Provided by HPWith Microsoft’s latest operating system (OS) incarnation, Windows Vistaâ„¢, touted as a true next-generation blend of hardware, software and user experience, there’s a lot of hype to live up to. The big question for business now is: has it been worth the wait? The answer? It has.
Through the Looking Glass
Vista is a notably secure OS that provides a seamless office environment with better connectivity and advanced networking and mobility. Armed with an impressive range of benefits, Vista provides many things to many people.
For small business customers, the expectation for Vista is that of security with autonomy:
- Built-in security features
- Improved productivity
- Easy-to-use tools for configuring, administering, and controlling their PC
- Less reliance on IT support
- Improved ability to connect integrated technologies
- Simplified tools to manage business hardware and networks
For enterprise customers, Vista aims to provide true connectivity and management:
- Improved security
- Simpler PC deployment and management
- Better, easier communication and collaboration with colleagues and partners
- Less need to quality-test hundreds of print drivers
- Improved ability to connect integrated technologies
- Faster communication to information
Furthermore, potential benefits include a reduction in OS images within an organization (even in multiple languages), an upgraded Windows Firewall to reduce the need for third-party products, improved self-healing and help, support for mobile users, and even potential energy savings from Vista’s hybrid sleep mode.
Complete Integration
Vista was specifically developed with the assumption that it would be attacked, so its security has been improved through hardened and segmented services that run with reduced access privileges, along with incoming and outgoing firewall protection.
To capitalize on these features, and provide further benefits to its own hardware, original equipment manufacturers have invested significant development into relevant, valuable services that compliment Windows Vista, for example, express upgrade solutions and expanded wireless management functionality.
With Vista installed, businesses can have more confidence that their PCs are more secure and manageable, that their printers will work seamlessly with their office environment, and that they will see an increase in their operational efficiencies.
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