FratFiles

• Save Paper

In 2006, Microsoft is slated to release a new version of its Windows operating system. "Longhorn" is the code name for the next version of Windows. This generation of software will include new versions of Windows, Windows Server, .NET, MSN, Microsoft Office, and other products. Microsoft labels the key new technologies as "The Pillars of Longhorn," which are:
• Fundamentals: new developments to the basic structure of the operating system including the .NET framework, further support for digital rights management (DRM), an application deployment engine ("ClickOnce"), improvements to the installation of applications (Windows Installer/MSI 4.0), and the Trustworthy Computing initiative (trusted computing).
• Avalon: a new user interface subsystem and API based on XML, .NET, and vector graphics, which will make use of 3D computer graphics hardware and Direct3D technologies.
• Indigo: a service-oriented messaging system to allow programs to interoperate as part of the .NET......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 898
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Microsoft Window Longhorn
   

   Microsoft Window Longhorn. In 2006, Microsoft is slated to release a new
   version of its Windows operating system. "Longhorn" is the ...

2. German
   

   ... Microsoft could use the scaling feature for window minimization: Instead of using
   a standard taskbar button to represent a minimized window, Longhorn will ...

3. Defining Microsoft Windows Vista
   

   ... to approach the efficiency levels of Longhorn prior to ... to support for TCP/IP window
   scaling for ... Microsoft also focused extensively on core technologies in the ...

4. Riordan Manufacturing
   

   ... Features of Microsoft XP and Windows Server 2003 ... Features of Windows Vista and Longhorn
   Server Vista ... Vista enhanced with refining common window elements, new ...