In a talk at the 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer announced the beta version of
Windows 7 features quicker startup, power off, and resumption from standby; no-hassle LAN configuration and file and printer sharing; consolidated peripherals administration; plus sophisticated touch-screen technology. To view Microsoft's news release, refer to Microsoft's CEO Introduces Windows 7
Notice: End of Support for Windows 7
Microsoft has put Windows 7 on End of Support status. This means that Microsoft will offer no technical assistance for any problems you encounter with Windows 7 and no longer distributes software or security updates or patches. Although devices running Windows 7 still operate, End of Support can result in an expanding array of undesirable issues concerned with cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, compatibility with new releases of applications, and even liability. If you are currently evaluating an upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or 11, Progent's Windows 10 and Windows 11 experts can assist you to understand the potential benefit of a modern version of Windows for your business and can assist you to design and execute a cost-effective migration to Windows 10 or 11 based on best practices.
How Progent's Consulting Experts Can Assist Your Company to Manage Windows 7
Progent's certified engineers can help your company to manage your Windows 7 environment and can also help you to evaluate the potential business benefits of moving to a current release of Windows. Progent can provide help with migrating to Windows 10 or migrating to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or from previous releases of Microsoft Windows.
Progent's consulting experts can provide a range of other low-cost services to improve the productivity, dependability, protection, speed, and manageability of IT networks that incorporate desktops powered by
PC Desktop Consulting and Support Services
Progent's certified desktop support experts offer a broad range of affordable services to help your business to install, integrate, troubleshoot, and administer workstations and notebooks powered by Windows. Progent can provide onsite or online assistance for single computers or laptops or work with you to plan and carry out a company-wide migration to
Live Virtual Education for Workstation Programs
Progent offers live virtual education for popular client programs and environments including Office Excel, Word, Publisher, Visio, Acrobat Writer, Adobe Photoshop, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. Virtual learning provides the advantages of conventional classroom sessions, including immediate interaction between students and teachers, but eliminates the expenses of transportation and the hassle of attempting to accommodate the schedules of multiple students. Offered to individuals or classes of all sizes, virtual learning allows the instructor to conduct the class from an online facility while the clients can be dispersed across a campus or all over the the U.S. Live online education utilizes powerful teaching aids like broadcast white boards, electronic hand-raising, and collaborative desktops. Sessions can be short and personalized for specialized subjects or longer in time and wider in coverage. Teachers and students can work through examples one-on-one or as a group.
64-bit Upgrade Help for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Servers
Windows 7 is available in a 64-bit edition that represents a new benchmark for desktop reliability and performance. Unfortunately, for the majority of organizations the upgrade to 64-bit processing is challenging because of the need to make a new installation on each desktop. This involves reconfiguring programs, saving and recovering data, and running 64-bit drivers. Although companies typically already have 64-bit hardware, the effort required to take full advantage of this potential resource can seem excessively difficult. But because Windows 7 often calls for a clean installation, this can be a good opportunity to move up to 64-bit performance, which is possible with virtually no more work. Progent's Microsoft-certified Microsoft} engineers have in-depth experience designing and implementing major, efficient OS upgrades of in-place desktops and can help your company get the most out of your IT budget by executing the transition to Microsoft Windows 7 and to 64-bit computing simultaneously.
Change and Update Automation
Progent's network management experts can show you how to set up an information network built around Windows 7 workstations that is simple to administer. Progent's consultants have extensive experience providing small and midsize companies SMS Server 2003 expertise to reduce IT management's workload, increase system security, boost efficiency by making sure that all application updates are installed, enforce licensing compliance, and monitor characteristics of software use to enable a more efficient purchasing plan. Also, Progent can assist you to carry out a smooth upgrade to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager from SMS Server 2003 for better administration automation and can help you to move to Windows Server 2008.
Network Security Inventory and Evaluation Packages
Progent's premier security engineers can provide a selection of cost-effective small business network security inventory service packages and enterprise network security evaluation service bundles created to give organizations of all sizes an opportunity to receive an objective opinion about the effectiveness of their protection environment. The packages range from an ultra-affordable external security scan and assessment option for small and midsize companies up to a high-end package for corporations who have to meet security levels required by state agencies or by customers. For each security assessment bundle, engineers with top security accreditations analyze and report on scanned data and make suggestions for efficient remediation.
Fault-tolerant System Infrastructure
Progent's consulting professionals can help your company to configure a high-availability network infrastructure that offers features such as Windows Hyper-V failover clustering, redundant Internet access, system load balancing, and dispersed colocation sites. Progent provides the services of Microsoft and Cisco-Premier network engineers who can help you benefit from virtualization to improve availability. Progent can also help you develop a complete business continuity plan that includes periodic disaster recovery preparedness audits and testing.
Call Center Outsourcing and Consulting
Progent is a Microsoft and Cisco Authorized Partner and Progent's online Help Desk services team of certified IT professionals offers your customers easy access to a reliable support group with years of experience providing phone assistance and remote access repair for networks based on Microsoft and Cisco products. Progent's concentration is on giving the Call Center a positive reputation as a solid contributor to business performance. Progent's goal is to fix and not merely report problems. Progent can deliver comprehensive Help Desk support or seamlessly supplement your existing Call Center. Progent can in addition help your company to select and implement the latest solutions for building or enhancing your internal Helpdesk.
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