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Private and Confidential ©2012 Kraft & Kennedy,
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Game Changer: Windows 8 Tablet (the Swiss Army Knife of Devices)
Marcus Bluestein, CTO September 17, 2013
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Agenda
• Why should you care about tablets?
• Microsoft Surface Pro
• Microsoft Windows 8
• Microsoft Office 2013
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Why should you care about tablets?• The hot new form factor
• Perceived as easier to use
• The user experience does change as people have a new way to interface with applications and data
• Attorneys will buy them and want to use them
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Why should you care about tablets?• To increase adoption, you need to make sure
the environment is setup to be supportive
» Update deployment software like SCCM
» Create a Windows 8 image
» Deploy your applications
» Upgrade, virtualize or remove troublesome apps
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• Specifications today
» Intel i5 processor
» 4GB RAM
» 64, 128 or 256 GB SSD
» 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53in, 2lbs› 9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37in, 1.44lbs (iPad3)
» Wireless a/b/g/n, no network cable port onboard
» USB port and a display port
» TPM chip
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• My environment
» Targus or Lenovo USB 3.0 Port Replicator
» 2nd Monitor
» Keyboard & Mouse
» Power supply
» Pen
» In the office and at home
» VGA cable and USB Network Card
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• Notable features
» Bootup and overall speed
» 2 HD video cameras (front and back)
» USB charging slot on power supply
» Touch and Type keyboards
» Picture passwords
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• Frustrations from using Surface Pro
» No mobile broadband (rumored in next release)
» No removable battery
» 4-6 hour battery life
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• Why the Surface Pro instead of other devices?
» Surface RT, similar issues as an iPad
» Screen only tablets, like those from Dell and Asus, likely need an portable keyboard
» Hybrids, like the Lenovo Helix, are almost twice as heavy as the Surface Pro.
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Microsoft Windows 8
• Speed increase over Windows 7
• Task bar on multiple monitors
• Windows To Go
• File History
• Sync settings through the cloud
• DirectAccess
• Microsoft App Store
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Microsoft Surface Pro
• Frustrations with Windows 8
» DPI scaling (resolved in 8.1)
» Virtual keyboard on desktop doesn’t have predictive typing or autocorrect. In ModernUI, it does.
» IE10/11 is different in ModernUI
» Bitlocker needs a keyboard
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Other Tablets
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Microsoft Outlook 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• Quick unread mail filter
• Weather bar in calendar
• Peeks
• People cards
• Inline replies
• Hover quick commands like flag, delete
• Attachment reminder
• Folders can be moved around an no longer have to be in alphabetical order
• Color scheme is not flexible
• Site Mailboxes
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Microsoft Word 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• Cloud syncing
• Open and edit PDF’s
• Collapsible headings
• Reading mode
• Pickup where you left off
• Smarter collaboration
» Comment on comments
» Password lock track changes
» Present document online
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Microsoft Excel 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• Flash Fill
• Recommended charts
• Quick analysis tool
• Recommended Pivot Tables
• Power View
• Sharing
• Pickup where you left off
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Microsoft OneNote 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• 2 different versions, desktop and ModernUI
• ModernUI version built for touch
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• Pickup where you left off
• Improved presenter tools
• Supports comments now
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Microsoft Lync 2013
• Optimized for Windows 8 and touch
• New clients including IOS, Android and Windows 8
• Persistent chat rooms
• Shared notes
• Improved Multiparty HD video and content sharing
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