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Windows 7
                                            Customer Solution Case Study




                                            Construction Firm Boosts Mobility with Notebook
                                            PCs and Feature-Rich Operating System




Overview                                    “Windows 7 Professional has just been a revolutionary
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Construction                      tool for us. There’s been an amazing amount of
                                            progress from earlier operating systems. We couldn’t
Customer Profile
Gafcon is an award-winning construction     be more impressed.”
consulting firm with offices throughout
                                                                               Josh Sebert, Chief Financial Officer, Gafcon
California. The company handles all types
and phases of development,                  With 23 years of experience and numerous awards, Gafcon is
construction, and project management.
                                            highly regarded in its industry. This construction and
Business Situation                          development firm prides itself on delivering every phase of a
Gafcon sought an operating system that
would streamline daily tasks, improve
                                            project with ease, excellence, and top-level customer service.
office efficiency, boost everyday system    The sluggishness of Gafcon's computer systems, however, was
performance, and offer greater ease of
use for mobile employees.
                                            hampering the productivity of the team of architects,
                                            construction managers, market analysts, civil engineers, and real
Solution
Windows 7 Professional and the Dell
                                            estate economists. Gafcon needed a computing solution to
Latitude E6400 notebook met Gafcon's        match its growth and level of expertise, and that would support
computing needs with stronger mobile
accessibility, quicker startup times,
                                            its rigorous standards of quality and customer service. The
improved search capabilities, intuitive     introduction of the Windows 7 Professional operating system
desktop customization, and more.
                                            has resulted in significant operational improvements for Gafcon.
Benefits                                    By boosting everyday performance, mobile access, search
 Faster startup saves 5 minutes per day
 Applications load 10 percent faster
                                            functionality, and security, the upgrade has enabled this
 File copying is 61 percent faster         construction firm to move boldly ahead.
 Network connections are 75 percent
  faster
 Search saves 5 minutes per employee
 File handling improved with 64-bit
  processing




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“We used to have to                       Situation                                       “The Dell E6400 with Windows 7
                                          Gafcon is an award-winning construction         Professional has just been a revolutionary
manually select the                       consulting firm located in Southern             tool for us," says Josh Sebert, Chief
                                          California. With offices in San Diego, Los      Financial Officer at Gafcon. "There’s been
default printer for the                   Angeles, and Orange County, the company         an amazing amount of progress from
current network we were                   has a staff of 120 employees serving 75         earlier operating systems. We couldn’t be
                                          clients across the state. The team is focused   more impressed."
using. Now the                            on delivering project management,
                                          engineering, and land planning expertise to     Benefits
operating system                          residential, government, public, and private    Using the Dell Latitude E6400 with
switches it automatically.                clients.                                        Windows 7 Professional, Gafcon expects to
                                                                                          gain the following benefits:
It’s been a huge time                     Gafcon has earned a reputation for
                                          impeccable service. In addition to receiving    Getting More Done on the Road
saver.”                                   Gold and Silver Constructech Vision             One of Gafcon's primary goals with the
 Ashley McElravy, Business Development    Awards, the company has been recognized         Windows 7 Professional operating system
                 Representative, Gafcon   among Engineering News Record's Top 100         was to improve network accessibility and
                                          Construction Management Firms.                  other mobility features for employees who
                                                                                          needed to do business at off-site locations
                                          Despite well-deserved praise, Gafcon has        or conduct presentations for clients.
                                          been challenged by computing issues.
                                          Users complained of sluggish startup times      The Network Connection Wizard in
                                          and connections, sometimes requiring up         Windows 7 Professional has exceeded
                                          to five minutes to connect to remote            Gafcon’s needs with improved wireless
                                          networks and up to eight minutes to launch      detection and speedier access. “I absolutely
                                          applications.                                   love the Mobility Center!” says Ashley
                                                                                          McElravy, Business Development
                                          Other problems included sluggish response       Representative. “I dock when I get back to
                                          times and difficulty locating files and         my office, and I have it on dual view across
                                          documents. Gafcon was in need of a new          two monitors. Every time I come to a
                                          operating system that could accommodate         conference room, it’s much faster, which
                                          its fast-paced operations and adapt to its      saves me time and money.”
                                          method of doing business.
                                                                                          Speedier networking saves employees
                                          Solution                                        roughly five minutes each time they change
                                          With the introduction of Windows 7              wireless networks—which happens
                                          Professional on the Dell Latitude E6400         frequently throughout the day as they
                                          notebook,* Gafcon has found a computing         move around the building—and makes off-
                                          system that's a perfect fit for the way the     site presentations more seamless and
                                          company works. The operating system             professional.
                                          offers reliable mobility and simple
                                          personalization features that streamline        Location Aware Printing in Windows 7,
                                          everyday computer use, while Dell PCs are       which automatically updates the default
                                          designed for improved performance,              printer when users move to a different
                                          security, and reliability—the perfect           network, has also been vital in saving time
                                          combination for a business like Gafcon.         and improving efficiency. “We used to have
                                                                                          to manually select the default printer for



