| Publisher | Microsoft | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | WORD | Date added | 23 Sep 2005 |
| Topics | ROI - TCO | ||
| Downloads | 6 | ||
The law firm of Palmer & Dodge LLP was running Microsoft Windows 95 on older PCs and wanted state-of-the-art performance, reliability, and security to satisfy users and reduce costs. The solution was to move to Windows XP Professional on new PCs in conjunction with a full Active Directory implementation and Windows 2000 Server. The operating system's high reliability and performance-blue screens are a thing of the past, according to the firm-have helped cut help-desk calls by more than 50 percent. Together with easy-to-use features, this has cut TCO by hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
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