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Windows 7
                                              Customer Solution Case Study




                                              Auto dealer achieves greater security with
                                              Windows 7 Professional upgrade



Overview                                      “Due to its intuitive user interface, our staff found it
Country or Region: India
                                              easy to get accustomed to Windows 7.”
Industry: Automotive                          Mr Muddassir, Head of IT, Simran Motors

Customer Profile
Simran Motors is an automotive dealer that
sells over 4000 cars every year. It has 350
employees across sales, marketing and         Simran Motors Pvt. Ltd. is a dealer of a leading brand of cars and
service departments.
                                              has their sales, service and spares showroom in Raigad, in the
Business Situation                            Western region of India. Established in 2008, the company sells
The company used Windows XP in all its 60
desktops and 5 laptops until November         about 4000 cars a year and employs about 350 people across their
2010. To have a better security of its        sales, marketing, and service teams. The auto dealer was looking to
information, the company sought to an
upgraded operating system of Windows.         upgrade all their computers to an operating system that provided
                                              more security and functionality.
Solution
Simran Motors switched to Windows 7
Professional edition. The additional
features and better capacity of this
operating system meet the company's
requirements better.

Benefits
 Enhanced data security
 Easy installation across 65 system
 Possibility of quicker adaption
 Compatibility with other applications
 Increased productivity
Situation                                        enhanced security, and better features and
                                            Simran Motors, one of the leading automobile     functionality in this new operating system.
                                            dealers in the Raigad region of Maharashtra,     The company had an installed base of HP
                                            India, was looking to upgrade their IT           machines with 1 GB RAM and Core 2 Duo
                                            infrastructure comprising 60 computers and       processors. “Since we had already upgraded
                                            5 laptops so they could better meet the          our hardware, moving to Windows 7 was
                                            demands of their growing business. ”We were      simple, seamless, and required minimum
                                            looking for an operating system that was         effort. It took us under one month to move to
                                            flexible enough to support our in-house and      the new environment,” says Muddassir.
                                            industry-specific application, and for a new-
                                            generation operating system that would           Benefits
                                            enable greater security while being easy for     The customer benefited from the Windows 7
                                            users to get accustomed to,” says Mr             Professional upgrade in the following ways:
                                            Muddassir. All computers in the company’s
                                            local network were initially running on          Enhanced Security
                                            Windows XP in a peer-to-peer configuration,      Their LoB application accessed information
                                            and were set up so that their line of business   from a centralized server and distributes it to
                                            (LoB) application accessed data locally and      several diverse users in their local network,
                                            from a centralized external server.              so their primary requirement in the new
                                                                                             operating system was the ability to securely
                                            For Simran Motors, their key LoB application     and reliably store, centralize, manage, and
                                            is DMS—their Dealer Management Software          distribute data. The upgrade to Windows 7
                                            that helps manage all automotive service         Professional was able to provide the company
                                            centre-related functions including sales,        with better security—an area that they faced
                                            service, marketing, and customer                 challenges with previously, in terms of virus
                                            communications. For other related business       and Trojan attacks. With the new Microsoft
                                            processes, they use Microsoft Office 2007—       Security Essentials bundled with Windows 7
