Microsoft Announces Tools to help Win7 transition

Microsoft announces new tools to help with the transition to Windows 7.

Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 (RDC7) client for Windows XP and Windows Vista will allow users who connect to machines running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 from Windows XP or Windows Vista to take advantage of features such as Windows Media Player redirection and true multi-monitor support.

You can find out more about RDC7 on the Remote Desktop Services blog.

The release candidate for the Windows Management Framework is also available. This collection of tools should help IT Professionals manage a mixed environment of Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP PCs and includes:

Windows PowerShell 2.0
Windows Remote Management 2.0
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS 4.0)

You can find out more and download the release candidate on the Microsoft download site.