New Cases of Swine Flu Fuel Demand For Commsready"s Business Continuity Telecoms

Gosport, Hampshire (PRWEB) August 15, 2009

Companies are using web-based business continuity telecoms from Commsready as back-up in case staff are quarantined by swine flu.

With 140,000 new cases reported across England in just two weeks, businesses are using Commsready’s technology to set up emergency call diversion systems.

The pre-prepared call diversions can then be activated at the click of a mouse when needed.

It means that staff quarantined at home because of swine flu can continue working. Calls to their office numbers can be seamlessly re-directed to them.

Commsready’s latest inbound telephony solutions are web-based so firms do not have to spend the huge amounts of time and money that were traditionally needed for business continuity telecoms.

The new technology means it is no longer time-consuming or expensive to plan ahead in the face of impending threats to business continuity.

It is being seen as particularly effective to counter the impact of rapidly changing threats such as swine flu.

The Health Protection Agency estimated there were 30,000 new cases of swine flu in England in one week with 110,000 new cases the week before. There have been tens of millions of calls to the UK Pandemic Flu hotline.

A spokesperson for Hampshire-based Commsready: “The rate of infection seems to be slowing but with 140,000 new cases of swine flu in two weeks there is no room for complacency.

“With the economy already in a difficult state, don’t let swine flu be the final straw that breaks your company – not when today’s business continuity telecoms solutions are so cheap, quick and easy.”

Earlier this month Business Link emailed companies, urging them “to ensure they have effective contingencies in place.”

Business Link recommends that companies:

New Cases of Swine Flu Fuel Demand For Commsready"s Business Continuity Telecoms

Attendance on Demand

Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) March 16, 2012

Attendance on Demand cloud-based employee time and attendance service today announced it has received a Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Award in recognition of the quantifiable business results that its software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution has brought to its user customers across many industries.

Users of Attendance on Demand have cited measurable business results in many forms. Quantifiable results include reduced system and processing costs as well as a reduction in the resources and time required to enter time and attendance information, produce reports and process payroll. Also, because the solution tracks overtime, FMLA and PTO usage accurately and in real-time, management is empowered to make more strategic decisions about the allocation of staff hours.

For example, Bordine’s saved 40 percent in overtime costs by more accurately tracking staff time in real-time. Chase Hospitality reduced the staff time required to enter payroll information to process payments and produce reports by 40 percent. And, Overhead Door Company reduced system and processing costs 50 percent.

It is more important than ever that time and attendance solutions provide their users with bottom-line improvements, said Attendance on Demand President Chris Ciapala. We are very pleased that Attendance on Demand is being honored through an awards program designed specifically to promote the quantifiable business benefits being delivered using progressive SaaS solutions.

In announcing the award yesterday, Jeffrey M. Kaplan, the founder of the SaaS Showplace, now a part of the new Cloud Computing Showplace, and Managing Director of THINKstrategies, noted, “In todays tough economic climate, it is critical for organizations of all sizes to closely monitor day-to-day operating expenses in a cost-efficient fashion. Attendance on Demand enables organizations to more easily attain this objective.”

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of Attendance on Demands contributions to measurable business improvements.

About Attendance on Demand, Inc.

Attendance on Demand employee time and attendance service supports the labor management needs of thousands of companies over a quarter million employees across North America. Launched in 2006, Attendance on Demand is a rapidly deployed, cloud-based solution that minimizes a companys risk and technology investment while providing advanced features for securely managing labor data– calculating pay rules, scheduling employees, budgeting labor, and automating record keeping for labor law compliance. With standard uptime over the industry average of 99.995% and above average customer retention rates Attendance on Demand removes the worry of maintaining expensive infrastructure. An extensive North American distribution network helps organizations use Attendance on Demand to reduce labor expenses and improve decision-making.

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VoiceNations 2010 Survey Reveals the Demand for Business Continuity Planning

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 25, 2010

VoiceNation, the countrys leading provider of voicemail, virtual PBX and disaster recovery solutions, informs the business world of recent survey results conducted on thousands of small to medium sized companies regarding their business continuity plan for voice communication. Their results confirmed a dramatic absence in disaster recovery preparation.

VoiceNation conducted a survey on over 10,000 companies across the US, in industries including manufacturing, shipping, electronics, general contracting, real estate and more. The survey found that while 100% of companies agreed that there was a critical need for some sort of emergency plan if they lost their voice communication platform; only 38% of these businesses actually had some sort of plan in place.

