Leading Manufacturing Company Selects CRG emPerform for Strategic Succession Planning and Goal Management

(PRWEB) March 13, 2012

Propulsys Inc., a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products, has selected CRG emPerform to globalize its performance management processes and build an effective succession planning strategy. Based out of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Propulsys Inc. relies on its global team of over 500 employees to deliver world-class products and customer service. Propulsys plans to use emPerform to ensure that company-wide performance expectations are consistently aligned with corporate objectives, and that succession gaps can be identified and addressed in an efficient manner.

“Succession planning and setting performance goals are critical processes that challenge a manufacturing company every day,” said Larry Dean, Global Director of Human Resources for Propulsys. “Using accurate performance data as a basis for succession forecasting and decision making is critical to our success and will save countless dollars in future training and development.”

Prior to selecting emPerform, Propulsys relied on a manual form-based appraisal system for evaluating employee performance. The overall process was not effective for a global workforce and the standardization of performance evaluations was impossible. “Clearly our processes had to be automated,” continued Larry. “We looked very hard at four different software vendors and selected emPerform for the fact that succession planning capabilities were built into the software versus having to buy constant upgrades or additional modules. Getting an all-in-one solution was a big cost-saver for our company”.

“Using emPerform, our employees will have a simple and consistent evaluation process and a better understanding of how their performance contributes to company goals,” said Larry. “We have several business units and emPerform provides real-time visibility into the performance health at every level within the organization”.

When asked about the implementation process, Larry commented, “Implementing emPerform was made much easier due to experience and diligence of the emPerform support team. They were very patient in helping us re-do and define a very critical process [talent management and succession]. User adoption was as expected some employees resisted a different process but after they used the system, they have been receptive and even complimented the ease-of-use and accessibility”.

CRG emPerform comes standard with the nine-box talent matrix for succession planning. Performance metrics and potential data from appraisals, self-assessments, 360 reviews and surveys are automatically fed into emPerform’s Succession Manager and gives managers and HR a snapshot of the performance health of their organization. Employees ready for advancement can be easily identified and employees in need of development can be addressed. Results from the Succession Manager can be monitored in real-time or exported for decision making. Succession Manager comes standard with emPerform. Customers are not charged extra for this powerful functionality.

About Propulsys Inc.

Founded as White Hydraulics, Inc. in 1977 by Harvey and Hollis White, Jr. and now in its second generation of family ownership, Propulsys has become a leading manufacturer of hydraulic drive products low-speed high-torque motors, orbital steering, axial piston pumps, brakes, and accessories. With wholly-owned manufacturing facilities in Hopkinsville, KY, and Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China, as well as sales and distribution offices in the US, China, and Europe, over 520 Propulsys employees serve customers around the world. In addition to the core hydraulic drive business, the Propulsys companies also include White Drive Products, Inc., K Products, Inc., White Staffing Management, Inc. and a joint-venture, Peerless Manufacturing (Zhenjiang) Co. Ltd. http://www.propulsys.com/

About Corporate Renaissance Group

For over 20 years, Corporate Renaissance Group (CRG) has been a global provider of innovative business solutions that improve business performance and increase efficiency. CRG is a member of the Microsoft Partner Network headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices throughout Canada, South Africa, India and the United States. For more information, visit http://www.crgroup.com.

CRG emPerform is an all-inclusive Performance and Talent Management solution, one of many solutions offered by CRG. This all-in-one suite includes robust functionality to simplify and automate core talent management processes, including: performance appraisals, compensation management, 360 degree multi-rater feedback, succession planning and reporting and analytics. CRG emPerform has a diverse customer base within sectors that include professional services, not for profits, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, hospitality and public sector. For more information regarding CRG emPerform, visit http://www.employee-performance.com.

For additional information:

Natalie Trudel

Marketing Communications Specialist

CRG emPerform

ntrudel(at)employee-performance.com

613-232-4295 x252

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Leading Manufacturing Company Selects CRG emPerform for Strategic Succession Planning and Goal Management

eFileCabinet, Inc. Selects C7 Data Centers for Colocation

Provo, UT (PRWEB) March 10, 2010

C7 Data Centers, Inc. (C7), a national provider of colocation, disaster recovery and virtualization solutions, announced that eFileCabinet, Inc., a global provider of data management products and services has signed a multi-year agreement for colocation services.

We needed a trusted partner that could help us host and deliver world class, always-on data management applications, said Matt Peterson, CEO of eFileCabinet. Additionally, we wanted a local data center to ensure physical access to our hardware, especially as we scale our applications for additional customers. C7 came to the plate with a great reputation, state of the art infrastructure and stringent security meeting all our requirements.

eFileCabinet solutions include the companys flagship product eFileCabinet, an electronic document management system, SecureDrawer, a client portal/file sharing service and Concentsus, an online backup offering.

We are pleased to have gained eFileCabinets confidence and we look forward to helping them grow by providing a secure data center facility to house their enterprise content management infrastructure, added Nathan Hatch, President and CEO of C7. We are growing rapidly and are focused on ensuring our customers business success by delivering the highest level of security and data center performance.

About eFileCabinet, Inc.

eFileCabinet, Inc. offers a suite of enterprise content management (ECM) products and services that help more than 20,000 users worldwide store, share and protect their valuable and confidential data assets. eFileCabinet offers several core products designed to address essential business data needs including eFileCabinet, an EDM solution to store and manage important business documents and content, SecureDrawer, a client portal service to share and collaborate and Concentsus Online Backup to securely protect. eFileCabinet is headquartered in Provo, Utah and can be reached at 877-574-5505 or on the web at http://www.efilecabinet.com, http://www.securedrawer.com and http://www.concentsus.com.

