Integr8 IT

IT Services Firm Empowers Mobile Employees with New Desktop Operating System

Business Needs IT services firm Integr8 IT likes to remain at the forefront of new technologies to better serve its customers. Because it sells software assurance to many clients as a Microsoft® Licensing Management Partner, keeping up with the latest Microsoft releases is key to offering cutting edge technology expertise. “We need to know about the latest product features so we can upsell it to a client,” says Bennie Strydom, Sales Director at Integr8 IT. “I saw how deploying Windows Vista™ and the 2007 Microsoft Office system would empower our sales force while providing a great opportunity to learn about the business benefits of the new operating system.”

"The windows vista search engine is a very powerful tool for searching Microsoft Office programs and corporate data. It's brilliant technology." Bennie Strydom Sales Director, Interg8 IT

Solution
Integr8 IT deployed the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system on 17 portable computers and 3 desktop computers for sales and technical representatives. “We rely on mobile technology to a large extent,” says Strydom. “Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system offer exciting productivity enhancements to help our sales reps work more efficiently on the road and in the office. And we’ll be in a better position to meet customer demands for deploying Windows Vista and the Microsoft Office system.”

Benefits
Integr8 IT sales staff are seeing the following benefits from using Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system: 

Improved productivity: With an estimated 30 percent improvement in battery life thanks to Windows Vista, sales staff are gaining up to an hour a day of productive mobile computing.

Easier access to data: “The Windows Vista search engine is very powerful for searching Microsoft Office programs and corporate data. It’s brilliant technology,” says Strydom. 

Simplified collaboration: Windows Vista makes it easier for mobile users to connect to the network, improving collaboration among users on the road and with those in the home office. “Now I get more reliable, real-time updates from my staff when they meet with clients,” says Strydom. 

Enhanced data security: Windows® BitLocker™ Drive Encryption is a “good selling point for our clients to help safeguard their laptops’ data, considering our high crime rate,” adds Strydom.

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