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Microsoft has posted an updated video on their new 'Ready For A New Day' website which shows how Scripps Research is using Windows Vista, Sharepoint, and Office 2007 to speed up their research on Cancer and the SARS virus. Using 3D rendering of Cancer molecules, this new application allows researches to collaborate in realtime and share their information with colleagues all over the globe. Microsoft has been commited to helping healthcare providers and researchers use new technology to improve collaboration and share data with the goal of ultimately finding cures for diseases faster than ever before possible.

One of the biggest hurdles that medical researchers have faced in the past has been the lag in sharing information with other researchers. Previously, information would have to be emailed, or even directly sent via snail mail to other researchers, and then another time lag waiting for replies. With the application developed for Scripps, researchers can directly annotate 3D models using Office 2007 applications, and these annotations are then available immediately through Sharepoint services to researchers around the world.

With terrabytes of data being shared to a large group of professionals, research time can be dramatically reduced. The Scripps application is just the beginning of a new wave of productivity applications which will help increase productivity and reduce costs for many different types of organizations. This integration of the new technologies available in Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Sharepoint will also provide developers with a set of tools with which new applications can be rapidly developed and implemented.