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“Copying files from                        the current network we were using,” says        Easy and Intuitive Access
                                           McElravy. “Now the operating system             Gafcon employees have enjoyed the time
different network                          switches it automatically. It’s been a huge     savings provided by the new desktop
                                           timesaver.”                                     personalization capabilities, which allow
locations is incredibly                                                                    them to streamline access to the programs
fast with Windows 7. We                    Speed and Efficiency                            and documents they use most often.
                                           Another big advantage of the Dell and
can drag and drop, copy                    Windows 7 pairing has been the                  Data access is also dramatically improved
                                           improvement in computer speed and               with the Windows 7 search function. This
and paste, and                             performance. Says McElravy, “Not only           tool allows for more intuitive searching,
everything is                              does the Dell machine look really nice, but     making it faster and easier for users to
                                           everything is running really, really quickly.   locate documents.
instantaneous—even                         It’s saving a ton of time. We click on an
                                           application, and it loads instantly. No         “The Windows Search function is much
with large files.”                         problem.”                                       more user-friendly," says Sebert. "And I like
   Josh Sebert, Chief Financial Officer,                                                   that it sort of helps you if you’re not
                                Gafcon     Long startup times and slow-loading             spelling something correctly—it’s like it
                                           applications were among Gafcon's chief          predicts what you’re thinking. It’s so
                                           complaints with older operating systems,        intuitive."
                                           both of which have been dramatically
                                           improved with Windows 7.
                                                                                           * As part of the solution deployment through the
                                           “Copying files from different network           Windows 7 SMB Evidence Program, the customer
                                           locations is incredibly fast with Windows 7,”   received complimentary notebooks and technical
                                           adds Sebert. “We can drag and drop, copy        support from Microsoft and Dell.
                                           and paste, and everything is
                                           instantaneous—even with large files.”

                                           The Microsoft Office 2010 suite has
                                           become another big timesaver for Gafcon
                                           employees. The facility and ease of the
                                           improved applications allows them to work
                                           more quickly, whether they're creating
                                           broadcast presentations with the Microsoft
                                           PowerPoint 2010 graphics presentation
                                           program or using Microsoft SharePoint
                                           Server 2010 and the Microsoft OneNote
                                           2010 note-taking program to share
                                           information among Gafcon staff.

                                           "It's not so much that the changes to Office
                                           2010 are totally new, revolutionary things,"
                                           says Sebert. "It's that it's brought it all
                                           together in a very easy, intuitive way."




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For More Information                                  Windows 7
For more information about Microsoft                  Works the way you want: Windows 7 will
products and services, call the Microsoft             help your organization use information
Sales Information Center at (800) 426-                technology to gain a competitive
9400. In Canada, call the Microsoft                   advantage in today’s new world of work.
Canada Information Centre at (877) 568-               Your people will be able to be more
2495. Customers in the United States and              productive anywhere. You will be able to
Canada who are deaf or hard-of-hearing                support your mobile workforce with better
can reach Microsoft text telephone                    access to shared data and collaboration
(TTY/TDD) services at (800) 892-5234.                 tools. And your IT staff will have better
Outside the 50 United States and                      tools and technologies for enhanced
Canada, please contact your local                     corporate IT security and data protection,
Microsoft subsidiary. To access                       and more efficient deployment and
information using the World Wide Web,                 management.
go to:
www.microsoft.com                                     For more information about Windows 7, go
                                                      to:
For more information about the Dell                   www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7
products and services, call (800) 456-
3355 or visit the website at:
www.dell.com

