Collaborate and Stay in Touch

If you run a small business, you know how important it is to be able to work together productively with a group of people. And, when you are traveling, you need to be able to work as effectively as you can at the office. New productivity tools in Windows Vista Business make it easier for you to work with a team of people and run your small business from any location. With efficient and easy-to-use collaboration tools, enhanced Tablet PC features, and Instant Search capabilities, you'll have the help your business needs to thrive in the competitive marketplace.

Collaborate more effectively

Windows Meeting Space enables up to 10 people in a room to work together on a project as if they were all using the same computer. You can "broadcast" applications or desktops to the other participants, and changes they make are immediately replicated on the other connected PCs. You can even do this without an Internet connection.

Enhanced Tablet PC

The Tablet PC liberates you from your desk and helps you be productive in any setting. Windows Vista Business makes using a Tablet PC easier and more comfortable. For example, it comes with default power-management settings that reduce battery usage, so you can run your Tablet PC all day, worry-free, on a single charge.

In addition, Windows Vista Business also gives you improved, natural pen-and-ink input features for the Tablet PC and better handwriting recognition. A handwriting training wizard and the automatic learning feature help the handwriting recognizer learn your unique handwriting style.

Improved Tablet PC functionality and improved handwriting recognition provide a more intuitive Tablet PC experience.

Send faxes from anywhere

Something as simple as sending or receiving a fax can become difficult when you're away from your office. With Windows Vista Business, you can use your mobile computer to compose, send, receive, view, and organize faxes as easily as if you were working with e-mail. All you need is a computer equipped with a fax modem and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) or Windows Server fax support.

Because Windows Fax and Scan is integrated with other Windows Vista features such as Outlook, faxing and scanning is more convenient than ever.

Instantly find what you need

It can slow down your productivity to have to look through folders for a particular document. With Windows Vista Business, you can find a particular e-mail message or file by simply searching on a date or keyword—such as title or subject—associated with the file you want to find. Desktop search tools and indexing technology scan your computer and instantly find what you want. You can also configure Windows Vista Business to search across an entire network of computers. Now you can find what you're looking for instantly, without having to search through folders.