Big businesses still not tempted by Vista

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Large enterprises are still turned off when it comes to implementing Microsoft's latest operating system, with 68 per cent of businesses with more than 3,000 employees readily admitting they have no plans to upgrade to Vista.

The picture is equally as bleak for their smaller counterparts, with 58 per cent of those surveyed by Vanson Bourne on behalf of applications migration specialist Camwood also owning up to being sans plans.

This lack of intention to move is backed up by the absence of any kind of migration strategy for 78 per cent of companies questioned, with 96 per cent of retailers displaying the most resistance to migrating, closely trailed by 80 per cent of businesses in the financial sector.

The biggest turn-off stems from compatibility issues, with more than half (58 per cent) of those polled stating application compatibility as being very important, with cost and complexity also featuring as bug-bears with high percentages of users.

"We were fascinated and surprised by this research: it certainly shows that companies will migrate to Vista, but it will take time and there's a huge amount of preparation and planning that needs to take place," said Camwood's chief executive Frank Foxall.

"It was also very interesting to see that a significant number of organisations still believe that virtualisation is the magic bullet which will solve their compatibility issues. It's given us plenty of insight into how we can help customers understand the process and smooth out their migration path."

Camwood's findings come at a time when Vista is still firmly in the spotlight, but for the wrong reasons.

Earlier this week, IT PRO reported that an e-petition lobbying the government to step in over international Vista pricing discrepancies is gaining more and more signatories by the day.

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