Scala Introduces Advanced Analytics that Helps Retailers be Bold with Big Data to Boost Sales

Exton, PA (PRWEB) March 05, 2012

Scala, Inc. today unveiled Scala Advanced Analytics, a cloud computing-based predictive analytics application for retailers which transforms market data and live third-party data streams into marketing messages that positively impact buying behavior. Advanced Analytics helps retailers know what their customers want to buy before the customers do and encourages them to make purchases through point-of-sale digital signage.

Scala Advanced Analytics capabilities enable retailers to leverage data they already own to predict and deliver optimum sales messages to in-store customers with digital signage.

Scala Advanced Analytics is a game-changing application for retailers, said Tom Nix, Scala CEO. Powerful Scala digital display content driven by Advanced Analytics can grab customers attention, engage them with immediacy and interactivity, and present customers multiple streams of relevant information on one or a series of displays. Advanced Analytics constantly monitors data to suggest changes to messages to match business rules and conditions and even the individual customer in front of the screen.

As consumers have more and more information access points, automated multichannel marketing becomes critical, said Steven Keith Platt, Director of The Platt Retail Institute. Cross-channel consumers have been found to be 33.4 percent more valuable to retailers. To implement this requires a streamlined, Big Data management systemization.

Retailers can be Bold with Big Data

Scala Advanced Analytics can digest millions of data records on sales, products, customer habits, trends, pricing changes, weather, time of day, day of week, season of the year and much more. Then, the application uses predictive analytics to determine the probability of what might happen next in a retail environment based on a retailers business rules and goals.

Advanced Analytics spells out to the retailer the best course of action with digital signage content to achieve the preferred sales outcome. The application has an automated machine-learning feedback loop that continues to learn about the retailers business and customers to optimize business decisions so the application constantly improves its recommendations.

With Advanced Analytics and Scala digital communication software, a retailer can create automated, data-driven messaging for point-of-sales signage according to its own pre-defined goals such as:

Scala Introduces Advanced Analytics that Helps Retailers be Bold with Big Data to Boost Sales

MarquisNet Co-Location Agreement with MessageBroadcast Helps Message Delivery Provider Expand World-Class Network

Las Vegas (PRWEB) February 15, 2010

MarquisNet LLC, a leading provider of next-generation coast-to-coast co-location and disaster-recovery services, will facilitate the network expansion of MessageBroadcast, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based provider of turnkey, multi-channel, interactive message delivery services to world-class enterprises, the companies announced today.

Industry-leading global companies routinely use MessageBroadcasts secure agile network to reach customers personally, using the latest, most-cost-effective methods that improve service while saving the enterprise millions of dollars. These include automated inbound and outbound voice, interactive voice response, mobile, text, e-mail and broadband communications. MessageBroadcast counts among its clients national telecom, content delivery, broadband, financial services, health care and international insurance companies.

According to MessageBroadcast President David Baker, the agreement with MarquisNet allows the company to expand its growing network with confidence. With multi-millions of contacts a day, we have stringent requirements for security and uninterrupted delivery to any global destination, Baker said. MarquisNet meets or exceeds all our demanding specifications while allowing us to expand our network from three to four data centers.

All MarquisNet data centers are designed to meet the highest industry standards. They are SAS 70 Type II certified, redundant 2N+1 or N+1, high-security network facilities with 24/7 access to equipment. They feature ultra-reliable uninterrupted power supplies for continuous availability. All have automatic back-up systems and service contracts on all equipment to keep them in peak operating condition.

Paul Reynosa, MarquisNet’s director of new business development, said MessageBroadcast is a perfect client for the company. We take great pride in being able to offer MessageBroadcast the peace of mind they and their customers deserve. In todays fast-paced mobile and broadband world, system failure is not an option, he said.

Should commercial power fail in any MarquisNet data center, automatic transfer switches immediately activate multiple diesel generators, monitor the electric feeds and transfer the loads to the generators once the feeds are stable. Meanwhile, uninterruptible power supply systems keep equipment fully powered, preventing resets.

Because comprehensive security and privacy are paramount to its success, MessageBroadcast provides the highest level of protection available. A range of safeguards over a variety of communication channels and platforms, as well as critical certifications enable, Message-Broadcast to assure the greatest possible level of security. Infrastructure can be configured to accommodate a variety of custom enterprise requirements such as alerts, messaging and automated surveys.

