DIRECTIONS: Give Windows 2000 a Hard Look on Laptops.Business Editors, Technology Writers BELLEVUE Bellevue (bĕl`vy  ).1 City (1990 pop. 30,982), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a suburb of Omaha, on the Missouri River; inc. 1855. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1999 DIRECTIONS, an influential group of IT experts widely respected for their insight into new Microsoft (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, www.microsoft.com) The most successful and influential software company. Microsoft's software and Intel's hardware pioneered the PC and revolutionized the computer industry. strategies and technologies, has issued a report recommending companies immediately evaluate Microsoft's new workstation operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , Windows 2000 Professional for deployment on laptops. "IT directors that want to give mobile workers an `anytime, anywhere' computing computing - computer environment should seriously consider upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft's new workstation operating system," comments senior DIRECTIONS analyst Rob Helm. Windows 2000 Professional provides better reliability and security than Windows 95 and 98, while providing lower administration costs and better hardware support than Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0. Despite these benefits, Helm cautions, "companies need to make sure their laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer hardware can handle Windows 2000's requirements. On laptops over two years old, Windows 2000 probably won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will work as well as what you are running now." Some of Windows 2000 Professional's advertised features also require Windows 2000 Server infrastructure and "Designed for Windows" applications and hardware, but companies can get most of Windows 2000's payoff on laptops without these features." The DIRECTIONS Research Report "Windows 2000 Professional as a Laptop Operating System" does an in-depth comparison of Windows 2000 Professional to predecessors Windows 95/98 and Windows NT in the key areas of hardware support and data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. , and briefly reviews Windows 2000's other benefits in the areas of application installation, security, and remote access. The report concludes with a checklist of factors IT managers should consider before upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional on their laptops. Clients of Directions will receive the report free of charge. Non-members can purchase the report by visiting www.DirectionsOnMicrosoft.com. About DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS is a privately owned, Bellevue-based research firm that analyzes shifts in Microsoft technology, strategy, alliances, and organization on behalf of IT industry decision makers. DIRECTIONS was founded in 1992 and is the first organization to solely study, research, analyze, and communicate new developments in Microsoft strategy and technology. To learn more about DIRECTIONS research reports and other services, visit their site at www.DirectionsOnMicrosoft.com. DIRECTIONS: Know Microsoft better than they know themselves. |
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