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Microsoft Windows 7

With the launch of Windows 7, you can sell your customers an operating system that works the way they want. It’s fast, stable and compatible – with a range of hardware specifications and third-party applications.

Built with the specific needs of small and midsize businesses in mind, Microsoft Windows 7 delivers just what these environments demand – a solution that they can rely on and one that helps them get more done, reduce costs and safeguard their work.

•	Increased productivity Windows 7 helps customers’ users work safely and productively – wherever they need

•	Enhanced security and control Windows 7 gives customers greater flexibility to secure their operations, computers and data

•	Streamlined management Windows 7 delivers solid performance and reliability from day one to minimise downtime and improve user experience

Customer Pain Points

Use Windows 7 to address the following customer pain points:

Keeping remote and mobile workers connected and productive

Windows 7 helps customers support remote and mobile workers by automating common connectivity tasks.

Domain Join and Group Policy features make it easy to add Windows 7-based PCs to a domain network, while better managing costs and security.

Employees can use Remote Desktop Host to access programs and documents on a computer remotely from another PC.

Data security

Windows 7’s Encrypting File System, enables customers to add user-level encryption to files and folders and protect confidential information.

Advanced Backup can automatically save data or an entire system image to a local drive or network location.

Problem Steps Recorder effectively reproduces the events leading up to a problem – so, they can be sent to the helpdesk for swift resolution

Reducing the complexity of managing PCs

The Location-Aware Printing facility automatically remembers and reconfigures users’ printer and network settings from one network to the next.

Windows 7 offers the latest enhancements to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technology, which allows users to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode, from their Windows 7 desktops.