About C7 Data Centers

C7 Data Centers, Inc. is a privately-held company started in 2000. C7 owns and operates four data centers and is researching additional acquisition and expansion opportunities. C7 is growing rapidly with its high-value data center solutions for disaster recovery, virtualization and colocation. For more information, visit http://www.c7dc.com or call 801.822.5300.

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eFileCabinet, Inc. Selects C7 Data Centers for Colocation

Trip Mate Selects Cosentry to Provide Redundant KC Data Center and Call Center Recovery Facilities

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) September 1, 2010

Trip Mate, Inc., the leading partner that travel professionals turn to for high-quality travel protection and services, has partnered with CoSentry to provide redundant Data Center and Call Center facilities and services. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Trip Mate was able to use CoSentrys Kansas City Data Center, and work group recovery capabilities to ensure their critical IT systems, and call center operations are always available to their customers.

Doug West, Vice President and General Manager of CoSentry KC Data Center operations commented, “we are pleased to be able to provide Trip Mate with the data center facility and services they require to help protect their business, and ensure they are always available for their customers when they need them the most He continued, Trip Mate has pioneered their industry by introducing many new products, and expanded services for their clients. CoSentry has built its business by listening to our customers and expanding our services based upon our customers needs. This similarity in business philosophy has created the foundation for a perfect partnership between our two organizations.

Doug Brown, COO of Trip Mate added, We are very excited to have CoSentry as a partner to provide the redundant Data Center/ Business Continuity services we require. Our customers and our organization deserve the business resiliency enhancements, and solutions we have incorporated by partnering with CoSentry.

Trip Mate will continue to operate both corporate and backup systems, and will conduct certification, and systems tests to ensure its ability to maximize recovery efforts in the event of an actual outage, or disaster. Trip Mate has taken additional steps to ensure the professional customer service and claims personnel, as well as the information they need to service their clients are always available when their customers need them the most.

Trip Mate Selects Cosentry to Provide Redundant KC Data Center and Call Center Recovery Facilities

TCS Healthcare Technologies Selects Connectria Hosting to Support Acuity Advanced Care

Auburn, CA & St. Louis, MO (Vocus) November 4, 2010

TCS Healthcare Technologies (TCS), an industry leader in medical management software applications for over 25 years, announced today that is has selected Connectria Hosting, a global provider of cloud, managed and complex hosting services, to help expand the hosting options that TCS customers can use to access its care management software applications, including its flagship solution Acuity Advanced Care (ACUITY).

Connectria will provide day-to-day hosting and disaster recovery support for ACUITY along with several other TCS applications, notes Rob Pock, TCS Founder and CEO. He adds Connectria will offer TCS clients a customized approach to hosting ACUITY which allows users to manage patients from anyplace and anywhere through a secure, Internet connection. In addition, TCS clients can continue to install and access ACUITY through local company servers. ACUITY is a comprehensive and integrated care management software system for Utilization Management, Case Management, Disease Management, and Prevention/Wellness programs.

TCS Healthcare Technologies Selects Connectria Hosting to Support Acuity Advanced Care

Frances Jaguar Network Selects Arbor Networks to Power its Cloud-Based DDoS Mitigation Security Services

CHELMSFORD, MA (PRWEB) April 24, 2012

Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that their Peakflow

Frances Jaguar Network Selects Arbor Networks to Power its Cloud-Based DDoS Mitigation Security Services

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Selects nScaled for Global Disaster Recovery, Backup and High Availability Services

Sausalito, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2011

nScaled announced today that Davis Wright Tremaine LLP – a leading law firm with more than 500 attorneys working from nine offices throughout the United States and in Shanghai – has selected the company to provide disaster recovery, backup and high availability services to protect the firms’ global infrastructure. The decision was made after a rigorous selection process by the firms’ internal IT team and executive committee, and as part of an ongoing effort to centralize and modernize IT systems and capabilities worldwide.

The nScaled solution includes the deployment of eleven ‘MicroPod’ cloud appliance devices within each of the firms’ global office locations, onsite installation of software, redundant high speed connectivity to the nScaled Dallas facility and continuous replication of workloads and data. Once implementation is complete, Davis Wright will be able to recover any single failed system within fifteen minutes or less as well as restoring entire data centers from larger regional disasters within hours.

“As part of an overall project to modernize IT, the firm has significantly upgraded its recovery time objectives for core systems,” said Matthew Beland, Network Manager of Davis Wright. “We selected nScaled to provide disaster recovery, backup and high availability because of the completeness of their solution, speed at which we can implement including the replication of significant data volumes and workloads, and their proven track record in the market.”

The firm will be protecting both physical and virtual servers from failure, as well as replicating upwards of 40 terabytes’ of data to both locally deployed mirror servers (MicroPods) and across wide area network links to a central nScaled data center facility. In order to reduce the implementation timeline, physical servers will be shipped during the initial phases of the project for LAN based replication. Beyond disaster recovery, the service is inclusive of backup and high availability of all systems and data.

“We are delighted to have been selected by Davis Wright for this critical business service,” said Mark Hadfield, CEO of nScaled “Their selection of nScaled is further validation of our belief that elastic cloud services have tremendous potential benefit for traditional IT functions beyond the simple deployment of web based applications into public clouds. We are now seeing organizations large and small making the move to elastic infrastructure with economic and functional impact on the entire data center.”

nScaled serves clients from multiple industries including legal, financial services, education and others. Clients range from single office locations with tens of employees, to multinational organizations with thousands. Data centers are available in Dallas, Chicago, and London and the company has plans for further expansion over the coming year.

