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Apps Not Certified for Vista May Still Work

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

Although some widely used applications from top software vendors haven’t been certified for use with Windows Vista, they may nonetheless work with Microsoft Windows Vista. Major applications from Symantec, Adobe Systems, Apple, and IBM aren’t included on an official Microsoft list of applications that qualify for a "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows [...]

Microsoft: Vista Is Just the Beginning

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off sales of the consumer version of its new Vista operating system (OS) and Office suite today, calling it "the biggest launch in Microsoft’s history." Sales of Vista and Office 2007 officially begin tomorrow in North America, although it has already begun shipping new product in New Zealand and other [...]

Vista: Where are the killer apps?

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

If you’ve seen any Windows Vista demos over the past year, you’ve probably seen Microsoft show off a handful of Vista-customized applications, like The New York Times Reader, North Face’s kiosk application, and iBloks’ multimedia-sharing wares. But where are the rest of the Vista killer apps — the ones that will convince users that they [...]

Ripple effects of a Windows Vista rollout

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Computer users know the drill. First comes the hype from Microsoft about the latest Windows software. Next come the reviews from techies, and then the decision about when or whether to upgrade the core software on their machines. But even if this week’s release of the latest Windows software, called Vista, has become a somewhat [...]

Microsoft offers new tools for Vista, Longhorn

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Microsoft is making available a scripting tool for system administration tasks, plus upgrades that prepare its products for the release of Windows Vista and Longhorn server.
The announcements come Tuesday, on the opening day of the Barcelona version of the company’s TechEd IT Forum, one of Microsoft’s largest IT training conferences.

Its almost launch: Do you know where your killer Vista apps are?

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Earlier this summer, Microsoft announced it had lined up 1,000 application vendors to commit to releasing Vista-optimized applications within three to four months after the product shipped. Now that Vista is finally set to be released to manufacturing in a matter of days, rather than months or years, where are these elusive app vendors?
Who [...]

Microsoft touts Vista-ready hardware and software

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

During his keynote address at the four-day Ziff-Davis Digital Life event in New York, Microsoft corporate VP of Windows Client Marketing Mike Sievert announced the holiday availability of over 250 Vista-ready products. Covering hardware, software, and games, the products will carry the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo or the "Works with Windows Vista" logo.
Products currently [...]

Corel Extends Vista Ready to Software

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

Thursday evening, Corel spokesperson Greg Wood commented to BetaNews, "Today’s announcement is intended to communicate our plans to be very active in providing our products on Windows Vista, and to advise customers that they can choose Corel products with confidence on the new OS."
Wood added that the company will be announcing its Vista certification for [...]