WHITE PAPER Analysis of the Business Value of Windows Vista …

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the potential value that Windows Vista could deliver on a broader scale. The metrics … Windows Vista costs are projected based on their trial results. …

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WHITE PAPER
Analysis o f t h e B u s i n e s s V a lue o f W indows V i s t a
Sponsored by: Microsoft
Al Gillen Bob O’Donnell
Randy Perry Brett Waldman
December 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Windows Vista is Microsoft’s next generation client operating environment platform,
which will broadly replace the existing installed base of Windows client operating
systems over the next several years. The deployment of Windows Vista has the
potential to deliver significant business value to organizations currently using older
versions of Windows client operating systems, through the reduction of IT and user
labor, and by improving user productivity and satisfaction.
IDC draws this conclusion based on early research data collected from 206
organizations already using Windows Vista - organizations that joined Microsoft’s
Windows Vista Technical Adoption Program (TAP). These organizations are
technically savvy, early adopters that have above average interest in learning about
and deploying new products. TAP organizations typically have early access to
Microsoft products and have significantly more interaction with Microsoft experts than
the average organization.
IDC was engaged by Microsoft to benchmark operational costs and user experience
associated with previous versions of Windows and then repeat…