Windows Vista Home Basic comes with a host of useful features that promise to make your business more productive and profitable. But if you're looking for an operating system that's built specifically for the needs of your company, you might want to check out Windows Vista Business.
"A majority of business users are focused on getting their job done as quickly and as efficiently as possible," says Paul McFedries, author of Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled. "It's the operating system's job to help when it can — and to get out of the way the rest of the time."
Windows Vista Business has several features that help small businesses do just that, from handling many tasks more efficiently to addressing security concerns faced by small companies.
Here are five reasons why you should consider Windows Vista Business:
1. | Improved safety features. Windows Vista Business comes with tools that give you peace of mind about security as a small-business owner. For example, its new User Account Control ensures that your employees won't accidentally install malicious software which could wreak havoc on your PCs — and perhaps even your whole network. Another safety feature called Windows Service Hardening limits critical Windows services from making unauthorized changes in the file system, registry or network, which prevents malware from installing itself on your computers. Windows Vista Business also limits network access to PCs that don't meet your system health policies, which could prevent an infection. And it makes managing your network easier than it's ever been. Here's more information on the security features in Windows Vista Business.
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2. | Better searches. Are your employees losing valuable time because they can't find the documents they're looking for? Windows Vista Business helps them cut through the clutter with a new system-wide search function that makes managing huge volumes of business documents a snap. While improved searches are part of the overall Windows Vista experience, Windows Vista Business adds even more functionality. You can immediately find files and e-mail messages by their names, key word labels, or any words that they contain. You can also target your search or extend it to other computers — on your small-business network or even across the Internet. For more on Windows Vista's organizational capabilities, see "Access, Organize, and Manage Your Documents More Easily with Windows Vista." |
3. | Flip through your screens faster. What good is a supercharged search function when your employees have a cluttered desktop? Windows Vista Business offers a better way to look at your desktop with a function called Windows Flip 3-D, which lets you scroll through all open windows on the desktop, previewing live content as you do. For your employees, this results in a clear, less cluttered desktop and a smoother, more stable desktop experience. Note: Flip 3-D and translucent windows are optimized for enhanced graphics cards that support the new Windows Driver Display Model (WDDM), so you might want to consider investing in extra hardware when you go for the upgrade. Here's more information on how to use Flip-3D. |
4. | Collaborate with your colleagues. Sharing information in a small-business setting has never been particularly easy — unless you gathered all of your colleagues in a room and made paper handouts for them. Windows Meeting Space (formerly Windows Collaboration) is an elegant alternative to the old way. It allows groups to instantly and securely form a shared, common session for up to 10 people in the same room. Windows Meeting Space allows you to "project" your desktop or application to other participants or to any Windows Vista–compliant Network Projector, share a file with a group in a common work area and jointly edit the file. You can even collaborate with others when the network is down, using an ad hoc mode. Here's more information on Windows Meeting Space |
5. | Easier remote access. If your employees spend a lot of time on the road, they've no doubt offered you their feedback on your network's accessibility. Not all of it may have been positive. But Windows Vista Business, together with the new Windows Server code-named "Longhorn," promises to offer a better way that simplifies remote access and ensures a high level of security without the need to create a virtual private network (VPN) connection. Windows Vista's Remote Desktop Connection feature, for example, gives employees easier remote access to resources or applications. Does one of your salespeople need access to financial application or a customer relationship management (CRM) application that's on your network? With Windows Vista Business, your corporate IT manager can place an icon for that application on the salesperson's desktop. And when the salesperson clicks the icon, an automatic Terminal Services Remote Program connection is made to the company over the Internet without the use of a VPN. Here's more information on Longhorn |
From safety to organization, the features in Windows Vista Business are created with a singular purpose: to make your employees as productive as possible without breaking the bank. "Small businesses are starving for ways that they can do more with less," says Tim Finnegan, a director at Alphanumeric Systems, a Raleigh, N.C.–based technology-solutions provider. "It is the only way they can effectively compete in an increasingly flat world."
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