About MessageBroadcast

MessageBroadcast, with corporate headquarters in Newport Beach, Calif., operates an interactive multi- channel message delivery network supporting automated inbound and outbound voice, interactive voice response (IVR), mobile/text, e-mail and broadband communications. Its secure agile network infrastructure can be configured to accommodate a variety of custom enterprise requirements such as alerts, messaging, and automated surveys. The company provides turnkey communications solutions designed to enhance the strategic efforts of a wide variety of industries including telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, insurance, retail, e-commerce and government services. With more than 12 years of experience, the company has successfully managed more than 6 billion inbound and outbound contacts worldwide. For more information, go to http://www.messagebroadcast.com

About MarquisNet

Since 2005, MarquisNet, a Selling Source LLC company, has served leading companies as a remote data center. The company has three locations that offer co-location and disaster recovery Jacksonville, Fla., Southern California and at its headquarters in Las Vegas. MarquisNets state-of-the-art 2N+1 and N+1 carrier grade facilities feature around-the-clock secure access and clean, uninterruptible power. MarquisNet provides co-location, hosting, bandwidth, and a host of disaster recovery services. For more information, go to http://www.marquisnet.com.

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MarquisNet Co-Location Agreement with MessageBroadcast Helps Message Delivery Provider Expand World-Class Network

Backup My Info!"s Data Retention Strategy Helps SMBs Realize Quicker Restores and Increased Cost Savings

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 27, 2010

Backup My Info! (BUMI), the premier provider of managed online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, today announced that its data retention strategy is helping SMBs realize quicker restores and significant cost savings. BUMI has recognized that as much as 90 percent of a typical organization’s data is no longer active, while the remaining 10 percent is dynamic and thus considered business-critical. While all data is important, organizations need a streamlined approach to getting their critical data back as soon as possible. By focusing on the changing data first, the business can get back up and running faster. The remaining 90 percent can be restored in a phased approach.

Prior to the start of any customer engagement, BUMI works with clients to develop a data retention strategy that will immediately restore the highest priority data. The critical changing data, or 10 percent, is backed up to BUMI’s online vault as well as in a local location on the clients’ network – and can be restored quickly. Data that has not changed for a long period of time, or data that does not require immediate recovery, is kept on the BUMI retention vaults utilizing lower cost storage. If a large amount of data needs to be restored, BUMI will ship this data overnight in encrypted and compressed format on a USB hard drive which can then be restored rapidly at no charge to the client. As a standard practice, a BUMI engineer will be remotely connected to assist in all recovery procedures and they are available 24 hours a day for emergency support.

“Explosive data growth is driving SMBs toward cloud-based data backup services,” said Deni Connor, principal analyst at Storage Strategies NOW. “Without a strategic backup and restore plan in place, data infrastructures can be impacted by all types of data loss scenarios. To that effect, organizations should take a closer look at their IT operations, and like BUMI’s ’10 percent’ findings, identify the business-critical components to ensure they are in the best position for a speedy recovery.”

Supporting all major operating systems, BUMI provides an automated off-site data backup and recovery service. With data protection and reliability a prime concern for all organizations, BUMI has built several layers of security into its online backup solution. Data is encrypted at the point it leaves a customer site and remains encrypted at all times. Additionally, BUMI’s senior engineers continuously monitor backup processes to ensure customer data is properly safeguarded and proactively follow up if they identify any errors or problems. From a disaster recovery and business continuity perspective, all off-site backups are stored in SAS70 Type II data centers located in Canada.

“By providing our customers with a customized recovery strategy on top of solid, secure backups, BUMI is able to satisfy clients’ objectives,” explained Jennifer Walzer, CEO at Backup My Info!, Inc. “These objectives include the management of exponential growth in companies’ critical data, as well as reduce the backup window which can be crucial for businesses that need 24 hour uptime.”

About Backup My Info!

Founded in 2002, Backup My Info! (BUMI) specializes in delivering online backup and recovery solutions for small to mid-sized businesses. Based in New York City, BUMI provides an off-site data protection solution that addresses critical issues such as rapid growth of data, business continuity, and regulatory compliance. Every BUMI client is cared for by a team of senior-level engineers dedicated to providing proactive and personalized support. Clients include professional service organizations such as banking, financial, insurance, accounting, hedge funds and law firms. For more information, visit http://www.backupmyinfo.com, call (866) 444-BUMI (2864), or follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/backupmyinfo.

