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Windows Vista Partner Spotlight Communiqué

Microsoft is pleased to announce a major milestone in the product development stage of Windows Vista. Our customer and partners feedback has enabled Microsoft to make the Windows Vista operating system even better. Now you can reap the benefits, the Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) represents a significant improvement to the Windows Vista experience, and delivers enhanced value to businesses in security, reliability, and application compatibility.

Sell more with services built around Windows Vista SP1. Offer your customers the enhanced security, performance, reliability, and application compatibility they demand. And capitalize on the sales opportunities these new features deliver. Get ready: Windows Vista SP1 is now available for download TechNet and MSDN subscribers.

Windows Vista SP1 offers benefits that businesses simply can’t achieve with an older generation operating system:

·         Enhanced data protection and desktop security.

·         A more reliable mobile computing environment.

·         Increased employee productivity through reduced downtime.

With each PC you upgrade to Windows Vista SP1, you’ll be helping to streamline and improve your IT operations for years to come. Taking the Core Infrastructure to new heights of optimization

All the necessary information you need to get started on the technical and business value aspects of Windows Vista SP1, a must read!
TECHNICAL OVERVIEW BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 1
This white paper presents an overview of Windows Vista SP1 and the improvements it contains.

Notable Changes in Windows Vista Service Pack 1
This document provides more detail about the notable changes made to Windows Vista in Service Pack 1, which were focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards.

Enterprise Guidance for Application Compatibility Testing and Windows Vista SP1
This white paper provides enterprise customers guidance for testing applications on the currently available version of Windows Vista and Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.

Windows Vista overview for IT professionals
Explore the enhancements and new features in Windows Vista that can help benefit you and your organization. Major categories of improvements include security, reliability, performance, deployment, and manageability.

Windows Vista hardware guidance
Read this guide to understand the hardware requirements for Windows Vista.		 Telling your company about Windows Vista
This brief summary of Windows Vista business benefits can help you tell others in your company about the new operating system.

Key reasons to upgrade to Windows Vista
Discover some of the key reasons why your company should consider upgrading to Windows Vista.

Measure the return on your Windows Vista investment
This quick estimator will help measure the costs and benefits of deploying Windows Vista in your organization.

Understand the costs and benefits of Windows Vista with the Windows Vista Business Value Discussion Tool
The Windows Vista Business Value Discussion Tool (WVDT) is designed to help quantify the technology discussions that you are having about the new Windows Client. The WVDT is a powerful new tool designed to further two-way discussions between you and your team or between you and your deployment partner that incorporate customized data to quickly develop an initial business cases for adopting and deploying Windows Vista.

Top 10 things you need to know about Windows Vista for the enterprise
This on-demand webcast introduces some of the new features and capabilities, focusing on features designed with the enterprise in mind.
Learn the technical and marketing details around Windows Vista SP1 and use this information as part of executing Partner Readiness & Solution Plans (PSP).

Windows Vista Deployment ‘Class in the Box’
Sales and Technology: Are you ready to implement next-generation OS that stands out for its superior performance usability, functionality and ROI? Don’t have time to attend a 5 day course? Get the training you need to help your organization benefit from the enhanced security, multi-tiered data protection, increased manageability and productivity, and state-of-the-art deployment features in Windows Vista. ”Class in a Box” has the resources to help you create breakthrough computing experiences in your company. To order ‘Vista Deployment Class in a Box’ free of cost, visit http://www.msptr.com/ , use product # 5437

Windows Vista 101
Is your business ready for Windows Vista? Learn the basics about this pivotal release and test your knowledge by taking Windows Vista 101. In just 10 minutes, this mini-course explains what Windows Vista means for your customers and your business opportunity.

Windows Vista Deployment Technical Training
Resources help your architects and consultants understand the basics from an IT perspective. Level 300 and above deep technical content.

Windows Vista Partner Sales and Deployment Resources
Find technical training videos and Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation about desktop deployment and application compatibility of the Windows Vista Operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
The launch of SP1 and Hardware refresh circle gives partners the perfect opportunity to deploy and drive the last mile execution and deployment. Find key information about the tools and frameworks to expedite the internal and customer deployment.

Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007
The Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) is best-practice guidance for desktop deployment. BDD is targeted at companies that want to reduce deployment time, effort, and cost by increasing the level of automation. It allows administrators to deploy desktops with Zero Touch and Lite Touch interaction at the target PCs. This solution also helps organizations move to a managed environment with standardized desktop images.

Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.0 contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft® Windows Vista, a Windows Update, or a new version of Windows® Internet Explorer® in your environment.

Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.1
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that will find computers on a network and determine if they are ready to run the Windows Vista™ operating system or the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator 2.1 is localized to German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Licensing for Windows Desktop
Learn the key points to communicate to your customers planning to acquire new licenses.

Optimized Desktop Essentials Overview Brochure
Learn more about the Optimized Desktop Essentials solution and how it fits with the needs of you and your customers.
Equip yourself with all the right collateral, and communications material you need to start selling Windows Vista immediately.

Windows Vista SP1 FAQ
Find answers to your customers’ most common questions about Windows Vista SP1.

Windows Vista SP1 Partner-Customer Discussion Guide
This guide can help you understand Windows Vista SP1 components and advantages, hone your sales pitch, and respond to sales objections.

Windows Vista Partner Value Proposition
Get the latest sales and market-readiness numbers—just in time for Windows Vista SP1.
WPS Licensing Overview: Overview of Volume Licensing, Open Value and Software Assurance. Windows Vista Enterprise and Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack are only sold through Volume Licensing.

The Windows Vista Desktop Deployment Opportunity
Key presentations can help you build your sales plans to better leverage the business opportunities offered by Windows Vista.

Windows Vista Deployment Case Studies
Learn what customers are saying about their Windows Vista deployment experiences, benefits, and returns on investment. Get ready to show your customers how upgrading can benefit their organizations.

Software Assurance Benefit of Windows Vista Enterprise
Overview of benefits of using Software Assurance with Windows Vista.

Infrastructure Optimization White Paper
This white paper can help you make the business case for migrating to Windows Vista.
For additional information about Windows Vista SP1, please visit the following sites:
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:48 PM by Omer Qureshi
Attachment(s): Windows Vista SP1 Partner Spotlight.pdf

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