Key findings of the survey included:

VoiceNations 2010 Survey Reveals the Demand for Business Continuity Planning

Autotask to Launch First German-Language IT Business Management Platform -- Signs Distribution Agreement with ACMEO to Meet Demand in Germany, Austria & Switzerland

East Greenbush, NY (PRWEB) September 12, 2011

In response to strong local market demand, Autotask Corporation, the worlds leading provider of hosted IT business management software, today announced that it will launch the first, fully-translated version of its software in German later this year. The company also announced that it has entered a distribution agreement with acmeo cloud-distribution GmbH & Co. KG, a leading distributor of software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based solutions for IT service providers, to sell, service and support Autotask software in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world and one of the strongest markets for technology products and services in Europe. We are delighted to be able to localize Autotask to better serve our existing customers here and to partner with acmeo to grow and support the IT channel in Germany, said Mark Cattini, Autotask president and CEO.

Autotask, which has active users in 53 countries around the world, cited a Forrester Research, Inc., report projecting Germany as the largest market in Europe for IT consulting services at an estimated 16B in 2011, and the second largest for IT outsourcing services valued at an additional 12B.1

Autotask software is specifically designed to automate and optimize business processes for IT service providers by integrating critical business systems in a single, cloud-based application and providing real-time reporting and service delivery intelligence. Users typically experience significant, measurable improvements in resource utilization, profitability and ROI within the first month after implementation.

We are very happy that we have discovered Autotask. It is the perfect solution for optimising and expanding our business, said Maximilian Pfister, General Manager of niteflite networxx, GmbH, in Feldafing, Germany. It helped us a lot, keeping track of the time spent solving customers issues. In just one month we raised the amount of billable time by more than 20%. Autotask also brings more transparency for our clients because they can see in real-time what is happening with their service requests.

acmeo cloud-distribution specializes in helping IT solutions providers create and deploy cloud-based managed services to support their end clients businesses, including remote monitoring and management of servers and desktops, online backup and disaster recovery, antivirus protection, email programs and other services. Unlike traditional services which are billed as delivered on an hourly basis, or by project type or size, managed services are typically billed at a flat monthly rate. This provides a predictable, recurring revenue stream for service providers, and a lower overall cost for end clients and their businesses.

Autotask is a perfect complement to acmeos current product offerings because it provides a central business management platform for our customers and integrates easily with the cloud-based systems and tools they use to service their clients, said Henning Meyer, managing director and CEO of acmeo. Registrations for our first educational webinar in Germany with Autotask attracted more than 100 IT service providers, and there is a tremendous need for a German language version of Autotask available with local support.

In Hanover for acmeos Autotask user meeting, Mark Banfield, Autotask Managing Director International, said, Working with acmeo to ramp up and support their operations has been very rewarding. Everyone in the acmeo organization is committed to ensuring our customers success, and the success of the IT channel in Germany, and we confident that our relationship will help them do just that.

Those interested in learning more about acmeo and Autotask will find a list of upcoming webinars and seminars here: http://www.acmeo.eu/veranstaltungen.html

1. Forrester Research, Inc.; European Information and Communications Technology Market 2011-2012; June 8, 2011

About acmeo cloud-distribution GmbH & Co. KG

acmeo cloud distribution GmbH & Co. KG is a 2007 started cloud-distribution team who specialises in enabling IT resellers to sell cloud-solutions and optimize their VAR business. We are the biggest GFI MAX distributor in Germany and the only distributor for Autotask in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We have profound knowledge in the introduction of service contracts and managed services offerings for IT resellers. We sell cloud based solutions for IT-Monitoring & -Management, Anti-Spam, Online-Backup, Anti-Virus, CRM, URL-Filtering and VoIP.

For more information visit http://www.acmeo.eu.

About Autotask Corporation

Autotask Corporation provides the world’s leading hosted IT business management software to streamline and optimize business processes for technology solution providers. The software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence to help users understand the factors that drive their business and their profitability.

Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet and features a world-class API that seamlessly integrates with the other systems and tools that providers rely on to run their businesses.

For more information about Autotask Corporation and products, please visit http://www.autotask.com or call 518-720-3500 ext. 1.

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OATI Teaming with Sensus to Advance Demand Response Solutions

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 01, 2012

Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is pleased to announce a new relationship with Sensus to provide OATI webDistribute Load Control Module to Sensus utility customers using the FlexNet advanced utility communications network.

