Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and Office 2003 from April

From 8/4, to less than 30 days away, the US software group will stop support for the operating system launched in 2001 with office package Office 2003 applications.

Specifically, Microsoft will no longer offer security updates and patches as well as stop technical support for the two products. Thus, enterprises and users continued to use Windows XP and Office 2003 will not be providing an update to protect important resources on the computer and face the risk of viruses, software spyware and other malicious code generated.Besides, if the lack of technical support, business risk can also be interrupted by the machine stops operating or incompatible software.

Under Security Intelligence Report from Microsoft, the Windows XP SP3 vulnerable to 5.68 times that of Windows 8 and the average cost to treat a serious breach of security for small businesses up to $ 54,000 range $ 100,000. However, there are still millions of businesses and individuals in the Asia - Pacific region are using the operating system and office suite was created more than 10 years.

Microsoft: "No one's mobile phone users in 2000 at this point, so let's switch from Windows XP".

To support small and medium enterprises, Microsoft has introduced two new toolkits is PCmover Express for Windows XP helps convert free and self-discovery site Windows OS platform AmlrunningXP.com. From 8/3 days, customers who are using Windows XP Home and Professional version will receive a notification from Windows Update, reminded of when to stop supporting Windows XP and encourage users to visit windows.com to learn add the necessary information.

According to StatCounter, Windows XP uses the index in Vietnam has fallen nearly 7% since January and is at 45.65 2/2013%, the equivalent of 5.5 million personal computers. Also use Windows 8 index rose more than 5% in the same period. "The use of Windows XP and Windows 8 increased reduction in Vietnam last month showed that 12 businesses and users in Vietnam has always been directed to the use of modern technology platform. The method uses the technology has changed changed much in the last decade, Windows XP has fulfilled her mission in the life cycle of the product, but are not designed for mobile lines, modern products that require always connected to provide efficient transport best practices. this platform is not designed to deal with the millions of existing security risk ", Jeremy Showalter, Director of marketing Microsoft Vietnam. share. "Almost no one was using a mobile phone in 2000 at this point, so let's switch from Windows XP, the operating system also has 12 years of age".