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In a presentation at the 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp. head Steve Ballmer announced the beta release of the Windows 7 operating system. The new version of Windows was made available temporarily for assessment at select web sites. In the course of the presentation, Balmer demonstrated new capabilities and key improvements incorporated into Windows and inspired by consumer feedback. Areas focused on by Windows 7, stated Balmer, include speed, security, dependability, functionality, energy efficiency, and intuitive operation. In all of these categories, Windows 7 offers dramatic advantages.

Microsoft Windows 7 includes faster startup, power off, and wakeup from standby; no-hassle networking and file and printer access; centralized peripherals management; as well as multiple finger touch-screen support. To view Microsoft's news release, visit Microsoft's CEO Introduces Microsoft Windows 7

Notice: End of Support for Windows 7
Microsoft has placed Windows 7 on End of Support status. Consequently Microsoft offers no technical assistance for any problems with Windows 7 and no longer produces software or security updates or patches. Even though devices powered by Windows 7 still function, End of Support status can bring about a growing array of problems concerned with security, regulatory compliance, operation with new versions of apps, and possibly even liability. If you are now evaluating an upgrade from Microsoft Windows 7 to Windows 10 or 11, Progent's Windows 10 and Windows 11 experts can assist you to understand the potential advantages of a modern version of Windows for your business and can help you to plan and execute an efficient migration to Windows 10 or Windows 11 that follows leading practices.

How Progent's Certified Engineers Can Assist You to Manage Windows 7
Progent's certified consultants can assist your company to maintain your Microsoft Windows 7 deployment and can also show you how to estimate the likely business value of adopting a modern release of Microsoft Windows. Progent offers help with moving to Windows 10 or moving to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.

Progent's IT professionals can provide a range of other low-cost support options to enhance the productivity, reliability, security, speed, and manageability of IT systems that include workstations based on Windows 7:

PC Desktop Consulting and Support Services
Progent's certified desktop support consultants offer a broad range of affordable support services to assist your company to install, integrate, troubleshoot, and administer desktop PCs and laptops powered by Windows. Progent can offer onsite or online help for single computers or laptops or help your business to plan and implement a large-scale rollout of Microsoft Windows 7. Progent can also install Microsoft Office or Microsoft Dynamics programs on your client PCs so they communicate efficiently with other Microsoft programs, products from popular vendors, SQL databases, and key solutions network-wide. Progent can also provide engineers and technicians to assist your company to prepare for and complete a company relocation or consolidation organized to produce the least possible disruption of your productivity.

Live Virtual Training for Workstation Applications
Progent offers live virtual learning for an array of client applications and environments such as Excel, Word, Publisher, Visio, Acrobat Writer, Photoshop CS, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. Live online instruction provides the advantages of conventional in-person seminars, such as immediate interaction between students and teachers, but avoids the expenses of travel and the challenge of trying to accommodate the availability of multiple workers. Offered to single students or classes of all sizes, virtual learning permits the instructor to conduct the seminar from a remote office and the students can be spread throughout a campus or across the country. Live online education deploys powerful teaching aids like virtual white boards, electronic hand-raising, and collaborative applications. Classes can be brief and personalized for specialized subjects or longer in time and wider in scope. Teachers and students can go through examples one-on-one or as a group.

64-bit Transitioning Support for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Servers
Microsoft Windows 7 is available in a 64-bit version that represents a new benchmark for workstation dependability and capacity. Unfortunately, for most organizations the upgrade to 64-bit technology is problematic due to the need to perform a new installation on each PC. This involves re-installing programs, saving and restoring data, and installing new drivers. Though businesses in most cases are already using 64-bit PCs, the effort needed to take full advantage of this untapped potential often seems too difficult. Yet because Windows 7 usually calls for a clean install, it represents a good time to move up to 64-bit reliability and performance, which can be done with virtually no additional work. Progent's Microsoft-certified Microsoft} engineers have in-depth backgrounds designing and implementing massive, efficient OS upgrades of in-place workstations and can assist your organization get the most out of your IT dollars by making the migration to Windows 7 and to 64-bit technology at the same time.

Change and Update Management Automation
Progent's network management experts can show you how to create an information network based on Microsoft Windows 7 PCs that is simple to manage. Progent's engineers have extensive experience providing small and midsize businesses SMS Server consulting to reduce IT administration's workload, improve network security, improve efficiency by making sure that all application updates are current, enforce licensing compliance, and monitor patterns of software usage to enable smarter purchasing plan. Also, Progent can assist you to carry out a non-disruptive migration to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 from SMS Server for more complete administration automation and can assist you to move to Windows Server 2008.

Security Inventory Scanning and Evaluation Packages
Progent's premier security consultants can deliver a selection of budget-friendly small business security inventory bundles and enterprise network security evaluation service bundles created to offer organizations of all sizes an opportunity to receive an impartial opinion about the quality of their protection profile. The packages vary from a low-cost external scan and evaluation option for small businesses up to a high-level solution for enterprises who have to comply with security levels demanded by government regulators or by vendors. For each security assessment bundle, consultants with top security credentials evaluate and summarize scanned information and provide suggestions for effective remediation.

High-availability Network Infrastructure
Progent's consulting professionals can help you to configure a high-availability system architecture that offers features that can include Microsoft Windows Hyper-V failover clustering, auto-failover Internet access, system load balancing, and dispersed colocation sites. Progent provides the services of Microsoft and Cisco-Premier network professionals who can help you utilize virtualization to improve fault tolerance. Progent can also show you how to define a complete disaster recovery strategy that incorporates scheduled disaster recovery evaluations and drills.

Helpdesk Outsourcing and Expertise
Progent is a Microsoft and Cisco Authorized Partner and Progent's remote Help Desk support team of certified technical professionals gives your customers instant access to a dependable support resource with years of experience providing telephone support and online troubleshooting for IT systems based on Microsoft and Cisco technology. Progent's focus is on earning the Call Center a respected image as a key contributor to company performance. Progent's target is to fix and not simply report problems. Progent can deliver comprehensive Call Center outsourcing or seamlessly supplement your current Call Center. Progent can in addition help you to select and deploy the latest technology for creating or improving your in-house Help Desk.

For additional details concerning Progent's consulting expertise for Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.