Windows Vista SP1 offers you these benefits: Enhanced data protection and desktop security A more reliable mobile computing environment Increased employee and IT productivity through reduced downtime
With each new or existing PC you equip with Windows Vista, you'll help streamline and improve your IT operations for years to come! Compare the features of Windows Vista Enterprise and Windows Vista Business editions. Cover your new desktop software investments with Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) and you'll enjoy the convenience of paying over three years and simplifying the management of your software licenses as you grow. Plus, you'll get an automatic upgrade to Windows Vista Enterprise—an exclusive benefit of the Microsoft Software Assurance program that offers tools that are unavailable in Windows Vista Business. These tools can help enhance IT security even more while reducing the cost and complexity of enterprise infrastructure management: Enhanced data protection for desktops and laptops with Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption if a PC is lost or stolen Support for advanced Application Compatibility solutions with support for four virtual operating systems and the Subsystem for UNIX Applications (SUA) Lower deployment and image management costs with the ability to deploy a single operating system image for multiple languages and hardware types through the Multilingual User Interface (MUI)
Learn more about Windows Vista Enterprise. When you purchase SA through an Open Value, Select, or Enterprise Agreement, you'll also have access to the subscription-based Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance (MDOP)—a dynamic desktop management solution comprised of a suite of applications that help: Reduce application deployment costs. Enable the delivery of applications as services. Allow for better management and control of the desktop environment.
When deployed together, Windows Vista Enterprise and MDOP enable you to take a major step forward toward the Optimized Desktop—a more streamlined, secure, and productive IT infrastructure that can not only make your job easy, but improve your business's bottom line. When your IT professionals need a reliable resource, or if a business-critical incident occurs, your team is covered. | 
