Out With the Old OS: Gateway Launches Migration Services
February 23 2004 - 8:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
Out With the Old OS: Gateway Launches Migration Services Service
Helps Customers Migrate From Legacy Environments To Enhance
Security and Productivity POWAY, Calif., Feb. 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As major operating system (OS) vendors
discontinue support for their legacy products, Gateway, Inc. is
making sure its business customers aren't left with legacy problems
of their own. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) That's
why Gateway today launches Gateway OS Migration Services, the first
major offering under Gateway's new Professional Services suite (see
separate press release). With several options -- including
UNIX-to-Linux migration and Microsoft OS upgrades -- Gateway OS
Migration Services benefit customers by helping them increase
network security with the latest OS versions and patches. In
addition, the services help simplify systems administration by
eliminating the need for multiple OSs and reduce costs by
standardizing and consolidating servers. "From Microsoft's
discontinued support of Windows NT to Red Hat's elimination of its
retail line, 2004 is turning out to be the 'year of migration' for
businesses of all sizes," said Scott Weinbrandt, senior vice
president of Gateway's Enterprise SystemsDivision. "Gateway's OS
Migration Services were designed to help customers plan and
facilitate migration paths to new or improved operating systems --
all at a minimal disruption to day-to- day business activities."
Tailored for enterprises, small- and medium-sized businesses,
government agencies and educational institutions, Gateway OS
Migration Services leverage more than 5,000 highly trained OS
migration experts nationwide. In addition, each of the services is
delivered using standardized best-practices methodologies -- even
when applied to complex, heterogeneous environments. Gateway's OS
Migration Services includes four major components: * Windows Server
Migration -- This service helps companies migrate their network OSs
fromNovell, Windows NT, OS/2 or UNIX to Windows 2000 or Windows
Server 2003. Gateway migrates user accounts, rights and privileges,
and includes TCP/IP services, remote configuration of workstations
and consolidation of file servers. * SUSE Linux Migration -- This
service helps customers migrate their network OSs from Novell,
Windows NT, OS/2 or UNIX to SUSE Linux Standard 8 or SUSE Linux
Enterprise 8. Gateway migrates user accounts, rights and
privileges, and can also migrate TCP/IP infrastructure, Windows
file/print and HTTP web serving. If applicable, Gateway can also
consolidate file/print and web servers and migrate data and
applications. As part of this service, Gateway also offers one year
of free SUSE maintenance and upgrades with every server. *
Microsoft Windows Exchange Migration -- This service helps
customers migrate the client's email system from previous versions
of Microsoft Exchange (such as 5.5), Lotus notes, Novell GroupWise
or others to Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003. Gateway migrates user
accounts to a new Exchange email store and covers email addresses,
calendars, address books, personal folders, Internet email access
and connections to legacy email systems. * Microsoft Windows
Workstation Migration -- This service helps companies migrate from
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 9x and OS/2 to Windows XP with minimal
disruption, resulting in a more secure and user-friendly
workstation environment. Gateway reformats and re-images
workstations, migrates workstation data and certain user settings,
and can also install specialized applications for the customer.
Customers who purchase Gateway OS Migration Services are led
through a three-phased process of assessment, design and
implementation. When finished, customers reap benefits beyond
improvements in OS security and administration, such as greater
end-user satisfaction due toincreased network uptime and a more
streamlined network capable of handling future expansion. While
Gateway OS Migration Services is the first product under the new
Gateway Professional Services suite, the portfolio soon will
include a variety of branded services designed to tackle business
customers' most pressing IT needs, including clustering, network
assessment and design, storage, security consulting, and business
continuity services. Gateway Professional Services is a key
component of Gateway's broader Technology LifeCycle Services
platform, which provides businesses with hardware, support and
related services they need through all stages of their technology's
lifespan. For more information on Gateway OS Migration Services,
visit http://www.gateway.com/work/solutions/osmigration . Gateway
is a leading branded integrator of technology solutions. From
high-end servers to market-leading plasma displays to comprehensive
services, Gateway delivers whole-office technology solutions,
coupled with high-touch service. Serving organizations for more
than 15 years, Gateway uses its multi-channel approach to make the
purchase, use and support of technology simple. Gateway customers
include many of the world's leading organizations, such as theU.S.
Defense Logistics Agency, the University of Arizona and others. For
more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit
http://www.gateway.com/business . About Gateway Since its founding
in 1985, Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology and
direct-marketing pioneer, using its call centers, web site and
retail network to build direct customer relationships. As a branded
integrator of personalized technology solutions, Gateway offers
consumers, businesses and schools a wide range of thinTVs, digital
cameras, connected DVD players, enterprise systems and other
products, which work together seamlessly with its award-winning
line of PCs. Gateway is America's second most admired computer
company, according to Fortune magazine(1), and itsproducts and
services received nearly 130 awards and honors last year. Visit
http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. (1) Source: Fortune
magazine, March 3, 2003 issue
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