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Infinite Campus Hosting Helps Oak Grove Avoid Data-loss Disaster

Blaine, MN (Vocus/PRWEB) March 28, 2011

During the weekend of March 19, 2011, torrential rains hit the San Jose, Calif., area where Oak Grove School District is located. Staff arrived at school on Monday to find their Infinite Campus servers damaged by a roof leak in their data center. A phone call to Infinite Campus got Oak Grove data redirected to the Campus Data Center at the Infinite Campus Corporate Office in Blaine, Minn., and they were back in business within an hour.

Our district serves 11,500 students and on Monday morning when the secretaries called us to report that Infinite Campus was down and they were getting an error message theyd never seen before, we knew we had a problem, said Laura Stricker, Oak Grove Information Systems Supervisor. We contacted Infinite Campus and before 10 a.m. we were fully up and running. Their response time is impressive.

Infinite Campus offers a unique hosting solution that provides a server at each customers site to ensure optimum system response times. All equipment is remotely managed and maintained by the Campus Hosting Team, including nightly scheduled backups.

Disaster recovery is part of Campus Hosting. When Oak Grove contacted us Monday morning about their loss of service, we were fully prepared to spin up their backup data so they could access their information from the Campus Data Center via the Internet, said Dave Rappath, Campus Hosting Manager. In addition to disaster recovery, several districts have chosen to add continuous backup to their hosting options, so if loss of service happens during business hours, they would only lose minutes of data rather than an entire day.

Oak Grove is pleased to learn that Infinite Campus replaces all necessary Infinite Campus equipment at no additional cost. New equipment will arrive in Oak Grove within days. Infinite Campus will even replace the custom scripts lost in the outage.

When this happened I was actually relaxed because I knew we had the support from Infinite Campus, said Stricker. When we became an Infinite Campus customer in 2010, we purchased Campus Hosting services. We found out first hand that it really works the way they said it would.

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DynaSis Helps Small Business Cut the Chord to Technology Refreshes With Ascend Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Solution

Roswell, GA (PRWEB) May 27, 2011

DynaSis, the premier provider of Atlanta IT support and for small businesses announced today a new Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution that allows businesses to gain access to the computing equipment they need without making a large capital investment and having to worry depreciation. Ascend is a simple, utility-based computing solution that provides businesses with all of their IT Infrastructure for a low fixed monthly fee.

Businesses who have grown tired of making a huge capital investment in hardware and software refreshes every 3 to 4 years can now turn to DynaSis for a complete, on-premise hardware and software solution, from servers to desktops, at a low, fixed monthly fee, states Dave Moorman, president of DynaSis.

Ascend is designed for organizations dependent on proprietary or legacy applications not supported in todays cloud environment as well as businesses who for security or other reasons are not ready or able to make the transition to a hosted model. With Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Ascend provides the technology needed to meet their requirements, with a network and servers still located in their environment, all for a low monthly fee.

Outfitting businesses with obsolete technology or new branch locations with IT infrastructure can be a business limiting cost for companies in expansion mode, continues Moorman. Ascend is also the ideal solution for growing firms who need a low cost option to get their new and/or remote offices up and running quickly and easily.

Each Ascend installation includes file and application servers, complete with network switches, firewalls and UPS systems in a mini-rack. The out of the box solution provides for backup, disaster recovery, security and telecommuting capabilities. Microsoft Exchange email server with spam filtering is hosted in the DynaSis cloud data center for maximum uptime.

Remote monitoring and maintenance of the entire infrastructure from the DynaSis network operations center (NOC) is included plus users can access the DynaSis helpdesk through a trouble-reporting icon installed on each workstation and obtain 24 x 7 support 365 days a year.

About DynaSis

DynaSis is a managed IT service provider for small and medium sized businesses in Atlanta, Georgia. DynaSis specializes in offering on-premise and on-demand managed IT service plans, managed hosting and professional equipment installation. For more information about DynaSis services visit http://www.dynasis.com.

