At the end of January 2007 Microsoft released Windows Vista, the replacement for Windows XP, and Office 2007, the newest Office Family release. As is always the case, we have been advising Clients that they should not jump out and purchase new releases of software as soon as they become available. In the case of Windows Vista, there are several issues that need to be evaluated before a plan is put into place to upgrade to the new operating system.
However, this does not mean that Clients should not plan on doing the updates at some point, and the time to develop that plan is now. I'm not saying to start buying computers with Windows Vista on them or buying Office 2007. I am saying that you need to start evaluating these two products now so that you will be ready to migrate when the time comes. The issue is that you will no longer be able to purchase Office 2003 after June 30, 2007 and you will not be able to purchase a computer without Windows Vista after January 31, 2008. So its time to get to work on determining what this means to your organization!
We are here to help our Clients with this process. Over the next several weeks I will be writing articles on this Blog that will overview Windows Vista and Office 2007. We will be presenting a couple of seminars in July that are intended to present an overview of these products and yes, we will be demonstrating both products during the seminars. We will also assist our Clients in setting up a test environment at their locations to help them test their applications and look for issues specific to their environment. We have installed and have been using both products in our own office for some time now. This will help us help our Clients with issues that may arise during their implementation of these products.
So let's get started! Check back here regularly to catch the articles or better yet, subscribe to this feed with your RSS reader. If you don't have an RSS reader (one is built into Internet Explorer 7 and Outlook 2007), you can simply enter your email address on the sidebar and click Subscribe to this Blog. When I post new articles an email will be sent to you. Details on the seminars will be posted here and will be emailed to you as they are finalized.
