Show Notes - Episode 53
SERIES: Lab Rats
EPISODE #: 53
RELEASE DATE: Dec 4, 2006
TITLE: Vista Business Launch
RUN TIME: 22:53:17
HOST: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
FIELD DIRECTOR: Sean Curruthers
EDITOR: Sean Carruthers
SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep53.html
NOTES:
- Interview with Phil Sorgen - President - Microsoft Canada:
- Consumer Launch of Windows Vista will be January 30, 2007.
- 3 Parts for the Consumer :
1) Refining Data
2) Security
3) Work and Communicate Together
- Windows Vista Beta 2 had 5 million public testers.
- Killer New Features: search and security capabilities.
- Interview with Emma Da Silva - Director, Information Worker Group - Microsoft Canada:
- Office 2007 built from the ground up.
- Office 2007 New Features :
- Simplified Communication
- Protection of Content
- Better Search Capability
- Interview with Jill Schoolenberg - Director, Windows Client - Microsoft Canada:
- Today's business launch of Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Exchange Server 2007.
- Features of Vista: Embedded Search Tool, Enhanced Security, and Synchronization
- Security: BitLocker - Microsoft's full drive encryption.
- Interview with Nauman Haque - Research Analyst - Info Tech:
- Well timed release for Microsoft Vista.
- Recommends to businesses to not adopt until Service Pack 1 of Vista.
- Microsoft Windows Vista:
Businesses = Half Thumb
Consumers = Thumbs Up.
- Microsoft Office 2007:
Initially thumbs down and then a gradual thumbs up.
- Microsoft Exchange 2007:
Big thumbs up in the long run.
- As a general rule of thumb, Microsoft's products don't actually get good until at least service pack 1.
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- Check out - Andy's Books.
- Sean Carruthers Flickr Account at - click here.
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