About nScaled Inc.

nScaled provides cloud data centers to enterprise customers with highly confidential data and zero tolerance for system downtime or data loss. A global network of shared physical infrastructure is available on-demand eliminating wasteful over provisioning of resources for primary application hosting, disaster recovery, backup and other data center services. On-premise deployed service elements provide architectural flexibility in system design, reduce latency and increase application performance. A central web console simplifies management of global services reducing cost and complexity. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London, UK.

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Selects nScaled for Global Disaster Recovery, Backup and High Availability Services

Private Cloud Hosting Provider ScaleMatrix Selects Arbor Networks Peakflow

Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of security and network management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, today announced that ScaleMatrix, a global leader in Private Cloud Hosting and Colocation, has selected Arbors Peakflow SP platform, the industrys leading network-wide infrastructure security and traffic-monitoring platform.

According to a recent report from Infonetics Research titled DDoS Prevention Appliance Market Outlook, Arbor Networks was cited as the dominant leader for DDoS prevention overall, with a 75.4% market share in the carrier transport and wired broadband market segment, versus 8.8% for the next competitor.

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, ScaleMatrix is a rapidly growing provider of colocation, managed services and private cloud hosting solutions. Customers include leading finance, healthcare, and gaming organizations. Arbor Networks works with hosting providers around the world and understands that the issue of availability is paramount. Hosting providers often have a higher risk of DDoS attacks than other online businesses because hosting providers, in effect, aggregate the risk of all their customers. An attack on one customer can affect others and potentially the entire hosting operation because of the heavy reliance on shared infrastructure. The overall impact of a DDoS attack is a function of the time it takes to detect the attack, the time needed to mitigate it and the extent of service degradation both before and after mitigation.

Security concerns are the number one impediment to businesses looking to leverage the benefits of hosted infrastructure. Companies need absolute confidence that data and applications are going to be secure and available, always. To make that happen for our customers, we have turned to the world leader in availability protection, Arbor Networks, said Mark Ortenzi, ScaleMatrix chief executive officer.

ScaleMatrix is a rapidly growing, innovative provider of a wide variety of services, from colocation to VPN to Infrastructure, Software, Platform and Compliance as a Service. Underpinning all of these is availability. These services must be available on demand. Arbor Networks has been focused on the denial-of service issue for more than a decade. Arbors Peakflow SP platform provides availability protection for the vast majority of the worlds service and hosting providers in operation today, said Colin Doherty, Arbor Networks president.

Integrated DDoS Detection & Mitigation

ScaleMatrixs deployment of the Peakflow SP platform ensures that DDoS attacks are identified and mitigated before they get to customer premises. ScaleMatrix is using Arbors Peakflow SP platform to monitor customer access points at the edge of their infrastructure, in addition to constantly monitoring the entire Internet, looking for attacks that could disrupt or impact the availability of customer services. When Peakflow SP identifies an attack, customer traffic is diverted to the Arbor Threat Management System where it is scrubbed, and attack traffic surgically removed, while legitimate business traffic is passed through to the customer. Arbor is delivering an integrated solution that identifies and surgically removes network and application-layer attacks without interrupting the flow of legitimate traffic. This means that customer-facing services remain available while ScaleMatrix actively mitigates attacks.

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Private Cloud Hosting Provider ScaleMatrix Selects Arbor Networks Peakflow

Gexa Energy Selects FIBERTOWN Data Center for DR Operations and Colocation

Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 7, 2011

FIBERTOWN, Houston colocation data center provider and Central Texas business continuity campus, announced today that Gexa Energy, Houston-based retail electric provider, has selected FIBERTOWN for disaster recovery colocation and business continuity office space. FIBERTOWN will provide high availability data center space and dedicated DR worksites with 100% uptime to support Gexa Energys goal of maintaining continuous operations.

The safe distance and easy access coupled with a guaranteed uptime SLA and carrier-neutral connectivity make our Tier IV-designed data center and technology campus in Bryan/College Station a perfect fit, said Brandon Perryman, vice president of sales and marketing for FIBERTOWN.

Gexa Energy supports its mission critical systems in-house with offsite disaster recovery. In the search for a new provider, Gexa Energy was looking to secure backup systems out of hurricane reach but within driving distance of its Houston office.

Recent events of the past couple of years, most notably Hurricane Ike, has placed a tremendous premium on effective disaster-recovery services, says Antonio Marin, Gexa Energy’s vice president of information technology.

Located 100 miles northwest of Houston, the Tier IV-designed colocation facility provides guaranteed availability, efficient use of resources and protection from disruptive events through N+1 power and cooling, layers of uninterruptable power supplies and diesel generators, and 24×7 security.

The robust telecommunications network in and around Bryan also played a role in choosing FIBERTOWN. The company wanted to maintain its current telecom contract while ensuring high performance connectivity, redundancy and security.

This agreement with FIBERTOWN secures Gexa Energy’s ongoing ability to maintain reliable back-up facilities and business continuity, allowing us to provide a seamless experience for our customers, notes Victor Howard, Gexa Energys senior director, marketing & customer care.

Business continuity office space was a key requirement for the energy provider. To ensure continuous, superior support to its end customers, Gexa Energy must maintain operations at all times. With dedicated and always-connected office space, ready to activate at a moments notice, Gexa Energy can deliver on its customer service guarantees.