The OATI webDistribute Load Control Module allows utilities to create, monitor, schedule, and manage DR programs and events with enrolled customers over the secure wireless FlexNet system networked with home area network and load control devices. The solution will also include OATIs companion webSmartView application, enabling the utility to easily create an online portal for their end consumers to actively participate in DR programs and manage their own DR activity. The combination of Sensus FlextNet and OATI webDistribute provides a robust and renowned offering that enables advancement of demand response management for the electric industry.

Both webDistribute and webSmartView are offered as solutions hosted in the OATI Private Cloud active/active Data Center infrastructure, removing any need for additional utility IT infrastructure. In most circumstances, demand response events are preprogrammed and automatically transmitted via the FlexNet network to ZigBee home area network devices or direct Sensus FlexNet load control modules installed at the consumers premise, including programmable thermostats and load control devices on water heaters and pool pumps.

The webDistribute load control application easily integrates with existing utility systems and operations including advanced metering, meter data management, customer information, distribution automation, outage management and geospatial systems using industry standard protocols for interoperability. Combined with the OATI Private Cloud IT infrastructure, the solution fully adheres to NERC CIP (Critical Infrastructure Protection) and other cyber security standards.

Utility customers can easily expand the functionality of the infrastructure to enable comprehensive and effective load management and demand response needs via an integrated and secure set of products and solutions. This powerful combination can also be leveraged to utilize additional features and solutions focused on utility needs, comments Jerry Dempsey, OATI Senior Vice President Business Development.

For more information, contact communications(at)oati(dot)net.

Sensus is a leading provider of smart grid infrastructure technologies for electric, gas, and water utilities.

OATI provides innovative software solutions that simplify, streamline, and empower the operational tasks required in todays energy commerce and Smart Grid. With 1,200 customers across North America, OATI successfully deploys large, complicated, and diverse mission-critical applications committed to industry standards and stringent NERC CIP guidelines. OATI (http://www.oati.com) is the leading provider of Smart Grid, Energy Trading and Risk Management, Transmission Scheduling, Congestion Management, and Market Management products and services, with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota and an office in Redwood City, California. For more information, please contact sales(at)oati(dot)net.

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Robust Demand for Mobile VoIP Services and Growing Adoption Among SMBs Drives the Business VoIP Services Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) August 14, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn In this age of cut throat competition, where companies are increasingly compelled to extend their reach beyond geographic boundaries, the need to establish communications with a wide range of internal and external business partners, including customers, suppliers, distributors and employees becomes critical. This brings to the fore, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which as a technology is fast replacing traditional PSTN based voice communication services, that too at significantly lesser costs. Capable of converting voice signals into digital data packets, which are then transmitted over the IP Networks such as Internet or private networks, VoIP comes as a highly cost efficient solution for delivering voice communications for businesses, and therefore is growing in tremendous popularity across the globe. A special case of providing VoIP capability for businesses, Business VoIP services is fast growing in popularity as well as in commercial implementations in the enterprise segment.

As a key initial investment, adoption of Business VoIP infrastructure comes as an important strategic decision for enterprises, and therefore needs critical evaluation of requirement, including the actual need for change in enterprise telephony strategy, availability of economic and technical resources for making the change, and consideration of key benefits that the new technology may provide to the company. The ability of Business VoIP services to provide exceptional cost benefits with regard to voice communications is the key rationale for businesses moving from traditional PSTN to VoIP infrastructure. Business VoIP allows enterprises to use existing Internet infrastructure as means to place free phone calls, thereby driving significant cost benefits. By allowing both voice and data traffic to be transmitted over a single network, VoIP saves considerable infrastructure costs for businesses, which would have otherwise been spent on establishing separate voice and data networks. Given that price of VoIP extensions are also significantly lower than traditional PBX and key systems, also make VoIP services more economically viable than traditional PSTN based telecommunications.

The upcoming years are forecast to witness strong demand for mobile VoIP services. Increasing number of mobile workforce, and constant need for such employees to stay in touch with corporate headquarters, and carry out functions such as making sales transactions, passing sales or purchase orders, and reporting productivity even while away from the office, is driving strong business case for Mobile Business VoIP services. Enabling traveling executives, telecommuters, and call-center agents within an organization to use softphones for accessing features of corporate phones while working at home or while on the go, mobile VoIP services are increasingly being adopted by businesses, thereby driving the overall Business VoIP market. Hardware price reductions of IP telephony systems will turn out to be a good incentive for consumers to invest in next-generation systems and converged networks, thus encouraging faster migration to Business VoIP services.

