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Windows 7 Features & Demos
1. Your PC, Simplified Amit Gatenyo Infrastructure & Security Manager Dario IT Solutions ltd 054-2492499 amit.g@dario.co.il
2. Agenda The New Virtual PC Windows 7 Editions User Interface Security Monitoring Performance and Events Networking Internet Explorer 8
3. The new Virtual PC XP Mode Installing applications on virtual Windows XP and running them on my Windows 7 (transparent to the user) No More Application Compatibility issues CPU must support virtualization
4. Windows 7 Editions Consumers Businesses Specialized Enthusiasts Windows® 7 Professional Windows® 7 Enterprise Windows® 7 Ultimate No compromise consumer version for consumers who want all Windows features, including business. No compromise OS for businesses with in-house IT staff Professional- quality version for small businesses, dual users & students with typical computing needs Emerging Markets Windows® 7 Home Basic Windows® 7 Home Premium Windows® 7 Professional Entry-level OS in emerging markets for cost-conscious consumers on value PCs Primary Primary Small Notebook PCs Professional- quality version for small businesses, dual users & students with typical computing needs Windows® 7 Starter Standard consumer OS Entry-level OS in all markets for cost-conscious consumers on small notebooks
9. Monitoring Performance and Events Smaller system Multiple Ready Boost Devices (USB, SD, Flash devices, up to 4GB) Power Saving Resource Monitor Problem Steps Recorder Reliability monitor
10. Networking Network and Sharing Center Home Group Direct Access Branch Cache Search Federation
11. Remote Access for Mobile Workers Situation Today DirectAccess Home Office Home Office New network paradigm enables same experience inside & outside the office Seamless access to network resources increases productivity of mobile users Infrastructure investments also make it easy to service mobile PCs and distribute updates and polices Difficult for users to access corporate resources from outside the office Challenging for IT to manage, update, patch mobile PCs while disconnected from company network Windows 7 Solution
12. Branch Office Network Performance Situation Today BranchCache™ Caches content downloaded from file and Web servers Users in the branch can quickly open files stored in the cache Frees up network bandwidth for other uses Application and data access over WAN is slow in branch offices Slow connections hurt user productivity Improving network performance is expensive and difficult to implement Windows 7 Solution
13. Search in the Enterprise Situation Today Search Federation Consistent experience to find data from multiple locations, including SharePoint sites Users and IT can pre-populate Favorites in Windows Explorer to remote search sites that support OpenSearch protocol IT can point users to select search sites w/Enterprise Search Scopes Current desktop and Enterprise search solutions are good, but not integrated Users need to take different steps to find data on PC and data on servers Data sources are hard to discover Windows 7 Solution
14. More Improvements Devices and Printers Location-Aware Printing Paint, WordPad, Sticky Notes, Calculator… PowerShell v2 XPS viewer Virtual Hard Disk
15. Internet Explorer 8 Domain Highlighting Compatibility View SmartScreen Filter (phishing filter) InPrivate Browsing Developer Tools Accelerators, web slices, visual search
16. Your PC, Simplified Amit Gatenyo Infrastructure & Security Manager Dario IT Solutions ltd 054-2492499 amit.g@dario.co.il
Editor's Notes
Demo: virtual pc (office 95 with 2007, outlook 2003 with 2007, ie 6, open xp and show installation of game)
Demo: personalize background Demo: aero shake and moreDemo: taskbar, media playerDemo: libraries
Demo: gadgets
Demo: action center, uac, backup
Demo: bitlockerShow: credential manager, applocker, system protection
Show: resource monitorDemo: problem steps recorderShow: reliability monitor
Demo: home groupDemo: search
Demo: sensor and locationsShow: devices and printersDemo: virtual hard disk attach
Show: domain highlighting, compatibility view, developer tools F12Demo: in privateDemo: accelerators (you want a pc, translate with live search)Demo: visual search (כתובת של מיקרוסופט ישראל – דפי זהב)Demo: Ebay web slice