CAPS Hosts Revco Hot Ideas Symposium; Attendees Advance New Data Center Recovery and Continuity Solutions

Shelton, CT (PRWEB) December 17, 2009

On November 17th over fifty IT executives gathered at the CAPS Shelton CT data center at the Enterprise Corporate Park for the first Hot Ideas Symposium co-hosted by Revco, a regional Value Added Reseller (VAR) with over forty-one years of experience, and Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc., a leading IT infrastructure solutions provider.

The day-long joint event included networking-oriented breakfast and lunch breaks coupled with presentations and interactive discussions. General and technical presentations addressed both existing and future solutions impacting data centers, as well as disaster recovery and business continuity planning, implementation, operations and cost-related issues. The symposiums featured speakers were management and technical executives from Datalink Corporation (NASDAQ: DTLK), Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), Server Technology, AVTECH Software, Cooper B-Line and CAPS.

The morning began with Revco president Mr. Bob Von Steins welcoming remarks and introduction of co-host and opening speaker, Mr. Peter Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS, who gave a talk on protecting against business interruption with a comprehensive business resilience and disaster recovery solution.

Afterwards, Mr. Brendan Flaherty, northeast representative, and Mr. Dick Sonderegger, storage engineer, of Datalink Corporation came to the podium to speak about how to develop an effective backup and disaster recovery strategy using VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM). Avocents Ms. Kris Chartier, northeast district sales manager, and Mr. Jon Lorton, SE, followed with a detailed talk on how to know, plan and manage a data center more efficiently.

The morning session concluded with a presentation offering key insights on measuring power and efficiency within a “green” data center by Mr. John Dynan, the regional manager of Server Technology.

Opening the afternoon session was Mr. Michael Sigourney, the president and co-founder of AVTECH Software. His presentation covered how to avoid the “Big 7″ environmental threats facing data centers. Continuing the environmental theme, Mr. Nick Tosca, Cooper B-Lines eastern regional representative, spoke about thermal management solutions that effectively handle heat in the data center. Closing comments by Revcos Von Stein, networking conversations and a tour of the CAPS data center and workstation facilities wrapped up the day.

We welcomed the opportunity to co-host the Hot Ideas Symposium and establish a long-term relationship with Revco, said Peter J. Messina, senior vice president and chief operating officer of CAPS. Having strong ties to long-standing local firms like Revco is an integral part of our new business approach as well as CAPS new brand image.

The Hot Ideas Symposium series got off to a very successful start. I was very pleased with the large turnout and positive response to its concept, topics, guest speakers and location, said Bob Von Stein, president of Revco. We look forward to working together with CAPS to create a long-running series that consistently serves the region with forward-thinking insights.

CAPS SAS 70 Type II facilities serve the southeastern states surrounding metro Atlanta and the northeast states forming the Boston-New York metro business corridor. CAPS supports large enterprise and SMB clients with colocation, managed services, data backup, workstation facilities, failover and notification communication systems, mobile disaster recovery and DR/BC services. Forresters 2008 WaveTM report cited CAPS as a strong performer in the Fixed-Site Disaster Recovery Service Provider category; CAPS can offer high-performance solutions in its region, and boasts very high customer satisfaction levels.

About AVTECH Software, Inc.:

AVTECH Software Inc., a privately held corporation founded in 1988, develops and manufactures IT & facilities environment monitoring equipment specifically designed to monitor advanced computer rooms, data centers and other facilities. AVTECH’s Room Alert and TemPageR product lines monitor a wide range of conditions including temperature, humidity, power interruptions or failures, flood/water, smoke/fire, airflow, room entry and much more. Their unique combination of hardware and software allows easy remote monitoring via a web browser or software and keeps managers and staff informed by all popular methods when events occur. AVTECH’s customer base extends around world in 104 countries and on Antarctica. With 20 years of experience, AVTECH has become the industry leader, serving many thousands of data centers and facilities of all sizes. Their customer base consists of over 80% of the Fortune 1000, all branches of the U.S. government & military, the White House, Pentagon, United Nations, leading educational institutions and organizations of all types.

About Computer Alternative Processing Sites (CAPS), Inc.:

CAPS, an IT infrastructure total solutions provider, has flexible, scalable solutions for the entire enterprise. SMB and large cap clients house real-time production or backup, disaster recovery and business continuity operations at our first-class data centers and workstation facilities. CAPS facilities offer custom colocation packages, various levels of managed services, disk-to-disk data backup/archiving/storage, failover and notification systems, mobile recovery support, secured 7×24 access, carrier/vendor-neutral access to top telecom vendors, SAS70 Type II compliance and a best of breed data center infrastructure for ongoing operations. CAPS serves the Boston-New York corridor and the Atlanta region plus the surrounding states. Please visit us at http://www.capsbrs.com.

