Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack

2. Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Benjamin Naden Windows Client Group Manager, Microsoft Singapore

3. Flexible Offerings for Your BusinessDesktop OS and management solutions • SoftGrid Application Virtualization • Asset Inventory Service • Diagnostics & Recovery Toolset • Advanced Group Policy Management • System Center Desktop Error Monitoring Includes all features of Windows Vista Business plus: • Four Virtual Operating Systems • Windows BitLocker™ Drive Encryption • Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) • Subsystem for Unix-Based Apps • Diskless PCs & Remote Boot NEW Enables business to * • Find and Use Information • Enable Mobile Workforce • Improve Security and Compliance • Optimize Desktop Infrastructure Centralized Desktop Subscription Access Only Within Software Assurance Available Only Within Software Assurance Optimized Desktop For All Customers *Subscription Access within SA required rich clients only

4. ALERT:Application X has failed Virtualize and Stream Apps ManageGroup Policies RepairDesktops InventoryAssets Monitor Crashes App App App App App App App App App App App System Center DEM OperationsManager 2007 System Center Virtual App Server Translating software inventory into business intelligence Enhancing group policy through change management Dynamically streaming software as a centrally managed service Proactively managing application and operating system failures Powerful tools to accelerate desktop repair

5. Recovered investment in Microsoft Asset Inventory Service eight times over in 1st 90-days TERRY BLAKE DIRECTOR OF IT PROCUREMENT EXPEDIA Customer Evidence Advanced Group Policy Management has been like a magic bullet for us. Its automated change management and workflow-enabled delegation capabilities are impressive. I wouldn’t be able to manage GPOs without it”. MICHAEL WILCOX MIS CLIENT SERVICES SUPERVISOR FORSYTH COUNTY “SoftGrid Application Virtualization let us quickly turn our entire application environment into on-demand services. This not only saves us significant costs, it also makes us more agile and greatly accelerates our ability to get applications to end users the moment they need them”. ANDY GERRINGER SENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, ARMC “We needed such a product, there were a lot of issues with file crashes and ineffective reporting, all of this has been resolved since we have installed the MDOP Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset.” STEVEN FISHMAN CIO ULTRASONIC PRECISIONS INC.

6. Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization* Dynamically streaming software as a centrally managed service Life without traditional software installation Applications to users at log on Centralized permissions Sandboxed applications Runs on Terminal Server Enable Server Consolidation Mitigate Roaming Profile Issues Transform TS into a dynamic system Designed for low bandwidth Runs on local desktop Consolidate & standardize images Build business continuity for applications Applications can be taken offline *SoftGrid Application Virtualization CAL for Terminal Services is available and sold separately from MDOP

7. Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization Case Study – Alamance Regional Medical Center Speed complex application deployments & upgrades, while reducing costs The Challenge: Manage 75 Applications for 2,200 PC and thin client users, while accelerating deployments and upgrades and reducing costs The Results: Saved >$1.5M in application management cost over 3 years Time to payback in 5.4 months Deploy new apps in 1/10th of time Eliminated over 200 hrs of regression testing Eliminate 5,000 hours of end-user down-time Decreased helpdesk call volume by 30% “SoftGrid Application Virtualization let us quickly turn our entire application environment into on-demand services. This not only saves us significant costs, it also makes us more agile and greatly accelerates our ability to get applications to end users the moment they need them”. ANDY GERRINGER SENIOR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR, ARMC

8. App Compat issues: • Often requires separate servers for separate applications • Underutilized servers and spare capacity • SoftGrid for TS: • Enables apps to run side by side • Reduce server silos Application Virtualization and Presentation Virtualization Case Study: Russell Investments reduced their terminal servers by 40% with SoftGrid

9. RDP hosts can now be put behind firewall • HTTP/S used to traverse firewall • AD / ISA / NAP checked before connection allowed • New Remote Desktop Connection client required • Desktops and apps are NOT hosted in IE TS Gateway Architecture AD / IAS / NAP AD / IAS / NAP checked TS Gateway Vista RDC (TS) client Terminal Servers or XP / Vista User initiates HTTP/S connection to TS Gateway RDP over HTTP/S established to host User browses to TS Web Access TS Web Access DMZ Internet Internal Network

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11. The Optimized Windows Desktop Windows Vista Enterprise + Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: the most cost-effective and flexible desktop management solution • Application compatibility • PC manageability • Flexible computing models • Protect data in PCs • Make PCs safe to use • Diagnostics & Help Desk • Software asset management • SoftGrid Application Virtualization • Asset Inventory Service • Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset • Advanced Group Policy Management • System Center Desktop Error Monitoring Includes all features of Windows Vista Business plus: • Four Virtual Operating Systems • Diskless PC and Remote Boot • Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption • Multi-lingual User Interface (MUI) • Subsystem for Unix-Based Apps (SUA)

12. Website for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance • http://www.windowsvista.com/optimizeddesktop • Resources Available • Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance overview datasheet • Datasheets for each component technology • Customer FAQ Resources