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DynaSis Helps Small Business Cut the Chord to Technology Refreshes With Ascend Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Solution

EzTimeSheet Software Helps Texas Companies Track Employee Time In Stress-Free Way

Houston, TX (PRWEB) June 13, 2012

For the small business owners and business managers, accurately tracking and monitoring employee attendance without something like automated attendance software in place can be quite time-consuming, overwhelming and frustrating. During tough economic times, all managers need to be as productive and efficient as possible.

Small business software provider, Halfpricesoft.com, released a new and improved edition of its ezTimeSheet Employee Attendance Tracking Software. This new version makes it easier for business owners or HR managers to tracking employee attendance, working time, PTO, vacation and sick time.

HR Management is important for any business and organization; however employee time and attendance tracking can be very time-consuming. We believe small business should focus their time and energy on running their businesses, not trying to figure out how to run payroll software” explains Dr. Ge, President and Founder of halfpricesoft.com. We intentionally engineered ezTimeSheet software for those end-users who are not professional accountants and HR expert, so small businesses can set up ezTimeSheet quickly and easily.

Known for affordability and ease-of-use, ezTimeSheet employee attendance and time tracking software was designed specifically for small business owners, non-profits and HR department managers. It is loaded with intelligent, intuitive features, but not burdened by complicated suites of expensive applications small businesses will never use or need.

Priced from just $ 39 per installation, ezTimesheet attendance tracking software is affordable for any size business. New user can download and try ezTimeSheet for free at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/time-sheet-tracking-software.asp with no cost and no obligation.

ezTimeSheet attendance tracker has an amazing array of features that make time-tracking and payroll tasks simple and easy, including:

Easy-to-use graphical interface that allows employees to punch in and punch out via computer
Automatic time tracking that automatically calculates gross payroll figures
Automatic check for duplicate and overlapping time entries
Administrator can enter and edit time data when necessary
Administrator can add notes to individual time entries
Flexible report features that are easy to use
Export report data to Excel, PDF or image formats for analysis and sharing
Export payment data to .csv file for use with other software
Separate password protection for administrator and employees
Equipped for network access
Backup feature to protect database
Free updates

To make ezTimeSheet software available for any size business in Texas, Halfpricesoft.com give users a new way to get free products by partnering with TrialPay, the leader in alternative online payments. Buyers can now get 5-user version time tracker software for Free when they try or buy an offer from one of TrialPay’s 2,000 blue-chip advertisers.

To learn more about ezTimeSheet and the free offer, please visit

http://www.halfpricesoft.com/time-sheet-tracking-software.asp

About halfpricesoft.com

Based in Louisville, Ky., Halfpricesoft.com develops and distributes a wide range of small business software titles that are affordable and easy-to-use. Besides ezTimeSheet Employee Tracking Software, titles available from Halfpricesoft.com include payroll software, check writing & printing software, W2 & 1099 preparation software and barcode label printing software.

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Logicalis Helps IT Pros RAMP Up Their Budgets for 2012

Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) December 20, 2011

The end of the year traditionally marks a time of planning for CIOs and other technology professionals who are waiting for the New Year before investing their IT budgets in upgrades and acquisitions. Planning takes an even more important role when those budgets are tight, so Logicalis, an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and services, has put together a 2012 IT Wish List based on what its customers IT pros are saying is going to be most important when 2012 gets underway.

You can sum it up in one word: RAMP reliability, accessibility, mobility and productivity, says Vince DeLuca, Logicalis COO. The technologies exist now to meet the demands of corporate users in each of these four critical areas and its going to be incumbent upon CIOs and their staffs to offer data to employees and customers in the way they want to access it. Thats the task for 2012 and anyone wearing an IT hat will need to plan ahead, use their budgets wisely, and deliver on the promise that todays technology has to offer.

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Rise Helps MSPs Gain Advantage with Guidance, Services to Meet 2012 Business Trends

MIAMI FL (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

From ITEXPO/ MSPAlliance MSPWorld, Rise, a premier provider of cloud computing and hosted IT services, announced their cloud services are helping managed service providers gain a competitive advantage by addressing the top business concerns regarding moving to the cloud. New research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) recently announced by Andy Burton, CEO of Rise and chairman of the CIF confirms that confidence in the reliability of vendors is key to overcoming ITs top concerns regarding cloud-based services. Rises certification and significant track record of success help MSPs gain credibility with first-time purchasers.

