Microsoft Gets Real About the Virtual

Microsoft finally released the second beta test version of Vista, office systems, as well as Longhorn Server 2007 at WinHEC, but perhaps the most important news exposure, has been acquired by the company softricity agreement, an increase of application virtualization to the companys growing portfolio of virtual, but has affected a number of the companys strategic initiatives most significantly Windows Live and Office livethe acquisition not only brought an application to become virtual engine Microsofts lineup, but the shore of the companys overall competitive position in the virtualization software market with the EMC Corp. VMware, as well as some of the top open-source competitors, including Red Hat Inc. use Xen.

"Softricity is very important to deal with two or three different area, it extends Microsofts overall virtualization will enable Microsofts broader story, but said that it can be competitive, fair and the use of Xen and VMware, it is now also a complete virtualization technology rather than just a single point solution, said: "The base Gillen, research director of system software, IDC in Framingham, Mass, the newly access to the technology is expected to work in concert with Microsofts existing virtualization products and technologies, which Virtual Server 2005 and its process technology, a thin layer of virtualization software, embedded in its upcoming Longhorn server operating systems , as the beginning of next year there are a couple year.microsoft competitors in the streaming media applications. Low, Microsofts competitors in the systems management space, has only recently entered the desktop application flow departments and its software virtualization solutions. Citrix Systems, Inc. is also committed to the application of streaming media solutions on the basis of tarpon technology. Move there may be a very long road and the improvement of understanding of desktop streaming media software and some analysts believe that, with the help Microsoft modern network development strategy and play catch up with a raft of the fleet-footed competitors Web 2.0 . It may also be more Windows-based ISV smooth manner transition from the traditional client - server development practices, creating applications to a service-based one. " Softricity can help third-party developers better deployment of Windows Live distribution model for companies to develop customized applications with lots of things procedures, such as SQL Server, now, they can start considering conversion, from a client - server thinking, a services-oriented, and said: "Denajiadena, principal analyst interarbor solutions in gilford, mountains of the Centre softricity it is the combination of the SoftGrid platform. This technology makes it possible to Windows applications into a series of virtual services can be centralized management, and may be made through any Windows-based server or desktop system. Any application can be sent to the users desktop as a virtual image, and no interaction between the operating system. This means that applications can run on the local computer in the use of local resources, and only a portion of the application is requested softricity cached.initial plan will be incorporated into products for Microsofts systems management software, in 2003, 2nd edition, according to Microsoft officials.

Great expectations and softricity add some competitive advantage, Microsoft, It also may force companies to change their existing licensing practices some Microsoft has been very silent, do. Some analysts believe that if we do not amend these practices, or perhaps the use of metered-based licensing model, it will adversely affect at least the initial success of Windows Live and Office life.

"This [softricity acquisition] should disrupt [their] whole licensing model, if I have to flow down the application, I use only Microsoft several times and I have to buy a permanent right to use the license - that is unrealistic. [Microsoft] is to be noted that the figures, "IDCs Gillen said.some developers and systems integrators, but also to see a looming licensing Microsoft faces the real problem, because of the virtual nature, and how best intend to use it. Many people believe that the companys existing licensing model, the prices of its products to withdraw from the market for virtualization and streaming technology to become more widely adopted. "[Microsoft] has some absurd rules in place, a virtual and segmentation. For example, the OEM version of XP can only be installed in a single division, which means that you can not have two divisions, the virtual CPU at the same time, people can run three or four copies of XP or an application, so I can not see , 299 US dollars a computer, to pay 200 yuan for each copy of the operating system they use, let me rest, and said: "James Barrett, the first system in the thunder dome system inc.in as China softricity processing, high-level Microsoft executives did not immediately solve the problem, the relevant licensing. However, the builders of a system asked some company officials on the prospects of change licensing models, rather than encourage, from the initial reply. " View, it [based on the use of licensing model] is not there is any interest between them they told me point blank, it is too complicated and difficult to handle, which is about to be an even more complicated issue for them, If they do not deal with this, "he said.

Window for the first time Microsoft announced the beta version of the entire bombing on the eve of the desktop operating system, office suite and server-based operating system synchronization (see this months cover story on page 28, "beta Blowout" for more on the beta version). The company decided to do so, in part to prove "How tightly coupled three missing, the safety and efficiency of the function of one of the most Notable search and file sharing, officials said.

Microsoft did not make its own Vista code immediately available to the general public, although it intend to do so, through the review process of its clients by the end of June. However, it also has its Longhorn and Office 2007 Beta 2 bits available to IT professionals and developers with TechNet subscribers, and to the members of the Technology Adoption Plan (TAP), and only time will tell us in the end successful, also announced been confirmed. Although it seems that no serious loophole, the initial reports from testers of Vista and Office 2007, few people believe the company will be able to discover all the problems, make the repair, the release candidate stage, these patches, and delivery of finished products, from November for the Enterprise Edition, and the end of last year, in January 2007, for the consumer versions, "I do not think they have a hell so that these deadlines unless they have their own sleeves, they will not Let us see, whether finished code, it is only a ton of code and a lot of feedback to collect and properly tested this time, and said: "Barrett.