Coincident with the public release of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Microsoft on February 20, 2007, released a series of Vista Assessment tools, six in number, for partners to utilize in identifying and migrating users to the new operating system and desktop productivity software suite.
Microsoft is reporting that in the eight days since, there have been over 4,200 downloads by (Microsoft) Partners of the tools leading to increased sales and opportunities.
For the record, Microsoft has had over 20,000 downloads of the tools since their beta debut in August of 2006.
As a user of the tools, especially the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) and the Solution Accelerator for Business Deployment Desktop 2007 (BDD 2007), I fully concur on their immediate usefulness, and the ability it gives me to leverage the knowledge gleaned from the generated reports into solid sales.
© 2007, John Obeto II for SmallBizVista.com®