By David Chernicoff
What is Windows Vista? is an article that the IT professional can point his in-house developers to in order to get them up to speed with what they can do with Windows Vista as the client software they develop for.
The initial link on the page takes the reader out to the dedicated Windows Vista website, which provides a wealth of general information on Windows Vista.
The remaining eight links on the page take the reader to detailed overviews of the various Vista technologies, each with a table of contents similar to the one shown in the next figure.
The links take the reader to information about the .NET framework 3.0, visual interface development, the Windows Communication Foundation, developing for mobile Windows PC users, XML use and implementing RSS feeds, using the ClickOnce deployment technology and the Windows Installer, the Vista API set focused on reliability and availability, and, of course, security, explanation of the UAC model and utilizing Network Access Protection.
While the information in What is Windows Vista? is targeted at giving an overview to the developer making use of the Vista platform, the information contained in the document links is easily understandable by the IT administrator, giving them a good feel for what can be done with the Vista client.
TIP: The "See Windows Vista" link in the MSDN document links back to the main Windows Vista page, which is a good site to provide to non-technical users looking for basic information about Windows Vista and its capabilities.