MS Vista to make official debut in Israel

Microsoft Windows team development head Steven Sinofsky will unveil Vista at Tech-Ed Israel 2006.

The first official presentation of Vista, the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system will take place in Israel. Microsoft senior VP and Windows development team head Steven Sinofsky will unveil the system at the company’s annual Tech-Ed Israel conference which will be held next month in Eilat.

Microsoft’s annual spring Tech-Ed conference focuses on training and technology presentations. This year’s conference will showcase the new Vista operating system.

Microsoft announced ten days ago that it was postponing the launch of Vista until January 2007. The company appointed Steve Sinofksy head of the Windows development team to speed up the pace of development of the system in place of Microsoft platforms and services division co-president James (Jim) Allchin who will retire at the end of 2006. Sinoksky, who heads the Microsoft Office development unit as well, will also unveil the 2007 version of Office at next month’s conference in Eilat.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on April 3, 2006

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