Windows Vista News

Microsoft probably can’t wait to get Windows Vista Service Pack 1 out the door, as many corporations will not adope the new OS until SP1 is released. To that end, Microsoft has delivered a release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to some 15,000 invitation-only testers, while at the same time saying it was still on track to deliver SP1 early next year.
You’ll recall that SP1 was

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For most companies, launching a significant new product to a widespread lack of interest - and, in some cases, hostility - would count as a business disaster of considerable magnitude.
But most companies are not Microsoft and most products are not Windows Vista.
Some of the customer reactions to the sixth version of the Windows desktop operating system, which was first released to business customers a year ago next week, have been enough to make a product manager blush.

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A new report shows that Apple’s new Mac OS X version, Leopard, has outsold Windows during October.  Between September and October, sales of OS X jumped from under 16% to just over 60%.  Windows sales dropped from 75% to less than 30%. 
It is expected that the sales of OS X will drop back to normal levels.  But, one reason that OS X Leopard may be enjoying such success over Vista is that Vista sells for a whopping $276 in Japan, while OS X goes for $134.

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Is it possible to change the language of the menus and dialog boxes in Windows Vista?
A.
Windows Vista can be viewed in alternate languages using what
Microsoft
calls Multilingual User Interface Packs. These files can be downloaded with the Windows Update utility, but you need to use either Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Enterprise. Other Vista versions, like Home Basic, do not offer the M.U.I. feature.

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Will Businesses Skip Windows Vista Altogether? Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Wed Nov 14, 6:00 PM ET It will be one year that
Windows Vista
has been available to businesses on Nov. 30, yet many companies still are waiting until the release of Vista's first service pack to upgrade. But with

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Vista in danger of being bypassed by businesses Elizabeth Montalbano 1 hour, 44 minutes ago San Francisco - It will be one year that
Windows Vista
has been available to businesses on Nov. 30, yet many companies still are waiting until the release of Vista's first service pack to upgrade. But with

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Vista Gets Three Performance Updates Jennifer LeClaire,
newsfactor.com
Tue Nov 13, 11:22 AM ET
Microsoft
is set to release three
Windows Vista
updates that offer performance improvements for Redmond's newest operating system. The fixes are coming through Windows Update.

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HID Global's Crescendo(TM) Smart Cards Receive ''Works with Windows Vista'' Logo
The Only Off-the-Shelf Credential to Offer Both Logical and Physical Access Control Compatibility By BusinessWire IRVINE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity and an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, today announced that its Crescendo(TM) smart cards have earned the “Works with

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Microsoft Preps Windows Vista Update For Download By J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
Mon Nov 12, 12:50 PM ET
Microsoft
will release updates to
Windows Vista
this week that will target some of early adopters' most consistent complaints, including performance and compatibility tweaks. The updates will likely become available through Windows Update on Tuesday, according to Microsoft.

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