Major new features in this release include:

/PERSONALITYPATH Command-Line Parameter

The new /PERSONALITYPATH command-line parameter makes it possible to completely define the path where Migrate7 should read and/or write personality data for a specific operation. This feature makes many migration scenarios easier since you can include environment variables such as computer or user name in the personality path.

Stricter File/User Association

Migrate7 now pays more attention to which files belong to which users during extractions and injections. This is most important when extracting only a subset of users from a system with several user profiles or when injecting only one user out of several available users.

Improved Extraction Performance

Performance during extractions have been improved so that extractions are now 20 – 40% (depending on file types) faster than in 8.0.

Major new features in this release include:

Improved Support for Zero-Touch Migrations

Migrate7 now supports defining the source and target computer pairing for migrations in a mapping file that can be used during injections to ensure that the correct user state is migrated to the target computer. This makes zero-touch migrations possible in any environment, even those without a robust desktop management tool in place.

New and Updated Application Support

With this release, Migrate7 can now support, out-of-the-box, user state migrations for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. We have also enhanced our support for migrating additional user settings for Microsoft Office, Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro.

Updated Compression Algorithm

To enhance the performance of extractions and injections (both in terms of speed and compression ratio), the compression algorithm used by Migrate7 has been replaced with the popular ZLib compression algorithm.

Improved Progress Dialog UI

The progress dialog (optionally) displayed to end users when performing long-running operations has been improved to display more relevant information about the progress of the operation in a more user-friendly fashion.

Using File Rules to Optimize Extractions

Previous versions of Migrate7 have always been able to exclude files from being extracted, but all directories were still scanned which takes time when there are a lot of files present. With this release, the file rules engine is now able to completely skip scanning directories if it can be determined that there is no way any files can be included from the directory or any of its subdirectories. This can significantly speed up extraction times in certain scenarios.

This report on Windows 7 and Office 2010 in particular makes the case for why it’s essential to start planning your Windows 7 deployment now.

Migrate7 offers unparalleled support for migrating users to Windows 7 and Office 2010, download your evaluation copy here.

The guide covers everything from basic tips and tricks, desktop virtualization considerations, application compatibility and useful tools.

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Content Builder is now even easier to use and provides full support for creating migration content that can be used when doing Windows 7 migrations. It’s now possible to develop migration content to support migrations of virtually any application using the intuitive user interface in Content Builder.

Along with the new version of Content Builder, sample content supporting migrations of popular applications is also available on the Content Builder page.

For more information, please visit http://www.tranxition.com/content-builder/

Content Builder makes is easy to quickly add support when migrating applications that are not supported out-of-the-box. Common scenarios when this is useful is to support applications that have been developed in-house or applications that support specific verticals. Consultants and system integrators can use Content Builder to create application migration support used for multiple customers which makes migration projects faster and more comprehensive by quickly supporting application migrations.

Content Builder features a powerful and easy-to-use UI that makes it possible to quickly define Windows Registry and File System data that needs to be included to migrate user settings for an application.

For more information, please visit http://www.tranxition.com/content-builder

“Migrate7 provides unmatched abilities to migrate user state data between different versions of Windows and applications in terms of the depth of support provided (there are over 800 individual settings migrated for Microsoft Word alone between the different versions of Word). It is also the only tool available at the moment that supports Office 2010.”

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Tranxition Corporation, the Windows user state migration experts, today announced the immediate availability of Migrate7 (v7.5). The newest version of Migrate7 helps system administrators quickly and easily perform zero-touch migrations from Windows XP to Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit). New features include unmatched support for migrating settings between Office 2003, 2007 and 2010, client-less deployment and support for VSS in data migration. A free 30-day evaluation can be downloaded from www.tranxition.com.

Migrating user data and application settings enables users to become productive faster, letting them focus on their work immediately. Help desk calls are reduced as users no longer face the cumbersome tasks of recreating their personal settings, search for data files or reconfigure old applications.

Unlike other User State Migration Tools (USMT) on the market, Migrate7 is quick and easy to configure. IT professionals can start migrating user desktops immediately instead of spending weeks manually configuring the migration. Migrate7 also migrates settings between different application versions (e.g. Office 2003 to Office 2010) making it an ideal tool when deploying new versions of business applications together with Windows 7.

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Migrate7 has been the user state migration tool of choice world’s most important public and private enterprises over the past 10 years. For more information, visit http://www.tranxition.com www.tranxition.com.