| Windows Vista is the next version of Windows | | | | available. |
| for clients and servers. With the client | | | | |
| version expected in 2006 for businesses and | | | | Drawbacks of Windows Vista: |
| 2007 for consumers and the server version in | | | | |
| 2007, Vista adds numerous features, including | | | | * If you install Windows Vista and any other |
| improved security and advanced multimedia | | | | operating system on a computer, you must |
| capabilities. Vista also includes Trustworthy | | | | install Windows Vista on a separate |
| Computing (Palladium) and greater support for | | | | partition. Installing Windows Vista on a |
| digital rights management. PCs running Vista | | | | separate partition ensures that it will not |
| require more memory than Windows XP. At least | | | | overwrite files used by the other operating |
| 1GB is recommended, with 2GB being a safer | | | | system. |
| bet. | | | | |
| | | | * The drawback is that Windows Vista comes |
| Security and safety features of Windows Vista | | | | with two OpenType Khmer fonts, Daunpenh and |
| | | | Moolboran. Those fonts have small characters, |
| There are a number of security and safety | | | | which makes it hard to view Khmer text. This |
| settings of Windows Vista. Internally, | | | | problem can be fixed by installing Khmer OS |
| Microsoft adopted a "Security Development | | | | fonts. After Khmer OS fonts are installed, |
| Lifecycle" with the underlying ethos of, | | | | Khmer text will display nicely on Firefox. |
| "Secure by design, secure by default, secure | | | | |
| in deployment". New code for Windows Vista | | | | * Another problem would be the Keyboard |
| was developed with the SDL methodology, and | | | | layout. Khmer Keyboard layout on Windows |
| all existing code was reviewed and refactored | | | | Vista (layout attached) is not the same as |
| to improve security. A number of specific | | | | Keyboard Driver from KhmerOS.info, which I |
| improvements have been made: | | | | think many people are used to. |
| | | | |
| * Windows Resource Protection prevents | | | | Find and Use Information |
| "potentially damaging system configuration | | | | |
| changes", by preventing change to system | | | | The success of a business depends on the |
| files and settings by any process other than | | | | success of its people. Making your employees |
| Windows Installer. Also changes to registry | | | | more productive and facilitating |
| by unauthorized software are blocked. | | | | communication is the main reason you invest |
| | | | in Information Technology. Yet, with most |
| * Protected-Mode IE: Internet Explorer runs | | | | tools today, it is difficult for employees to |
| in a separate, low-privilege process, | | | | quickly find the information they need and |
| protecting the user from malicious content | | | | leverage information technology to its full |
| and security vulnerabilities, even in ActiveX | | | | potential. Windows Vista is designed as a |
| controls. | | | | People-Ready solution so they can easily find |
| | | | and use information. |
| * Windows Firewall has been upgraded to | | | | |
| support outbound packet filtering and full | | | | * The fast, integrated desktop search in |
| IPv6 support. A new MMC-based interface has | | | | Windows Vista helps make it easier for users |
| been introduced which offers much more | | | | to find the information they need, even if it |
| advanced control over the firewall. | | | | is on a shared drive or other network |
| | | | resource. Windows Vista Desktop Search is |
| * Session 0 Isolation: Previous versions of | | | | integrated throughout the operating system in |
| Windows ran System services in the same login | | | | the start menu, control panel, and their |
| session as the locally logged-in user | | | | document folders making it easy to find the |
| (Session 0). In Windows Vista, Session 0 is | | | | information they are looking for. Users can |
| now reserved for these services, and all | | | | also tag a file with "metadata" to indicate |
| interactive logins are done in other | | | | that it belongs to a certain project or other |
| sessions. This is intended to help mitigate a | | | | category, making it easier to search, filter |
| class of exploits of the Windows | | | | and organize their files. |
| message-passing system, known as Shatter | | | | |
| attacks. | | | | * Once the user has entered the search |
| | | | information, Windows Vista helps make it |
| * BitLocker Drive Encryption. Formerly known | | | | easier to identify the right data by |
| as "Secure Startup", this software utilizes a | | | | displaying high-resolution thumbnails of the |
| Trusted Platform Module to improve PC | | | | content. Users can dynamically adjust the |
| security. It ensures that the PC running | | | | size of these thumbnails to make them large |
| Windows Vista starts in a known-good state, | | | | enough for users to know whether they have |
| and it also protects data from unauthorized | | | | found the right document without opening it. |
| access through full volume encryption. Data | | | | The user can then store the search results in |
| on the volume is encrypted with a Full Volume | | | | a "search folder" to be recalled for later |
| Encryption Key (FVEK), which is further | | | | use. |
| encrypted with a Volume Master Key (VMK) and | | | | |
| stored on the disk itself. | | | | * Windows Vista helps make users more |
| | | | productive managing online information as |
| * Windows Vista can use Smart Cards or Smart | | | | well. With tabbed browsing in Internet |
| Card/Password combo for user authentication. | | | | Explorer 7, users can visually scroll to the |
| | | | right page. Web page printing is also |
| * Windows Vista can use smart cards to store | | | | improved so you can capture all of the |
| Encrypting File System (EFS) keys. This makes | | | | information, without cutting off part of the |
| sure that encrypted files are accessible only | | | | page. |
| as long as the smart card is physically | | | | |