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Windows 7, the latest version of Microsoft Windows released to manufacture on 22nd of July, 2009 is going to available for general public from 22nd of October, 2009. Windows 7 is intended to be more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being fully compatible with applications and hardware. Touch and Handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, multi-core processors, improved boot performance, Direct Access and Kernel improvements have made the Windows 7 unique one.

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Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (heterogeneous multi-adapter) a new version of Windows Media Center. XPS essential pack, Windows Power Shell, Re-designed Calculator with Programmer and Statistics mode have made Windows 7 more interesting.

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Specific features of Windows 7:

• Improves the Productivity: Direct Access leverages IPv6 and IPsec into a system provides secure connectivity back to the main network, regardless of where users are connected or even they are logged in at all. BranchCache helps users at remote offices to stay productive because the network can be configured to cache web pages and files on local servers or in a round-robin peer style for sites without local servers, ensuring that frequently accessed data and files will be served up quickly to end users.
• More Secure: Microsoft has retained the concept of User Account Control but reduced the number of pop-ups that frustrated Vista users. BiltLocker are updated including the ability to encrypt removable devices. AppLocker lets administrators to prevent users from downloading and running unauthorized software.
• Netbook friendly: Laptops, netbooks are smaller and less expensive mobile devices. The bulk of netbooks in organizations today run XP Pro and Linux. Windows 7 plays nicely on most netbooks, especially the pro version.
• Desktop Virtualization: The Windows 7 has its own virtualization option, XP Mode, which lets you run XP as a virtual machine.
• SaaS – friendly: Windows 7 offers an environmental friendly to software as a service. It’s tightly integrated with Internet Explorer 8, providing a stable platform for Web applications. IE8 is available for XP and Vista enterprises can standardize on a single browser.
• Definite Timeline: XP mainstream support ended in April, Vista’s will end in April 2012, while Windows 7 will have mainstream support for five years, or two years after the release of the product’s successor. Vista lacked the features, stability and market acceptance to drive forward the desktop, while Windows 7 has addressed all of these issues. Windows 7 will give you a breath to prepare for coming wave of alternatives.

BranchCache a new feature of Microsoft is designed to give a platform to the needs of businesses with branch offices. BranchCache having catching capabilities for both client and server enables Windows servers to automatically retrieve and distribute local copies of files being accessed remotely by Windows 7 clients. It will make a remote connection from branch office like a local area network. BranchCache will boost network responsiveness associated with centralized applications, when it comes down to access and request generated from remote offices.

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Advantages of BranchCache:

• BranchCache can improve the performance of web browsers and many other applications (such as Internet Explorer, Windows Media and more) using one of the protocols like HTTP and HTTPS.
• It can deliver both distributed and hosted cache (It is associated with a Windows 7 client and Windows Server 2008 R2 machines).
• BranchCache having new technology in both Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 enables the IT professional to reduce bandwidth utilization and increase user productivity.

Microsoft has introduced the virtualized version of Windows XP called “XP Mode” through which Windows 7 users can run programs that are not compatible with the new operating system. The company has finalized the code for the software and it will be made available from 22nd of October as a separate download for general public, which is the general release date for new Windows 7-based PCs.

The new software “XP Mode” will be a feature of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate. It has hit release to manufacturing (RTM) status signifying the time in which original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can begin adding the bits to their Windows 7 RTM distribution packages.

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Windows XP Mode is specifically designed to help small businesses as it offers to users to run many older productivity applications on Windows 7 based PC.

Benefits of Windows XP Mode:

• Easy to use set-up.
• Provides one click launch of Windows XP Mode applications having USB support.
• It is a desktop virtualization supplement that works with Microsoft Virtual PC in Windows 7.
• It lets users run a complete copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, along with associated XP-based applications, right on the Windows 7 desktop.
• XP Mode provides great convenience to corporate users, who can direct the technology through standard Microsoft administration and management technologies like Active Directory and Group Policy.

Majority of AMD’s processors like Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 chips of the F and G families with AMD-V technology will support the XP Mode. XP Mode is not a Hyper-V (Microsoft’s server-side virtualization platform) for the client, instead it is a host-based virtualization solution like Virtual PC.

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Microsoft has also permitted its prospective owners of Windows 7 to downgrade the software to Vista, Windows XP or all the way back to Windows 95 with downgrade license. The company expects with the XP Mode, Windows 7 will have almost 100 percent compatibility with all currently running Windows applications.

Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 is a great example of immersive experiences software developers who can create Windows 7 and multi- touch. The Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 is available to PC makers (OEMs) who have the option to pre-install some, none or all of the applications available in the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 on PCs designed for Windows Touch.

Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 is a set of six-multi-touch optimized applications and games that are designed to truly showcase the capabilities of Windows Touch in Windows 7. It consists of 3 casual games and 3 Microsoft Surface applications that have been created for Windows 7.

Let’s have a closer look at what’s in the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7:

Microsoft Surface Globe:

Microsoft Surface Globe uses Virtual Earth 3D engine to display a 3D version of the world where you can keep the whole world in your hand. With the help of multi-touch you can navigate to different regions and can get local information. Moreover you can “pin” your more favorite locations. You can even “fly” around 3D models of building in some cities.

Microsoft Surface Collage:

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You can arrange and resize your favorite digital photos using only your fingertips with Microsoft Surface Collage. You can save your arranged photos to your collage and can make it your desktop background. Even you can make series of backgrounds and cycle through them with the help of desktop slideshow.

Microsoft Surface Lagoon:

Microsoft Surface Lagoon a screensaver offers to interact with using multi-touch. It recreates the natural environment of water and schooling fish. Users will be able to play with their fingers in the water and watch the fish respond to their gestures.

Microsoft Blackboard:

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Microsoft Blackboard by creating a nifty machine on a virtual blackboard solves a puzzle game of physics. Users with the help of their different gestures can rotate and resize gears, fans, seesaws and more to move balloons and balls toward the light bulbs for victory.

Microsoft Rebound:

You can use your fingers to propel a ball and annihilate your opponent in Microsoft Rebound. You can play against the computer or challenge a friend and battle it out in the electrified court to see who the champion is.

Microsoft Garden Pond:

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Microsoft Garden Pond will help you to guide your origami creations to peaceful areas on the pond or direct them with gestures to complete goals that have been set for you. You can gently move the origami by making ripples in the water.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is to be released on October 6, 2009. I cannot wait to be able to buy this game and install it on my computer. As I have done previously,

I anticipate to install the game on both Windows 7 and Windows Vista and to compare the performance. Also I will make a video of the instalation process of Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising on both WIndows 7 and Windows Vista. The only problem that I have so far is I am starting to run out of hard disk space as the new relseased games are usually over 3 to 4 Gb.

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