December 6, 2006 10:49 AM

Listen and Learn

For those folks tired of reading about Windows Vista, open your ears. We have some Windows Vista podcasts for you.

Fresh today: "Ballmer 'Reboots' Microsoft," where eWEEK editor Scot Petersen and I discuss Microsoft's product strategy.
"Vista Launch Kicks Off Major Product Push," which includes security and other topics.
"Is Vista the Best OS?," an eWEEK Labs roundtable.

Ballmer 'Reboots' Microsoft

Microsoft Watch Editor Joe Wilcox talks with eWEEK Editor Scot Petersen about the recent Vista launch and how it amounts to a reboot of Microsoft's product strategy.

Host: Joe Wilcox

Length: 00:10:13

Channel Connects with Managed Services

In Changing Channels, Mike Vizard talks with Oli Thordarson of Alvaka Networks about the state of the relationship between resellers who have changed their businesses to managed services and technology vendors.

Five Steps to Enterprise Security: Revisited

In this TestRun, Jim Rapoza, Peter Coffee, Cameron Sturdevant and Andrew Garcia discuss the Labs new Security: Next Steps report and how things have changed in the five years since the Labs released the original 5 Steps to Enterprise Security.

Ingram's Stegner Looks Back, Forward

In Changing Channels, Mike Vizard talks with outgoing Ingram Micro executive Bob Stegner about trends in the channel and what are the top issues for resellers in 2007.

New Perspectives On UML

In this InfraSpectrum: Unified Modeling Language, the core of high-powered planning tools that often come at a price to match, becomes more accessible with Telelogic's release this month of its free-download Telelogic Modeler. Peter Coffee talks with Telelogic VP George LeBlanc about the process of contagion for modeling disciplines in enterprise planning processes.

Spencer's Top 5: Virtual Politics

In this week's Top 5, Spencer counts down what to expect if politicians embrace Second Life.

Ballmer 'Reboots' Microsoft

The recent Vista launch and how it amounts to a reboot of Microsoft's product strategy.