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| Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization) | Enables you to deploy software applications that are never installed to minimize regression testing, yet follow users anywhere, on demand. It turns Windows applications into centrally managed virtual services that are delivered to any desktop or laptop client worldwide. It can also be integrated and managed within Microsoft SMS. | Get the data sheet. XPS (283 KB) PDF (201 KB) * Take a tour Learn more | |
| Microsoft Asset Inventory Service | Reduces application management lifecycle TCO through advanced software inventory scanning and by translating inventory data into useful, administrator-friendly information. The tool is an easily administered, Internet hosted service. | Get the data sheet. XPS (379 KB) PDF (192 KB) * Learn more | |
| Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management | Helps IT take control of the desktop through effective change management and roll-backs via GPOs and a robust role-based administration and delegation model. | Get the data sheet. XPS (320 KB) PDF (200 KB) * Learn more | |
| Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset | Allows you to quickly repair unbootable or locked-out systems, restore lost data, remove malware from infected systems while the system is safely offline using Standalone System Sweeper, and diagnose system and network issues. | Get the data sheet. XPS (333 KB) PDF (218 KB) * Learn more | |
| Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization | Microsoft Enterprise Desktop
Virtualization enhances deployment and management of Virtual PC images on a Windows desktop while providing a seamless user experience on a Virtual PC environment independent of the local desktop configuration and operating system. | Get the data sheet. XPS (680 KB) PDF (198 KB) * Learn more | |
| Microsoft System Center Desktop Error Monitoring | Enables you to proactively manage problems with applications and system components that crash or cause live PCs to hang. This is an enterprise-ready, scalable, low-cost deployment solution for granular error filtering and alerting. It identifies the impact, probable cause, and resolution for failures—making desktops more stable and reliable. | Get the data sheet. XPS (387 KB) PDF (162 KB) * Learn more | |
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The availability of the components within the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance (MDOP) is as follows through Microsoft Volume Licensing Service (MVLS):
Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5
Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management 3.0
Microsoft Asset Inventory Service 1.5
Microsoft System Center Desktop Error Monitoring 3.0
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery toolset 5.0
To learn more, contact your Reseller or local Microsoft Account Manager.
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For more detailed information, see the Windows Vista TechCenter.
Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerator
Microsoft Deployment is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It is the best-practice set of comprehensive guidance and tools from Microsoft to optimally deploy Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.0
ACT 5.0 is a lifecycle management tool that assists in identifying and managing your overall application portfolio, reducing the cost and time involved in resolving application compatibility issues, and helping you quickly deploy Windows Vista and Windows Updates.
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator
The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that will find computers on a network and determine if they are ready to run the Windows Vista operating system or the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Springboard series
To help improve your adoption experience for Windows Vista, we have developed the Springboard series, which offers you the right tools and resources at the right technical depth and at the right time in your adoption process. Please visit our online destination where you can also read monthly straight-talk articles and community best practices as well as get and give advice within our managed forums.
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