LOCAL COMPANY RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION - Microsoft case study features ORBIT Systems

ORBIT Systems, Inc., a provider of managed computer environments for small and mid-size businesses in the Twin Cities, has announced that Microsoft Corporation has selected ORBIT to participate in a Windows XP and Office XP case study along with ORBITs new client, Arthur Shuster, Inc., the St. Paul interior design firm. The globally distributed case study will serve as a model deployment of Microsofts latest operating system and desktop applications in a small business setting.

EAGAN, MN (PRWEB) August 5, 2003 -- Microsoft Corporation has selected Arthur Shuster and ORBIT Systems to participate in a case study about Microsofts latest operating system, Windows XP, and its latest package of desktop applications, Office XP.

The case study will highlight the benefits that Arthur Shuster has experienced by upgrading to the XP platform and it will illustrate the methodologies ORBIT uses to deploy and manage small business computer systems. In February of this year ORBIT upgraded the computers and software at Arthur Shusters St. Paul and Wichita locations pursuant to a 4-year outsourcing agreement.    

Microsoft distributed a video of the case study to a global audience of its Sales and Marketing managers at the Microsoft Global Briefing in July. Case study materials will also be featured at small and medium business events and on Microsofts website. A copy of the video can be viewed at ORBIT Systems website at www.orbits.net.    ;

Steve McFarland, ORBITs President, expressed his excitement, saying, We deploy XP for our clients because its a more stable and secure computing platform that enables easy remote computing and remote Help Desk support. Arthur Shuster exemplifies the benefits of XP."

ORBIT Systems, Inc. provides managed services to companies that want to take their computer systems for granted. ORBITs OfficeReady® services are complete outsource solutions that enable small and mid-size organizations to exploit the business benefits of technology without the hassles of managing it themselves. Structured as a computer utility company, ORBIT leverages its extensive resources among multiple clients for an affordable and predictable monthly subscription.    

ORBIT Systems is a Microsoft Certified Partner and Microsoft Certified Solution Provider.

For more information regarding ORBIT Systems, please call Tucker Johnson at 651-767-3322; or visit ORBITs Web site at www.orbits.net.