Archive for January 2007
The new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, as well as the 2007 release of Microsoft Office, will offer a higher level of data security and user account control, features that will aid insurance operations in maintaining compliance with federal and state regulations, a Microsoft executive said.
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Recently, the Guru had the disquieting experience of attending the business launch for Microsoft’s new Windows Vista Operating System. The event, held at a large New York hotel, attracted a virtual mob. Sad to say, even the Guru’s inimitable status did not save him from having to wait in a block-long line outside in the frigid elements just to get in for the initial presentation.
Change is not a surprising thing in the world of technology (in fact, it is what we expect), but the really big surprise in 2006 was that our traditionally sleepy-eyed industry finally awoke from its near comatose state to sit up and take notice of what could be some critical developments.