Migrating From SuperDOS to Windows 2003 Server

There are several reasons why you should upgrade from The La Crosse System on SuperDos to The La Crosse System on Windows 2003 Server or La Crosse Nextgen on Windows 2003 Server if you have not already. The number 1 reason is:

• DPT Controllers are discontinued and have been since 1998.

Other Reasons Why:

1. Save $5,200.00 annually simply because End-Of-Day is measured in seconds.
   260 business days * 1 hours saved @ 20.00 per hour
    

2. Save $3,250.00 annually simply because you can use local printers and your employees are not wandering around to collect their reports. They’re printed right at their workstations.
   25 reports per day * .5 hours saved per report @ 20.00 per hour
    

3. Save $5,200.00 annually due to consolidated backups. You no longer have two platforms to backup each evening thus reducing your system administration time.
   1 hour per day saved * 20.00 per hour
    

4. The time to generate reports as well as typical processing functions (contract billing) is literally reduced by 90%. Thus a 50 minute process is now 5 minutes or less.
   Taken into account in item 2
   
   Total Annual Savings Realized - $13,650
   3-Year Total Savings Realized - $40,950
    

5. Additional costs for failure of current system: A system failure will require a migration. Reactive migrations are more costly and will result in down time:
   Approximate down time – 10 days.
   
   Cost of 10 days of down time:
   $4,000.00 cost of cash flow disruption.
   $11,200.00 cost of 20 users not having access to a system.
   $1,000.00 additional expenses. Expenses will typically be double as emergency travel is significantly more costly.
   
   Disaster recovery expenses - $16,200

The typical life cycle of a server system is 3 years. If you have been operating your server for more than 3 years, you have over-maximized your initial investment.

Given the three-year life cycle you will realize cost savings and disaster prevention amounting to a savings of $57,150.00 for an investment of $23,050.00.

This provides for a new return on investment of $34,100!