Is it finally time to dump XP?

Martin Courtney
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Plan your Windows 7 migration now, says analyst Gartner. But what are the risks in sticking with XP for the moment?

It is thought that 50 per cent or firms are still running Windows XP SP2 IT departments need to dump Microsoft's Windows XP operating system (OS) before the software vendor ends support for it in...

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