Survey: Half Of Windows Vista Adoption Driven By Security

Iria · May 23, 2007, 04:40 AM

Source: Information Week
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Half of IT managers who are either testing or installing Microsoft Windows Vista this year said the operating system's security enhancements are the primary driver fueling the move, according to a new study.

Amplitude Research's fourth annual Enterprise Security Survey, which was commissioned by VanDyke Software, surveyed 300 IT professionals -- 217 of whom are contemplating or moving to Vista. Of those looking to Microsoft's newest, and highly touted, operating system, 14% said they are eager to use User Account Control (UAC), which is a new security feature designed to limit individual machines' administrative permissions in order to ward off malware attacks.

May 23, 2007, 04:40 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Survey: Half Of Windows Vista Adoption Driven By Security Source: Information Week __________ Half of IT managers who are either testing or installing Microsoft Windows Vista this year said the operating system's security enhancements are the primary driver fueling the move, according to a new study. Amplitude Research's fourth annual Enterprise Security Survey, which was commissioned by VanDyke Software, surveyed 300 IT professionals -- 217 of whom are contemplating or moving to Vista. Of those looking to Microsoft's newest, and highly touted, operating system, 14% said they are eager to use User Account Control (UAC), which is a new security feature designed to limit individual machines' administrative permissions in order to ward off malware attacks.