GoBeyondIT Announces Availability of the Hosted Hourly Desktop; Providing Freedom from IT Hassle & Ultimate Budget Flexibility

Baltimore (Vocus) February 25, 2010

In the era of do more with less, GoBeyondIT, an innovative provider of IT solutions for small and medium businesses, today announced the availability of the Hosted Hourly Desktop. The offering provides clients with a fully hosted and secure Microsoft Desktop solution at tiered pricing based on usage.

The offering is ideal for the growing business market, where business owners must constantly evaluate how to purchase and manage technology with maximum flexibility and efficiency. What the Hosted Hourly Desktop provides is a way to completely outsource IT so that employees only need an Internet connection to access a secure, Microsoft Office desktop with all the applications and support they need. Whats more, clients can right size their technology spend, purchasing hosted access in quantities that make sense for specific job functions.

The best salespeople are in the field 75 percent of the time, so there is no reason to spend money on technology as if they sit at their desks 100 percent of the time, said GoBeyondIT CEO Rick Crane. After six months of research, we determined that 50 percent of system time is idle. That means theres waste. And where theres waste, theres room to save money.

With the Hosted Hourly Desktop, businesses pay as little as $ 69 per user per month, and can choose from three packages: the 40-hour Desktop, the 80-hour Desktop and the Unlimited Desktop.

Patriot Electric, a 95-employee company based in the Baltimore area, recently turned to the Hosted Hourly Desktop to save money on technology while that its systems were up to date and secure.

The Hosted Hourly Desktop fits my companys work style, said Talbot Watkins, President of Patriot Electric. GoBeyondIT cares about how we do business, how we perform our most important daily tasks and then finding the highest quality match in terms of technology resources.

Select Hosted Hourly Desktop features include:

Microsoft Hosted Windows Desktops
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft SharePoint for office file sharing
QuickBooks or Peachtree hosting with DataVault
Microsoft Exchange E-mail via web mail
iPhone and BlackBerry Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
Access from anywhere, on any device, anytime

About GoBeyondIT

GoBeyondIT is a division of Evolution, LLC. The innovative providers Managed Technology Services Solutions provide business owners with a true alternative to traditional in-house IT, addressing technology needs like hosted desktops, offsite backup, disaster recovery and total systems management. GoBeyondIT was recently selected as Baltimore SmartCEO Future 50 winner for the fifth consecutive year. For more information on GoBeyondIT, please visit http://www.gobeyondit.com or call 443-832-4165.

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Smartenit Delivers First Android, iOS, Web Browser and Desktop Application for ZigBee and INSTEON Monitoring and Control

San Juan Capistrano, CA (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

Smartenit has introduced a simple, yet highly effective client/server model for handling automation via ZigBee, INSTEON and X10. The Harmony gateways, in their role as servers, take care of all the vagaries of the underlying protocols and the physical connection (wireless or powerline) to the devices in the automation network. The client application on the mobile or desktop platform takes advantage of the work done by the server, and concentrates on the presentation to the user. Communication between the client and the server is done via a lean API that ensures very rapid response and fast interaction. This architecture makes for a pleasant user experience in interacting with the various switches, sensors, appliances and systems in the installation. The streamlined architecture offers the benefits of fast response time, easy inclusion of new devices, transparency of protocol to the user, wider choice of available devices, and future expandability. Seamless control of home automation devices bridging ZigBee, INSTEON and X10 allows a user remote and local control of the widest spectrum of devices without worrying about the various nuances of the diverse technologies. “This App gives our customer a consistent user experience, more options for devices in their network, and the ability to build upon systems they may already have in place”, states Sammy Korotie, sales administrator.

The application focuses on facilitating the main aspects of monitoring and control: addition and maintenance of devices, organization of the automation network according to user preferences, and setup of automation events based on either/both time and device conditions. Simple operations are provided to go from plugging in a device for the first time, to operating it remotely in less than 30 seconds.

Monitor and control from anywhere. The server gateway is the controller attached to a router in the user environment and to the devices in the automation network. The Smartenit App can connect to this server from anywhere, assuming the user has an Internet connection. This opens a myriad of possibilities for monitoring and controlling from the office, from a remote city while on vacation, from a different continent, from anywhere.

