Windows 7 Mobile Computing Office : A Primer

Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate come with a feature called Domain join which allows computers to join company networks easily and more securely while Bitlocker, another newcomer, ensure that data on the laptop or any portable storage devices is protected against loss and theft through encryption.

More and more businesses are considering laptops as an outright replacement for their employees' desktop computers as both platforms achieve price and performance parity.

With an increasingly mobile workforce and the imperative to be flexible workwise, it does make sense to evaluate the potential of such a paradigm shift, one which gets rid of the desktop and makes the laptop your main computer.

Microsoft latest operating system, Windows 7, makes it easier than ever before with a combination of nifty features and support for the latest technologies available on the market.

The first step to consider when making such a move is to evaluate whether your employees may actually need a laptop or will feel comfortable with using it as their main computer.

Providing them with such a tool may actually enhance their productivity as they may consider doing light work during their commute like checking their emails or penning a quick memo.

But this will mean setting up a wireless network and get additional peripherals like USB hubs or USB screens to make the most of device.

Next, it is critical to evaluate your company's information infrastructure. Many small businesses like Net Communities, the publishers of ITProportal, are gradually migrating from a fat client configuration to a thin client model, both to streamline their work processes, improve efficiency and simplify their cost structures.