For more information about Gafcon
products and services, call (800) 731-
6110 or visit the website at:
www.gafcon.com




                                                       Software and Services                       Hardware
                                                        Windows 7 Professional                       Dell Latitude E6400
                                                        Microsoft Office
                                                         − Microsoft Office 2010                   Partners
                                                                                                      Dell




This case study is for informational purposes only.
MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY.

Document published September 2010
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Gafcon Boosts Mobility with Notebook PCs and Windows 7 Professional

  • 1. Windows 7 Customer Solution Case Study Construction Firm Boosts Mobility with Notebook PCs and Feature-Rich Operating System Overview “Windows 7 Professional has just been a revolutionary Country or Region: United States Industry: Construction tool for us. There’s been an amazing amount of progress from earlier operating systems. We couldn’t Customer Profile Gafcon is an award-winning construction be more impressed.” consulting firm with offices throughout Josh Sebert, Chief Financial Officer, Gafcon California. The company handles all types and phases of development, With 23 years of experience and numerous awards, Gafcon is construction, and project management. highly regarded in its industry. This construction and Business Situation development firm prides itself on delivering every phase of a Gafcon sought an operating system that would streamline daily tasks, improve project with ease, excellence, and top-level customer service. office efficiency, boost everyday system The sluggishness of Gafcon's computer systems, however, was performance, and offer greater ease of use for mobile employees. hampering the productivity of the team of architects, construction managers, market analysts, civil engineers, and real Solution Windows 7 Professional and the Dell estate economists. Gafcon needed a computing solution to Latitude E6400 notebook met Gafcon's match its growth and level of expertise, and that would support computing needs with stronger mobile accessibility, quicker startup times, its rigorous standards of quality and customer service. The improved search capabilities, intuitive introduction of the Windows 7 Professional operating system desktop customization, and more. has resulted in significant operational improvements for Gafcon. Benefits By boosting everyday performance, mobile access, search  Faster startup saves 5 minutes per day  Applications load 10 percent faster functionality, and security, the upgrade has enabled this  File copying is 61 percent faster construction firm to move boldly ahead.  Network connections are 75 percent faster  Search saves 5 minutes per employee  File handling improved with 64-bit processing Works the way you want
  • 2. “We used to have to Situation “The Dell E6400 with Windows 7 Gafcon is an award-winning construction Professional has just been a revolutionary manually select the consulting firm located in Southern tool for us," says Josh Sebert, Chief California. With offices in San Diego, Los Financial Officer at Gafcon. "There’s been default printer for the Angeles, and Orange County, the company an amazing amount of progress from current network we were has a staff of 120 employees serving 75 earlier operating systems. We couldn’t be clients across the state. The team is focused more impressed." using. Now the on delivering project management, engineering, and land planning expertise to Benefits operating system residential, government, public, and private Using the Dell Latitude E6400 with switches it automatically. clients. Windows 7 Professional, Gafcon expects to gain the following benefits: It’s been a huge time Gafcon has earned a reputation for impeccable service. In addition to receiving Getting More Done on the Road saver.” Gold and Silver Constructech Vision One of Gafcon's primary goals with the Ashley McElravy, Business Development Awards, the company has been recognized Windows 7 Professional operating system Representative, Gafcon among Engineering News Record's Top 100 was to improve network accessibility and Construction Management Firms. other mobility features for employees who needed to do business at off-site locations Despite well-deserved praise, Gafcon has or conduct presentations for clients. been challenged by computing issues. Users complained of sluggish startup times The Network Connection Wizard in and connections, sometimes requiring up Windows 7 Professional has exceeded to five minutes to connect to remote Gafcon’s needs with improved wireless networks and up to eight minutes to launch detection and speedier access. “I absolutely applications. love the Mobility Center!” says Ashley McElravy, Business Development Other problems included sluggish response Representative. “I dock when I get back to times and difficulty locating files and my office, and I have it on dual view across documents. Gafcon was in need of a new two monitors. Every