Microsoft releases details on Windows 7 Enterprise features
Posted by Al in Windows 7 News on 02 14th, 2009 | 6 responses |
When Microsoft announced their SKU lineup, they had vaguely stated that Windows 7 Enterprise was to have unique security features and IT tools. Just recently, they have revealed just what those unique features are.
- DirectAccess: Windows 7, along with the network technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2, provides this network technology that enables the user to seamlessly access corporate network resources when on the Internet, without having to create a VPN connection.
- BranchCache: Windows 7 together with Windows Server 2008 R2 offers an alternative to alleviate the problems of slow connectivity, delivering increased network responsiveness of applications and giving users in remote offices an experience more like working in the head office. When BranchCache is enabled, a copy of data accessed from an intranet web site or a file server is cached locally within a branch office.
- Enterprise Search Scopes: allows IT administrators to populate links to the commonly used internal sites — for example, SharePoint sites – to the Windows Explorer UI or to the Start menu or in Windows 7, using Group Policy. These links simplify access to the target internal data sources on the network for business users.
- BitLocker & BitLocker To Go: protect data on PCs and removable drives, with manageability to enforce encryption and backup of recovery keys. Windows 7 extends BitLocker protection to USB storage devices while making the original functionality even easier to use. Note: BitLocker for PCs and BitLocker To Go for removal hard drives such as external USB drives.
- AppLocker: is a flexible, easy-to-use mechanism that enables IT professionals to specify exactly what is allowed to run on user desktops. It restricts unauthorized software while allowing applications, installation programs, and scripts that users need.
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Optimizations: delivers desktop functionality in Windows 7 using virtual machines hosted on servers—a solution known as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). VDI enables users to access their desktops remotely as well as the ability to reuse virtual machine (VHD) images to boot a physical PC. Windows 7 provides for better user experience in VDI scenarios, with better graphics, audio and local device support.
- Multi Lingual User Interface: the Language Packs in Windows 7 Enterprise enable you to support up to 36 different languages using a single Windows master image, rather than creating a separate image for each language used in the organization.
Since each edition of Windows 7 is a superset of the previous edition, Enterprise will contain all of Professional’s features. This also means that Ultimate will contain all of Enterprise’s features. Microsoft previously announced that we won’t be seeing Ultimate Extras anymore, so Windows 7 Ultimate will basically be Windows 7 Enterprise but made available as an upgrade. More information on Windows 7 Enterprise can be found here.
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“This also means that Ultimate will contain all of Enterprise’s features.” I dont quite understand this, how come Ive never heard of this features before, when Windows 7 Ultimate betas and RCs have been around since last december.
The Beta right now is Ultimate. I don’t believe all the Enterprise features such as AppLocker and BranchCache are included but at release date, they will be.
Ultimate is basically Enterprise but for home users.
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