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Windows 7 Professional for Small and Midsize Businesses

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Windows 7 Professional for Small and Midsize Businesses

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“At my small company, we have limited IT resources.”

“All my applications and devices should just work with

my PC.”

Listening to the needs of customers

“My files are scattered across multiple PCs, at work, at

home, and on my laptop.”

“My biggest fear: losing critical customer information

if our systems go down.”

“I keep getting interrupted by security prompts and update

requests.”

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Windows 7 Professional

Works the way you want“Speed, reliability, and

compatibility—these are my absolute must-haves.”

Get more done“I just need things to be easy, so I can get more done each day.”

Safeguard your work

“Safeguarding my business is critical—I need to make sure all my information is backed up,

protected, and highly secure.”

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Works the way you want

Is fast and responsive

Works with a broad set of devices and applications

Can extend the life of your older Windows XP productivity applications

Has fewer interruptions and prompts, and faster recovery

Makes it easier to quickly fix problems yourself

The Windows® 7 Professional operating system:

“Speed, reliability,

and compatibility—

these are my

absolute must-

haves.”

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Get more done

Everyday tasks are streamlined and simplified

Finding things is efficient and easy

Mobile computing is easier

You get access to all your computer programs, files, and network resources like never before

With Windows 7 Professional:

“I just need

things

to be easy, so I

can get more

done

each day.”

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Safeguard your work

Schedule periodic backups to save your data or entire systems

Quickly restore individual files or folders that get accidentally deleted or overwritten

Protect confidential information with powerful encryption technologies

Choose the level of security and prompts you want to see

Help protect your data and system from Internet threats, spyware, and other forms of malicious software

Windows 7 Professional lets you:

“Safeguarding my

business is critical.

I need to make

sure

all my information

is backed up,

protected, and

highly secure.”

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Windows 7 Professional

The right choice for your business

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Why Windows 7 Professional instead of Windows XP?

Performance, value, and compatibility

Ease of use and intuitive navigation

Enhanced security

Latest mobility and networking innovations

Automatic backup

Windows 7 Professional offers:

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Why Windows 7 Professional instead of Windows Vista?

Performance improvements

Fast startup and shutdown

Improved diagnostics and troubleshooting

Windows XP Mode

Windows 7 Professional offers:

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Which Windows 7 edition is best for you?

Home Premium Professional Ultimate

Makes the things you do every day easier with improved desktop navigation. Launch programs and find the documents you use most often,quickly and easily. Make your Web experience faster, easier, and safer than ever with the Internet Explorer® 8 Internet browser. Easily create a home network and connect your PCs to a printer with HomeGroup. Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV on your PC.* Automatically send your documents to the right printer, whether you’re at work or at home, with Location-Aware Printing. Schedule a periodicbackup to save data or an entire system image to a network location or local drive. Run many older WindowsXP productivity applications in Windows XP Mode.** Connect to company networks easily and more securely with Domain Join. Recover your data easily with automatic backup to your home or business network. Encrypt your files and folders to help protect confidential information. Help protect data on your PC and portable storage devices against loss or theft with BitLocker™ drive encryption. Work in the language of your choice or switch between any of 35 languages.

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Windows Anytime Upgrade

Upgrades are quick and easy

Purchase an upgrade key to unlock the additional features

In 10 minutes, the whole process is complete

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Windows 7 Professional purchase options

Available preinstalled on a new PC or in a product package off the shelf

Upgrade license is available through all Microsoft® Volume Licensing programs

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Windows 7 Professional

Additional information

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Windows 7 hardware requirements

1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)

16 GB available disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Microsoft DirectX® 9 processor with Windows Display Driver Model 1.0 or higher driver

Windows 7 system requirements:

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Windows 7 hardware requirements

Internet access*

Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware

For some WindowsMedia Center functionality, a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required

Windows Touch and Windows Tablet require specific hardware

HomeGroup requires a network and PCs with Windows 7

DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive

Music and sound require audio output

BitLocker drive encryption requires Trusted Platform Module 1.2; BitLocker To Go™ requires a USB flash driveWindows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB RAM, 15 GB available disk space; and a processor capable of hardware virtualization, with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on

Additional requirements to use certain features:

Some features in earlier Windows versions are not included in Windows 7. Get similar programs, including Windows Live™ Mail, Photo Gallery, Messenger, and Movie Maker beta, for free through Windows Live Essentials at download.live.com.

*Access to and use of the Internet may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider. Local and/or long-distance telephone charges may apply.

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Windows 7: hardware requirements

Either original equipment manufacturer (OEM) preinstallation or postpurchase installation of Windows XP Mode (which runs on Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate) or a virtualization technology such as Windows Virtual PC

Requires a PC with:• 2 GB RAM (32-bit) or 3 GB RAM (64-bit)• 15 GB available disk space• Processor capable of hardware virtualization, with Intel VT or AMD-V

turned on

Both Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc.

 For more information about system requirements, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc.

Requirements for Windows XP Mode:

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Additional resources

Small and midsize businesseshttp://www.windows.com/business

Windows Compatibility Centerhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility

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Stephen Harkness - Senior Account Executive

Business Equipment Center of Atlanta, Inc."Service is a promise, we deliver those promises"5875 Peachtree Industrial Blvd - Suite 100, Norcross, Georgia 30092404.633.2551 (main) - 404.832.1120 (direct) - 678.325.3141 (direct fax)404.321.4839 (office fax) - 770.364.9447 (mobile)www.becacorp.com