While the eligibility period for a free upgrade to Windows Vista officially ended on 15 March, Tarsus Technologies has announced that Lenovo users will benefit from a two-week grace period, essentially extending the window in which they can request an upgrade until the end of March.
"This does, however, depend on when their Lenovo computer was purchased," explains Brett Walter, Lenovo product manager at Tarsus.
"Providing the purchase took place between 26 October last year and 15 March this year, Lenovo owners can request a free upgrade to Windows Vista."
While the package itself is free, Walter says customers will be liable for a small shipping and handling fee. "For all intents and purposes, however, the Vista package they receive will bear no charge," he says.
"Redeeming this offer couldn't be more straightforward," he continues. "Users simply have to visit Lenovo's 'Express Upgrade to Windows Vista' Web page and enter the details of their Windows XP certificate of authenticity and provide proof of purchase.
"Their package, consisting of a licence and DVD, will be placed in the mail and they can expect delivery within a few weeks."
Walter says Lenovo has furthermore also dedicated a great deal of resource to aiding users moving to Vista. "Through Lenovo's Vista support page, users can gain access to tips, driver downloads and general information about upgrading to Vista," he says.
"Those that haven't taken this step as yet should do so before time runs out," he adds.
"Vista is a truly awesome leap in computing environments, bringing greatly improved stability and security, not to mention a host of worthwhile extras to the table. With the ability to upgrade for such a small charge, it is an opportunity not to be missed," he concludes.
The Lenovo upgrade support page is located at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=VSTA-UPGRAD.
Lenovo's 'Express Upgrade to Windows Vista' Web page is located at http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/microsoft/vista/index.html.
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With more than 20 years of experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world's foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.
Tarsus strives to meet the channel's needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compiling the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.
The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large rollouts. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.
With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.
Brands represented by the Tarsus stable include industry leaders like Acer, Cisco, HP, IBM, i-mate, Lenovo, Oki, Samsung, TallyGenicom, Targus and Wyse Technology.
More information about Tarsus is available at http://www.tarsus.co.za.
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