14 DAY TRIAL // Windows PowerShell 1.0 Installation Package for Windows Vista is available for download in concert with the operating system's release to the general public. PowerShell 1.0 is based on the .NET Framework and delivers a command-line shell and scripting language designed to enable system automation.
The Windows PowerShell team, describing the product, revealed that it provides a rich Cmdline based interface, a scripting engine with enhanced security capabilities, increased consistency for graphical user interfaces, and advanced flexibility due to the encapsulation separation between the business logic and the user interface level. Additionally, PowerShell 1.0 offers full automation for all the Exchange management operations, complete automatable setup, overhauled management testability and infrastructural improvements.
Via PowerShell 1.0, users will be able to access no less than 29 command-line tools (cmdlets) that will enable basic administration processes from service management to registry handling. "By using Windows PowerShell, administrators can manage their systems by typing individual commands or running scripts that automate management tasks. Exchange Server 2007, System Center Operations Manager 2007, System Center Data Protection Manager V2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager use Windows PowerShell to improve efficiency and productivity," revealed Microsoft.
PowerShell 1.0 delivers support for both x86 and x64 platforms including Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server code name Longhorn. Additionally, PowerShell 1.0 is also compatible with a wide range of existing scripting languages and command-line tools.
"Standard utilities for managing Windows data in different stores and formats, including Active Directory (ADSI), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Component Object Model (COM) objects, Active X Data Objects (ADO), HTML and XML," added Microsoft.