Issue 25 - August 2006

1. THREE NEW PRODUCTS FROM MICROSOFT - COMING SOON

Windows Vista - The Replacement for XP

Windows Vista can help your organization to use information technology to gain a competitive advantage in today’s new world of work. Your people will be able to find and use information more effectively. You will be able to support your mobile workforce with better access to shared data and collaboration tools. And your IT staff will have better tools and technologies to enhance corporate IT security, data protection, and more efficient deployment and management.

Enable Mobile Workforces

With Windows Vista, mobile professionals gain more seamless and secure access to corporate resources and collaboration with colleagues, both on and off the network. A better transition from online to offline reduces the time and labor required to synchronize mobile devices. Windows Vista also helps to increase mobile productivity by discovering and sustaining connections to wireless networks more easily than ever.

Find and Use Information

The next generation desktop, Windows Vista, helps individuals find and use information quickly, easily, and more securely on PCs, e-mail, corporate sources, and the Internet. Windows Vista achieves higher levels of reliability, limits downtime, and delivers time-saving information management tools to the desktop platform.

Improve Security and Compliance

Windows Vista enables organizations to use information technology to more effectively reduce risk by protecting information and services in a more controllable and more secure environment. New features reduce vulnerability to malicious software, block attacks, and remove malicious software before problems occur. More sophisticated auditing and reporting capabilities help to simplify IT management and can contribute to lower costs for regulatory compliance.

Infrastructure Optimisation

Windows Vista enables IT professionals to reduce the time and complexity of deploying and maintaining infrastructure and provides a more manageable, reliable, and secure desktop client. Richer data and documentation allows IT professionals to more easily view, prioritize, and respond to events; new diagnostic, self-help, and remote assistance tools significantly decrease branch office and helpdesk support costs. Windows Vista costs less to deploy than Windows XP, freeing IT resources to drive innovation and build positive value for the organization.

Office 2007 is on its way. Simplify the challenges of today’s workplace with the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Its enhanced intuitive design and improved features can help you get more out of the programs you use every day.

Find out more here http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/atwork/highlights.mspx

And here http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/suites/professionalplus/overview.mspx

Exchange 2007 is also launching, bringing with it built in protection for the company, anywhere access for employees and greater efficiency for the IT team.

Learn more here http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/preview/default.mspx

2. NEW ASTROCOM WEBSITE LAUNCHED

We are pleased to announce the launch of the
new UK Astrocom website

Astrocom provide redundant internet connection solutions in the USA and have selected the Lapworth Consultancy to be the UK distributor of the PowerLinkPro product series.

Our new Astrocom UK website provides visitors with information on the entire PowerLink Pro Series including a downloadable brochure, useful resources, service and support information.

Does your customers' success depend on uninterrupted access to the internet?

You can't rely on a single Internet connection or single provider, visit the www.astrocom.co.uk to find out more.

We are providing associates the opportunity to join our Astrocom UK Partner Program which includes many benefits such as FREE sales and technical training and lead referrals. For full details on all the benefits you are entitled to visit the Astrocom UK website today at www.astrocom.co.uk and complete our online Partner Application Form.

If you would like to discuss anything you have read about today in further detail, please call us on 01635 567756

3. OUR CORPORATE DAY OUT AT THRUXTON RACING CIRCUIT

The Lapworth Consultancy enjoy a great day out watching the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship

On Sunday 4th June we invited our customer's to the Dunlop British Touring Car Championship at Thruxton, Hampshire.

In addition to the BTCC races, we watched the Formula BMW, Renault Clio and Porsche championships all racing for points from a fantastic location on pit straight.

We would like to thank everyone who attended for making it such an enjoyable day!

If you are an existing customer and would like to be notified of our next corporate event, please call us on 01635 567756

4. EARN YOURSELF A DISCOUNT OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE

Recommend a friend and earn a discount on your next purchase!

Do you know of someone outside of your organisation who is experienced in IT Sales?

Recommend someone you know and if we recruit them into a full time position you will earn a discount off your next purchase!

It's as simple as that!

Read the full job specification for our IT Sales Executive position

Contact our Sales Manager Paul Cowie on 01635 567756 or sales@tlc-ltd.com with your recommendation today.