Windows Vista - Longhorn
"I love this name. 'Vista' creates the right imagery for the new product capabilities and inspires the imagination with all the possibilities of what can be done with Windows -- making people’s passions come alive."
-Jim Allchin, group vice president, Platforms Management at Microsoft
How fast will be Windows Vista?
- Application start faster about 15 % as in Windows XP
- System start faster about 50% !!! as Windows XP
- 15 minute instalation
- 2 second "get up time" from stand by
Will Windows Vista be more secure than Windows XP?
Yes. Windows Vista builds on the security features in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and adds some deep-seated security improvements that will finally make the Windows platform competitive with Linux and Mac OS X from a security standpoint. With Windows Vista, the system will inform users about security and privacy choices so they feel more confident that they are as secure as possible, and that their privacy is protected.Is Windows Vista designed more for consumers or business users?
Microsoft tells me that Windows Vista will be a significant release for all 600+ million Windows users, regardless of whether they use Windows at home or at work. While this is no doubt true, and there are excellent security and deployment improvements in Windows Vista that will benefit business users, it's pretty clear to me that Windows Vista's most exciting changes are on the consumer/individual side. That said, we won't see most of these changes in the Beta 1 time frame and will have to wait instead for Beta 2.
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Will Windows Vista include the .NET Framework and .NET CLR?
Yes. Windows Vista will include .NET Framework/CLR 2.0 ("Whidbey"), the version that Microsoft intends to first ship with Visual Studio 2005 in November 2005.What is Metro?
At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2005 in April 2005, Microsoft announced that it would include a new document format and printing architecture called Metro in Windows Vista. Based on XML, Metro is to Windows Vista as Adobe PDF is to Mac OS X: It's a device- and application-independent printing architecture that allows documents to retain their exact formatting in any application, and when printed. Unlike PDF, however, Metro is based on XML and will be released as an open standard. Metro will also incorporate ZIP technology--similar to that used by the next major version of Microsoft Office--to compress and decompress files on the fly. From a technology standpoint, Metro includes an XML-based electronic paper format called Metro Reach, a document viewer for viewing, managing, and printing Metro files, the ability to digitally sign Metro documents, APIs that allow programmers to integrate their applications and services with Metro, a print pipeline, and a new driver model for Metro-compatible printers.When will Windows Vista ship to customers?
Microsoft is targeting the second half of 2006. At this time, Microsoft will also ship Office 12.Oficial canvass
Bringing clarity to your world
Windows Vista(formerly code named Longhorn) Beta 1 for developers and IT professionals has begun. Check this site regularly to find the most up to date information and links to other sites at Microsoft related to Windows Vista.Breakthrough basics
Windows Vista has something for everyone. Learn more about the feature benefits for consumers, business, IT departments, and enterprise deployments.Windows Vista has something for everyone. Users will love the fast startup time and even faster return from sleep state. IT departments face fewer user problems and enjoy more automated repair and easier administration. Organizations and enterprises benefit from less downtime, fewer IT hassles, and greater productivity.
Windows Vista: End-to-end experiences
Windows Vista brings clarity to your world by seamlessly connecting you to people and devices, enabling a new level of confidence in your PC, and introducing clear ways to easily organize and use your information so you can focus on what matters to you. Explore the Windows Vista features that give you clarity and confidence in four key experiences.A next-generation platform
Read the latest on development innovations like WinFX, Avalon, Indigo, and Aero that are helping developers create the next generation applications that will run on Windows Vista.Windows Vista is fundamentally different from earlier versions of Windows, and this difference is already sparking innovation across the computer industry. Windows Vista introduces development innovations that help developers create next-generation applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista, including:
* WinFX, a managed-code programming model
* Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon), Microsoft’s unified presentation subsystem for Windows
* Windows Communication Foundation (formerly Indigo), Microsoft’s next-generation Web services technology
* Aero, the new Windows Vista design philosophy
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