Microsoft has released a security guide aimed at companies who need to control security on their laptops and computers. Vista, which will release to companies in November and the general public in January, has two configurations for companies: standard security for clients or a limited security set. Security settings can be deployed in minutes rather than hours.
Check out Microsoft’s security manager Michael Howard’s blog.
Doug
The software protection platform (SPP) is Vista’s answer to Windows XP’s WGA (windows genuine advantage). Both are targeted at preventing software piracy. Actually, there are 3 pieces associated with WGA: WGA notification, WGA validation, and WPA (windows product activation).
SPP consists of the three WGA pieces rolled up into one. While WGA generally nagged the user to get a valid version of software, SPP forces the user. After several nag notifications Vista goes into reduced functionality mode (RFM). RFM consists of only the web browser; no start menu and no desktop. This scenario exists until the user corrects the invalid software problem.
You can read Microsoft’s position on software piracy here.
Doug
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