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Events | Deployment Resources
Deployment Resources for the Business Decision Maker
Whether you're reimaging existing PCs or purchasing new ones, know and understand your options for moving to Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System. We have resources, white papers and downloads that will help to improve your deployment experience.
Unsure about what Windows Vista or 2007 Office system can do for your organization?
Windows Vista
Office 2007 System
Learn how the Optimized Desktop can help reduce costs and improve organizational agility
The Business Case for Windows Vista – Five Reasons to Deploy Now (PDF Format, 1.8MB)
The Road to Desktop Optimization – Five Best Practices that lead towards and optimized desktop (PDF Format, 2.0MB)
IDC Whitepaper - Optimizing Infrastructure: The Relationship Between IT Labor Costs and Best Practices for Managing the Windows Desktop (PDF Format, 771KB)
You can also download a 60-day trial version from a range of 2007 Microsoft Office suites at Microsoft.ca
Windows Vista case studies
Learn how Windows Vista has helped businesses increase productivity, improve collaboration and communication, and streamline customer management in Canada and Worldwide.
2007 Office case studies
Learn how 2007 Office system has helped businesses increase productivity, improve collaboration and communication, and streamline customer management in Canada and Worldwide.
2007 Microsoft Office Suites Comparison White Paper
This paper compares and contrasts the three volume licensing suites of the 2007 Microsoft Office system: Microsoft Office Standard 2007, Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, and Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007. Each suite provides the core Microsoft Office applications as well as features that support integrated content management, information rights and policy, and integrated electronic forms.
A Look at Improvements and Shortcoming in Microsoft Office 2007 Desktop Applications
This report, the second in Forrester's "Innovation on the Desktop" series, states that "the breadth of Microsoft Office 2007 and its change of focus from desktop apps to a full system targeted at information workers warrants careful consideration by (Information and Knowledge Management Professionals.)" Analyst Kyle McNabb writes that "office productivity will evolve, taking advantage of more thin client and SaaS approaches, but we've not seen the end of the thick client." (Forrester Research, July 17, 2007, .pdf, 464 kb)
Desktop Deployment Planning Services
Your organization may already be eligible to receive a free Microsoft services partner led deployment assessment. The service provides the fundamental analysis, business case, process, and technical procedures you need to execute a comprehensive desktop deployment project.
Education and Tips & Tricks
Learn how you can work smarter and get your projects done in less time. Tune in to these free Microsoft Office System webcasts and get insider tips for using Microsoft Office products and servers, such as Word, Excel, InfoPath, Live Meeting, Project, Visio, and SharePoint Portal Server. Hear from experts, who will show you fast and easy ways to leverage the Microsoft Office system, and walk away with a better understanding of how it can work for you.
The Office Tips & Tricks Program is a valuable resource, designed to get information workers excited about a deployment or impending deployment of the 2007 Office system, Office 2003, or Windows SharePoint Services 2007. The cost to you is nothing. The team is made up of Microsoft Certified Trainers ready to deliver sessions on the amazing things you can do with the Microsoft Office system. These highly interactive experiential trainers deliver engaging sessions on dealing with email, making meetings more effective, and using office to improve personal productivity.
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