14 DAY TRIAL // Dive right into Windows Vista! This seems to be the message coming from Microsoft, as the company has unveiled no more and no less than a springboard in order to facilitate the transition to its latest Windows client. Via the Windows Vista Springboard Series users will be able to benefit from a luxuriant variety of "recommended" content pointing at Vista, and only at Vista. Although at the first year, since the operating system has been released to manufacturing, Microsoft's public statistics about the market performance of Vista revealed in excess of 88 million copies shipped worldwide to its channel partners, adoption in the corporate environment is still suffering. And in this context, the Springboard Series represent guidance offered to businesses, as well as a catalyst designed to accelerate the migration to Windows Vista.
"Welcome. This is our first edition of the Springboard Series for Windows Vista. At any stage in your adoption process, the Springboard series is designed to offer you a growing portfolio of recommended materials, resources and experiences. Each month, our goal is to present straight talk on various known challenges and advice on how to overcome them based on early adopter and community feedback," reads the welcoming message on the Windows Vista Springboard Series official page, on Microsoft TechNet.
In order to get users to switch to Vista, Microsoft's Springboard is set up to streamline the discovery, exploration, test-driving and the rollout of the operating system. The Redmond company emphasizes not only the evolution made by Vista in comparison to Windows XP, but also real-life experiences orbiting the platform, as well as as the benefits associated with the Microsoft Deployment tool. "One of the biggest problems facing IT pros performing Windows Vista migrations is evaluating and mitigating application. As you consider your adoption path to Windows Vista, we want to address your questions and known issues as well as offer upfront guidance," Microsoft added.