14 DAY TRIAL // Want to get a Windows 7 head start? Then Microsoft has the right resources for you. The Windows 7 – Learning Portal is now live, and it promises to enable users to get the skills and knowledge necessary to make them experts on the next iteration of the Windows client. The Redmond company is undoubtedly making headway with the development of Windows Vista's successor. The Release Candidate of Windows 7 is now just three days away for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with the public release scheduled for May 5, 2009.
“As always, you get so much more out of the product if you take some time to learn more about it. You can learn about Windows 7 today, and in so many ways,” revealed Tjeerd Veninga, MCT community lead. “Take a Learning snack and learn online in just a few minutes. Get a Microsoft Press book, the portal below offers you free chapters today and the books will be out soon! We will soon have a range of e-learning courses. In my humble but honest opinion there is no beating classroom training and the First Look Clinics are available through our partners right now.”
In the video embedded below, Tamir Bar-Haim, Microsoft audience marketing manager, explains what the Windows 7 Learning Portal is about. The Redmond giant is advertising the portal as the perfect destination for those looking to become Windows 7 specialists. And the volume and diversity of resources made available to users certainly recommend the online destination as a source of deep insights into the upcoming version of Windows.
“Built on the foundation of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Windows 7 is the desktop operating system you need as an IT professional to enhance your organization's desktop environment. Windows 7 provides greater security and manageability for remote and local PCs, and improves the fundamentals of performance and reliability,” reads the introduction on the Windows 7 Learning Portal.