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Crucial Technology Introduces Online System Scanner Tool for Windows Vista Operating System.


Online tool answers the question, "Is my PC Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers.

Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities.
 ready?"

MERIDIAN, Idaho Meridian is the second-largest city in Ada County, Idaho, United States and the third-largest in the state. As of the 2000 Census the population of Meridian was 34,919 (2006 estimate: 59,832)[1]. , and GLASGOW, United Kingdom -- Crucial Technology, a division of Micron (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:MU) and one of the world's leading memory upgrade providers, today announced an easy-to-use online tool that evaluates a user's PC to determine if their system can handle the memory requirements of the Microsoft[R] Windows Vista[TM] Basic, Premium, and Ultimate operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. .

Crucial's innovative System Scanner tool analyzes the user's current system components and compares it to Microsoft's minimum system specifications for the Windows Vista operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
. In just one click, the tool tells a user what memory is already installed in their PC or notebook, compared to what it will need to run the Windows Vista OS. Additionally, the scanner displays guaranteed-compatible memory upgrades to maximize the Windows Vista OS experience.

"Many users have no idea whether or not their computers and laptops are prepared to handle the memory-intensive requirements of the Windows Vista OS," stated John Egan JOHN EGAN
John Egan may refer to:
  • John Egan (1811-1857), a Canadian businessman and politician
  • John Egan, General Superintendent during the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway
, Crucial's Web marketing manager. "The Crucial System Scanner tool takes all of the guesswork out of preparing for the Windows Vista OS upgrade."

Microsoft has announced that it will launch the Windows Vista OS to consumers in early 2007. Touted as Microsoft's most powerful operating system to date, it has a wealth of new features and enhancements that require considerably more memory than its predecessors. Upgrading memory is an affordable, effective way to get a system ready for the Windows Vista OS, and the Crucial System Scanner tool makes determining these memory needs simple. The tool is free and available at http://www.crucial.com or http://www.crucial.com/uk by clicking the "Am I Vista Ready?" button.

About Crucial

Crucial Technology is a division of Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Micron Technology Micron Technology ("Micron") NYSE: MU is a multinational company based in Boise, Idaho, USA, best known for producing many forms of semiconductor devices. This includes DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, and CMOS image sensing chips. , Inc. Crucial Technology Europe is a division of Micron Europe Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. Crucial provides high-quality memory upgrades, graphics cards, flash memory and a host of products to enhance the entire computing experience on its Web site at http://www.crucial.com, http://www.crucial.com/uk and http://www.crucial.com/eu. Crucial offers over 200,000 upgrades for more than 25,000 desktops, notebooks, servers, routers, printers and electronic devices.

Micron Technology, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit www.micron.com.

Micron, Crucial, and Crucial Technology are trademarks of Micron Technology, Inc. Microsoft and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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