British agency tells schools to avoid Vista

**Anilrgowda** · 11-Jan-2007, 10:02 PM

The British government's schools computer agency has warned that deploying Vista carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear.

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency said Wednesday that it "strongly recommends" schools do not deploy Microsoft's latest operating system within the next 12 months.

In a further dig at Microsoft, the agency asserts that there are no "must-have" features in Vista and that "technical, financial and organizational challenges associated with early deployment currently make this (Vista) a high-risk strategy."

Tom McMullan, a technical consultant at the agency, told ZDNet UK: "There is not a case for schools to deploy it unless it is mission-critical stable." Speaking at this week's BETT education trade show in London, McMullan added: "There are lots of incremental improvements, but there are no must-haves that justify early deployment."

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Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,720 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	British agency tells schools to avoid Vista The British government's schools computer agency has warned that deploying Vista carries too much risk and that its benefits are unclear. The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency said Wednesday that it "strongly recommends" schools do not deploy Microsoft's latest operating system within the next 12 months. In a further dig at Microsoft, the agency asserts that there are no "must-have" features in Vista and that "technical, financial and organizational challenges associated with early deployment currently make this (Vista) a high-risk strategy." Tom McMullan, a technical consultant at the agency, told ZDNet UK: "There is not a case for schools to deploy it unless it is mission-critical stable." Speaking at this week's BETT education trade show in London, McMullan added: "There are lots of incremental improvements, but there are no must-haves that justify early deployment."

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