Could Windows '7' Provide Virtual Desktop Breakthrough? - Alex Woodie, IT Jungle

Microsoft confirmed this week that it is working on the next version of the Windows client operating system, codenamed Windows '7.' While details are scarce on exactly what Windows 7 will look like or do, Microsoft is promising its largest customers that the OS will be delivered in about three years, or sometime during 2010. However, Microsoft did hint that virtualization products, now contained in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, could be a large part of the Windows 7 equation. A Microsoft spokesperson provided a little insight into the development of Windows 7. The spokesperson says the software company is working with enterprise customers--including some on multi-year Software Assurance maintenance contracts--and business partners on Windows 7. "Microsoft is scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year timeframe, and then the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar," the spokesperson said.

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