Built on Windows NT® technology and the easy-to-use, familiar Windows 98 user interface, Windows 2000 Professional gives business users increased flexibility. The integrated Web capabilities let you connect to the Internet from anywhere, at anytime—giving your company access to host of flexible, cost-effective communications options.

In addition, broad peripheral and mobile computer support make Windows 2000 Professional an ideal operating system for a workforce that increasingly relies on notebook computers. Further, your support and administrative staff will particularly appreciate the reliability and manageability enhancements that make desktop management simpler and more efficient.

Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional $169.00

Features:

• Reliable:
  Windows 2000 Professional is built upon the rock-solid reliability of Windows NT technology, which makes it significantly more reliable than either Windows 95 or Windows 98 technology. Reliability improvements in Windows 2000 Professional make it more stable than Windows NT Workstation. Windows 2000 Professional offers high system uptime, dynamic system configuration and resilience to application failures.
   
• Manageable and Easy to Use:
  The support for standards-based security in Windows 2000 Pro protects corporate data in stand-alone and networked environments. Windows 2000 Professional offers a set of built-in tools that make it easier to deploy and manage. In addition, Windows 2000 Professional offers an intelligent user interface that adapts to the way users work thereby making the users more efficient.
   
• Built for Mobile Users:
  Windows 2000 Professional extends the capability of notebooks through support for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), Smart Battery and Advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN). It enables users to work anywhere, anytime through support for offline folders and files. The improved hardware support in Windows 2000 Professional includes support for the latest hardware standards, including Universal Serial Bus (USB), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), and IEEE 1394 (FireWire).
   
• Internet-enable Your Business:
  Windows 2000 Professional is designed to make it easier for organizations to embrace the Internet. The built-in Internet Explorer (IE), a tightly integrated browser, provides users with a faster and richer Internet experience. With support for Dynamic HTML (DHTML) and Extensible Markup Language (XML), it offers a powerful platform for developers to create highly scalable end-to-end e-commerce and line-of-business web applications.
   
• Supports hyper-threading:
  A PC based on the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology (Hyper-Threading) improves processor performance and responsiveness, giving you the power to do more tasks on your PC at once such as playing a game while encoding digital music or editing digital video. This groundbreaking technology from Intel enables the processor to execute two threads (a part of a program) in parallel, so your software can run more efficiently and you can multitask more effectively than ever before.
  

Requirements

• Min Hard Drive Space: 650 MB free on a 2 GB hard disk
• Min Processor Type: Intel Pentium (supports 2-CPU systems)
• Min Processor Speed: 133 MHz
• Min RAM Size: 64 MB
• Other Requirements: CD-ROM drive, VGA monitor, keyboard and mouse
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  *Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install. Additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network. For more infomation, please see www.microsoft.com/windows2000