Microsoft Beta Lets Old Win Apps Run on Vista
Microsoft has released it's Enterprise Desktop Virtualization that lets people run legacy Windows applications, including those built for Windows 200 and Windows XP on Vista by using virtualization technology. The first public beta of the tool solves one of the chief complaints businesses have with Windows Vista: that older Windows applications aren't compatible with the new OS.
By using MED-V in this way, people don't have to test or migrate applications that before would have been incompatible with Vista before running them on the OS, saving companies money and time. The final release of the software is expected later this year.
Microsoft acquired the MED-V technology when it closed its purchase of Kidaro last May. In fact, it is included in a larger software package called the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, which rolls up several Microsoft virtualization acquisitions. In addition to Kidaro, the pack is comprised of software from Microsoft's purchases of Softricity, AssetMetrix, Winternals Software, and DesktopStandard.
Microsoft is investing heavily in desktop- and application-virtualization technology as a way to alleviate compatibility issues that have especially hampered the adoption of Vista. Many businesses opted to skip Vista and continue to run Windows XP until Vista's follow-up release, Windows 7, is available, and application-compatibility was one of several factors affecting their decision.
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