ABOUT FIBERTOWN

FIBERTOWN is the premier provider of quality data center solutions, high availability colocation and business continuity/disaster recovery office space in Houston and Bryan/College Station. With a proven 100% SLA, FIBERTOWN houses the mission critical IT systems for Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations across many industries.

The SAS 70 Type II compliant data centers and award-winning DR office space offer Gulf Coast-based companies a carrier neutral, one-stop solution for best-in-class technology and amenities to support business continuity needs. Both the North Houston data center and Bryan Tier IV-designed data center feature a pod design for maximum efficiency, fault tolerant 2N power and cooling, 24x7x365 security, and fully redundant multi-carrier Internet connectivity. Learn more at http://www.fibertown.com or call (888) 501-4368. Visit our blog, The Continuity Council, at http://www.thecontinuitycouncil.com.

ABOUT GEXA ENERGY

Gexa Energy (PUCT # 10027) is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of wind and solar power in North America. NextEra Energy Resources is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. Having entered the Texas deregulated energy market in 2002, Gexa Energy has established itself as one of the leading retail electricity providers for residential and commercial users in the state.

The company operates as NextEra Energy Services in a 12-state area in the northeast and Washington D.C. where it provides service to small, midsize and large commercial customers. It also services residential customers in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.

For more information, visit http://www.gexaenergy.com

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Gexa Energy Selects FIBERTOWN Data Center for DR Operations and Colocation

Coastal Federal Credit Union Selects BlueStripe FactFinder To Ensure Consistent Customer Experience via Personal Teller Machines

Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) June 05, 2012

BlueStripe Software, a leader in application and transaction monitoring for IT Operations, today announced that Coastal Federal Credit Union is using BlueStripes FactFinder to ensure the availability and performance of critical business systems including Coastals innovative Personal Teller Machine (PTM) system.

The PTM system allows Coastal Credit Union members to interact with a live teller via a video banking kiosk by communicating through two-way video, touch screens and a private audio network. The availability of the Teller application and the systems that support it is critical to a positive customer experience. FactFinder enabled the IT team to clearly see exactly which systems made up the Teller service and how each of them was performing.

FactFinder gives us a precision we did not previously have, eliminating the guesswork when finding the root cause of application slowdowns, commented Chris Whitesock, IT Director, Coastal Federal Credit Union. FactFinder is a necessity in our data center, giving us real-time visibility into every connection in our applications even those we didnt know existed.

The FactFinder Transaction Monitoring solution automatically discovers, maps, and monitors all business transactions running across the infrastructure. FactFinder measures performance, hop-by-hop, everywhere that transactions go, across tiers, across platforms, and across architectures even into virtual machines, private cloud, and third party services. When performance or availability problems occur, FactFinder follows the slow or hung transaction right to the problem component; then drills down the server stack to determine why the problem occurred.

FactFinder is also the key component of Coastals Service Level Monitoring process, delivering the transaction performance metrics that are the cornerstone of enforceable application SLAs. Additionally, Coastal plans to use FactFinder in its corporate test environment as part of the process for rolling out vendor upgrades. FactFinder gives Coastal a clear view of dependencies along a transaction chain, highlighting potential issues the upgrade may cause.

BlueStripe is proud to be an instrumental piece of Coastals leading edge, interactive teller application that breaks the mold of bankers hours and provides better service to customers, said Chris Neal, CEO of BlueStripe Software. BlueStripes ability to provide a unique, Operations-centric view of transaction performance is critical to understanding service levels and quickly identifying any issues impacting application performance.

About BlueStripe Software

BlueStripe Software provides the next generation of transaction performance management solutions. BlueStripes flagship product, FactFinder, is the only solution with automated application management and transaction monitoring in a single product so that IT Operations & Support teams can monitor and manage complete application system and transaction performance, 24×7 – across any platform: physical, virtual, or cloud. Headquartered in North Carolinas prestigious Research Triangle Park (RTP), BlueStripe was founded by successful IT Software startup veterans. For additional information, please visit http://bluestripe.com.

Coastal Federal Credit Union Selects BlueStripe FactFinder To Ensure Consistent Customer Experience via Personal Teller Machines

ChemPoint.com Selects Tier 3 for Continuous Innovation and Growth

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 23, 2011

ChemPoint.com, the leading e-distributor of specialty and fine chemicals in Europe and North America, has selected enterprise cloud platform company Tier 3 as its IT infrastructure services partner. ChemPoint conducted an evaluation of multiple offerings before choosing Tier 3 for its innovation and growth potential. According to ChemPoint, Tier 3s platform provides the security, stability, efficiency and flexibility needed to support the companys continuous application development and business growth.

While our innovative applications platform has continued to evolve and provide a strong leadership position within our industry, our underlying infrastructure hasnt kept pace over the past few years, said Jeff Trimble, vice president of operations and technology at ChemPoint. The move to Tier 3 expands our infrastructure capabilities and creates tremendous flexibility. This allows us to focus our technology resources on the differentiating elements that drive our business.

Jared Wray, chief technology officer of Tier 3, noted, Companies moving their applications online need to feel completely confident that their information is secure and quickly accessible at all times. We built our enterprise cloud platform with those requirements in mind. Every customer gets the production-ready environment that will enable them to provide their customers with the quality of service, uptime and support they need 100 percent of the time. Their customers demand it. We demand it.

