Microsoft XP Support Ends Today - Is Your Industrial Business Prepared?

Microsoft support for Windows XP will end today - 8th April 2014. 

This means you will no longer receive security updates, fixes or online technical support from Microsoft for PCs still running Windows XP. 

The security and privacy implications of this event could have significant impacts on your business, if you are still running XP you should plan to act soon.

A significant number of manufacturing, utilities and even critical infrastructure providers are still

running on XP and face these potential business implications:

Security Risks

Without critical security updates, systems  may become vulnerable to harmful viruses, malware

and other malicious activity which can steal or damage business data and information.

Unplanned Downtime

The risks of system failure and business disruption could increase because of the end of support, lack of supported software, and the increasing age of hardware running Windows XP.

No Technical Support When problems arise, online and phone-based technical support will unfortunately no longer be available to you or your IT partner, leaving you on your own to deal with the problem.

Reduced CompatibilityMany software and hardware vendors will no longer support products that are running on Windows XP as they are unable to get the Windows XP updates created to fix issues.

SolutionsPT can help you to reduce your risk in this situation.  

As specialists in industrial IT we recognise that it is not always practical to migrate systems to a different operating system: sometimes the application is simply not supported, skills are not available or maybe the cost of re-testing is prohibitive.

Our aim is to provide the necessary support to match the specific needs of each customer, either by extending the life of the Windows XP install base or working together to implement an effective migration plan to a supported operating platform.

Download our whitepaper on XP End of Life strategy (available on our website) or speak to our XP migration experts today via info@solutionspt.com.