According to the survey of 400 end-users from Enterprise and small and medium size IT organizations, security and privacy of data in the cloud top the list of concerns for both private and public sectors, followed by confidence in vendors, Internet access, cost of migration and contractual lock-in. Despite this, an astounding 98 per cent of those already using cloud-based services are satisfied with existing hosted services and cloud deployments, and more than 94 per cent plan to expand their investments in 2012.

With the rapid growth in the US cloud market, its proven ground that once the initial adoption of a cloud service is achieved, the trend is to further extend hosted services to other core areas of the business, said Burton. In order to reduce barriers around that initial experience and commence rich partner relationships, MSPs must address their customers concerns head-on. By choosing a reputable, certified and reliable cloud platform, MSPs and cloud service providers can provide their customers with the assurance they need to cost-effectively expand to the cloud and gain business advantage.

The CIFs 2012 Cloud Predictions whitepaper will be made available for download on the Rise website http://www.rise.co following publication in mid-February. To learn more about CIF, visit http://www.cloudindustryforum.org/.

The research conducted by CIF in January of 2012 shows that while organization size will no longer be a determinant of rate of adoption, the mid market will seek a disproportionate level of assistance with on-boarding data and other professional services. Implementation and managed services will be a key point of differentiation among successful suppliers.

Rise equips its channel partners with certified and award-winning infrastructure they need to provide cloud services to their customers. This includes virtual and dedicated servers, storage, backup, web hosting and disaster recovery. Rise host these services from the secure infrastructure of Rise’s D ataCenter on Demand and provide 24/7/365 support.

In honor of its commitment to delivering products and services for outstanding adoption and application of innovation, Rise was named by Microsoft as the 2011 Global Hosting Partner of the Year.

We believe that every organization will have at least a part of their IT services provided in the cloud. Their ability to manage this increasingly distributed IT estate is critical to moving forward. Certified Service Providers that make information available to their partners and vendors to enable IT governance and provide confidence to customers will see increased levels of trust and adoption, Burton concludes.

Visit Rise at MSPAlliance MSPWorld Booth #1203 to learn more.

About Rise

Rise Partners is the 100 per cent channel division of Fasthosts Internet Group, part of United Internet. Rise provides Cloud Computing and hosted IT services based on its award winning web-hosting services and DataCenter on Demand platform. Today, more than 500,000 customers rely on Rise to provide hosting services and our DataCenter on Demand platform. For more information, please see: http://us.rise.co.

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ClearDATA Helps State RECs Achieve Sustainability with HIPAA-Compliant Cloud Computing and Information Security Services

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 06, 2012

ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the fastest-growing provider of HIPAA-compliant cloud computing services for the healthcare industry, today announced it has formed partnerships with the Regional Extension Centers (REC) in Arizona and South Dakota to provide HIPAA-compliant cloud computing and information security services. The ClearDATA REC Partner Program will help the RECs achieve Meaningful Use and sustainability by providing cloud hosting services, backup, disaster recovery, security risk analysis (SRA), and remediation services to the healthcare providers in their respective states. ClearDATA is currently in active partnership discussions with numerous other RECs throughout the country.

ClearDATA is pleased to provide collaborative services with Regional Extension Centers to help them fulfill their missions to their states healthcare providers, said David Bean, executive vice president of sales and marketing, ClearDATA Networks, Inc. We strongly invite all RECs throughout the country to learn more about our REC Partner Program, our services, and the numerous benefits we can provide their clients and their organizations.

Our partnership with ClearDATA to provide cloud computing and information security services will significantly assist Arizonas healthcare providers in achieving Meaningful Use, said Melissa A. Rutala, CEO of Arizona Health-e Connection and the Arizona Regional Extension Center. ClearDATAs exclusive focus, expertise, and services for the healthcare industry will greatly benefit our clients. In addition, by working through the REC program, ClearDATA will offer the best value for our members while enhancing our ability to continue serving Arizona providers.

HealthPOINTs mission is to facilitate widespread EHR adoption and Meaningful Use compliance among physicians and other eligible providers, says Dan Friedrich, director for HealthPOINT, South Dakotas Regional Extension Center. ClearDATAs healthcare compliance and information security offerings will be instrumental in helping South Dakota providers meet new Meaningful Use requirements and safeguard Protected Health Information.

