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MS details contents of enterprise bundle for Windows 7

02.03.2009
In a series of briefings held on both coasts last week for product reviewers, detailed the features that will be included in its Enterprise edition when it is released later this year. This high-end bundle will have all the bells and whistles befitting a corporate client operating system including support for scripted PowerShell commands for easier centralized management, help desk-friendly tricks and desktop virtualization options.

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Specifically focused towards use within large organizations with volume licensing deals in place, the enterprise edition of Windows 7 will be strongly reliant on Microsoft's group policy controls and Active Directory service advancements.

According to the enterprise strategy outlined by Microsoft product managers during the New York event, Windows 7 Enterprise will come with a wide variety of tools that should resonate with network and system administrators. Some will be bundled in the base price while others will come with an added fee.

Microsoft has been for not yet including enough enterprise features in it widely distributed Windows 7 beta code.

The set of free Windows 7 tools demonstrated at the reviewers briefing don't seem to rely on Microsoft's ever-smoother administration GUI at all -- they're based on Microsoft's command-line scripting system, , which has been released for a developers' preview and will come bundled with Enterprise edition.