As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, the Henry Schein Practice Solutions (HSPS) team has been working closely with Microsoft to develop Vista-compatible versions of our practice management and add-on software products.

Currently the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system is the preferred and recommended client platform for HSPS’s software applications. Although HSPS has released a Vista-compatible version of our software, you (our customer) need to know that upgrading or adding Windows Vista computers to your network requires a significant time investment on your part. This will help to ensure hardware, application and network compatibility and continuity with minimal disruption. Just as HSPS has had to, and will continue to modify its applications to work with (and take advantage of) Microsoft Vista as an application platform, many third-party vendors are also modifying their applications with various timelines for completion. Currently, many vendors who provide software applications, peripherals (printers and scanners), imaging software, camera and sensor drivers, and other devices, are not compatible with Microsoft Vista, and some may never be.

As a service, HSPS has provided steps and recommendations for those who desire to move to Windows Vista. This information is being provided to facilitate as successful an upgrade as possible.

HSPS is currently working toward Vista-certification, wherein our products will take advantage of the speed, security and networking advantages native to the Vista operating system.

Other resources:

• Microsoft Windows Vista website: www.microsoft.com/vista
• Upgrade Site with lots of “how-to’s” regarding an upgrade to Windows Vista Business. http://vistabusiness.windowsreinstall.com/.