                                            specifically Microsoft Excel and Outlook.        Professional, and compounded with their
                                            After having analyzed the requirements and       existing antivirus software, “we experienced
                                            the advantages of the new operating system,      enhanced security that made sharing data
                                            Simran Motors was confident of their             across the network more easy and
                                            decision to upgrade to Windows 7                 convenient,” claims Muddassir.
                                            Professional.
                                                                                             Easy Implementation
                                                                                             The process of upgrading Simran Motors
                                            Solution                                         computers’ hardware and installing Windows
                                            The company was looking for an operating         7 Professional was seamless—from start to
                                            system that is reliable, enables users to        finish it took just one month.
                                            instantly and easily find and launch
                                            applications, offers stability while running     Simplicity and Flexibility
"Desktop Search in                          multiple applications, and with secure and       The revamped and intuitive Windows 7 user
Windows 7 makes it                          user-friendly networking.                        interface made it easy for their users to adapt
                                                                                             quickly to the new operating system without
easy to find files                          Having used Windows XP for over 3 years, it      much of a learning curve, and with virtually
quickly.”                                   was only natural for the company to look to a    no specific training needed.
                                            Microsoft product. The clinching factors for
Mr Muddassir | Head of IT | Simran Motors   selecting Windows 7 Professional included        Better Compatibility
For More Information                                            With the ability of Windows 7 Professional to      Windows 7
For more information about Microsoft                            run almost all applications that are               Faster and more reliable: Window 7 will help
products and services, call the Microsoft                       compatible with previous Windows versions,         your organization use information technology
Sales Information Center at (800) 426-                          the customer was able to seamlessly                to gain a competitive advantage in today’s
9400. In Canada, call the Microsoft                             continue to use their DMS application after        new world of work. Your people will be able to
Canada Information Centre at (877) 568-                         the upgrade.                                       be more productive anyway. You will be able
2495. Customers who are deaf or hard-of-                                                                           to support your mobile work force with better
hearing can reach Microsoft text telephone                      Greater Productivity                               access to shared data and collaboration
(TTY/TDD) services at (800) 892-5234 in                         The enhanced Desktop Search functionality          tools. And your IT staff will have better tools
the United States or (905) 568-9641 in                          in Windows 7 Professional enabled their            and technologies to enhance corporate IT
Canada. Outside the 50 United States and                        users to obtain instant results when               security, data protection, and more efficient
Canada, please contact your local                               searching network-based file shares and local      deployment and management.
Microsoft subsidiary. To access information                     hard drives, with live results appearing in real
using the World Wide Web, go to:                                time. This feature tangibly benefitted them in
www.microsoft.com                                               terms of real-world time savings on a daily        For more information about Windows 7, go to:
                                                                basis. Coupled with the current hardware, the      www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7
                                                                more efficient multitasking capabilities in
                                                                Windows 7 Professional also made it easier
For more information about Simran Motors                        for them to run multiple applications and
Pvt. Ltd products and services, call (022)                      switch between them.
2746-7999, fax (022) 2746-4409, or
email sales@simranmotors.com.




