Microsoft has released an operating system for
businesses that turns old PCs into effective thin-client
computers.
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is only offered to firms on
Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing and maintenance
programme.
The new OS improves the security and manageability of old PCs
and allows them to run Windows XP from a remote server.
The OS can run security tools, management tools and document
viewers locally, while running XP and other business applications
from a server.
Microsoft also this week made its latest virtualisation software
free to firms on Software Assurance contracts. Virtual PC 2007 for
Windows Vista PCs and the Virtual PC 2004 SP product are now
available to customers.
The software allows firms to run more than one copy of an OS on
the same machine, to help cut their hardware costs. Windows Vista
is currently in beta and will be available to volume license
customers around November.
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