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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedWindows 7: is it right for you? Carefully assess your needs, application compatibility and the upgrade process.(Product/service evaluation)
Journal of Accountancy, November, 2009 by Bradley, Susan E.
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Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft's desktop operating system, comes with numerous functional improvements over its widely used predecessors, Vista and XP. Some of these enhancements--such as more powerful hard drive search and data encryption capabilities-will save time and boost security; others, including 64-bit application support and Apple-like multifinger touch-screen technology for resizing windows, will enable you to do things you couldn't do on a Windows PC until now.
For CPAs, two questions accompany the arrival of the new OS: How does it differ from Vista and XP? And what's the best way to evaluate whether Windows 7 can improve computing in your firm? This article will help you find the answers.
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