Software and Services

Overview

Your foodservice business is constantly looking for a competitive edge. But when it comes to technology, gaining an advantage has rarely been this easy. By deploying Microsoft Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Windows Server, and SQL Server, you can empower your people in ways that give your organization a big advantage over your competition. These new products feature tools that will help your people work smarter, offering key solutions to problems unique to foodservice operations. Here's how.

Microsoft Office 2007
Today's increasingly global, information-based economy is creating many new challenges, such as the need for communication and collaboration across organizational boundaries, time zones, and territory. There's also a demand for greater transparency throughout corporate operations. The 2007 Microsoft Office system, a complete set of desktop and server software solutions for businesses, offers significant new capabilities to empower employees to increase productivity and simplify how people work together.

SQL Server
Although foodservice operators face uncertainties every day, one constant is Microsoft SQL Server, a solution that's always available to deliver the performance and scalability that foodservice operators demand at the lowest cost of ownership in the market. That's why so many restaurants around the world turn to SQL Server 2005 for next-generation data management and analysis.

Windows Server
Many new capabilities have been added to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to help foodservice operators trim costs and optimize resources. Powerful new information technology (IT) administration tools, such as Server Virtualization with Hyper-V, Internet Information Server 7.0, Windows Server Manager, and Windows PowerShell, make it possible for businesses of any size to create and maintain complex and flexible enterprise-wide computing infrastructures using a minimum of IT resources. With the advanced security and reliability enhancements that Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller provide, businesses can harden the operating system and protect the corporate network without the additional expense of third-party solutions. And with new Terminal Services (TS) functionality such as Presentation Virtualization with TS RemoteApp, organizations can extend network access to employees working in remote locations and optimize their investment in software applications. In short, Windows Server 2008 can be used to optimize internal IT resources and eliminate the expense of external consultants by offering powerful administrative capabilities right out of the box.

Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Vista empowers foodservice operators in many new ways. The operating system streamlines and simplifies communication with coworkers through mobility and collaboration improvements. It also offers better search functions and improved compatibility, plus better security. Simply put, Windows Vista is a more reliable operating system and a more complete and productive business environment for your company.


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