A position offering a superior view of a scene or situation; -- used literally and figuratively; as, from the vantage of hindsight; also called vantage point.
A term used since 1950 to identify models with a higher state of tune than standard. Probably taken from the word 'Advantage'. From 1976, the 'Vantage' became a high performance model in it's own right with modifications to more than just the engine.
a set of enhanced go-to-market programs including sales, marketing and demonstration support, designed to boost channel sales for Sun's suite of AMD Opteron processor-based solutions including Sun Galaxy servers, the company said