Over the past 12 years, millions of consumers and businesses have been relying on Windows XP to run their computer networks because of its security and reliability

In Fact…In a survey from November 2012, Windows XP still had a market share of over 30%...

has ended support for

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Automatic Updates

When a new security concern may arise,Microsoft identifies the problem and pushes out automatic updates to your computer so that you won’t become vulnerable to any new security risks…

…without these Automatic Updates, security exploits won’t be addressed by Microsoft, giving hackers the advantage all while compromising your information security…

…and security risks & threats that businesses face today are much more sophisticated than those faced in 2001

What’s even worse is that criminals can actually “reverse-engineer” patches for supported operating systems issued by Microsoft and apply uncovered vulnerabilities to no-longer-updated Windows XP devices

Simple things such as browsing the Internet or checking your E-mail can put your entire network and information at risk!

Your employees are browsing the web when they are prompted to upgrade their browser (IE, Chrome, Firefox) to the newest version…but when they finish updating, it turns out the newest version doesn’t support Windows XP anymore…

In addition to ending support for Windows XP, Microsoft is also pulling the plug on all Office 2003 and Exchange 2003 applications as well…

…and don’t expect to just upgrade to Office 2013 on your existing Windows XP devices, as the operating system is not supported

Running Windows XP on your business’ network is like leaving your house with the front door open all day and your sensitive information scattered on the kitchen table…

…except when something is stolen off your network, there is no 9-1-1 to call

The above computer was one of the first to come bundled with Windows XP…

…it is currently sitting in a technology museum

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