations and enterprises benefit from less downtime, fewer IT hassles, and greater productivity.
Reliability: From prevention through recovery
Windows Vista detects hardware problems before they occur; reduces the frequency of incidents in which applications stop responding or the PC needs to be restarted; and automatically recovers from startup and service failures. How do you benefit? No data loss, no frustration, and no downtime.
• Security: Defense in depth
Windows Vista is the most secure and trustworthy Windows operating system ever, and it helps organizations achieve their business and computing goals with confidence. Windows Vista security features protect against the latest generation of threats, such as worms, viruses, and malware. If an attacker manages to compromise a computer, Windows Vista limits the damage.
• Deployment: Image-based setup
An image-based setup makes Windows Vista much easier to deploy than earlier versions of the Windows operating system. Installation is more reliable and takes advantage of built-in imaging technology and tools. Upgrades from earlier versions of Windows are clean installations that allow you to preserve user data and settings.
Performance: Fast and responsive
Windows Vista delivers improved performance where you’re sure to notice it. Enjoy the faster startup time and low power consumption of the new sleep state. In many cases, Windows Vista is noticeably more responsive than Windows XP on identical hardware.
• Management: Greater control and better tools
Windows Vista simplifies and centralizes desktop configuration management, reducing the cost of keeping systems updated.
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Windows Vista: End-to-end experiences
Windows Vista brings clarity to your world by seamlessly connecting you to people and devices, enabling a new level of confidence in your PC, and introducing clear ways to easily organize and use your information so you can focus on what matters to you.
Explore the Windows Vista features that give you clarity and confidence in four key experiences:
Productivity and Information Management
Windows Vista improves efficiency across common PC activities, and introduces powerful, flexible ways to visualize and organize information, easier ways to share files, and safer Web surfing and email.
Mobile and Connected
Windows Vista makes it easier to use computers and networks while on the go.
Networking and Connectivity
Windows Vista simplifies the task of connecting to networks, data and people.
Assistance, Upgrading and Backup
Windows Vista eases the burden on IT professionals and help desks; automatically detects and resolves known problems; and provides easy-to-use backup and restore techniques.
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Windows Vista: Next-generation platform
Windows Vista is fundamentally different from earlier versions of Windows, and this difference is already sparking innovation across the computer industry.
Windows Vista introduces development innovations that help developers create next-generation applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista, including:
WinFX, a managed-code programming model
Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon), Microsoft’s unified presentation subsystem for Windows
Windows Communication Foundation (formerly Indigo), Microsoft’s next-generation Web services technology
Aero, the new Windows Vista design philosophy
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Well i end this topic with the first images of windows Vista™:
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Also, my dad is a beta-tester of Windows Vista. I am using it right now, and it rocks =D
Edited by moonwitch, 08 August 2005 - 05:14 AM.
Those screen shots look very cool! Has Microsoft released a date when its supposed to be out?
