James ONeill

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Clear, Confident, Connected

• James ONeill
• IT Pro Evangelist
• Jamesone_at_microsoft.com
• http//blogs.technet.com/jamesone

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Windows VistaDelivering Business Value
Clear
Connected
Enabling Virtual Workforce More secure
collaboration with customers, partners and
peers Mobile, remote, disconnected employees
are more productive
Empowered Professional Enable faster, more
informed business decisions Leverage
organizational knowledge
Confident
Security and Compliance Minimize security
threats and simplify regulatory compliance
Infrastructure Optimization Lower cost of
deployment, support and operations
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Confident
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What do we want confidence in ?

• Depends who you ask
• IT Pros - Stability, ease of operation and
  deployment
• Knowledge Workers- Applications run properly
• Consumers Devices work and photos safe

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Fast, Consistent Performance

• Consistent On-Off Experience
• Faster start-up and power off
• More reliable sleep and resume
• Improved Responsiveness
• More responsive to everyday tasks
• Takes advantage of new technology
• Performance Tuning
• Self-tuning for improved performance
• Built-in performance diagnostics

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Windows Vista Reliability
Work without Disruption
Recover with Ease
Fast, Safe Recovery Even If System Will Not
Boot Automated Resolution Instrumentation
AnalysisTools For IT Pros
Fewer hangs, crashes reboots Built-in
Diagnostics help avoid failures / reduce
impact User data protection

• Improve User and IT Productivity
• Reduce Support Costs

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Work more Securely
Foundational Protection

• User Account Protection
• IE Protected Mode
• Service Hardening
• Anti-malware
• Outbound firewall filtering

• Give users just the rights they need
• Reduce downtime from malware
• Control peer-to-peer and messaging apps

IntegratedControl

• Enhanced auditing
• Event forwarding
• Network Access Protection
• Enhanced IPSEC console
• Integrated security scanner

• Visibility to resource access
• Control PC access to network
• Visibility to security state

Data Protection

• BitLocker Drive Encryption
• EFS smartcard support
• Control over device installation

Protect intellectual property
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Simplify Deployment
Windows Imaging
Modularization

• File based format hardware independent
• Non-destructive upgrades
• Multiple images per file less space
  complexity
• Single instanced and compressed

• Add/remove components, drivers, patches,
  languages
• Language independence
• Image customization

• Single worldwide image
• Offline image servicing

Fewer images
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Easier operations - lower costs
UpdateManagement
Monitoring Troubleshooting
SystemAdministration
Better Reliability Fewer Incidents Self-Help
for Users Built-in diagnosticsLink to company
help Quicker to fixRemote assistance with NAT
transversal, diagnostic tools session logging
Greater ControlMore events, WMI providers, perf.
Counters Group Policy settings WRP protects
system settings, files folders Simplify
TasksBetter event handlingBetter task
schedulingMore secure 1many remote
administration
Less Time Consuming Fewer patches Smaller
patches Common scanning tool Patch images
directly Less Disruptive Fewer
reboots Auto-update everything
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Improvements in Group Policy
Category
Key Features and Enhancements
Extending Coverage

• 1200 extra settings for new features (and key
  old ones)

Ease of Use

• GPMC integrated into Windows
• Search/Sort/Filter
• Templates

• More secure, stable infrastructure
• Ability to sense reconnection to network for GP
  processing
• Support for Multiple Local GPOs
• Support for editing settings in Multilingual
  Environments

Reliable and Efficient Application
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Expanded Policy settings
Power Management
Printing
USB Device Installation
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Power Management
Group Policy control over Power Settings allow
businesses to control energy costs
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Go Green with Vista

• Group policy enforces Sleep settings
• Wake to run scheduled tasks
• PC draws 125 Watts or 5 watts when sleeping
• On 50 hours a week instead of 24x7 saves
• 0.12 KW x 6160 hours 740 KWh per year
• 740 KWh 1/3 Tonne of CO2 per PC per year

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Clear
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DEMO TIME
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Streamlined User Experience
StacksWizards and dialog boxes can be
customized, enabling users to make clearer choices
Glass Window Frames
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Redesigned ExplorersGive users more area for
their content and feature support for Live Icons
Helps users focus on the on the task at hand.
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Instant Search and Smart Organization
Start MenuQuick Search Instantly search across
your PC for any file, folder, or email
New Search Folders Flexible, query-based views of
your files
Stacks Virtual views of your contentthe same
item can bein more than one stack
Windows Vista ensures that you will never lose a
file on your PC ever again
Windows Vista helps you to visualize your files
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Windows Sideshow
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Natural Input Output
Tap Feedback
Shell check boxes
Pen Flicks
Control Panel
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Natural Input Output
Tablet Input Panel AutoComplete
Explicit training wizard
Implicit word training
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Connected
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Mobile Transitions
Quick Connect and Networking Fly-out
Network Explorer
Connect to a Network Projector
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Windows Mobility Center
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Power Management

• Fast Startup
• 10-15 second boot
• Sleep as default power off
• 2-3 second resume from sleep
• lt 10 sec from hibernate

• Improved Power Management
• Reliable power state transitions
• New permissions
• Device power management (DPPE)
• Hybrid hard drives
• Group policy control

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Less Time Managing Technology,More Time Working
Together

• Traditional file sharing is fast and easy
• Discoverable task Explorers
• Easy Share folders or files, control read/write
  access, work offline
• Face-to-face interactions are more effective
• Show work on nearby PCs - no projector required
• Send files without email, IM or USB keys
  required
• Sessions work anywhere with anyonewill even
  set-uo ad hoc wireless networks

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Innovative Networking
User-Centric Networking
10x Better File Transfer Times Enable new
collaboration scenarios Experience a seamless,
reliable network

• Self-tuning TCP/IP Stack
• Ad-Hoc Networking
• Network Presentation
• Windows Shared View
• Network Diagnostics Framework
• Network Profiles
• Reduced Reboots
• Network Center

End-to-End Security

• Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
• Network Access Protection
• Routing Compartments
• Stronger security supported by WPA 2
• Secure by default
• Restrict network connections
• Clearly mark unsecure networks

Control access to resources More Secure
Wireless Networking By Default
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Remote Employees Stay More Informed and
Productive

• Mobile pain points reduced
• Better battery life
• Better Sleep and hibernate mode
• Network improvements
• Simpler management of networks flags public /
  private
• Built-in diagnostics and troubleshooting
• Better admin control of wireless network
  behaviour
• Remote assistance now N.A.T aware
• New All in one Sync engine.

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Windows Vista Synchronization
Windows Vista features more efficient
synchronization algorithmsand unifies sync
management for all connected devices and data
sources
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Windows Sideshow
Prototype ASUS Laptop
Upcoming Calendar Items and Contacts are
accessible via the exterior display even when the
laptop is hibernating or shut.
An external, auxiliary display on the exterior of
a new laptop.
A joystick or touchpad would allow the user to
navigate and drill into meeting items.
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Thank You

• My email - Jamesone_at_microsoft.comMy blog -
  http//blogs.technet.com/jamesone