Penn State Computer Labs Upgrading to Windows Vista

It is good to hear that schools such as Penn State is analyzing and testing their hardware and applications in Windows Vista as they target to roll-out the latest operating system by fall of 2008. It is good to know that they are working closely with Microsoft to resolve issues and make their migration as smooth as possible as this could help their students in future learnings.

High paying CIOs from the business sector should learn from this instead of continously bashing Windows Vista and making mountains out of nothing as they provide excuses for their slow adaptation which I feel says a lot about their leadership and their company as well.

In an excerpt of the story found here.

Microsoft’s latest version of Windows could be integrated into Penn State computer labs as early as next year, according to a Penn State spokesperson.

Jeff Kuhns, associate vice provost for information technology sciences, said Penn State is currently exploring the possibility of installing Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system onto computers in labs across the campus.

“For the student computer labs, the earliest we will convert is fall 2008,” he said.

Kuhns said the university is making sure Windows Vista is compatible with the current programs and hardware Penn State uses.

“We have to make everything that works today … work with Vista,” he said. “If everything works well, we will plan to upgrade next fall.”

A Microsoft press release said in a statement that the company intend to correct recent compatibility issues people have reported with Vista.

“In the coming months, we will continue to release updates to Windows Vista through Windows

Update that are designed to fix top customer issues with Windows Vista, specifically involving reliability, compatibility, stability, security and performance,” the press release said.