Another major factor driving business prospects in the Business VoIP Services market is the ability of the technology in enhancing productivity. Business VoIP features and capabilities such as desk calling, automated attendant, extension management, follow me/gather me, outlook integration, remote office, unified mutter mail, voicemail, call record, conference calling, and video conference, allow companies to leverage the power of seamless and uninterrupted connectivity among employees and with external business partners, to realize overall productivity enhancements within organizations. The latest VoIP applications and business systems such a unified communications and collaboration ensures collaborated team work, irrespective of the location of team members, thereby positively influencing employee morale and overall productivity.

Mushrooming of small and medium businesses (SMBs), especially in the developing countries, and the subsequent need for voice communications among these enterprises is leading to increased adoption of VoIP services in this consumer segment. Hosted Business VoIP services, which eliminate the need for capital investments, especially on VoIP systems and provide cost effective scalability especially makes Business VoIP practically viable for SMBs, thereby increasing its adoption among this customer cluster. As an increased number of SMBs begin to recognize the advantages of IP telephony and as older telephony platforms reach the end of their lifecycle, Business VoIP adoption is expected to continue gaining momentum.

As stated by the new market research report on Business VoIP Services, Europe represents the largest regional market, accounting for a majority share in global market revenues. Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing market with annual revenues from the region waxing at a CAGR of about 17.3% over the analysis period. Booming economies, robust growth in the enterprise sector, international business expansions, increase in enterprise mobility, especially in emerging markets such as China and India, are fingered as key factors driving growth in the region. Managed IP PBX Services is the fastest growing market segment with growth projected to wax at a CAGR of 12.2% over the analysis period. Value and cost savings are poised to drive growth in the Hosted VoIP and Unified Communications market.

Major players in the global marketplace include 8×8 Inc., AAPT, AT&T Inc., BroadView Networks Inc., British Telecommunications Plc, Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc, Cbeyond Inc., CenturyLink, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Megapath Inc., Verizon Business, INET Telecoms Ltd., (Voipfone), Level 3 Communications Inc., M5 Networks Inc., Masergy Communications, Inc., Net2Phone Inc., New Global Telecom Inc., NTT Communications Corporation, Orange, XO Communications, LLC, among others.

The research report titled Business VoIP Services: A Global Strategic Business Report announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, company profiles, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities. The report provides market estimates and projections for Business VoIP Services (in US$ million) for major geographic markets including the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World. Key segments analyzed for the global market include managed IP PBX Services; Hosted VoIP and Unified Communications; and IP Connectivity Services.

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Robust Demand for Mobile VoIP Services and Growing Adoption Among SMBs Drives the Business VoIP Services Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Growing Optical Fiber Deployments to Drive Demand for Fiber Optic Components Worldwide, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, California (PRWEB) April 10, 2012

Follow us on LinkedIn As a transport medium for communication in the modern communication hungry world, fiber optics is a critical and omnipresent technology vital to intelligent human existence and comfort. The massive data explosion triggered by bandwidth heavy multimedia content, such as, video, voice, multimedia, has and will continue to throw the focus on data transfer rate capability of communication networks. The continuously growing number of users sharing a network, use of advanced applications, faster desktop PCs, and faster network servers, all of which contribute to traffic congestion, are creating a dire need for networks to support gigabit transmission speeds. This insatiable need for faster and faster transmission speeds is forecast to continue gathering momentum as businesses adopt bleeding edge networking technologies, such as, data warehousing, cloud computing, server virtualization, all of which have immense resource demands i.e. higher storage needs, and bandwidth-hogging applications.

As the new age of high speed data access continues to come through, its opportunities galore for fiber optic components. The growing magnitude of electronic communication can be put into perspective by the fact that Internet data traffic is increasing exponentially at a rate faster than the rate of complexity of ICs under the Moore’s Law. Against this backdrop, the ongoing transition to high speed fiber optic networks, like 40 and 100 Gbps networks, is likely to continue well into the future spawning opportunities for fiber optic components. For instance, upgradations to higher speed networks will generate demand for array type MPO connectors. While 10G and 40G implementations have been underway over the last couple of years and the technology has achieved reasonable levels of market penetration, 100G technology is still in the embryonic incubation phase. Major equipment vendors have successfully conducted field trials for 100GbE technology over the last few years. Initial deployments of 100G are expected to begin in the year 2012 when new equipments are scheduled to be launched. However, real deployments are expected to occur once 100G reaches its third generation level by 2014. With the ink barely dry on the newest 40GbE and 100GbE technology standard, potential evolution of 400GbE and 1TerabitE, the next rate of Ethernet speed, is already creating a flutter.

