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Early success with a pilot test of Microsoft Exchange 2007 has forced IT staff at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to accelerate plans for a full rollout that will eventually expand to include Windows Vista and Office System 2007.
The federal Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (DITR) has flagged plans to migrate its 2,900-strong desktop fleet to Microsoft's latest Windows Vista and Office 2007 software. But the move could still be some time away.
Telco iiNet expects to commence rolling out Microsoft's next-generation Windows Vista and Office 2007 products to its internal desktop fleet in the middle of next year.
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Organisations considering a change of productivity suites may do well to follow the example of Queensland University of Technology, which has taken a cautious approach to Microsoft Office 2007 and instead focused on sprucing up its back-end messaging environment.
There appears to be no doubt that Windows 7 will be significantly more popular in Australia than Vista was, a reality that will help Microsoft entrench its wider software portfolio even further into the enterprise.
Global trade exchange Bartercard may be an all-Microsoft shop, but the company is far from convinced of the benefits of upgrading to Windows Vista and Office 2007 after testing the beta versions.
The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?
Microsoft plans to mark the business launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 with an event in New York on November 30.
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