Time to upgrade your business IT.

If you are having trouble viewing this e-mail, please view the online version. • Upgrade Your Business IT • End-of-Service Announcements • Test drive Windows 7 • Running Microsoft Office 2010 Better Together? Better Believe It! There's never been a better time than now to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional and Windows Server 2008 R2—especially if you're still running Windows XP! With Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 working together, you'll have the tools to enhance remote connectivity, better serve branch offices, and take full advantage of virtualization. All that, and improved productivity and better security for critical data! Read the full article online Making the Experience Better Together with Windows 7 Case Study: Corporate Office Uses New Operating Systems to Help Employees Work Remotely Case Study: With the Latest Operating System, Private College Can Redeploy 250 Older PCs Video: Introducing Windows 7 Professional—Works the Way You Want. SHARE Live Events Visit Microsoft at the SMB Nation Spring 2010 Event: April 30–May 2 Empower yourself with knowledge. Visit Microsoft at the event and learn about the exciting solutions we have in place to help you be more productive. Ask Rieva Live!: "Reducing Costs to Drive Business Growth" Introducing a new monthly Live Chat series, hosted by SMB expert Rieva Lesonsky, founder and president of GrowBiz Media and former editor of Entrepreneur Magazine. Delve into key topics on managing and growing your business, with live Q&A session. In this session: As the economy heads toward recovery, companies are seeking ways to invest in and grow their businesses, while keeping their overhead low. The best way to do this is to look at your expenses—and cut costs wherever possible. Got cost-cutting questions? Rieva has answers! Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:00 AM Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada) Add to my Outlook Calendar Digital Events Discover How Easy It Can Be for Your Organization to Get Up and Running with Microsoft Office 2010 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:00 Pacific Time (U.S. and Canada) Offers Save up to 15% on Windows 7 Professional* For a limited time you can get Windows 7 Professional at a discount, up to 15% off the regular price in Open License and Select. Learn more SHARE Ask Rieva Q: Sometimes I feel like my business is stuck in slow motion. We've been very conservative during the last few years, and haven't really invested in new technology. We've made it through this Great Recession and I think we're on solid enough ground that it's time to step it up a bit. Where do we start? A: You should be congratulated for getting through this economic morass in relatively good shape. So in honor of that—and the season—I'd say a little spring cleaning is in order. It's time (past time, actually) for you to upgrade your tech infrastructure. Read the full response here Submit your brief questions on using technology to manage and grow your business to AskRieva@microsoft.com. Upcoming Support Life-Cycle Transition Dates for Windows Client and Server Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM) will reach the end of support in upcoming months. Customers should migrate their systems to a supported version of Windows Client or Windows Server, including any applicable service packs because Microsoft will not issue new updates—including security updates—for these operating systems. The Windows 7 Release Candidate Is Expiring! As of March 1, 2010, any computers still running Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will shut down every two hours, and in-progress work will not be saved. Learn more to keep your data available. Security Update for Internet Explorer Microsoft has issued an out-of-band security update to address vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer. Microsoft recommends that customers test and deploy this security update as soon as possible. Looking for free training on Microsoft software? It's here, along with online technical support and timely business insights. And it's all customized to make sense for your business. Get more out of your software, with help from the Microsoft Business Resource Center. Sign up Find A Partner In Your Area GO Tips & Tricks Windows 7 Solution Center Find all the latest information and resources for Windows 7. Access Your Files and Programs Virtually Anywhere with Windows 7 Professional Find out how easy it is to remotely access your documents using Remote Desktop Connection. Easily Make Presentations on the Go Making presentations on the go couldn't be easier. Easily connect your mobile PC to a projector using Microsoft Windows 7 Presentations Setting mode. Run Windows XP Applications with Windows 7 Professional Application compatibility issues holding you back? Learn about Windows XP mode and take advantage of new technologies that can help grow your business and realize cost savings. Server Consolidation through Virtualization Explore the benefits of Microsoft's server virtualization solution and see how it can help save your company money. SHARE Downloads Evaluate new tools with this month's featured downloads. Test-drive Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 works the way you work, helping you reduce management costs, improve productivity, and manage risks through enhanced security and control. Download Internet Explorer 8—Built with Your Business in Mind Adopting or upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 can help to drastically increase the manageability, security, and productivity for your Web-based work and investments. Try it free today! 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