Immediate support is provided for a broad line of devices including: whole house energy monitoring, temperature / humidity monitoring, large and small load control from lighting to HVAC and pool pumps, smart plugs that report electricity consumption, and irrigation control. These devices can be set for simple on/off control, timed actions, or more complex control based upon various rules that, when met, trigger automation events. Status of the devices in real-time is displayed by the application taking advantage of data pushed from the server when the status on a device changes.

The application was developed in a way that versions with the same look-and-feel are created simultaneously for Android, iOS (IPhone and iPad) and BlackBerry Tablet. Likewise, versions are available for all major desktop systems including Windows, MacOS and Linux. Finally, for the ultimate in remote connectivity, the same application is available for rapid download to any browser supporting the Adobe Flash player from http://www.harmonygateway.com

Version 1 of the application is available free for use with Smartenit Harmony gateways.

About Smartenit

Smartenit is dedicated to delivering automation solutions that save electricity and water while providing comfort in modern homes and buildings. Smartenit provides cost-effective, easy-to-use products that are part of an expandable and comprehensive system to monitor and effectively manage energy use. For more information, visit: http://www.Smartenit.com

Simplehomenet Inc. changed its name to Smartenit, Inc. A new name, plus additional smart solutions for energy management and home/building controls! See our products in action at http://video.smartenit.com.

ZigBee: Control your world

ZigBee offers green and global wireless standards connecting the widest range of devices to work together intelligently and help you control your world. The ZigBee Alliance is an open, non- profit association of approximately 400 members driving development of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use ZigBee standards. The Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer, commercial and industrial areas. For more information, visit: http://www.ZigBee.org

About INSTEON

The INSTEON home area mesh network utilizes two independent means of communication, RF and powerline which makes it one of the most reliable wireless technologies available. With over 200 products on the market, INSTEON makes it easy to link together home systems such as lighting, security, HVAC (comfort control), A/V, appliances, and sensors, allowing them to be controlled or monitored from anywhere in the world.

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AccessHosting.com launches a New Website and New Remote Desktop Services

Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) July 27, 2011

Access Hosting (http://www.accesshosting.com) is proud to announce the immediate availability of Remote Desktop Hosting services and more data recovery backup options on our newly redesigned website. Customers looking to host older Access 2003 or Access 2007 databases can now easily get their database in the cloud. Our newly designed website is loaded with new information about the functional differences between our service and Microsoft Office 365, as well as details on our soon to be released SQL Denali hosting solutions.

Remote Desktop Services allows you to keep your Access 2003, 2007, or 2010 Database running “as-is” online in the cloud. Using the latest advances in Microsoft Hypervisor technology we can create a seamless single click operating environment for your existing Access database that allows you to run your application without modification. This approach allows multiple users to connect concurrently to the cloud from any PC and experience the program as if it was running locally on their desktop. Pricing starts at just $ 99/month and we offer a free trial for qualified customers. That means no costly development time or changes are needed!

http://www.accesshosting.com/remote-desktop-hosting.asp

Access Hosting provides a way to secure your data and protect your business data. Our data center facility, bandwidth provider, and switching fabric are all designed from the ground up to provide the best experience for cloud based hosting of your Access applications. Every business needs to be prepared and that is why we have announced a variety of premium disaster recovery backup options for all of our Hosting plans. All of our hosting plans include daily backups, but some businesses require 72 hours of backups stored on our servers, on other cloud solutions or the monthly mailing of physical backups. Access Hosting offers a variety of data backup plans starting at as little as $ 10/month.

http://www.accesshosting.com/backup.asp

AccessHosting.Com is a Microsoft-centric hosting provided focused on affordable Access and SharePoint hosting solutions and services. For more information visit http://www.accesshosting.com

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X-Factor Broadens Product Offering, Rolling Out Enterprise Desktop, Mobile Applications, Multimedia Player and Interactive Kiosks

South Hackensack, NJ (PRWEB) October 22, 2012

X-Factor Communications, LLC (“X-Factor”), the wholly owned subsidiary of X-Factor Communications Holdings, Inc. (“XFCH”), a premium provider of interactive digital media network software and services over its dmcp:// Digital Media Control Platform, announced today it has released a number of new products which make it easier for corporations and their agencies to participate in the fast-growing digital interactive communications world.

