Bellevue,
WA - June 23rd, 2003 - Detto Technologies,
the premier provider of migration technology
for consumers, and well-known for its
award-winning PC-to-PC and PC-to-Mac migration
products, today unveiled the Migration
Learning Center-the resource to help consumers
overcome the barrier to moving to a new
computer. The Migration Learning Center
can be found at www.detto.com/learningcenter/.
"We recognize that users need education
on migration issues to overcome the hurdles
to moving to a new computer," said
Larry Mana'o, CEO of Detto Technologies.
"As the leading consumer migration
vendor for PC users, having helped hundreds
of thousands of customers move to their
new computers, Detto has put together
the first learning site dedicated to helping
consumers migrate."
"We
see lack of migration knowledge as a barrier
to computer buying," said Tom Anderson,
VP of worldwide marketing, HP's Consumer
PC Global Business Unit. "Detto Technologies'
Migration Learning Center will help users
understand what is involved, and give
them the confidence they need to make
a PC upgrade decision."
Most
PC Manufacturers cite migration as one
of the top three reasons preventing consumers
from moving to a new computer. Consumers
need to know
a.)
that there are solutions to migration
b.)
what can be migrated
c.)
how to do it (even manually), and
d.)
what to do with their old PCs, afterwards,
e.g. scrubbing the data and disposing
of the PC.
The
Migration Learning Center was designed
to address these concerns.
Highlights
of the Migration Learning Center include:
- Understanding
what can be migrated: Most people
underestimate what can be migrated.
Detto helps users understand the different
files, settings, e-mail preferences
and applications that can be migrated.
-
Choosing
the right migration software:
Detto helps answer the hard questions
about migration including: Will everything
work when I migrate to my computer?
Do I get control over what is moved?
Should I use a migration product to
move applications? Can I use this
product for more than just migration?
-
The
pros and cons of migrating manually:
Detto breaks down the manual migration
process providing a benchmark for
degree of difficulty of migrating
different settings, e-mail, browsers,
and applications. They also provide
a step-by-step chart for manual migration
and provide a comparison against migration
software.
-
Moving
to a Mac and the Switch chart:
Move2Mac™ is the first, and only,
migration product on the market today
that allows users to "switch"
to a Mac. This section breaks down
the switching process, helping consumers
know what programs and files they
can use when they switch from a PC
to the Mac. Detto also provides a
chart to help consumers find Mac programs
that are equivalent to PC programs,
where there is no Mac version of that
PC program.
-
How
to erase data from a PC: Credit
card information, financial data,
and social security numbers can be
easily accessed on an old PC. Detto
has created recommendations on how
a user can "scrub" their
old PC to erase vital data that they'd
rather not be seen by others.
-
How
to dispose of an old PC: The U.S.
EPA estimates that computers and other
electronic equipment account for about
220 million tons of waste per year
in the United States, and that 75
percent of obsolete electronics are
still gathering dust in storerooms.
With that in mind, Detto has created
a list of options to consider after
migrating to a new computer and having
scrubbed the old PC. One option is
to utilize the disposal programs provided
by Gateway, Dell and HP.
The Migration Learning Site also has other
features such as migration tips of the
month with topics such as "How to
avoid moving unwanted Internet files or
e-mails to your new computer." It
also answers many frequently asked migration
questions including "Do migration
products transfer software programs?"
What happens if I have a newer version
of software is on my new computer",
"What if I forgot to move a few files
and want to do so at a later date?"
"Can I perform a migration more than
once?"
About
Detto Technologies
Detto Technologies, a leading provider
of migration technology for consumer and
corporations, is focused on advanced technology
to enable migration of data and personal
settings. Award-winning products include
IntelliMover™, it's PC-to-PC migration
product and Move2Mac, it's PC-to-Mac product.
Detto Technologies' corporate headquarters
is located in Bellevue, Washington. More
information can be found at www.detto.com
©
2003 Detto Technologies, Inc. All rights
reserved. Detto Technologies, IntelliMover
and Move2Mac are all registered trademarks
of Detto Technologies, Inc. Other company
and product names may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
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