Medical practices adopting EHRs must demonstrate that patient health information is secure, according a Department of Health and Human Services rule published in July 2010. That rule, which set requirements for providers receiving EHR Incentive Payments, established two sets of objectives 15 core objectives and 10 menu objectives, from which providers chose five. The security of patient health information is a core or required objective, specifically, providers must conduct a Security Risk Analysis or if already done, have risk management in place specific to the new risks associated with an EHR.

About HealthPOINT, the South Dakota Regional Extension Center

HealthPOINT, as a department of Dakota State University, is South Dakotas Regional Extension Center. As a federally designated health information technology resource and support center for all South Dakota healthcare providers, HealthPOINT focuses on an action-based approach to propel providers in adopting electronic health record systems. HealthPOINT leverages Dakota State Universitys strengths in Health Information Management and Information Assurance academic programs to provide high quality, cost effective services to South Dakota providers. For more information, contact Dan Friedrich, Director for HealthPOINT at 605-256-5555 or visit http://www.healthpoint.dsu.edu.

About the Arizona Regional Extension Center

The Arizona Regional Extension Center (REC) exists to improve health care in Arizona through advancing electronic health records (EHRs). It is one of 62 federally designated RECs nationwide to assist primary care providers with adoption and optimization of EHRs and achievement of Meaningful Use. The REC is a collaboration between the Arizona, Health-e Connection (AzHeC), Arizona State Universitys Department of Biomedical Informatics (ASU-BMI), and Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG). The REC serves as an unbiased, trusted resource with national perspective and local expertise and provides hands-on technical assistance services to qualified health care providers. For more information, call 602-688-7200, Email ehr(at)azhec(dot)org or visit http://www.arizonarec.org/.

About ClearDATA Networks

ClearDATA is the market leader for cloud computing and information security services to healthcare providers, VARs, RECs and software vendors assisting them to fully automate and securely manage healthcare medical records, applications, IT infrastructure and digital storage. The company provides HITECH HIPAA-compliant cloud and hosting infrastructure and managed services, offsite backup and disaster recovery, information security, and world-class support. The company offers HIPAA Security Risk Assessment and Remediation services through its U.S. Healthcare Compliance division to the healthcare industry to ensure that they meet the rigorous standards of security required for protected health information to demonstrate Meaningful Use. For more information, call 602-635-4006, email: sales(at)cleardata(dot)net or visit: http://www.cleardata.net.

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ProviDyns Assessment and Readiness Program Helps Ensure Technology and Business Goals of SMBs are on PAR

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

ProviDyn, a provider of IT support, strategy and services, announces the ProviDyn Assessment and Readiness (PAR) program designed to evaluate the technology infrastructure of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) and, in turn, uncover opportunities to increase efficiency and determine readiness for new technology.

For many SMBs, a focus on growth can result in a reactive approach to managing technology. However, problems arise when an incident, such as an equipment failure or security breach, negatively impacts productivity. Often times, these situations can be prevented with awareness and proactive management of a companys IT infrastructure. ProviDyn developed PAR to provide growing businesses with a comprehensive view of their existing technology infrastructure, along with expert advice on selecting the best technologies and solutions, increasing efficiency and planning for anticipated future needs — before an issue arises.

The ProviDyn Assessment and Readiness Service is a four step process:

Stakeholder Interviews Conversations with business owners, department heads and stakeholders to determine current IT issues and successes, along with goals for the future. Understanding the company and its drivers for growth help determine if the right technology is in place to drive the business toward meeting its goals.

Physical Discovery An evaluation of the current systems and network infrastructure to determine quality, brand and model, age and proper deployment. This step also includes checking for proper cabling, switching and routing, along with inspecting backup system hardware.

Environmental Discovery – Identifies any environmental factors, such as exposure to heat, dust and particulate matter. This step will also note vulnerability to fire and water (flood or fire suppression), theft and possible protection from employee tampering or accidental damage.

Digital Discovery A review of current software licensing, versions of licensing, legal and technological compliance. The ProviDyn team will also look at the configuration of digital systems to see if they are able to prevent both internal and external security threats. This will help identify strategic alternatives such as updating to a more current software version, selecting a better software for a particular job and/or configuring firewalls for added security.