X-Factor, which provides services and products in the areas of multimedia digital signage, interactive network development and management, and webcasting of live events, has added the following new products to its product base, as a result of requests received from its current clients and market demand:

ENTERPRISE DESKTOP

X-Factors Enterprise Desktop makes it possible to distribute content to desktops, intranet sites including SharePoint and mobile devices in real-time, including notifications, promotions, emergency alerts and more. Desktop signage takes content usually available on the intranet or digital signs and delivers it to a large employee community in a way that is hard to miss. While employees typically have access to a wealth of internal corporate information, due to the demands on their time, they often do not take the time to look for information unless it is related to a topic that they are specifically interested in. X-Factors Enterprise Desktop enables company leaders to get key messages out, whether in screensaver mode or seeing content within the desktop player. Employees simply click for more information on any particular subject or to view a live webcast. X-Factors Enterprise Desktop complements existing publishing systems including Microsoft SharePoint.

MOBILE APPLICATIONS

X-Factors mobile interactive capabilities extend the power of digital signage to audiences mobile devices. Through X-Factors enhanced mobile engagement solutions, its mobile applications augment point of display to deliver information, marketing, ads, coupons and offers directly to an individuals smartphone or tablet. X-Factors product range can be combined to support large scale real world and virtual world campaigns. For example, users can be sent to one of X-Factors unique digital players, optimized for their mobile device. After enjoying an entertaining experience at a media wall or other digital sign, consumers can download the player and its contents to enjoy after leaving the venue. At interactive kiosks, consumers can receive wayfinding directions through a simple SMS text, or can receive an e-ticket or coupon instantly.

MULTIMEDIA PLAYER

X-Factor has developed a multimedia player which can be easily branded and customized to aggregate content of all types (photos, animations, videos, audio files, interactive applications, and more) into a single, intuitive user experience. The player that runs automatically, without having the user download a special application, and brings multiple content feeds together in an exciting user experience. X-Factors digital media and creative services teams can easily and cost-efficiently design and deploy custom branded media players, and because the players are fed by X-Factors dmcp:// platform, all the advantages of our related products, including the companys advertising sales monetization products dscp:// Storefront and DMAX are easily included.

INTERACTIVE KIOSKS

Working with partners who provide hardware and network infrastructure, X-Factor has released advanced interactive kiosks software, enabling audience engagement and interaction, advertising and marketing content creation, publishing, distribution and management. This software allows remote monitoring of kiosks from a single location, multi-user privileges for hierarchal (local and national) publishing, targeted advertising and transparent kiosk management and collection of user information. The company works with partners to ensure clients goals for their customized interactive kiosk network are met, ensuring that all the elements in the solution meet stringent guidelines from the hardware and the kiosk interface and features to the appropriate network connectivity and uptime.

Our R&D team has been hard at work, and we are very proud to announce this set of new capabilities today, said Charles Saracino, Chief Executive Officer. The world of digital interactive communications is rapidly evolving and with our solutions which include all the benefits of software-as-a-service delivery and intuitive and powerful access through our platform and portals make it possible for thousands of corporations and their agencies to participate in the future today.

Earlier this month, X-Factor also announced the availability of two new solutions, C4 and MACC.

X-Factors exclusive C4 Corporate Communications Control Center is an easy to use software-based solution for multi-media, multi-channel and multi-dimensional internal and external corporate communications. C4 is an advanced and intuitive content creation and management system that supports emergency messaging, conventional publishing as well as interactive applications. Features and applications include:

Content creation

Content publishing

Real-Time announcements

Emergency alerts

Webcasts

Training

Compliance

And more

The C4 solution is complementary to other in-place systems, including intranet sites and Microsoft SharePoint, adding greater functionality and ease of use including the automated transformation of PowerPoint documents into desktop signs and alerts, for example. Content distributed over C4 is optimized for all end-points, whether large lobby displays, interactive kiosks including wayfinding capabilities, or mobile tablets and smart phones.

X-Factors new MACC Marketing and Advertising Control Center builds upon over five years of experience developing, implementing and managing multimedia immersive digital media networks.