Investments in Fiber-to-the-Home/Building (FTTH/B) will continue to remain crucial to growth in the market. Liberalization of regulatory regimes in several countries and support from government for deployment of FTTH/B bodes well for the market. Globally, the number of fiber-connected homes is expected to increase at robust double-digit rates, driven by significant FTTH deployments by leading operators in North America, Asia Pacific and the EMEA. The use of broadband connections to enable teleworking, telecommuting from home, home security, and home automation services is driving home developers to deploy fiber networks. The emergence of FTTH as the only solution to fulfill the current and future data demands of a wired home network is poised to indirectly benefit the market for fiber optic components. FTTB architecture is mostly deployed in regions such as South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan that have high population concentrations in urban areas dominated by apartment building. Research also indicates that rather than population density, it is the income level that has a more appropriate statistical correlation to the type of optical access deployment.

Deployment of fiber optics in the avionics sector is also poised to bring in its fair share of opportunities in applications, such as, remote communications, sensing, avionic platforms and ground-based communications. In this regard, harsh environment fiber optic components capable of withstanding extreme conditions of temperature ranging between 40

Growing Optical Fiber Deployments to Drive Demand for Fiber Optic Components Worldwide, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

Autotask Establishes New Regional Headquarters in Australia: Sydney-Based Operations to Service Increased Regional Demand, Enhance Local Support

East Greenbush, NY and Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) April 11, 2012

Autotask Corporation, the worlds leading provider of hosted IT business management software, today announced the opening of its new Australia and New Zealand regional office based in Sydney. The new office will meet strongly increasing demand for Autotask products and services from IT systems integrators (SIs), value added resellers (VARs), managed services providers (MSPs) and other technology solutions providers in Australia and New Zealand.

Several months ago we announced our commitment to better serving and supporting our clients and prospects in Australia and New Zealand, and I am very pleased to announce the opening and staffing of our new office in Sydney, said Mark Cattini, Autotask President and CEO. From Perth to Wellington and all points between, we have enjoyed a partnership with thousands of loyal users over the years, and we know how important it is to build out our team on the ground to ensure their continued success.

Autotask is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering that integrates a broad range of critical business systems including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence to help users understand the factors that drive their business and their profitability. The software is designed and optimised for a broad range of technology solutions providers.

Because it is a cloud-based application, Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet and features a world-class application programming interface (API) that enables integrations with other tools technology solutions providers commonly rely on to run their businesses, including remote monitoring and management, backup and disaster recovery, product quoting, email hosting, billing applications and more.

According to Adam Ross, Autotasks Regional Sales Director for Australia, sales of the companys software have increased dramatically since he began heading up regional efforts in November last year.

We believe we are the only company of our type with a physical presence in the region, and establishing this regional office allows us to work much more closely with our partners and get a much better understanding of the business conditions affecting their operations, their service delivery and their customers demands, said Ross. Working directly with our partners makes it easier for us to identify solutions to help them overcome the day-to-day management challenges they face, so they can focus on better serving their clients and growing their businesses.

Autotask software is currently used by thousands of IT service providers, value-added resellers (VARs) and managed services providers (MSPs) in 54 countries, and the company recently launched new editions in multiple languages, including German, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.

Parties interested in learning more about Autotask or in scheduling an online demonstration of Autotask software are encouraged to email the company at sales(at)autotask(dot)com or to call +61 (02) 8103 4001.

Autotasks Sydney offices are located at 89-97 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007.

About Autotask Corporation

Autotask Corporation provides the world’s leading hosted IT business management software to streamline and optimise business processes for technology solution providers. The software integrates a broad range of critical business systems, including customer relationship management (CRM), service desk, tech scheduling, project management, billing and reporting, and provides real-time service delivery intelligence to help users understand the factors that drive their business and their profitability.

Autotask is accessible from virtually any computing or mobile device connected to the Internet and features a world-class API that seamlessly integrates with the other systems and tools that providers rely on to run their businesses.

