Economic pressure forces companies to do more with less, while attempting to solve business problems that will give them an edge over competitors. Microsoft provides customers with a platform that focuses on solving key IT problems out of the box, improves productivity, and simplifies IT administration. These benefits allow companies to focus resources where they can provide the most business value to its customers.
Microsoft believes it is important to provide a platform built with key scenarios in mind. The Windows family was designed to deliver solutions to common business problems with minimum or no additional software add-ons. This approach enables rapid deployment, giving customers a time-to-market edge over their competitors.
The scenarios supported include:
Applications for building an IT infrastructure with features such as an integrated directory service, for single point administration of user accounts, rights, and resource management for the entire enterprise.
Roaming user policies to assure mobile professionals have access to their key data anywhere they go through-out the corporate environment.
Integrated security based on industry standards assuring account security, resource and device security, and authentication controls to guarantee protection of corporate assets.
Built-in communication capability allows business professionals to securely access to their company email, data, and line-of-business applications while on the road or working from home.
Advanced collaboration through integration with portal applications, productivity suites, Web services, and streaming media.
Increasing information worker productivity with powerful applications that allow on-line meetings and sharing of information with co-workers and customer around the world.
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