eMazzanti Technologies is a technology-solutions consulting firm based in New Jersey. Over the last couple months, the company has helped various small and midsize businesses (SMBs) make the move to Windows 7, and is currently working through a "thousand-hour backlog of deployment commitments."

Why the overwhelming interest in the new OS? Windows for Your Business blogger Sandrine Skinner spoke with eMazzanti CEO Carl Mazzanti. Here's an excerpt:

Sandrine Skinner: What's the main reason your customers are upgrading to Windows 7?

Carl Mazzanti: The value to the customer is very clear: it helps businesses work the way they want, get more done and it safeguards their work. Every time you save productivity is real money saved for businesses, and this matters in any economy. And for small businesses, we usually recommend Windows 7 Professional - this version offers a good value and the key features small businesses need without paying for features they don't need. Windows 7 has features like Advanced Backup, Encrypting File System (EFS) for data protection, Location-Aware Printing, the ability to run older productivity applications through Windows XP Mode, and the ability to securely connect to different company networks with Domain Join.

Even if you're at the helm of at large organization, the interview is definitely worth reading. Many, if not most, of the SMB advantages cited by Mazzanti are also applicable to enterprises.

You may also want to check out this recent press release explaining how Mazzanti Technologies itself is "running lean and green on Windows 7." It's an interesting look at a company that practices what it preaches.

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