MACC makes it easier than ever to participate in the rapidly growing Digital-Out-Of-Home marketing trend and enables marketers and their agency partners to:

Deliver targeted advertising

Provide product information and spur cross-selling and up-selling

Promote features and benefits

Help ensure consistency of messaging in multiple languages and geographies

Control costs via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model

MACC is a high-impact delivery platform integrated into the way people shop, learn and play, presented at the most appropriate moments in the most interesting venues (retail shops, stadiums, public transportation hubs, on trains and buses, at medical centers, in malls, and much more). Displays can deliver messaging that is customized by geography, time of day, specific location and more in real-time, and data collected informs the real-time grooming of campaigns to ensure the highest conversion rates and ROI.

ABOUT X-FACTOR COMMUNICATIONS

X-Factor is a premium provider of interactive digital media network software and services. Unlike other digital signage companies, X-Factors technology is a software platform, not just products, enabling us to implement reliable and robust solutions that can be extended in the future as our partners and clients themselves innovate.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that X-Factor believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made based on experience, expected future developments and other factors X-Factor believes are approp

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nGenx Launches a Hosted Virtual Desktop with QuickBooks for Small and Mid-size Businesses (SMBs)

(PRWEB) October 02, 2012

nGenx, a leading cloud services provider of hosted applications and desktops, today announced the launch of nFinity Desktop SMB Edition which is a cost effective virtual desktop solution that combines QuickBooks and several of its most popular plug-ins with Microsoft Office and Exchange inside a Windows 7 experience. This powerful bundle provides the core business productivity and accounting applications used in a majority of small businesses and delivers them as a service securely from the cloud.

nFinity Desktop SMB Edition is unlike anything else on the market today. We allow SMBs to get the benefits of cloud computing without leaving familiar and productive applications like QuickBooks and Office by making them work seamlessly on a PC, Mac, iPad or Android device while their data is stored securely in our cloud, said Robert Bye, President and CEO of nGenx. SMBs see that larger competitors are taking advantage of tablets and Smartphones, and they want a cost effective and secure solution that will enable workspace mobility and bring your own device (BYOD) policies. Our new offering targets SMBs who want to increase agility and improve efficiency but dont have the depth of technology expertise required to meet that challenge.

Other benefits provided by nFinity Desktop SMB Edition include:

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Role Of Desktop Virtualization In Virtual Private Server Technology

Very like the process of server virtualization, desktop virtualization separates the physical location of a client device from its logical and internal interface. In the larger interests, this innovative web hosting utility allows end users to access the data and application without specific hardware hassles. This mode of virtualization mitigates the management and support cost and other soaring hardware expenses. If web hosting experts are to be believed, desktop virtualization is available in two modes of service segments.

In the scenario of hosted desktop virtualization, a virtual machines is hosted by servers available at the data centers. In order to create a server connection, users use connection brokers to receive their user interface via some of the highly popular and safe standard protocols like Remote Desktop Protocol etc. Another sort of the virtualization of desktop is called client virtualization where some particular software is installed on the client to allow running multiple operating systems together.

Desktop Virtualization Add-Ons: With the aspects of DV in a web hosting services company,  users are not bounded to reduce the number of PCs on a single server. Among other considerable advantages of this kind of virtualization, users may count on reduced infrastructure costs, manageable desktop environments and centralized provisioning of PCs and other client devices. Significant bandwidth is also an important benefit of this process and in compare to the other client computing modules, the ratio of users using the services are relatively very high.

It allows affordable upgrades to the servers, storage, and network infrastructure very effectively.

Hosted Desktop Benefits: In the hosted virtualization model, both data and applications run on the same server that users can make use during streaming of the data. At one way it offers enhanced security to the application and at other, it transfers much of the desktop processing workload from client devices to the data center in order to allow IT departments to reduce their infrastructure overheads.

In the client virtualization model offered by a web hosting company, IT departments of the organization separate the confidential data and applications and protects the data from unauthorized security breach of any kind. Network administrators assign different levels of security patches to virtual machines based on the permissions and authentications for the users.

Desktop virtualization is an ideal IT infrastructure model adopted by the web hosting service providers where systems and PCs are used both for personal and professional use and a tough regime of security restrictions are imposed to enable smooth functioning of privacy guidelines strict with data privacy regulations and terms.