For more information about Autotask Corporation and products, please visit http://www.autotask.com or call + 1-518-720-3500 or +61 (0) 2 8103 4001.

Autotask Establishes New Regional Headquarters in Australia: Sydney-Based Operations to Service Increased Regional Demand, Enhance Local Support

ProviDyn Doubles Data Center Capacity to Meet High Demand for Private Cloud Services

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 25, 2012

ProviDyn, a provider of IT support, strategy and managed services, announces it has doubled its data center footprint with additional rack space to meet the growing demand for private cloud services. This expansion mirrors the increase in the adoption of cloud services by small and medium-sized (SMB) businesses looking to benefit from IT services typically out of budget for smaller companies — at a lower cost and with greater efficiency.

ProviDyn’s private cloud is hosted in a tier 4 SSAE 16 Type II (formerly SAS 70) audited data center which features: fully redundant power through a dedicated grid, 36 generators and 16 independent UPS systems, fully monitored cooling systems, internal environmental protections against fire and water damage, 24×7 monitoring and support, advanced biometric physical access controls and a hardened facility rated against external environmental threats. ProviDyn customizes its private cloud solution for each client based on factors such as industry, growth rate and the need for scalability. Unlike many service providers, ProviDyns cloud is proprietary and dedicated, allowing its clients more control over data, security and compliance.

The expansion of our data center footprint is indicative of how SMBs are beginning to warm up to private cloud services as a smart way to manage technology, said Hamish Davidson, president and co-founder of ProviDyn. The cloud makes sense for most businesses that truly dont need to operate and manage their own IT systems. The flexibility, option to scale as you go, pay only for what you need and many other benefits make the private cloud a great option for most SMBs.

ProviDyns Private Cloud Benefits:

Remote Access – Access to files, applications and data from anywhere, anytime.

Hosting of Critical Business Applications – All business applications are automatically updated and running at peak performance.

Security Encryption and expert firewall management provides a deep layer of security for critical information and systems.

Cost Savings – No more large investments in equipment, software or personnel.

Scalability Priced to fit current needs with the flexibility to quickly and easily expand or contract as the business changes, and without downtime or capital expenditure.

Backup and Restoration Automatic replication and back up of all data, applications and systems.

About ProviDyn

ProviDyn provides technology expertise, services and support to Atlanta-area small and medium-sized businesses. Backed by certified technology professionals, ProviDyns services include managed services, cloud computing solutions, virtualization, help desk and computer support, IT strategy, network security, backup and disaster recovery and IP telephony. ProviDyn delivers the right mix of technology and expertise allowing its clients to focus on growing their business. To learn more about how ProviDyn is Driving Business Through Technology and helping companies reduce costs, improve efficiency and maximize productivity, visit http://www.providyn.com or follow us on Twitter.

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DATAPOINT Highlights Relationship with Regionally Based Expedient Communications as More Customers Demand Multi-city Managed Hosting Solutions

Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 21, 2012

DataPoint, Baltimores leading provider of data center colocation, managed hosting services and network connectivity announced they are publicly acknowledging and strengthening their association with their regionally based sister company, Expedient Communications. The businesses are commonly owned, just as they have been for many years.

DataPoint will continue to offer the most reliable and comprehensive suite of managed IT solutions in the area and remains committed to providing local on-site support 24×7. All eight (8) of our data centers in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions are commonly owned and have been for many years. Together, they form a network of data centers that work seamlessly to provide high quality colocation, cloud computing and managed hosting services regardless of location. Our Parent Company acquired or built these businesses at different times which resulted in different brand names, but the majority of our markets go by the brand name Expedient. Our multi-market data center capabilities have become so important to our customers seeking geographic redundancy and disaster recovery alternatives, we have decided to highlight our existing capability and inter-connection with Expedient.

We have enjoyed great success being connected with the Expedient markets during the last seven years and we want to eliminate any confusion for our clients when working with our unified team. While our brands have different websites and email domains depending on the city, the quality of products and services offered is the same across all markets said Curtis DePass, DataPoints General Manager.

Throughout the second and third quarters of 2012, the company plans to more prominently convey the names of both brands in its various marketing materials, direct mail campaigns and in day to day business items such as; letterhead, business cards, signage and the web site. Our intent is to make sure our customers are informed, while at the same time, assuring them that DataPoints ownership is not changing and its operational team is business-as-always, added DePass.

