First Step in a New Era of Mobile

 

Windows Phone 7 Sales Off to a Promising Start………….

Along With this post I wish you a HAPPY Christmas.

“It’s a different kind of phone, fast and easy,” says Berg, vice president of business and marketing for Windows Phones.

berg’s reply on competition and competitive  

It’s a bit of apples and oranges comparison; our numbers are similar to the performance of other first generation mobile platforms. We introduced a new platform with Windows Phone 7, and when you do that it takes time to educate partners and consumers on what you’re delivering, and drive awareness and interest in your new offering.  We’re comfortable with where we are, and we are here for the long run; Windows Phone 7 is just the beginning.  Our opportunity is to make sure people get to play with a Windows Phone. Once they do, they love it. This is very important for us.

We all know that the competition is extreme in this industry, and we have to compete on multiple fronts. We have to deliver a great product that people want to use. We have a different point of view than just delivering apps, and we have received great customer feedback on our approach. We are working on updates that will take us to the next level. Plus, we have great support from the ecosystem including developers, operators and device manufacturers, which will add to momentum we are already seeing.

Microsoft Announces Hardware for Business

Microsoft Hardware for Business makes a range of Microsoft Hardware products available for purchase in increments of five, with each product individually packaged and licensed for easier distribution and customer support. The line makes it easy for IT professionals, business owners and distributors to purchase Microsoft Hardware devices for themselves and their customers.

The line includes a range of Microsoft Hardware products packaged for volume purchasing by businesses, such as the recently launched LifeCam Studio for high-definition video calls, saving businesses money and time on travel, and the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, providing users with ultimate comfort.

 

Microsoft backs these products with a worldwide limited hardware warranty. A full list of products and more information are available at http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/business/business.mspx.

Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 CTP is now available

The first Service Pack is now available as a trial download through the Public Community Tech Preview program (Public CTP).

Windows Embedded Standard 7 delivers the power, familiarity, and reliability of the Windows 7 operating system in a componentized form for developers to create advanced commercial and consumer devices running thousands of existing Windows applications and drivers.

Windows Embedded Standard 7 offering richer with the release of Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1. This Service Pack includes previously released updates and hotfixes as well as RemoteFX, which, with Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, creates a media-rich user environment for virtual desktops, session-based desktops and remote applications.

To participate follow these steps:

• First you need a Windows Live ID to log in and download the Public CTP.

• Next, go to the Connection Directory, find Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 Public CTP and click on (apply). The Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 CTP program page will automatically open in your browser.

• Then choose "downloads" on the Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 program page.

• Install and TEST it!.

• submit the feedback.

• You can join for discussion on Microsoft forums.

Internet Explorer 9: beautiful & trusted - web

Today, NSS Labs, an independent, information security research and testing organization, released a report that finds Internet Explorer offers the best protection against socially-engineered malware.

Source: NSS Labs, October 2010 - based on latest browser versions as of date of testing

with the recent NSS findings, “Microsoft is showing, with their current browser technologies, that security for end user browsing is important to them”

The difference in performance between IE8 and IE9 above comes from the addition of innovative features such as Smart Screen Application Reputation. This new feature for Internet Explorer 9 adds an additional layer of protection by warning users when they attempt to download a higher risk application.

download Internet Explorer 9 Beta to see how you can enjoy a more beautiful – and trusted web - experience.