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InSight Managed Services Plans (MSP)

Jim Turner - Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hilltop InSight Managed Services Plans are the consistent and affordible way to manage your network and user support needs. Our MSP clients have one fixed rate all you can eat plan that covers all of their user support needs from 7AM until 7PM. Our MSP clients receive 24/7 monitoring of their servers and critical systems. MSP clients don't pay anything extra for disaster recovery. We can offer this because our MSP clients generally don't have disasters. They don't have disaster because our 24/7 monitoring alerts or Network Operations Center about potential issues before they become disasters. Contact our Service Dispatcher to setup a phone call or free onsite assessment to see if Hilltop InSight Managed Services are right for your business.

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Windows 7 launch

Tom Wanat - Thursday, October 22, 2009

Out of the gate Windows 7 is attracting a lot of attention, with pre-sales on Amazon dethroning the last book in the Harry Potter series in all-time presale rankings.

Hilltop has already compared the various versions of Windows 7 and recommends Windows 7 Professional to our clients because of its ability to join company Domains and the Windows XP compatibility mode.

There's no smooth upgrade path from Windows XP, so we recommend seeking help unless you're comfortable investing the time and energy to backup your data and locate all application installers, plus related licensing. Microsoft's Windows 7 upgrade advisor is also a key checkpoint to make sure any older machine is going to run acceptably. Very generally speaking, we do not advise upgrades on machines older than one year -- high-end purchases are notable exceptions.

In the coming months, Hilltop will continue testing Windows 7 in select office network environments to identify common issues and solutions. If you're interested in taking part in our real-world testing, please contact us.

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Windows 7 just $30 for students

Tom Wanat - Friday, September 18, 2009

Microsoft has announced a program for college students where they can buy Windows 7 for $29.99.

To qualify:

You have a valid .EDU e-mail OR an e-mail address through one of the educational institutions listed here.
You are enrolled in coursework, current proof or enrollment may be required in the United States.
Your PC is able to run Windows 7 - use this tool to check.

The offer, which expires January 3rd, 2010 is valid for the download version of Windows 7, and users wishing to purchase a physical disk will be required to pay an additional $13.00.

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Which version of Windows 7?

Tom Wanat - Thursday, July 02, 2009

Microsoft is prepping three major versions of Windows 7 for release in October. Clearly it's not a one-size-fits all situation, but for most of our clients we recommend the Professional version.

Windows 7 Professional allows you to join a domain in an office networking environment, includes remote desktop support, Windows XP compatibility mode, offline file synchronization, and automated backups to a network drive.

For home-use-only computers, Windows 7 Home Premium is the obvious alternative, but it lacks the above must-have features of the Premium edition. Alternatively, the Premium edition doesn't look to be worth the added expense.

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