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London, UK (PRWEB UK) 13 December 2012 Cloud computing has evolved over the last 3 years to now provide a third generation Cloud network which spans across the data centre and the organisation to support the so called Hybrid Cloud. This era of computing power has transformed the way organisations have managed their IT systems, however the desktop PC has however fallen far behind in the development cycle with many firms running on slow and sluggish computers. Consequently many organisations have opted for basic virtual desktops running on a Terminal Services (TS) infrastructure. In this scenario, the users share the same IT resource to access their virtual desktop, stored centrally in the Cloud. This development didnt deliver on what it promised and many organisations have opted to keep their desktop computers on-site, accessing the Cloud on a service only basis for apps or system functions such as disaster recovery or online backup. Users were becoming concerned that the Cloud was not all it was cracked up to be – until now. London Cloud Computing and infrastructure provider Commensus has today announced the launch of an authentic new Cloud Desktop operating at full capacity in the Cloud. Each user has access to their own dedicated, Citrix virtual desktop that can be accessed from any location and from any device through the Cloud. Running on the latest processors and with an enterprise Windows operating system, this VDI is bound to impress even the most frustrated critic. Users want to access their desktop on the go. They need it to be fast, accessible and above all secure, says Commensus CTO Alex Parker. The new Cloud Desktop hosted on our enterprise Cloud Computing platform delivers unparalleled responsiveness. Users get all the benefits of a high performance VDI, whilst IT Managers can enjoy centrally managed apps and system processes to ensure security of the data both at the user level but also within the data centre. With all of the users applications and data stored centrally, company directors fears of allowing employees to take sensitive data out of the office are diminished. The new Virtual Cloud Desktop is setting a new precedence of remote working. Commensus has reporting that clients, who have trialled the new authentic VDI, have also purchased more mobile devices demonstrating a transition to mobile working. Bringing your own device to work can also improve productivity, says Parker, users could event work from a tablet or mobile device, enjoying the power of a fast, secure VDI. The possibilities are almost endless. Companies can now trial the Commensus Authentic Virtual Desktop for free by registering on the companys website at http://www.commensus.com Desktop Computing Finally Enters the Cloud with the Launch of a New Authentic Virtual Desktop

London, UK (PRWEB UK) 13 December 2012

Cloud computing has evolved over the last 3 years to now provide a third generation Cloud network which spans across the data centre and the organisation to support the so called Hybrid Cloud. This era of computing power has transformed the way organisations have managed their IT systems, however the desktop PC has however fallen far behind in the development cycle with many firms running on slow and sluggish computers.

Consequently many organisations have opted for basic virtual desktops running on a Terminal Services (TS) infrastructure. In this scenario, the users share the same IT resource to access their virtual desktop, stored centrally in the Cloud. This development didnt deliver on what it promised and many organisations have opted to keep their desktop computers on-site, accessing the Cloud on a service only basis for apps or system functions such as disaster recovery or online backup. Users were becoming concerned that the Cloud was not all it was cracked up to be – until now.

London Cloud Computing and infrastructure provider Commensus has today announced the launch of an authentic new Cloud Desktop operating at full capacity in the Cloud. Each user has access to their own dedicated, Citrix virtual desktop that can be accessed from any location and from any device through the Cloud. Running on the latest processors and with an enterprise Windows operating system, this VDI is bound to impress even the most frustrated critic.

Users want to access their desktop on the go. They need it to be fast, accessible and above all secure, says Commensus CTO Alex Parker. The new Cloud Desktop hosted on our enterprise Cloud Computing platform delivers unparalleled responsiveness. Users get all the benefits of a high performance VDI, whilst IT Managers can enjoy centrally managed apps and system processes to ensure security of the data both at the user level but also within the data centre.

With all of the users applications and data stored centrally, company directors fears of allowing employees to take sensitive data out of the office are diminished. The new Virtual Cloud Desktop is setting a new precedence of remote working. Commensus has reporting that clients, who have trialled the new authentic VDI, have also purchased more mobile devices demonstrating a transition to mobile working.

Bringing your own device to work can also improve productivity, says Parker, users could event work from a tablet or mobile device, enjoying the power of a fast, secure VDI. The possibilities are almost endless.

Companies can now trial the Commensus Authentic Virtual Desktop for free by registering on the companys website at http://www.commensus.com

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