Streamline desktop management with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

Whether IT professionals manage and deploy desktop computers, portable computers, or virtual environments, Windows 7 makes the job easier while enabling them to use the same tools and skills they use with Windows Vista. Advanced image management and deployment tools enable IT professionals to add, remove, and report on drivers, language packs, and updates—and deploy those system images to user computers by using less network bandwidth. New scripting and automation capabilities based on Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 reduce the costs of managing and troubleshooting computers. For IT professionals that use client virtualization, Windows 7 helps them more easily maintain virtual machine images and provide a richer user experience over remote connections. The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, which is updated at least once a year, completes the enterprise experience. By using Windows 7 and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack together, enterprises can optimize their desktop infrastructure and gain the flexibility to address their unique business needs. Companies can prepare to deploy Windows 7 as soon as possible by deploying Windows Vista and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack today. Customers already running Windows Vista will find that Windows 7 delivers strong compatibility with Windows Vista software and devices, and that Windows 7 can be managed with many of the same tools they use to manage Windows Vista. Companies using the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack will have an even greater advantage when moving to Windows 7 because they can more easily migrate settings and applications.