Improved security features in
Windows Vista will provide a compelling
reason for businesses to upgrade in the long term, but there
will be no immediate rush to adopt the new operating system,
analysts said this week.
Industry observers predicted that, although businesses that are
still running Windows 2000 would upgrade quickly, those with XP
will move to Vista gradually over the next four years as they
upgrade their hardware.
Stuart Okin, head of infrastructure at Accenture and former head
of security at Microsoft, said, "There are still a lot of companies
using Windows 2000.
They have been waiting for Vista and will put their plans
together and roll out. For everyone else, the drive will be their
next hardware refresh."
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