The Tier 3 platform incorporates virtualization technology, intelligence and automation across every layer of the platform to provide unprecedented performance and agility. To eliminate the risks often associated with cloud computing, the platform also includes:

ChemPoint.com Selects Tier 3 for Continuous Innovation and Growth

TechConnect Selects OpenDNS Enterprise for Continuously-Updated, Real Time Malware Protection

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2012

OpenDNS, the world’s largest and fastest-growing provider of Internet security and DNS services that deliver a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience to everyone, today announced TechConnect is using OpenDNS Enterprise, the favorite solution of businesses of all sizes that require an easy-to-manage, scalable security service. TechConnect is using OpenDNS Enterprise to ensure its employees are protected from stumbling upon malicious sites and downloading malware that could transmit sensitive data outside its network.

TechConnect is an Internet company with divisions focused both on advertising and gaming. Because the company is driven wholly and completely by Internet activity, and employees are continuously accessing foreign or unfamiliar sites, they are at a significantly high risk of encountering a malicious site and inadvertently downloading malware. The IT team at TechConnect needed a way to proactively combat malicious threats in order to avoid having their time monopolized by malware cleanup and to ensure that private or sensitive data wasnt at risk of being transmitted off the TechConnect network by botnets.

Although TechConnect was running desktop antivirus software on individual machines, malware was still sneaking in, requiring costly and time-intensive clean-up. We needed a way to ensure that when our publishing department vets new advertisers and websites that want to join our ad network, theyre protected from potentially harmful sites, said Michiel Beenen, CEO of TechConnect. Apart from that, we also wanted to make sure that our office was using the most stable and speedy DNS service available.

TechConnect selected cloud-based OpenDNS Enterprise for malware protection because the service is continually updated in real-time, so there are no software updates or lag time for installations or upgrades, and as soon as new malicious sites are identified TechConnect employees are automatically protected. OpenDNS blocks malware in two ways: It prevents access to malicious sites so employees cant download malware and it disables botnet communication, ensuring sensitive data remains airtight. The technology also ensures that malware isnt transmitted across an organizations network.

We would highly recommend OpenDNS Enterprise, Beenen said. We looked extensively at other services and not only would we have ended up paying more, the quality of the solution just wasnt as effective.

OpenDNS Enterprise also gives Beenan the ability to easily share network insights and support responsibilities with multiple members of his team, allowing them to effortlessly collaborate on the best way to address trends before they become problems. From anywhere, through a single Web-based dashboard, any member of the IT team can monitor network statistics, update settings, or even deploy new networks.

Beenen concluded, The nature of our work means that our team is using the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Security is of the highest importance, and OpenDNS Enterprise allows us to easily make sure every single employee is protected from possible threats. Its an ideal fit for an Internet-focused company.

About OpenDNS

OpenDNS is the world’s leading provider of Internet security and DNS services, enabling the world to connect to the Internet with confidence on any device, anywhere, any time. OpenDNS provides millions of businesses, schools and households with a safer, faster and more intelligent Internet experience by protecting them from malicious Web threats and providing them control over how users navigate the Internet, while dramatically increasing the network’s overall performance and reliability. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: http://www.opendns.com.

About TechConnect

The TechConnect Group exists of two main companies: BannerConnect, an independent specialist facilitating automated trading for internet advertising at national and international level next to this we also have InterWave Studios, a brand new game development company that creates both casual games for mobile and web and high quality gaming titles like Nuclear Dawn that is available on Steam. For more information, visit http://www.techconnect.nl/.

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Acosta Selects Consonus Customer Care for Backup and Archiving Support Needs

Cary, NC (PRWEB) August 10, 2011

Acosta, a leading outsourced sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, has selected Consonus for their backup and archiving technical support needs. The decision was based on Consonus ability to provide Tier 2 engineering support on the first call, as well as one-source accountability and rapid problem resolution times.

I must say, after working with Consonus, their support people are highly responsive, said Adam Cochran, systems engineer, Technology Engineering and Delivery Services at Acosta. We have had great success in resolving our support issues in record time. We were able to get someone on the phone within 30 seconds connected directly to a knowledgeable engineer without having to wait in long queues or for a call-back. I would recommend them any day.

Consonus Customer Care offers direct access to highly-trained technical support engineers focused on Symantec, NetApp, HP, and Sun/Oracle to provide rapid problem resolution. Not only is Consonus the only partner in North America to take Tier 1 and Tier 2 support and renewals for HP, NetApp, and Symantec, Consonus Customer Care has a proven track record with a 96% case resolution rate as documented by Symantec, and one of the lowest escalation rates in the industry.

“With our superior first call support we are able to drastically improve customer satisfaction, said Director, Customer Care and Managed Services Operations Lee Whitaker. Our Customer Care team provides customers like Acosta with Tier 2 engineering support on the first call, which is a key differentiator for us; its why we have been so successful transitioning enterprise accounts to our service. In the 10 years Consonus has offered this program, we have had 100 percent retention rate in Florida a very strong number when dealing with maintenance support. The investment Consonus makes in this program allows our account executives to go deep and wide in their accounts.

With more than 80 years of experience, Acosta is a leading outsourced sales and marketing agency serving consumer packaged goods companies and retailers across the United States and Canada. They support thousands of the biggest brands seen every day, with a client roster that includes the majority of #1 and #2 brands sold in most grocery stores. Based in Jacksonville, FL, Acosta has about 20,000 associates in 65 offices throughout the United States and Canada.

