Mail From Microsoft! :)

[Abhimanyu]

Dear Abhimanyu:

Thank you for evaluating Windows 7® Beta. To help you complete a more thorough evaluation we've assembled an array of resources and put them all in one convenient location, the Springboard Series for Windows 7 on Microsoft TechNet--the resource for desktop IT professionals, offering topical dynamic content as well as peer and subject matter expert connections.


Windows 7

We are focusing Windows 7 innovations on helping to ease the management and security of increasingly mobile PCs for IT organizations, while providing a more productive experience for both you and your end users. The core architecture of Windows 7 is based on Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008, minimizing changes to application compatibility and hardware requirement. Our goal here is to enable a smooth transition when you are ready to migrate your user base to this modern client operating environment. Performance, reliability, security, and compatibility are core tenets of this release and we are collecting your feedback to meet our engineering goals of making Windows 7 the best-performing and most stable Windows operating system to date.

Specific improvements include:
-
Improvements to search, navigation, and the user interface
-
Security enhancements such as AppLocker, BitLocker To Go (TM) and a refined User Account Control (UAC)
-
Deployment enhancements such as Dynamic Driver Provisioning and Multicast, Multiple Stream Transfer
-
Manageability improvements including extended Group Policy control and Windows PowerShell v.2, plus DirectAccess to help better manage remote PCs

 

[jackdelamare]

I got that too.