Free Software has Hidden Cost

Have your customers been trying to get you to integrate their business systems into the Google ecosystem with Gmail or Google docs? Many customers are lured by the concept of “free” software and services. Do you have a clear way to explain to them just why using these services is not really free, that they are in fact paying for this use with privacy and targeted advertising instead of money.

Windows 7 is Still Going Strong

I am sure that given all the media attention you are as excited as Seneca about the upcoming release of Windows 8.  Did you know that Windows 7 is the fastest selling operating system in history!  We don’t want you to miss out on any hardware sales during this shoulder period and as Microsoft has done during previous Windows introductions, they have made getting an upgrade to Window 8 to eligible systems affordable and easy.

Choose Wisely

Are you careful of the partnerships that you engage in? Choosing a business partner is a serious endeavor as you both will share risk and reward as you uncover opportunities and encounter a few pitfalls along the way. Seneca chooses our partnerships based on how well partners align with our Core Values. 

Are you asking your customers if they need Microsoft Office? If not, you are missing out on a valuable and easily attached sale and pushing your customers to your biggest competition, your local big box retailer. The number one reason that customers state as the reason they didn’t buy office is they simply were never asked.

You know your customer needs a server, but they are not likely to grow past the few users they currently have in place. Setting up a peer-to-peer network might have worked in the past, but now your customer needs a server with Active Directory security. It is time for their first real server.

Have you ever wondered what that little Microsoft Windows 7 "flag" sticker, on the front of Nexlink desktops, is about? Many people assume that sticker is just there because it comes from Microsoft as a part of the Windows 7 license, or that it indicates that the system is loaded with the Windows 7 operating system. The truth is that special badge indicates that the system “flying the flag" has passed specialized testing outlined by the Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs, also known as WHQL.

Software Assurance has been around for more than 10 years, and has continued to add more benefits and value to users throughout that span of time.  Originally the re-invention of an upgrade insurance program, the current Software Assurance benefits include new version rights, deployment tools, training options as well as support services.  With all the benefits that are available through this program, most customers focus on the new version rights and the virtual access rights that software assurance (SA) offers.  Also, SA can only be added at the point of license purchase and cannot be added to retail licensing.  You can add SA to OEM products, as long as purchased within 90-days of the original OEM licensing purchase.