Numara Software Puts the “Win” in Windows 7 Migration with Resources for Successful Planning and Rollout

Published 4th February 2010

New Webinar and White Paper Offer Can’t-Miss Guidelines for Avoiding Migration Pitfalls

Tampa, Fla., January 26, 2010 – Numara® Software, Inc., a leader in service management and asset management solutions for IT professionals, today shared new resources to educate organizations about the complexities of a Microsoft® Windows 7 migration and provide tips for conducting a seamless upgrade. For more than a decade, Numara Software has provided customers around the world with practical and flexible solutions that help them improve their IT services – from managing inventory assets, to simplifying software deployments and streamlining service delivery. With over 19 million IT assets under management, the company’s asset management solutions give IT departments the power to reduce costs and increase service levels by tightly controlling the organization's critical IT assets. Whether organizations are in the initial roll-out stages or still considering migrating to Windows 7, the new white paper and webinar resources will give them the necessary expertise, tools and guidance to create a solid plan and execute a smooth IT transition.

“Most organizations don’t realize how crucial it is to have a clear picture of their hardware and software assets prior to embarking on a software migration or upgrade. Regardless of an organization’s size or complexity, rolling out a new operating system can be both daunting and time consuming,” said David Weiss, president and CEO of Numara Software. “By following our guidelines and leveraging best-in-breed automation solutions, IT professionals will be better equipped to complete a Windows 7 migration that doesn’t exceed budget or disrupt end-user productivity.”

The free webinar, “Discover the Secrets to A Successful Windows 7 Migration,” will take place on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 2:00 pm EST and outline the key steps organizations should take to ensure a trouble-free migration. Topics include, how to:
•Plan and budget for additional resources and expenses required for a successful migration.
•Identify and eliminate hardware or software compatibility issues.
•Create a deployment process that automatically upgrades systems with minimal end-user impact.
•Head off an influx of support calls due to post-migration asset issues.

As a supplement to the webinar, IT professionals can download the white paper, “How NOT to Wreck Your Windows 7 Migration,” from the Numara Software Web site. The paper examines why a shift to Windows 7 is both critical and ultimately inevitable for most IT organizations. It walks through five critical migration steps beginning with designing the most efficient and least disruptive roll-out plan, and concluding with using a trusted deployment automation solution to increase control, reduce manual effort and minimize risk.

Numara Software Asset Management Platform (NAMP) can help facilitate a successful Windows 7 migration by enabling organizations to assess their environment, increase productivity and deploy the new OS with ease. NAMP is a comprehensive suite of solutions that reduces the expense, risk and complexity typically associated with asset management. A single unified platform eliminates the need for expensive combinations of segregated products, which create knowledge gaps and cannot provide correlated information. Easy to implement, easy-to-use and easy to scale, the NAMP family of IT asset management products includes: Numara® Inventory Manager, Numara® Deployment Manager, Numara® Remote Manager, Numara® Patch Manager, Numara® Power Manager, Numara® Vulnerability Manager, Numara® Compliance Manager and Numara® Device Manager.

For more information on Numara Software, please visit www.numarasoftware.com. To register for the webinar, please click: http://bit.ly/7dwkcV. To download the white paper, visit: http://bit.ly/4KjUH2.

About Numara Software
With more than 55,000 customer sites worldwide, Numara Software is a global leader in delivering practical, flexible solutions that allow IT organizations to improve service to their end-users. Our integrated IT service management and IT asset management software platforms enable organizations to efficiently automate a wide variety of IT related tasks and processes using interoperable solutions from a single, proven vendor. Widely known for our dedicated focus on ease of use and affordability for our customers, our IT solutions deliver fast time-to-value, increased control, and reduced risk for small businesses to large companies. For more information, visit: www.numarasoftware.com.


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