time I come to a operating system that could accommodate conference room, it’s much faster, which its fast-paced operations and adapt to its saves me time and money.” method of doing business. Speedier networking saves employees Solution roughly five minutes each time they change With the introduction of Windows 7 wireless networks—which happens Professional on the Dell Latitude E6400 frequently throughout the day as they notebook,* Gafcon has found a computing move around the building—and makes off- system that's a perfect fit for the way the site presentations more seamless and company works. The operating system professional. offers reliable mobility and simple personalization features that streamline Location Aware Printing in Windows 7, everyday computer use, while Dell PCs are which automatically updates the default designed for improved performance, printer when users move to a different security, and reliability—the perfect network, has also been vital in saving time combination for a business like Gafcon. and improving efficiency. “We used to have to manually select the default printer for Works the way you want
  • 3. “Copying files from the current network we were using,” says Easy and Intuitive Access McElravy. “Now the operating system Gafcon employees have enjoyed the time different network switches it automatically. It’s been a huge savings provided by the new desktop timesaver.” personalization capabilities, which allow locations is incredibly them to streamline access to the programs fast with Windows 7. We Speed and Efficiency and documents they use most often. Another big advantage of the Dell and can drag and drop, copy Windows 7 pairing has been the Data access is also dramatically improved improvement in computer speed and with the Windows 7 search function. This and paste, and performance. Says McElravy, “Not only tool allows for more intuitive searching, everything is does the Dell machine look really nice, but making it faster and easier for users to everything is running really, really quickly. locate documents. instantaneous—even It’s saving a ton of time. We click on an application, and it loads instantly. No “The Windows Search function is much with large files.” problem.” more user-friendly," says Sebert. "And I like Josh Sebert, Chief Financial Officer, that it sort of helps you if you’re not Gafcon Long startup times and slow-loading spelling something correctly—it’s like it applications were among Gafcon's chief predicts what you’re thinking. It’s so complaints with older operating systems, intuitive." both of which have been dramatically improved with Windows 7. * As part of the solution deployment through the “Copying files from different network Windows 7 SMB Evidence Program, the customer locations is incredibly fast with Windows 7,” received complimentary notebooks and technical adds Sebert. “We can drag and drop, copy support from Microsoft and Dell. and paste, and everything is instantaneous—even with large files.” The Microsoft Office 2010 suite has become another big timesaver for Gafcon employees. The facility and ease of the improved applications allows them to work more quickly, whether they're creating broadcast presentations with the Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 graphics presentation program or using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and the Microsoft OneNote 2010 note-taking program to share information among Gafcon staff. "It's not so much that the changes to Office 2010 are totally new, revolutionary things," says Sebert. "It's that it's brought it all together in a very easy, intuitive way." Works the way you want
  • 4. For More Information Windows 7 For more information about Microsoft Works the way you want: Windows 7 will products and services, call the Microsoft help your organization use information Sales Information Center at (800) 426- technology to gain a competitive 9400. In Canada, call the Microsoft advantage in today’s new world of work. Canada Information Centre at (877) 568- Your people will be able to be more 2495. Customers in the United States and productive anywhere. You will be able to Canada who are deaf or hard-of-hearing support your mobile workforce with better can reach Microsoft text telephone access to shared data and collaboration (TTY/TDD) services at (800) 892-5234. tools. And your IT staff will have better Outside the 50 United States and tools and technologies for enhanced Canada, please contact your local corporate IT security and data protection, Microsoft subsidiary. To access and more efficient deployment and information using the World Wide Web, management. go to: www.microsoft.com For more information about Windows 7, go to: For more information about the Dell www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7 products and services, call (800) 456- 3355 or visit the website at: www.dell.com For more information about Gafcon products and services, call (800) 731- 6110 or visit the website at: www.gafcon.com Software and Services Hardware  Windows 7 Professional  Dell Latitude E6400  Microsoft Office − Microsoft Office 2010 Partners  Dell This case study is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY. Document published September 2010 Works the way you want