                                                                 Software and Services
                                                                    Products
                                                                     − Windows 7 Professional



This case study is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS
SUMMARY.

Document published December 2010

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Auto dealer achieves greater security with Windows 7 Professional upgrade - Case Study

  • 1. Windows 7 Customer Solution Case Study Auto dealer achieves greater security with Windows 7 Professional upgrade Overview “Due to its intuitive user interface, our staff found it Country or Region: India easy to get accustomed to Windows 7.” Industry: Automotive Mr Muddassir, Head of IT, Simran Motors Customer Profile Simran Motors is an automotive dealer that sells over 4000 cars every year. It has 350 employees across sales, marketing and Simran Motors Pvt. Ltd. is a dealer of a leading brand of cars and service departments. has their sales, service and spares showroom in Raigad, in the Business Situation Western region of India. Established in 2008, the company sells The company used Windows XP in all its 60 desktops and 5 laptops until November about 4000 cars a year and employs about 350 people across their 2010. To have a better security of its sales, marketing, and service teams. The auto dealer was looking to information, the company sought to an upgraded operating system of Windows. upgrade all their computers to an operating system that provided more security and functionality. Solution Simran Motors switched to Windows 7 Professional edition. The additional features and better capacity of this operating system meet the company's requirements better. Benefits  Enhanced data security  Easy installation across 65 system  Possibility of quicker adaption  Compatibility with other applications  Increased productivity
  • 2. Situation enhanced security, and better features and Simran Motors, one of the leading automobile functionality in this new operating system. dealers in the Raigad region of Maharashtra, The company had an installed base of HP India, was looking to upgrade their IT machines with 1 GB RAM and Core 2 Duo infrastructure comprising 60 computers and processors. “Since we had already upgraded 5 laptops so they could better meet the our hardware, moving to Windows 7 was demands of their growing business. ”We were simple, seamless, and required minimum looking for an operating system that was effort. It took us under one month to move to flexible enough to support our in-house and the new environment,” says Muddassir. industry-specific application, and for a new- generation operating system that would Benefits enable greater security while being easy for The customer benefited from the Windows 7 users to get accustomed to,” says Mr Professional upgrade in the following ways: Muddassir. All computers in the company’s local network were initially running on Enhanced Security Windows XP in a peer-to-peer configuration, Their LoB application accessed information and were set up so that their line of business from a centralized server and distributes it to (LoB) application accessed data locally and several diverse users in their local network, from a centralized external server. so their primary requirement in the new operating system was the ability to securely For Simran Motors, their key LoB application and reliably store, centralize, manage, and is DMS—their Dealer Management Software distribute data. The upgrade to Windows 7 that helps manage all automotive service Professional was able to provide the company centre-related functions including sales, with better security—an area that they faced service, marketing, and customer challenges with previously, in terms of virus communications. For other related business and Trojan attacks. With the new Microsoft processes, they use Microsoft Office 2007— Security Essentials bundled with Windows 7 specifically Microsoft Excel and Outlook. Professional, and compounded with their After having analyzed the requirements and existing antivirus software, “we experienced the advantages of the new operating system, enhanced security that made sharing data Simran Motors was confident of their across the network more easy and decision to upgrade to Windows 7 convenient,” claims Muddassir. Professional. Easy Implementation The process of upgrading Simran Motors Solution computers’ hardware and installing Windows The company was looking for an operating 7 Professional was seamless—from start to system that is reliable, enables users to finish it took just one month. instantly and easily find and launch applications, offers stability while running Simplicity and Flexibility "Desktop Search in multiple applications, and with secure and The revamped and intuitive Windows 7 user Windows 7 makes it user-friendly networking. interface made it easy for their users to adapt quickly to the new operating system without easy to find files Having used Windows XP for over 3 years, it much of a learning curve, and with virtually quickly.” was only natural for the company to look to a no specific training needed. Microsoft product. The clinching factors for Mr Muddassir | Head of IT | Simran Motors selecting Windows 7 Professional included Better Compatibility
  • 3. For More Information With the ability of Windows 7 Professional to Windows 7 For more information about Microsoft run almost all applications that are Faster and more reliable: Window 7 will help products and services, call the Microsoft compatible with previous Windows versions, your organization use information technology Sales Information Center at (800) 426- the customer was able to seamlessly to gain a competitive advantage in today’s 9400. In Canada, call the Microsoft continue to use their DMS application after new world of work. Your people will be able to Canada Information Centre at (877) 568- the upgrade. be more productive anyway. You will be able 2495. Customers who are deaf or hard-of- to support your mobile work force with better hearing can reach Microsoft text telephone Greater Productivity access to shared data and collaboration (TTY/TDD) services at (800) 892-5234 in The enhanced Desktop Search functionality tools. And your IT staff will have better tools the United States or (905) 568-9641 in in Windows 7 Professional enabled their and technologies to enhance corporate IT Canada. Outside the 50 United States and users to obtain instant results when security, data protection, and more efficient Canada, please contact your local searching network-based file shares and local deployment and management. Microsoft subsidiary. To access information hard drives, with live results appearing in real using the World Wide Web, go to: time. This feature tangibly benefitted them in www.microsoft.com terms of real-world time savings on a daily For more information about Windows 7, go to: basis. Coupled with the current hardware, the www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7 more efficient multitasking capabilities in Windows 7 Professional also made it easier For more information about Simran Motors for them to run multiple applications and Pvt. Ltd products and services, call (022) switch between them. 2746-7999, fax (022) 2746-4409, or email sales@simranmotors.com. Software and Services  Products − Windows 7 Professional This case study is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY. Document published December 2010