In India, 7000 business are running on Windows 7

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 22 October 2010, 23:40 IST
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In India, 7000 business are running on Windows 7
Bangalore: Microsoft has outlined the strong momentum for Windows 7 since the launch of the operating system a year back. Globally, over 240 million licenses have been sold making it the fastest selling operating system in history. In India, over 7000 businesses are running Windows 7. Further, a study conducted by the CIO Association of India reveals that over 80 percent are planning to deploy Windows 7 in less than 12 months time, highlighting the popularity of the operating system designed to make everyday life faster and easier. Commenting on this Sumeet Khanna, Director - Windows Client Business Group, Microsoft India said, "It has been a momentous year for us and we are excited and humbled by the huge uptake of the operating system in the country. The numbers itself are a demonstration of the fact that consumers and businesses alike are seeing value in the unique experiences delivered by the operating system. Our customers and partners are core to everything we do and we remain steadfast in our commitment to bring to market, solutions that add value to their lives." A report by the CIO Association of India has revealed that businesses are finding value from features like Branchcache, BitLocker, federated search and power management. In fact, a survey by the CIO association of India reveals that 98 percent of CIOs who have already deployed Windows 7 have rated the operating system as excellent or satisfactory. Adding to Microsoft's first anniversary celebrations for Windows 7, a team of 22 employees at Microsoft's Hyderabad campus have stormed into the Limca Book of Records. These employees had created a dazzling display of the Windows 7 logo using 7000 wooden dominoes during launch last year, for the first-of-its-kind dominoes display in India/world. Led by Archis Gore, the team placed 7000 dominoes, each weighing 12 gms and placed barely 0.2 inches apart side-wise and 0.5 inches lengthwise, to create a Windows 7 logo.