About Consonus

Consonus is a leading national provider of Data Center Services,IT Consulting, IT Infrastructure, and Managed Services. A subsidiary of Midas Medici Group Holdings, Inc., Consonus offers a comprehensive suite of technology services and support while providing customers with solutions that address data center efficiency, disaster recovery, data protection, and virtualization. Visit Consonus on the Web at http://www.consonus.com.

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Acosta Selects Consonus Customer Care for Backup and Archiving Support Needs

With Growth on the Horizon, Atlanta Humane Society Selects ProviDyn for IT Support, Strategy and Services

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

ProviDyn, a provider of IT support, strategy and services for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that Atlantas oldest private non-profit animal welfare organization, the Atlanta Humane Society (AHS), has selected the company to provide services to its current location and a new campus opening in December 2011.

Expanding to an additional location prompted AHS to look for a technology provider that could act as a partner and augment its limited internal IT resources to ensure seamless communication between both locations. After an extensive review process, AHS selected ProviDyn to provide managed services, application and IP telephony support, as well as vendor management for both AHS locations. The ProviDyn team will also work closely with AHS to implement cost saving solutions by removing aging equipment and improving processes and efficiency with cloud services.

With two facilities, we needed a professional resource to help us manage the day to day technology piece of the puzzle and also the complexities of ensuring our IT infrastructure could support both locations, said Chris Slee, Vice President of Finance for AHS. Right away we felt that ProviDyn was the right choice. They came in with a hands on approach, solid track record of meeting the technology needs of small and medium-sized businesses and a willingness to customize a solution to fit our needs.

The new Mansell campus of AHS is funded by an ongoing $ 10M capital campaign and is expected to allow the organization to double the number of animal adoptions to 12,000 dogs and cats annually and total between 8,000 and 16,000 spay/neuter surgeries. Expanding North of the perimeter also opens up the possibilities for AHS to engage new supporters and adopting families.

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.

About Atlanta Humane Society

Founded in 1873, the Atlanta Humane Society and Society For Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals, Inc. is the oldest private non-profit animal welfare organization in Atlanta and one of the oldest humane agencies in America.

With Growth on the Horizon, Atlanta Humane Society Selects ProviDyn for IT Support, Strategy and Services

Polands Bank Pekao Selects SunGards Valdi

Warsaw, Poland (PRWEB) July 03, 2012

Bank Pekao S.A. (Bank Pekao), the Polish banking group and part of the UniCredit Group, has selected SunGards Valdi trading suite for connectivity between the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) and the firms online trading platform and core banking system.

Bank Pekaos traders will use Valdi to help improve and monitor order flows and provide a sales trading service. The bank will also implement Valdis gateways to the WSE to link its core banking system and its online retail trading platform to the exchange.

Piotr Teleon, deputy head of Pekao Brokerage House, said, We have used SunGards solutions since the Warsaw Stock Exchange implemented the WARSET trading system in 2000. Now Valdi will help us move to the next stage of our development, support business strategies we may choose in the future and help us leverage the opportunities available on other developed trading venues.

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Polands Bank Pekao Selects SunGards Valdi

CarterEnergy Selects CoSentry To Provide Secure Colocation Services In Kansas City Data Center Facility

Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

Utilizing CoSentrys North Kansas City Data Center, CarterEnergy has partnered with one of the Midwests most secure and reliable data center providers. The upgrade will ensure the uninterrupted availability of their critical systems and the information-driven, quality service they provide to their customers.

Doug West, Vice President and General Manager of CoSentry KC Data Center operations, commented, “We are pleased to partner with CarterEnergy to provide the data center facility, and services they require to support their business objectives. CarterEnergy has a rich tradition of serving the petroleum industry, and we take our responsibility to support their critical IT Systems and information very seriously.

Kerry Oliver, Executive Vice President and General Manager for CarterEnergy stated, We were very impressed with the CoSentry Kansas City facility and their commitment to security. The overall resiliency and redundancy of their data center infrastructure was a major factor in our decision to partner with CoSentry. We are very confident in their ability to deliver the levels of security that we require.

CarterEnergy will actively operate both corporate as well as backup environments, and thereby ensure that critical systems and data are always available. Mark Dodds, Solutions Consultant with CoSentry in Kansas City stated that CarterEnergy was very thoughtful in their approach to designing a Disaster Recovery program, and we look forward to continuing to be a part of their planning processes moving forward.

About CoSentry

CoSentry serves as a one source provider of data center, cloud computing and managed technical services. For over 10 years, CoSentry has been helping clients create and protect technology platforms to compete in todays ALWAYS ON business environment. Business leaders depend on CoSentrys world-class capabilities including colocation, virtual server and storage platforms, high-capacity internet and technical help desk services to keep their businesses running. CoSentry has facilities in Kansas City, MO, and Sioux Falls, SD, Papillion, NE and Omaha, NE.

For more information about CoSentry, please visit http://www.cosentry.com

About CarterEnergy Corporation

CarterEnergy serves as a leader in the marketing and distribution of transportation fuels, distributing 141 different energy products within the Midwest and Gulf regions. The Complete Energy Source, CarterEnergy has provided sensible end-to-end business solutions to its customers for over 50 years. Our expertise spans both retail and commercial businesses of varying sizes and scope. From chain store operators to small business and first-time owners, our insights and strategies help convenience store and truck stop retailers develop and improve their operations.

CarterEnergy also provides fleet and commercial fueling services in and around the Kansas City metropolitan area as well as Dallas, and operates a fleet of transports in four major metropolitan markets.

