 A Kernel Transaction Manager has been implemented that can be used by data persistence services to enable atomic transactions.The service is being used to give applications the ability to work with the file system and registry using atomic transaction operations.Windows Vista features a completely re-written audio stack designed to provide low-latency 32-bit floating point audio, higher-quality digital signal processing, bit-for-bit sample level accuracy, up to 144 dB of dynamic range and new audio APIs created by a team including Steve Ball and Larry Osterman.