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Microsoft Delivers Windows 7
During a speech at the 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer announced the beta release of
Microsoft Windows 7 features quicker startup, power off, and wakeup from sleep mode; no-hassle LAN configuration and resource sharing; consolidated peripherals management; plus advanced touch-screen support. To see Microsoft's press release, visit Microsoft's CEO Previews Microsoft Windows 7
Notice: End of Support for Windows 7
Microsoft has placed Windows 7 on End of Support status. This means that Microsoft offers no technical assistance for any problems you encounter with Windows 7 and no longer provides software or security patches. Although computers powered by Windows 7 still function, End of Support status can bring about an expanding array of problems concerned with cybersecurity, compliance, compatibility with new releases of apps, and even liability. If your company is currently evaluating a migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or Windows 11, Progent's Windows 10 and 11 consultants can assist you to determine the potential benefit of a modern release of Windows for your business and can assist you to design and execute an efficient transition to Windows 10 or 11 that follows best practices.
How Progent's Microsoft-certified Professionals Can Assist You to Manage Microsoft Windows 7
Progent's certified consultants can assist you to maintain your Microsoft Windows 7 deployment and can also help you to assess the likely business value of moving to a modern release of Microsoft Windows. Progent offers assistance with upgrading to Windows 10 or moving to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or earlier releases of Windows.
Progent's consultants offer a variety of other low-cost services to enhance the efficiency, dependability, protection, speed, and manageability of IT systems that include desktops based on
Desktop Consulting and Support Services
Progent's certified desktop support experts can deliver a broad array of cost-effective support services to assist you to deploy, integrate, troubleshoot, and manage workstations and laptops based on Windows. Progent can provide onsite or online help for individual machines or notebooks or help your business to plan and carry out a company-wide migration to
Live Virtual Education for Desktop Programs
Progent offers online virtual training for an array of client programs and environments such as Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Adobe Acrobat Writer, Adobe Photoshop CS, Crystal Reports, and Windows Vista and Windows 7. Virtual instruction offers the advantages of traditional classroom sessions, including instant interaction between clients and trainers, but eliminates the expenses of transportation and the challenge of trying to accommodate the availability of many trainees. Available to single students or classes of all sizes, virtual learning permits the teacher to conduct the class from a remote office and the students can be dispersed throughout an office or all over the country. Virtual training deploys powerful learning tools like broadcast white boards, electronic hand-raising, and collaborative applications. Sessions can be short and personalized for specialized subjects or extended in time and wider in coverage. Instructors and students can work through examples one-on-one or as a group.
64-bit Upgrade Consulting for Windows 7 and Windows Servers
Microsoft Windows 7 is offered in a 64-bit version that sets a new benchmark for workstation dependability and capacity. Unfortunately, for most organizations the upgrade to 64-bit processing is problematic due to the requirement to make a new installation on every PC. This entails re-installing applications, backing up and recovering data, and installing new device drivers. Though companies typically already have 64-bit workstations, the effort required to benefit fully from this potential resource often seems too time-consuming. But since Microsoft Windows 7 often calls for a clean install, it can be a good time to move up to 64-bit computing, which you can do with little more work. Progent's Microsoft-certified Microsoft} consultants have extensive experience designing and implementing massive, minimally disruptive operating system upgrades of in-place workstations and can assist your business leverage your network dollars by executing the upgrade to Windows 7 and to 64-bit technology at the same time.
Change Automation
Progent's IT management professionals can show you how to create a computer system built around Microsoft Windows 7 PCs that is simple to administer. Progent's consultants have extensive experience providing small businesses SMS Server expertise to streamline IT management's workload, improve system protection, boost productivity by making sure that all patches and updates are current, enforce licensing adherence, and track patterns of software use to allow smarter purchasing strategy. In addition, Progent can assist you to make a non-disruptive migration to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager from Microsoft SMS Server for better administration automation and can help your business to move to Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
Network Security Inventory Scanning and Assessment Packages
Progent's premier security engineers can deliver a selection of budget-friendly security inventory packages and network security assessment bundles created to give organizations of any size an opportunity to get an impartial look at the strength of their protection profile. The packages range from a low-cost external scan and assessment package for small companies up to a high-end package for corporations who have to comply with security levels demanded by government regulators or by customers. For each security inventory or evaluation package, engineers with top security credentials analyze and summarize scanned data and make recommendations for effective remediation.
High-availability Network Infrastructure
Progent's consulting professionals can assist you to configure a high-availability network infrastructure with features such as Microsoft Windows Hyper-V clustering, redundant Internet access, system load balancing, and strategic colocation sites. Progent offers access to Microsoft and Cisco-Premier network professionals who can help you utilize virtual machines to enhance fault tolerance. Progent can also show you how to develop a comprehensive business continuity plan that includes scheduled disaster response preparedness audits and testing.
Helpdesk Outsourcing and Expertise
Progent is a Microsoft and Cisco Authorized Partner and Progent's remote Help Desk support staff of authorized IT experts offers your clients convenient access to a reliable support group with extensive background delivering telephone assistance and online repair for IT systems powered by Microsoft and Cisco technology. Progent's focus is on giving the Help Desk a respected reputation as a key contributor to company performance. Progent's goal is to fix rather than simply record problems. Progent can deliver comprehensive Call Center support or transparently reinforce your current Help Desk. Progent can in addition help you to select and implement the most advanced solutions for creating or improving your internal Call Center.
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