Our experience with SMBs shows that a one size fits all approach is not effective in establishing a reliable technology infrastructure and scaling to meet future growth, said Hamish Davidson, co-founder and president of ProviDyn. Taking what weve learned from working with SMBs, we created PAR to give clients a custom assessment of their current technology situation, identify gaps or inefficiencies in IT systems and resources and provide strategic recommendations for selecting the best technology and services in the future.

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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ProviDyns Assessment and Readiness Program Helps Ensure Technology and Business Goals of SMBs are on PAR

XSolutions" Article On Transitioning To The Cloud Helps Managers Understand Implications

Pomona, NY (PRWEB) August 31, 2012

In an effort to help those businesses who are thinking of converting to a Full Cloud IT infrastructure, XSolutions has posted a new blog article intended to serve as a decision tool that business owners and corporate executives can use to determine whether they should, in fact, make the transition.

The article Pros and Cons of Going to the Cloud a Decision-Making Tool gives the pros and cons for each basic IT configuration: Full Onsite, Hybrid Cloud, and Full Cloud.

The decision to convert an onsite setup to a Full Cloud environment is a complicated one, and managers need to know the pros and cons for each configuration and match them to specific company goals, says Joseph Imperato Sr., Managing Partner at XSolutions Consulting Services. The purpose of this blog post is to clarify the situation, helping managers to make a sound decision.

XSolutions advises all businesses to do their due diligence before making a final decision. Doing so will save companies from the nightmare of reversing a decision once implementation has begun.

About XSolutions Consulting Services LLC

XSolutions is a full service IT Company located in Rockland County, New York specializing in providing Managed IT Services, Web Design and Custom Software Development. XSolutions has extensive experience in the installation and maintenance of Microsoft products such as MS Server, MS Small Business Server, and MS Office products. Through their partnership with Microsoft, XSolutions is able to bring clients the latest in high-value software to help them compete in a constantly changing business environment. XSolutions’ range of services include Managed IT Services, Web Design and Hosting, Cloud and Hosted Services, Microsoft SharePoint installations, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Custom Software Development, and general IT Consulting. XSolutions also issues an informative newsletter, The Letter X, providing feature articles addressing current computing issues. For more information visit the XSolutions’ Website or call 845-362-9675.

XSolutions" Article On Transitioning To The Cloud Helps Managers Understand Implications

New Compliance Training Series from Wombat Security Helps Companies Address PCI Awareness Training Requirements and Reduce Risk

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 13, 2012

Wombat Security Technologies (Wombat), a leading provider of cyber security awareness and training solutions, today announced the release of its newest training series created to help retailers and businesses address key requirements of common privacy laws and data protection mandates, including PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance. To ensure security policy and procedures are met and reduce the risk of data theft, security awareness training is a mandatory requirement of the PCI Data Security Standard for all employees who handle cardholder data. Wombats new compliance training series leverages the companys proven learning techniques to clearly explain data security requirements to employees and emphasize their responsibility towards securing sensitive information, while simplifying compliance monitoring and reporting for PCI managers.

The key is not just awareness; it is behavior change; as such, interactive security awareness training platforms help compliance managers effectively administer mandated employee education, prove the completion of training in the event of an audit, and actually change the way that employees behave. The result is lower risk for the organization said Andrew Walls, Vice President of Security, Risk and Privacy of Gartner. Companies that employ new interactive cyber security assessment and context aware security training software are reporting reductions in susceptibility to employee-targeted attacks, which translates to fewer breaches and lower remediation costs.

At the most recent PCI Council meeting, the organization reported that security breaches were at the worst level since the group was founded. With data breaches capturing top news headlines, it is more important than ever for companies to enhance their data security and compliance protocols. The 12 requirements for PCI DSS compliance include annual training of employees to maintain and enhance a businesss internal security controls.

Today every organization is a target for cyber criminals and employees are one of the primary attack vectors yet many businesses lack the expertise and resources to effectively train their people against these growing cyber threats, said Joe Ferrara, President and CEO of Wombat Security Technologies. As employees learn how to identify and report attacks, they become invaluable to a companys defensive as well as offensive security posture.

Wombats new compliance training series includes: PCI-DSS requirements, as well as, Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Data Protection and Destruction so that compliance managers can:

New Compliance Training Series from Wombat Security Helps Companies Address PCI Awareness Training Requirements and Reduce Risk