The simultaneous release of Microsoft’s flagship products touted as L.O.V.E (Launch of Office, Vista and Exchange) enables businesses to thrive in a world of instant communication and constant change by simplifying the challenges of today's workplace. The release of Microsoft Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Exchange Server 2007 marks the end of a six year long wait since their last launch with the Windows XP operating systems in 2001.

Microsoft teamed the Vista’s launch with Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 to promote the technology links between the products and show how they can bring better worker productivity and cost savings to business customers. The business world has changed greatly in the last five years and the latest Microsoft offerings were designed for a competitive business environment to enable people to work together across boundaries, with each other, and with customers and partners. Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provide accurate "anywhere access" to essential information. People will be able to share information in innovative ways irrespective of where they are.

Together, Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server simplify and revolutionize how people work together in addition to improving business insight.

• Windows Vistas: In the business environment, being able to find information quickly and accurately can mean the difference between being profitable and not. Vista’s vastly improved search capabilities make it much easier for users to find documents on their hard disks, email messages, programs they want to use, and more. Enhanced features like Aero Glass which has transparent window borders, impressive animations and other visual enhancements however Glass won’t run on all computers; it requires a compatible video card and more system memory and its benefits for business use are questionable.  Vista has some definite advantages with regards to security features like the User Account Control and  the BitLocker Drive Encryption that go a long way toward preventing exploits and ensuring safety of data on portable computers. The Instant Search field in the Start menu is multi-functional also serving as a Run box.  These and other new features in Vista will prove useful to many businesses, but are they worth the cost of upgrading? The price of the new OS varies depending on the edition, but the upgrade versions suitable for businesses range from $199 for Business Edition to $249 for Ultimate Edition.
  
  
• Office 2007: MS Office 2007 software delivers a series of powerful yet easy-to-use small-business and home-based business features. The solutions are designed to help entrepreneurs maximize their time and resources so they can focus more attention on serving their customers and growing their companies. Office 2007 help users better manage their time and information, connect across boundaries and help remain safe and in control. Microsoft’s latest technology offers enhanced features which organize your information in new rich ways, managing all communication in one interface in addition to providing a safeguard against junk and malicious sites. The most notable feature remains the new graphical interface Ribbon which replaces the menus and toolbars which have been the cornerstone of office since it’s inception.
  
  
• Exchange Server: Exchange 2007 marks a new beginning in the messaging space, earning the software the Product of the Year nod for application software. Businesses are increasingly on the move. Employees need access to all of their messaging data anywhere they happen to be - on the road, at home, or in the office liberating your employees from their desks, their offices, even their PC's, enabling new ways to communicate and collaborate from anywhere. Companies that provide this anywhere access can lower expenses, increase efficiency, and provide their employees with the tools they need to excel at their jobs. Exchange's major features consist of electronic mail, shared calendars and tasks, and support for mobile and web-based access to information, as well as supporting very large amounts of data storage. What used to be offered in a single Exchange 2003 product is now spread through a series of roles-based servers. The new modular architecture further reduces the load from client connections and allows for better scalability and failover reliability.

Windows Vista, Microsoft Office system, and Exchange Server 2007 help your organization reduce IT costs by empowering your people to better protect your organization from security threats, simplify desktop and server management, and reduce the cost and complexity of core infrastructure. Microsoft has ensured more security by design, with default settings that provide immediate enhanced security benefits to your organization - without lengthy customization processes. Fewer system restarts and overall better reliability with Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and Exchange Server 2007 mean that your people will experience fewer interruptions to their work - enabling them to be more productive in and out of the office.

Source: news.bbc.co.uk