The Sevens Through Windows
28 Mar 2012
April 8, 2014; Will impact your business.
That is 2 years away so why is this particular date so relevant to your business? How will it affect your business?
Many people are not aware Windows XP was withdrawn from the market in October 22, 2010. Microsoft previously announced it would no longer provide any technical support to the Windows XP operating system after April 8, 2014 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/products/lifecycle Now is the time for your business to plan and step ahead to experience Windows 7.
Microsoft listed the top 10 reasons for buying Windows 7 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/10-reasons-to-buy-Windows-7. Apart from those top ranked reasons from the business point of view we would like to highlight a few key components which are likely to be of benefit to your company by upgrading to Windows 7
1. Security. Bitlocker and BitlockerToGo design to protect your business data from loss or unauthorized access. Bitlocker drive encryption allows you to encrypt the entire hard disk and with the BitlockerToGo the user can secure their data with their removable storage devices if required.
2. Performance. Major improvement of speed handling the following areas
i) Better response time to Sleep and Resume
ii) More efficient Search function
iii) Shorten the loading of USB devices
iv) Quicker reconnect to wireless network
3. Memory. ReadyBoost is designed to allocate additional memory by using your USB flash drive. It can generate extra memory from multiple external devices (Up to eight) and provide a maximum of 256 GB for your operating system.
4. Compatibility. Windows XP Mode a virtualization technology runs on your Windows 7 environment to support any legacy systems which only execute on Windows XP.
5. Troubleshooter. Windows Troubleshooting is a simple tool allow user to pinpoint and fix common problems when some unexpected error prompted.
Not all features mentioned above are available in all editions of Windows 7.