At an event held this week in New York, Microsoft is bringing to life its vision of connected experiences. This vision – evident in products on the market today – is grounded in helping people connect with the information, entertainment, content and communities most important to them.

The first way of bringing this vision to life is simple: give people the tools to get the most out of their lives by offering technology that revolves around their needs and fits their lifestyle like a glove.

In this realm of the connected lifestyle, people around the world use multiple products for the purposes of learning a new language, sharing photo albums or video clips of a baby’s first steps, a birthday party, an anniversary and much more, collaborating on projects with others regardless of their location, or simply staying on top of the details in managing a household. Products already available that make those experiences possible include PCs running on Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Windows Live services, the upcoming Windows Home Server, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system family of products that help people get more done at home.