http://blogs.technet.com/b/mapblog/archive/2009/10/26/rtm-news-infrastructure-planning-and-design-guide-for-directaccess-now-available.aspxWith the new DirectAccess feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 you’ll now have the ability to allow remote users to seamlessly access enterprise shares, websites, and applications without the need to connect to virtual private network (VPNen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)