Windows Vista EnterprisePublished: September 9, 2005 | Updated: May 14, 2008 |
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Windows Vista Enterprise is the premium edition of Windows Vista for businesses and is available exclusively to Microsoft Software Assurance customers. It helps global organizations and businesses that have complex IT infrastructures lower IT costs, reduce risk, and stay connected. Windows Vista Enterprise includes all the features in Windows Vista Business as well as extra capabilities designed to help reduce the cost and complexity of deploying and managing corporate computers. In addition, Windows Vista Enterprise provides easier application management, improved standardization for global operations, and higher levels of data protection for a growing, mobile workforce. With Windows Vista Enterprise, your employees can find information faster and use it better. View a demo on Windows Vista Enterprise On This Page Benefits Streamline Effectiveness Migration and Integration Worldwide Deployment
Optional Subscription Licenses Two add-on licenses are available exclusively to Software Assurance customers to help extend the value of Windows Vista Enterprise. Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance is a dynamic desktop solution designed to increase Windows desktop manageability and reduce system complexity. MDOP offers tools that can help reduce the total cost of ownership of your Windows desktop by accelerating operating system and application management and enhancing IT responsiveness and user uptime. When combined with Windows Vista Enterprise, the result is an optimized desktop—the most cost-effective, flexible way to manage Windows desktops. Learn more about the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop Microsoft provides several alternatives for deploying Windows. Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) is a flexible, subscription-based option for enterprise customers and early adopters who want to deploy Windows Vista in virtual machines that are running on servers. Part of the Windows Vista Enterprise family, VECD enables you to centralize storage or execution of Windows. Learn more about Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop
Solutions for Multimedia Scenarios in Enterprise Environments DVD Playback Pack for Windows Vista As a Windows Vista Enterprise customer, you can acquire the DVD Playback Pack, which enables playback of DVD, MPEG-2, and 5.1-channel Dolby Digital files. Together, Windows Vista Enterprise and the DVD Playback Pack provide the most manageable version of Windows and the most suitable media experience for enterprise users. Learn more about the DVD Playback Pack for Windows Vista Windows Vista Ultimate Although Windows Vista Ultimate is not designed for broad enterprise deployment, it may be useful in conference and training rooms. To support these scenarios, Windows Vista Enterprise customers can obtain a license for Windows Vista Ultimate. For every 100 Windows licenses covered by Software Assurance, you can obtain one Windows Vista Ultimate key. If your organization has 599 or fewer licenses, you can obtain five Windows Vista Ultimate keys. Learn more about Windows Vista Ultimate
Eligibility For each Windows Client License covered under Software Assurance, you are entitled to one Windows Vista Enterprise upgrade license. The following Volume Licensing programs are eligible for this benefit:
Getting Started To obtain licensed copies of Windows Vista Enterprise, you must have Software Assurance. If you already have Software Assurance, contact a Volume Licensing specialist or your preferred Microsoft reseller to take advantage of this benefit. Contact a Volume Licensing specialist Find an authorized reseller online
Learn More View a table listing the Microsoft Volume Licensing programs eligible for this and other Software Assurance benefits. Get answers to common questions about the Windows Vista Enterprise benefit for Software Assurance. Learn how to activate Software Assurance benefits. Find out how to get Software Assurance. Read real-life examples of how other businesses are deriving value from their Software Assurance benefits. Get information about Windows Vista updates and find out about enhancements to improve your computer's performance.
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