About DataPoint

DataPoint located at 1050 Hull Street in Baltimore, Maryland, launched a new facility contiguous to their first data center at Under Armours Tide Point commercial office park on January 19, 2012. The new facility is part of Expedients multi-city network of data centers via connection to a fully redundant 10Gig fiber backbone, which facilitates integrated disaster recovery and backup solutions for the companys customers. Features of the new Data Center include an additional 6,000 square feet of raised floor space, dual power feeds, redundant 400 kVa Liebert UPS systems, 220 tons of cooling, two 800 KW Caterpillar diesel generators and of course, DataPoints standard 24×7 live local support. DataPoint also offers a wide range of managed services such as virtualization, cloud computing, remote backups, management of equipment, storage area networks and more. For additional information on DataPoint services, contact Curtis DePass at 410-209-6700 or visit http://www.datapointinc.com

About Expedient

Expedient is part of a network of eight nationwide data centers located in Pittsburgh (2), Cleveland (2), Columbus, Baltimore, Boston and Indianapolis, and offers a wide range of managed services such as virtualization, cloud computing, remote backups, management of equipment, storage area networks and more. These proven managed services combined with reliable and redundant SSAE-16 compliant data centers enables Expedient to deliver premier colocation, network and managed services to enterprise, commercial, education and government entities. For more information on Expedient please visit http://www.expedient.com

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IVDesk Announces Plans to Become Publicly Traded - Growing Demand Prompts Accelerated Growth Plan

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (PRWEB) October 15, 2012

In response to increased demand for its IT solutions, IVDesk today announced plans to become a publicly traded company through its holding company, IVDesk Holdings Inc. The public registration statement is planned for early 2013.

IVDesk started as a small business with an innovative solution focused on providing small and medium businesses access to IT equipment and services once reserved for Fortune 500 companies, IVDesk CEO Bill Sorenson said. We are launching this public process to allow us to accelerate our growth to meet increasing demand for our solution and allow others to benefit from our success. After perfecting our hosted services offering in the marketplace, we believe we offer a mature and trusted solution.

The company holds its business assets in the Delaware holding company. IVDesk recently closed on the initial round of financing that will be used to expand the companys sales, marketing and customer support resources.

IVDesk Holdings, Inc., the parent company, will continue to maintain its headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IVDesk retains all of the executives and employees that have successfully built and matured the business. IVDesks investors include fund managers and business leaders supportive of the companys growth plans.

Our existing customers will see no change in our day-to-day operations or support, IVDesk President and COO Jim Polakowski said. These actions provide a major positive impact on our ability to grow while maintaining our commitment to uncommon customer service and support.

About IVDesk

IVDesk provides small-to-mid-sized businesses with a secure, reliable and surprise-free way to run IT. The company provides a complete outsourced IT solution for customers. This includes hosting all of a customers desktop and application services, providing 24/7 helpdesk support, and providing complete backup and disaster recovery solutions. This increases customer data security, improves employee uptime, increases mobile accessibility and eliminates IT hassles and surprises, while reducing IT costs by up to 50 percent over in-house IT solutions. IVDesk was a pioneer in hosted IT outsourcing, and continues to lead the industry as more and more organizations move to a pay-for-use model for their IT services.

