Windows 7 to be Available to Businesses Early

[btarunr]

At the ongoing Worldwide Partner Conference held in New Orleans, USA by Microsoft, the company announced that its upcoming client operating system, Windows 7 will be made available to its business customers through volume licensing starting September 1, over a month ahead of its worldwide commercial launch on October 22. Starting September 1, business customers will be able to order the Windows 7 Enterprise variant through Microsoft Software Assurance licensing. The key features of Windows 7 Enterprise as listed by Microsoft are as follows:

• DirectAccess: Give mobile users seamless access to corporate networks without a need to VPN
• BranchCache: Decrease time branch office users spend waiting to download files across the network
• Enterprise Search Scopes: Find information on network locations including SharePoint sites with a simple user interface
• BitLocker & BitLocker To Go: Help protect data on PCs and removable drives, with manageability to enforce encryption and backup of recovery keys
• AppLocker: Specify what software is allowed to run on user's PCs through centrally managed, but flexible, Group Policies
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Optimisations: Improved user experience for VDI with multimon and microphone support. Plus the ability to reuse virtual machine (VHD) images to boot a physical PC
• Multi Lingual User Interface: Create a single operating system (OS) image for deployment to users worldwide

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[twicksisted]

lol... most companies will wait years before migrating over to a new OS on their workstations... last thing a business wants is downtime on an unproven OS thats bound to need and have loads of upcoming patches

 

[DrPepper]

lol... most companies will wait years before migrating over to a new OS on their workstations... last thing a business wants is downtime on an unproven OS thats bound to need and have loads of upcoming patches

Most companies skipped vista so I think they will make the jump if microsoft delivers on the support side which they will do.

 

[TurdFergasun]

i doubt very much, in this economic climate that the business community is chomping at the bit to absorb a huge cost to update a system that already works properly. pretty much the opposite thing you should be doing when tightening the belt.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

should get my dad to try n steal a copy - he works for a german bank called Dresner. hopefully they will get a few copies in but I highly doubt it....Ive heard from my dad that the machines their running are really really old...

 

[csendesmark]

Microsoft FAIL

The general people should get the new OS first

 

[my_name_is_earl]

Win7 Business seem to be very nice since home doesn't seem to be compatible with most XP program and ultimate is just too much. I got vista ultimate 64bit and Bitlocker doesn't seem at all important so Business here I come.

 

[DarthCyclonis]

Most large compaines PC's are on a lifecycle so their IT vendors usually swap out their leased machines every couple of years. I figure the next waive will have Windows 7. Also companies that pay for volume licenses usually have the ability to upgrade at no cost since they are paying an yearly fee or subscription fee to MS.

 

[95Viper]

Oops, I guess MS did not see this:http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/study_60_companies_plan_skip_windows_7

TO MS:Better start giving better discounts to consumers to keep your consumer base large, 'cause it ain't looking good on the business side.

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

Most companies skipped vista so I think they will make the jump if microsoft delivers on the support side which they will do.

No business makes any OS jump even remotely close to its RTM period.

The only use this is for a business is that those already in talks of upgrading their systems can begin testing and troubleshooting a PC on their network using a full on RTM version of the OS.

I doubt any legitimately large business will be running Windows 7 production until atleast service pack 1.

 

[mtosev]

interesting fact: the post office of slovenia is going Vista and windows server 2008. they skipped Windows XP altogether. its interesting that they choosed now to upgrade the OSes to Vista.

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

interesting fact: the post office of slovenia is going Vista and windows server 2008. they skipped Windows XP altogether. its interesting that they choosed now to upgrade the OSes to Vista.

Vista has matured into being a fairly well known OS when it comes to ins/outs by not only IT, but compatibility universally.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

I has a business

 

[madrooster]

No business makes any OS jump even remotely close to its RTM period.

The only use this is for a business is that those already in talks of upgrading their systems can begin testing and troubleshooting a PC on their network using a full on RTM version of the OS.

I doubt any legitimately large business will be running Windows 7 production until atleast service pack 1.

So what's the NSW Department of Education and Training in Australia doing, rolling out laptops to teachers with Windows 7 RC then?

Those laptops will be reimaged to Windows 7 RTM once it's been released and a SOE has been created using the RTM version...

They are also legitimately large too - we're talking 6 digit numbers (actual numbers, not $ value) of laptops.

 

[btarunr]

I has a business

Here you go me bredda: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/default.aspx

 

[Dippyskoodlez]

So what's the NSW Department of Education and Training in Australia doing, rolling out laptops to teachers with Windows 7 RC then?

Those laptops will be reimaged to Windows 7 RTM once it's been released and a SOE has been created using the RTM version...

They are also legitimately large too - we're talking 6 digit numbers (actual numbers, not $ value) of laptops.

New laptops != in place infastructure.

That only makes sense to *roll out* with windows 7.

I was talking about businesses already having some 400+ computers in place, servers, production lines, and large amounts of applications/users actively actually using their product, not being handed brand new ones.