Microsoft does not intend to enable the peer-to-peer service by default in the final version of Windows Vista, due out late next year, said Greg Sullivan, a product manager for Windows. Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking...
Gartner's advice on Vista deployment schedules only applies to those companies that wish to deploy the operating system by 2008. Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that...
Graham Benson, IT director of the Web Factory, Play.com's IT organisation, said: "The new technologies deployed within the Vista architecture will enable a far more function-rich entertainment experience which, as an entertainment retailer, is of...
But even for those waiting a year or two until the first Vista service pack irons out the launch bugs, the planning should start now, according to Gartner, who say companies should expect to spend 18 months testing, planning and piloting Vista...
But it also said skipping Windows Vista might be the right decision for smaller organisations because they don't have the scale to support multiple OSs on an ongoing basis, making a wholescale 'forklift' migration project more efficient.
The positive thing about Vista, Sweeney said, has been that organisations are stepping back and looking at their deployment methods. Microsoft has published a list of programs which will not work or will suffer from reduced functionality after the...