Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corp., has explained how Windows 8 will bring together the potential of a tablet with the power of a PC in his CeBIT keynote speech. He also invited IT professionals around the world to test the recently released Windows 8 Consumer Preview, now available for download. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is said to offer a more robust experience for testing the world's most popular operating system and is available to the widest range of people yet following the initial release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview late last year.
"Windows 8 will deliver no-compromise experiences on a range of devices from tablets and PCs to desktops. It will give people functionality they love and the enterprise-grade capabilities that IT departments demand," Turner said. "We encourage IT professionals to begin using it to get a first-hand experience of how Windows 8 will give people a beautiful, fast and fluid experience with the mobility and familiarity they need to effortlessly move between what they want to do and what they need to do."
"We believe Windows 8 will bring an evolutionary solution to Windows users that deliver business productivity, while helping IT to manage and secure new devices using their existing infrastructure and tools," said Al Gillen, Program Vice-President, System Software, IDC.
"Windows 8 will help bridge the demands that end-users are placing on IT departments with what IT wants for its business - a smooth transitional path to add tablet devices into an existing Windows client infrastructure."
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be available worldwide for download to users running Windows 7-based PCs in English, French, German, Japanese and simplified Chinese.
