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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dave who wrote (56880)	3/27/2001 12:54:45 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Does the multi-language version really change the language used in Explorer, the System Admin tools, and all of the documentation? I doubt it. --- You shouldn't doubt it, because it's absolutely true. From microsoft.com Windows 2000 Professional, MultiLanguage Version The Windows 2000 Professional, MultiLanguage Version provides an extra level of multilingual capability by allowing users to change the language of the operating system user interface. This means a user can log on to a workstation and use Windows 2000 Professional in any of 24 languages—provided an administrator has installed the appropriate language files. Additionally, the user will be able to edit and view documents in the hundreds of languages supported in all Windows 2000 Professional versions. Specific benefits of Windows 2000 Professional, MultiLanguage Version include: Single worldwide deployment. Businesses can deploy a single version of Windows 2000 Professional to users worldwide. This reduces the costs associated with deploying different language versions, including testing applications separately or creating unique installation scripts. Users can select the language they prefer, or the administrator can establish the language through Group Policy. Simplified support and administration. Using a single worldwide version eliminates the costs associated with maintaining systems in separate languages. For example, administrators can apply a single service pack worldwide rather than using resources to deploy separate service packs for each language version. With the Windows 2000 Professional Setup manager, the graphical tool for creating automated installation scripts, administrators can set a locale for a system to ensure the proper symbols, keyboard, currency, and so on are installed by default. Using a single worldwide version also means support desk personnel can more easily troubleshoot and correct problems. Shared workstations. Windows 2000 Professional, MultiLanguage Version users who conduct their daily tasks in different languages can share workstations. For example, an international import-export firm in New York City might staff its customer service department in shifts to coincide with the workdays of Europe, Asia and the Americas. The computer’s primary UI is in English, but at least one additional language is used frequently on the workstation. With each shift change, the desktop operating system can be switched to the language of the employee beginning the workday. Note that the UI language is a user property and is part of the user’s profile, thus it can follow the user to different computers in the same corporate environment. Companies that benefit most from this version include: Organizations that need to deploy and manage several language versions. Organizations with multilingual employees who use different languages but share the same PC. - Eric