Windows 7 News: Software, Virus Protection

Microsoft has already made available the RTM version of Windows 7 on TechNet and MSDN,today Microsoft has made available the trial version of Windows 7 enterprise for the IT professionals.
A few things to be aware of before you download the Evaluation code.

A limited number of licenses are available, so the download will only be available while supplies last.
Following the 90 day evaluation period, IT Pros who wish to continue to use Windows 7 Enterprise will be required to purchase and perform a clean installation of Windows 7, including …

Last month we made Windows 7 available to customers with Software Assurance and to MSDN and TechNet Subscribers. Today I am happy to announce two more ways for businesses to get Windows 7 for their deployment and evaluation.
Volume License Availability, at a Discount Starting today, businesses can order upgrades to Windows 7 from a Microsoft Volume License Reseller. This option is for businesses that don’t already have Windows Software Assurance and want to upgrade their existing business PCs to Windows 7. There are two editions …

According to the information available Windows 7 has been finally RTMed.The build string 600.16385.090713-1255 has been declared as RTM.Though the refreshed build would be available on connect on 24th July.
Here are the details
MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.ULTIMATE.7600.16385.RTM.X86.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255 7600.16385.090713-1255_x86fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 2,501,892,096 byte
Windows 7 ultimate build 7600 x64 BUILD: 7600.16385.090713-1255 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 3,223,209,984 byte
Windows 7 Enterprise build 7600 x86 …

input.microsoft.com – Here’s your chance to help improve Microsoft products by submitting feedback that will be sent directly to the folks working on the features. 
The following feedback programs are currently open:

Network Monitor 3.3 – Provide feedback on Network Monitor 3.3 scenarios
Windows 7 Enterprise Scenarios – Windows 7 scenarios for the Enterprise
Windows 7 Scenarios – Provide your overall impressions of the Windows 7 Release Candidate
Windows Virtual PC – Provide feedback on Windows Virtual PC scenarios

Source- Blake’s Blog

Windows XP mode is now available on Technet and MSDN.Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to install and run many of your Windows XP productivity applications directly from a Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC to provide a Virtual Windows XP environment for Windows 7. Windows XP Mode provides a 32-bit Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (SP3) environment pre-loaded on a virtual hard disk.

Here are the instructions posted on technet
Note:
- You can use Windows Virtual PC to run Windows …

An article has been posted on the Windows Team Blog highlighting the enterprise value of Windows 7 and how it reflects what customers and partners told us enterprises need most. Here is what the article reads-
With Windows Vista, we learned a lot about how involved our customers and partners like to be in the development of an OS – in a nutshell, early and often. With Windows 7, we changed the way we developed the Windows OS in order to be more responsive to that feedback. As such, early on …

Our MDOP customers have told us that they want to see Windows 7 Support for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) so that they can move ahead with their application testing for enterprise deployments of Windows 7 early on. We heard you loud and clear. Today we are announcing the availability of App-V 4.5 CU1 with support for the Windows 7 Beta.
All subscribers of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) can head on over to Microsoft Connect and register to download the update. This release will have access to the new …

The weekend came into the net was Windows 7 Build 7022, was apparently only the beginning of a whole series of intermediate versions of Windows 7 on the way to the Release Candidate.
Winfuture, one step ahead was able to get the screenshots and information about the Windows 7 build 7032.The full string of the build is 6.1.7032.0.winmain.090129-1812  which clearly states that the build was created on 29th Jan 09.
With Windows 7 Build 7032, Microsoft has also integrated two new themes, named "Architectures" and "Characters" and also included six new wallpapers. …

After the official announcement about the various editions of Windows 7 by Microsoft two days back,their has been news about the pricing of the different versions of Windows 7. According to the German Website Windows Secrets the different versions of Windows 7 would cost between  $199.95 and $ 319.95,though Microsoft has not published any news about the same. 
The Starter Edition of Windows 7 is valued at $199,95 which would be available worldwide. The Starter Edition of Windows 7 wouldn’t be available in stores, but exclusively through OEM partners. …

In a recent briefing with Paul Thurrott,  Bill Veghte revealed the editions of Windows 7 that will be shipping in.
Here is what his post reads
"At a macro level, there are a couple of niches that are important to us, and we are a global business after all, so there are certain market dynamics that we need to address," Veghte said. These niches will be addressed by OEM-only Windows 7 product editions, which is to say that these products will be sold only with new PCs. The first is Starter …