He cited 10 key features of Windows Vista, which partners interested in working with the Server Message Block protocol (server message block developed by Microsoft, Intel and IBM, defining rules file-sharing computers in the network and is responsible for structuring the queries and communications with different OS). Among them were: improved visual quality, advanced search system, including the possibility QuickSearch and Search Explorer, Windows Mobility Center with synchronization capabilities and a new help system.

Additionally, the security front, Windows Vista offers several new security technologies, including User Account Control (UAC), the work of the Internet Explorer in a protected mode, full data encryption technology hard drive called BitLocker, built Windows Defender anti-virus program, and 400 sites new group policies, which allows partners and IT professionals to provide flexible system configuration and security for its customers.

While the list of the 10 features is not exhaustive, it gives you an idea of how Microsoft and its partners intend to enter the market with Windows Vista - the first significant upgrade of client operating systems since the Windows XP in October 2001.

Corporate clients will get Windows Vista in November this year, but for a wider range of users, OS withdrawal scheduled for early 2007.

In 2003, was released Windows XP SP2 with the new Security Center and Brandmauerom included by default to protect users. But first and foremost, it was designed to address the vulnerability of OS code, which has been open for many viruses, worms and hackers attacking Windows.

In addition, Windows Vista offers many new features that will change the ways to build end-users, managers and partners, said Katz.

The most obvious of them - rebuilt graphical user interface. The "Aero", switching tasks in 3-D space, transparent windows and preview applications directly in the system tray, not only improves the visual quality OS, but also facilitates navigation and viewing data, Katz said.

For example, users can put on a full desktop visualization of all open documents in the three-dimensional image and easily switch between them by looking at them. "Visual side helps work ..., so that most of the time you are working, and not looking for that work," explains Katz.

Against the backdrop of the fact that Google is looking for ways to expand his empire, Microsoft closely match its new search tools with Windows Vista and Office 2007. OS Windows Vista offers a new search engine QuickSearch - homogeneous search indexer for Windows, Office package and Search Explorer.

The function of Windows Desktop Search provides global search data on the PC, including all network shares. Windows Desktop Search restore critical e-mails, information on contacts, Word documents, and connect from a folder favorite IE browser.

Microsoft has also set up a new Mobile Centre, which manages the settings and mobile devices, where a new Innovation Centre synchronization, which synchronizes the files in the background and allows customers and their partners to synchronize work with the files on the network.

This allows you to create changes in one copy of the owner and the ability of users to work independently with this document, Katz said. He also indicated that partners can create community to synchronize their clients with vendors and suppliers.

User Account Control - the primary means of security, allowing administrators to set a new standard treatment for a range of users, or all users, to reduce access to vulnerable system services. IT professionals and partners can continue to assign full administrative rights to users, as suggested in Windows XP today.

Partners can also create user accounts in the standard mode with certain settings access to the system and network services, taking advantage of the 400 objects Bank group policies, Katz said, noting that Microsoft has also worked to simplify the language and process of using Group Policy. "They are not written in a language understood only developers from Microsoft, and the normal language," quipped Katz.
There are other new security features to combat spyware and malicious programs. For example, IE work in protected mode, allows users to run Internet applications only in a browser, in isolation from the rest of the system.

"This protects users against malicious software entering the system while viewing Web pages - is the most common method of entry. Cod infected program is run in the deep-protected parts of the system in virtual folders launch. final user will never see what part was OS protected, and the implementation of what code was averted, "explained Kevin Katz.

Anti Windows Defender, in addition, gives warning that the user can turn off or ignore.

Finally, Microsoft Windows Vista vstroila in new aid, which shows users step-by-step algorithm for implementation of a task, or how to appoint automatically perform tasks in Windows Vista.

This should reduce the cost of IT administrators and partners Microsoft for technical support users. "The profitability of partners based on the cost of supporting end users. End users always ask about things that they would have to decide independently", says Katz.

According to the company Microsoft, release Windows Vista and Office 2007 will contribute to the emergence of new sales and service opportunities for partners, though many partners were disappointed that Microsoft has decided to delete from the Vista file system WinFS (Windows File System or Windows Future Storage). Most partners said that they were happy with the clip opportunities Windows Vista, but predicted that their clients would not make upgrades of their systems before the year 2007, has not yet released the first Service Pack Service Pack.

"We know about it, but customers do not require it and we are not doing that. Clients are most focused on Active Directory, the transition from the old hardware platforms, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006. Clients will not be taken seriously Windows Vista and Office 2007 until the fourth quarter of next year, "said Ted Dinsmor (Ted Dinsmore), president of Conchango.