More information about CarterEnergy and its services can be found at http://www.carterenergy.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

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Columbia Pacific Advisors Selects SunGards Investran to Help Automate Partnership Accounting

New York, NY (PRWEB) October 20, 2011

Columbia Pacific Advisors (Columbia), a Seattle-based alternative investment advisor, has selected SunGards Investran to help automate partnership accounting across its investment portfolios. SunGards Investran is an award winning application suite that helps automate front-, middle- and back-office processes for private equity and other illiquid asset class investment firms.

Columbia chose Investran because it needed a solution that could accommodate its business growth without having to add additional staff. Investran will be used for deal management, investor relations, fund and investor accounting and flexible reporting. Its integrated solution suite helps eliminate disparate databases to help increase operational efficiency and achieve improved levels of scalability for growth. Columbia will access Investran through SunGards hosted Infinity* Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model.

Utilizing SunGards Investran on a SaaS delivery model will help us better focus on the business of investment management instead of having to worry about managing reams of spreadsheets and issues related to software hosting such as upgrades, data back-up and disaster recovery, said Schuyler Havens, managing director at Columbia Pacific Advisors. Investran also gives us a proven solution with a reputation for reliability.

Like many investment firms, Columbia is looking to respond to growth by centralizing its workflows and keeping its staff count level, said Lauren Iaslovits, chief operating officer for SunGards Investran business unit. Investran will provide Columbia with a fully integrated solution to help improve firm-wide efficiencies, reduce operational risks and streamline operations.

SunGard Financial Systems is pursuing a visionary initiative to transform some of the key functionality of its core systems into components creating software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solutions. Leading this initiative is Infinity, which uses a service-oriented architecture (SOA) development framework, offers a business process management platform (Infinity Process Platform) and a virtualized, on-demand delivery infrastructure.

About Columbia Pacific Advisors

Columbia Pacific Advisors is a premier alternative investment advisory firm located in Seattle, WA. The firm has deep international experience in real estate, public and private equity, distressed debt and special situation lending.

About SunGard Investran

SunGard Investran is an integrated application suite that automates front-, middle- and back-office processes for private equity and alternative investment firms. Investran helps improve business efficiencies to facilitate collaboration, support deal flow and automate accounting. Firms rely on Investrans integrated capabilities to help meet their needs in the entire investment life-cycle, including relationship management, reporting, monitoring, accounting, fund raising and deal pipeline management. For more information on Investran and SunGards portfolio of alternative investment solutions, visit http://www.sungard.com/investran/learnmore.

About SunGard

SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies. SunGard has more than 20,000 employees and serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries. SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector. SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software. With annual revenue of about $ 5 billion, SunGard is ranked 434 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and IT services company. Look for us wherever the mission is critical. For more information, please visit http://www.sungard.com.

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The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Selects DBSi for Data Center Expansion

Bethlehem, PA (PRWEB) December 21, 2011

The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a nationally renowned leader in pediatric medicine, professional education, and childrens health research announced the selection of DBSi TekPark Data Center Facility for its most recent expansion. A customer since 2005, DBSis engineering of the TekPark facility and their successful long term business relationship were significant factors in CHOPs decision.

Data Based Systems International, Inc.s (DBSi) recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation of a former chip manufacturing complex outside of Breinigsville, PA (aka DBSi TekPark). DBSis industry expertise in data center designs with redundant architecture and space engineering have enabled CHOP operations to better align with its strategic objectives. Additionally, DBSis data center location offerings have complimented our strategy, said Bob Bartelt, CHOPs Chief Technology Officer.

DBSis Hosting and Recovery Advanced Technology Center (ATC) at TekPark is a 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art data center space being commissioned in four phases; CHOP is the first of several clients who have already contracted for additional space within this facility. The third facility more than doubles DBSis data center capacity and completes a strategic regional paradigm by joining its other Pennsylvania ATCs in Valley Forge and headquarters complex in Bethlehem. The design allows DBSi clients to create an active-active IT strategy while leveraging the third facility for long term archival storage of mission critical data. DBSi is pleased to announce that they are the only managed hosting / colocation facility with this unique advantage powered by its dark fibre network topology.

About DBSi

In business for over 30 years, DBSi is an innovative data center services company providing flexible, cost-effective, mission-critical technology solutions. Headquartered in Bethlehem, DBSi operates three secure, high density, highly available data centers in Bethlehem, Valley Forge, and Breinigsville, PA.

The company provides comprehensive data center services including Managed Hosting (Backups, WAN, Administration, Monitoring), Cloud computing, and traditional Colocation to hundreds of clients across numerous verticals including the healthcare and financial markets. DBSi also offers Disaster Recovery solutions ranging from tradition tape based recovery to advanced services such as virtualization, real time data replication, remote backup, email failover, and redundant data center configurations – all complimented by the regions largest Workspace Recovery offering.

For additional information about DBSi, please visit the company website at http://www.dbsintl.com.

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Dealer Performance Group Selects ProviDyn for Microsoft SBS and Private Cloud Services

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 01, 2012

ProviDyn, a provider of IT support, strategy and services for small and medium-sized businesses, announced today that it was recently selected by Dealer Performance Group (DPG), a finance and insurance agency providing automotive benefits,services, and F&I/ compliance training to over 600 automotive dealerships in the Southeast, to evaluate and make recommendations for the agencys network infrastructure.