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Herndon, VA (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 Colocation provider and managed IT services firm InfoRelay Online Systems Inc. announced Friday the expansion of its network infrastructure in the Chicago data center, ORD1, to meet a surge in demand from mid-western financial services firms and tech companies seeking high-security, high-bandwidth network services, such as Metro Ethernet, server colocation, off-site backup and dedicated servers. InfoRelays ORD1 Data Center is centrally located in downtown Chicago in the Telegraph Building. At more 180,000 square feet, ORD1 is prepared for the expected demand, and currently supports more than 80 networks, and 35 plus Internet carriers. The nation’s oldest futures and options trading exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade sits adjacent to the InfoRelay ORD1 Data Center. InfoRelay states that ORD1 serves financial trading companies operating at the Chicago Board of Trade that need high bandwidth, low-latency, redundant network connectivity. Additionally, InfoRelay has indicated at it will be providing direct Metro Ethernet connectivity options for businesses in Chicago and the surrounding areas, allowing offices to connect to the Internet or their colocated equipment at 100Mbps, 1,000Mbps, or 10,000Mbps. Software development firms are also expanding their presence in the Chicago area data centers, explains InfoRelay Account Executive Jason Randall. Mounting interest in colocation services from mid-sized and large software development companies as a result of recent natural disasters and the fear of being within the ‘Hurricane Zone’ has warranted the expansion of our Chicago data center footprint. Many companies choose to colocate their network infrastructure, so that they are protected by backup power systems such as a generator and UPS setup, and redundant network connectivity, as part of a disaster recovery plan that is intended prevent unexpected service interruptions. Director of Technical Operations at InfoRelay, Josh Abraham explains, InfoRelay has a lot of experience in developing redundant systems. We work diligently to protect our customers from natural disasters and utility problems through this redundancy. Our aggregate network capacity is over 200 gigabits per second powered by 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit links. Within InfoRelays ORD1 facility, businesses in and around downtown Chicago have immediate access to over 80 available networks within the data center. InfoRelay currently has 18 redundant data centers including ORD1, that are spread across the United States, in markets such as Washington DC, Ashburn VA, Los Angeles CA, Dallas TX, Miami FL, New York NY and San Jose CA. About InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading national colocation provider with value-added services designed to alleviate the strain on IT budgets while providing a superior product. Our robust network carrier blend, world class SAS 70 Type II data centers, portfolio of network and data products, in-house technical knowledge, and passionate support team helped to inspire our corporate slogan, Connected, Protected, Perfected. With over 15 data center locations nationally and growing, we assure our clients of a competitive yet scalable solution to meet the demands of today’s global business. The InfoRelay network is home to hospitals and other healthcare, federal and state government, legal, non-profit, and content hosting providers. More Disaster Recovery And Backup Services Press Releases InfoRelay Expands its Chicago Footprint Due to Growing Demand from the Financial Services and Software Development Sectors

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Colocation provider and managed IT services firm InfoRelay Online Systems Inc. announced Friday the expansion of its network infrastructure in the Chicago data center, ORD1, to meet a surge in demand from mid-western financial services firms and tech companies seeking high-security, high-bandwidth network services, such as Metro Ethernet, server colocation, off-site backup and dedicated servers.

InfoRelays ORD1 Data Center is centrally located in downtown Chicago in the Telegraph Building. At more 180,000 square feet, ORD1 is prepared for the expected demand, and currently supports more than 80 networks, and 35 plus Internet carriers.

The nation’s oldest futures and options trading exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade sits adjacent to the InfoRelay ORD1 Data Center. InfoRelay states that ORD1 serves financial trading companies operating at the Chicago Board of Trade that need high bandwidth, low-latency, redundant network connectivity. Additionally, InfoRelay has indicated at it will be providing direct Metro Ethernet connectivity options for businesses in Chicago and the surrounding areas, allowing offices to connect to the Internet or their colocated equipment at 100Mbps, 1,000Mbps, or 10,000Mbps.

Software development firms are also expanding their presence in the Chicago area data centers, explains InfoRelay Account Executive Jason Randall. Mounting interest in colocation services from mid-sized and large software development companies as a result of recent natural disasters and the fear of being within the ‘Hurricane Zone’ has warranted the expansion of our Chicago data center footprint.

Many companies choose to colocate their network infrastructure, so that they are protected by backup power systems such as a generator and UPS setup, and redundant network connectivity, as part of a disaster recovery plan that is intended prevent unexpected service interruptions. Director of Technical Operations at InfoRelay, Josh Abraham explains, InfoRelay has a lot of experience in developing redundant systems. We work diligently to protect our customers from natural disasters and utility problems through this redundancy. Our aggregate network capacity is over 200 gigabits per second powered by 1 Gigabit and 10 Gigabit links. Within InfoRelays ORD1 facility, businesses in and around downtown Chicago have immediate access to over 80 available networks within the data center.

InfoRelay currently has 18 redundant data centers including ORD1, that are spread across the United States, in markets such as Washington DC, Ashburn VA, Los Angeles CA, Dallas TX, Miami FL, New York NY and San Jose CA.

About InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc

InfoRelay Online Systems, Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading national colocation provider with value-added services designed to alleviate the strain on IT budgets while providing a superior product. Our robust network carrier blend, world class SAS 70 Type II data centers, portfolio of network and data products, in-house technical knowledge, and passionate support team helped to inspire our corporate slogan, Connected, Protected, Perfected. With over 15 data center locations nationally and growing, we assure our clients of a competitive yet scalable solution to meet the demands of today’s global business. The InfoRelay network is home to hospitals and other healthcare, federal and state government, legal, non-profit, and content hosting providers.

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