Tag Archive: Sneak Peak

Microsoft has a lot riding on its upcoming launch of Windows 7. With Vista burned by bad reviews, user errors, and a general vibe of negativity, it needs Windows 7 to replace Windows XP as the next rock solid platform.

Posted below are some upcoming advertisements for the Windows 7 campaign where Microsoft hopes to show off some of the highlights of the new platform, according to istartedsomething.com. Each advertisement shows off a different feature in a unique way that directly address negativity received over its previous “The Wow is Now” campaign for the launch of Vista. Microsoft received criticism that the Vista campaign didn’t show off any of the features of Vista which lead to more confusion among consumers.

The videos are conceptual TV spots that may or may not make it to actual television but they do give a clear indication on potential themes for Microsoft’s campaign.

sharepoint

Earlier this year Microsoft announced the next wave of Office products that will “redefine how people work”, which included Exchange 2010, Office 2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010, and SharePoint 2010 which will all enter public beta later this year and is targeted for general availability in the first half of 2010. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen a ton of information leak regarding the Office 2010 suite, and this week Microsoft has released a sneak-peak of SharePoint 2010.

Feature Highlights:

  • New UI including Ribbon
  • Web Edit
  • Silverlight Web Part
  • Rich Theming
  • Multiple Browser Support
  • Visio Services
  • SharePoint Designer
  • Business Connectivity Services

The SharePoint 2010 team launched a sneak-peak website earlier this week, which you can find here. The site is loaded with videos, information on new features, and a complete overview of what is coming to SharePoint 2010, which will be at the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas on October 19th-22nd with CEO Steve Ballmer expected to be the keynote speaker.

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