Microsoft Launches Efficiency Campaign in Abuja

Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, aimed to deliver a higher return on investment in the IT department.
Windows 7 is Microsoft’s newest version of its popular Windows desktop operating system, which is applauded as the best yet to be distributed by the company.  More than a billion people around the world, of every language and every culture, use Windows every day at work, at home and on the go. 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is specifically designed to help small and medium organizations reduce their IT operating costs by giving them all the tools that they need to help them run efficiently with minimal technology investment while Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 offers medium to large businesses a comprehensive set of tools that allow their IT departments to easily manage and secure all their internal and external communications.
At a press briefing to announce this in Abuja, Adefolu Majekodunmi, Business and Marketing Organization Lead for Microsoft Nigeria said, “Today’s economic environment makes it imperative that companies find ways to save costs while increasing their efficiency in order to stay competitive.  Take Nigeria which is currently earning only about 1/3rd of the oil revenue of only a year ago. The focus now is no longer on spending but on how to cut costs.”
“Windows 7 represents Microsoft’s understanding of customers’ needs around the globe. It is the most well-researched, well-planned Windows release ever, delivering multiple cost saving benefits including the fact that it runs on 20% less power than its predecessors.”
“Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2’s virtualization functionality also helps organizations save on the costs of servers, space and power by enabling them run multiple applications on one server.”
Nuru Mohammed, managing director of Interglobal, a Microsoft partner organization said that a particular government department has been able to cut down the number of servers they require from 47 to 21 using virtualization.
“This huge reduction in the number of servers represents tangible cost savings as this organization has actually replaced an 80KVA generator that they needed previously to power the 47 servers to a 40KVA generator which has further reduced their spend on fuel,” he confirmed.
Collins Onuegbu, CEO, Signal Alliance; a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner explained that “Microsoft has been at the center of the greatest productivity boom in world history for the past 25 years. As the world grapples with the worst economic crisis since World War II, recovery will be driven by innovative solutions and initiatives aimed at kick-starting the global economy towards greater efficiency.”
“Microsoft’s initiative is a bold effort to lead this drive for new efficiency that will eventually lead the world out of the current global recession and into a new era in productivity. I believe that the launch of Windows 7,  Exchange Server 2010 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is the beginning of the new efficiency innovation that will usher the IT industry into this new world.”
“Signal Alliance was one of the 7 million Windows 7 testers worldwide, and we have been using this for over 6 months now. As the IT industry is currently in transition, there is a move from laptops to Netbooks which are smaller and more convenient to move around with. Because Windows 7 delivers all the benefits of a full-fledged PC to even low-budget machines, we have been able to cut down on our cost of purchasing hardware,” he continued.
“Windows 7 has also enabled staff to improve personal productivity using the simple easy to use features like the sticky notes which help us keep track of tasks.”
Majekodunmi said that Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, like all Microsoft Server products, are designed to function effectively in conjunction with older Microsoft products that may be entrenched in an organization thereby greatly reducing the cost of migration from earlier platforms. 
He added that the new functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010 really excels when used in conjunction with Windows 7 and encourages customers to migrate to the new solutions to begin to enjoy the new capabilities of the new solutions working better together.