During a keynote speech at the 2009 CES Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer introduced the beta availability of the
Microsoft Windows 7 includes faster initialization, power off, and recovery from standby; no-hassle networking and resource sharing; centralized peripherals administration; plus multiple finger multitouch technology. To see Microsoft's press release, refer to Microsoft's CEO Previews Windows 7
Notice: End of Support for Windows 7
Microsoft has put Windows 7 on End of Support status. This means that Microsoft offers no technical assistance for any problems with Windows 7 and no longer produces software or security patches. Although computers powered by Windows 7 still operate, End of Support can result in an expanding list of problems associated with security, regulatory compliance, compatibility with new versions of applications, and even liability. If you are now considering an upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or 11, Progent's Windows 10 and Windows 11 consultants can help you to understand the possible benefit of a current version of Windows for your business and can assist you to plan and execute an efficient migration to Windows 10 or Windows 11 that follows leading practices.
How Progent's Consulting Professionals Can Help Your Company to Manage Microsoft Windows 7
Progent's Microsoft certified consultants can assist you to manage your Microsoft Windows 7 deployment and can also help you to assess the potential business benefits of adopting a current release of Microsoft Windows. Progent can provide assistance with upgrading to Windows 10 or migrating to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or from earlier releases of Microsoft Windows.
Progent's consulting experts offer a variety of other affordable services to improve the efficiency, reliability, security, speed, and maintainability of IT networks that include workstations based on
Desktop Support Services
Progent's Microsoft-certified desktop support experts offer a wide array of affordable services to help your business to install, configure, repair, and administer workstations and laptops based on Windows. Progent can provide onsite or online help for single machines or laptops or work with you to plan and carry out a large-scale migration to
Live Virtual Education for Desktop Applications
Progent offers online virtual instruction for an array of client applications and operating systems including Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Acrobat Writer, Photoshop, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. Virtual learning provides the benefits of conventional in-person seminars, including instant interaction between students and trainers, but eliminates the costs of travel and the hassle of trying to synchronize the availability of multiple students. Available to individuals or classes of any size, live online training permits the instructor to conduct the seminar from an online facility while the clients can be dispersed across a campus or across the the U.S. Virtual instruction utilizes proven learning tools such as broadcast white boards, electronic hand-raising, and collaborative applications. Sessions can be brief and targeted for specialized topics or longer in time and wider in coverage. Teachers and students can work through examples individually or as a group.
64-bit Upgrade Support for Windows 7 and Windows Servers
Microsoft Windows 7 is offered in a 64-bit edition that sets a new standard for workstation dependability and performance. Unfortunately, for the majority of businesses the migration to 64-bit technology is challenging due to the need to perform a clean setup on every PC. This entails reconfiguring programs, saving and recovering data files, and installing 64-bit device drivers. Although companies usually already have 64-bit PCs, the effort needed to benefit fully from these resources often seems too time-consuming. But since Microsoft Windows 7 often requires a from-scratch installation, it can be a good opportunity to move up to 64-bit technology, which is possible with little if any additional work. Progent's Microsoft engineers have in-depth experience designing and performing massive, minimally disruptive OS upgrades of in-place desktops and can assist your company get the most out of your network dollars by making the upgrade to Windows 7 and to 64-bit computing at the same time.
Update Management Automation
Progent's network administration experts can help you create a computer network based on Microsoft Windows 7 PCs that is easy to manage. Progent's engineers have in-depth backgrounds providing small companies SMS Server expertise to reduce IT management's workload, improve network protection, improve efficiency by making sure that all application updates are current, enforce licensing adherence, and track patterns of software use to allow a more efficient purchasing plan. In addition, Progent can assist you to make a non-disruptive migration to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 from SMS Server for more comprehensive administration automation and can assist your business to move to Windows Server 2008.
Security Inventory and Assessment Packages
Progent's certified security engineers can deliver a variety of budget-friendly small business security inventory packages and security assessment service bundles created to give organizations of any size a chance to receive an independent opinion about the quality of their security environment. The packages vary from a low-cost external scan and evaluation package for small businesses up to a high-end solution for institutions who have to meet security levels demanded by state agencies or by vendors. For each security assessment package, engineers with top security accreditations evaluate and summarize scanned information and make suggestions for effective remediation.
Fault-tolerant Network Design
Progent's consulting experts can help your company to implement a high-availability network infrastructure with features that can include Microsoft Windows Hyper-V failover clustering, auto-failover Internet connections, system load balancing, and strategic data centers. Progent provides access to Microsoft and Cisco-Certified network professionals who can help you utilize virtualization to improve availability. Progent can also show you how to define a complete disaster recovery strategy that includes scheduled disaster recovery preparedness audits and drills.
Help Desk Support and Expertise
Progent is a Microsoft Gold and Cisco Certified Partner and Progent's online Help Desk services staff of certified IT professionals gives your customers easy access to a reliable support resource with extensive background delivering telephone support and online repair for networks powered by Microsoft and Cisco products. Progent's focus is on giving the Call Center a respected image as a solid contributor to company productivity. Progent's goal is to resolve rather than merely record problems. Progent offers full Help Desk support or transparently reinforce your current Helpdesk. Progent can in addition assist your company to select and implement the most advanced technology for building or improving your internal Helpdesk.
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