Working with other managed service providers left DPG with a network built on disparate systems and support that was unreliable and slow. Frustrated with this outcome, the agency enlisted ProviDyn to conduct an in-depth evaluation of its technology needs from top to bottom and make recommendations for improvements. After a thorough assessment, ProviDyn recommended Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) as an all-in-one network solution that would give the agency access to enterprise-class server technology at an affordable cost. In addition, ProviDyn migrated DPG to a private cloud, giving the agency the added bonus of cost effectively accessing and sharing information.

ProviDyn was able to come in, quickly understand our business and make recommendations that would meet our immediate and long-term needs, said Hal Schmidt, CFO of Dealer Performance Group. The combination of Microsoft SBS and the private cloud allowed us to move past the infrastructure issues we were facing and gave us the peace of mind to focus on the business while knowing our technology needs were being handled by ProviDyn, a partner we could trust.

Microsofts SBS is an ideal solution for small businesses facing the day-to-day challenges of growing while also maintaining a reliable IT infrastructure with limited IT knowledge, said Hamish Davidson, president and co-founder of ProviDyn. For Dealer Performance Group specifically, SBS allowed them to gain the major components of a corporate infrastructure without the time and cost they would have spent otherwise.

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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State-of-the-Art Pediatric Dental Practice Selects ITG Networks for "Hassle-Free" Healthcare Managed Service Solution.

Wexford, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

With this release, ITG Networks is proud to announce its newly forged relationship, providing managed services to Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry (TCPD). With a newly built office, TCPDs approach is fresh, unique, and on the cutting edge of where pediatric dentistry is headed. Pictured is one of the many 3 dimensional animals used in Tender Care’s immersive and custom themed exam rooms. Download the Case Study for more details.

ITG Networks changes the way small and medium businesses (SMB) approach their office technology by offering a true turn-key, managed service solution. By incorporating such offerings as managed services, backup and disaster recovery, virtualization, Droid and iPhone accessible surveillance systems, PBX phone systems, and ITG Network’s patented Waiting Room Wifi, businesses now have a singular point of contact for almost all of their technology needs.

With a unique practice like TCPD, it was crucial to have a unique solution well suited to their operational flow that helped them gain greater efficiencies. After discussing the advantages of utilizing a single company who could design their network, integrate with 3rd party software, manage the entire installation process from start to finish, and support the solution afterwards; Tender Care didn’t have to look any further than ITG. With this type of approach, ITG was able to delve deeper into the day to day operations of TCPD, and work together on a united front to deploy a solution tailored to their business and needs.

Working closely with Tender Cares staff to ensure their opening day timeline; ITG was able to outfit their new office with a Desktop and Server Upgrade, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Dental Software Integration and Update, Server Virtualization, ITG’s Waiting Room Wifi for patients, Structured Cabling, and a Full Function PBX Phone Solution. I needed to have the practice up and running in the new facility and I was pleasantly surprised by ITGs project management and commitment to meet our timeline, says Dr. Beatriz De La Roche. At the core of what ITG has brought to the table is their Managed Services, deemed ITG Network Immunization, for Desktops and Servers. ITGs Network Immunization removed over 1,000 spyware threats in the first month after taking over existing workstations.

The relationship that forged between ITG Networks and Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry is a brilliant fit. Several different companies would typically place the assorted pieces of the technology puzzle together; this can often lead to frustration during install and support phases of any project. ITG Networks has proven to be the point of singularity that merges all processes into a cohesive solution. By relieving the burden of day to day technology hassles, Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry can continue to make the patients their number one priority.

For more information on ITG Networks, the solution outlined above, and Tender Care Pediatric Dentistry, click on the attached PDF Case Study or visit http://www.itgnetworkshealthcare.com and read the featured customer story.

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Regional Educational Service Center 20 in San Antonio, TX Selects Renovo Softwares Scheduling Solution for Video Conferencing Network

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) August 21, 2012

Regional Educational Service Center 20 (ESC 20) will utilize Renovo Softwares advanced video conference scheduling platform, Video Scheduler, to schedule, automate and manage their interactive video conferencing network. Video Scheduler will replace their current solution, VC Wizard, to schedule, automate and manage a Cisco MSE 8000 MCU and a Polycom MGC MCU.

Renovos Video Scheduler provides a unique set of capabilities which will greatly improve the scheduling and management of ESC 20s video conferencing network. In addition to its advanced video conference scheduling capabilities, Video Scheduler will allow ESC 20 to set up user groups, assign privileges, send automated notices, configure MCU load balancing, monitor and maintain live network usage, create reports, and more.

With Video Scheduler, users on the video conferencing network at ESC 20 now have the ability to schedule multiple instances of a reservation at irregular date and time intervals, schedule regularly recurring reservations, and even copy old or existing reservations. The scheduling process is streamlined further by empowering administrators with the ability to set up custom time blocks and durations for recurring conferences. This powerful platform offers a remarkable amount of control, allowing users to edit individual instances within multiple and recurring reservations, or even add custom additional information fields to any reservation.

ESC 20 will also be deploying Renovos unique event offering module. Using event offering, ESC 20 can create and market events, classes, seminars, etc. to their districts. Users within their network can then search, discuss, suggest, or sign up for the events. Events are fully compatible with Video Schedulers message board (listserv), email notification, and RSS notification features.

About Renovo

Renovo Software is a leading developer of software solutions for the video communications industry. Renovo designs, develops and supports software solutions that schedule, automate and manage complex video conferencing networks. Renovos Video Scheduler is deployed in some of the worlds largest video conferencing networks, yet scales down to meet the needs of almost any network. Applications include video visitation, courtroom arraignment, distance learning, telemedicine and business videoconferencing.

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