About Datalink:

A virtual data center infrastructure, solutions, and services provider Datalink helps organizations store, manage, and protect one of their most critical assets–information. The company’s solutions and services span four practices: backup and recovery; consolidation and virtualization; archive and compliance; and business applications. From analysis and design to implementation, management, and support, Datalink is focused on maximizing the business value of IT. For more information about Datalink services, contact Datalink at (800) 448-6314, or visit Datalink online at http://www.datalink.com.

About Revco:

Revco provides top quality, intelligently designed, innovative products to the data processing industry. Their offerings include server cabinets, Comm/Data equipment racks, cable management products, control room furniture, NOC furniture, environment monitors and cabinet power distribution units (PDUs). They also focus on the design and configuration of data center infrastructure management solutions that include KVM-over-IP switching, serial and console control, Service Processor (iLO, DRAC, RSA, ALOM, etc.) managers, power control and monitoring as well as centralized software for secure Out-of-Band (OOB) management of physical and virtual IT assets. Revco is located in Trumbull, CT. For more information, contact Revco at (800) 500-1346, or on the web at http://www.revco-inc.com.

About Server Technology:

Server Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures intelligent power distribution products for enterprise data centers, service providers and branch office locations. Founded in 1984, Server Technology is recognized as a leader in innovative Remote Power Management solutions. The companys line of Sentry power products eliminates unnecessary trips to remote locations and minimizes the impact of locked-up internetworking equipment on business critical networks, combining intelligent power distribution, remote management and power measurement. Server Technology is located in Reno, Nevada and can be reached at (800) 835-1515, or on the Web at http://www.servertech.com.

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Algorithm Hosts Spring Business Software Solutions Webinar Series

Dublin, Ohio (PRWEB) April 25, 2012

Algorithm kicked off their spring webinar series on April 19 with a production planning and scheduling webinar featuring John Grima, Director of Sales & Marketing at Lynq Limited. During this webinar, Grima demoed Visual Planner, a production planning and scheduling business software solution for Exact Macola Progression and ES.

The next Algorithm webinar will take place on April 26 at 2pm EDT. Algorithm consultant Andy Smith will discuss how companies can benefit from Business Intelligence (BI) and mobility software. According to Gartner’s annual survey of IT executives, Business Intelligence and mobility are top technology priorities for CIOs in 2012. “Our Business Intelligence and mobility sessions are always very popular at customer meetings so we are excited to share this information in a webinar format,” says Smith.

In the BI and Mobility webinar, Smith will discuss:

Algorithm Hosts Spring Business Software Solutions Webinar Series

ManageEngine Hosts Webinar on Securing and Monitoring BYOD Networks Using NetFlow

Pleasanton, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2012

PLEASANTON, Calif. June 21, 2012 ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced its upcoming webinar, Securing and Monitoring BYOD Networks Using NetFlow, which highlights ManageEngine NetFlow Analyzer, known for its flow-based traffic analytics tool.

The BYOD movement, due to its supposedly high cost savings to the organization and flexibility to the employee, has become the trending technology of the year. It has also brought to the enterprise a tremendous increase in the number of personal devices with no established device management policies and an associated rise of unverified applications and data. The onus is now on the network administrator to ensure that the enterprise network performance does not take a hit.

Don Thomas Jacob, head of the technical marketing team for NetFlow Analyzer at ManageEngine, will discuss the possible network issues that arise from adopting a pro-BYOD policy and why monitoring is a necessity in such networks. The webinar will further address how NetFlow technology can be used to monitor the network as well as to mitigate security threats that may arise from BYOD.

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ManageEngine Hosts Webinar on Securing and Monitoring BYOD Networks Using NetFlow

WebbMason Hosts Promotional Item Showcase in Companys Marketing Innovation Center

Hunt Valley, MD (PRWEB) September 19, 2012

WebbMason (http://www.webbmason.com), an integrated marketing solutions and services company headquartered in suburban Baltimore, invites promotional marketers to see new and innovative promotional products at its superhero-themed Promo Preview Show.

The event will take place on Tuesday, September 25th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the WebbMason Marketing Innovation Center at 10830 Gilroy Road, Hunt Valley, MD. More than 70 promotional product lines, including apparel, hard goods and custom international items, will be on display. Registration for this super event can be found at http://webbmason.ennect.com/events/promo.

The superhero-themed event will enable marketers to preview hundreds of unique premium and promotional products and will also provide an opportunity to interact directly with manufacturers and distributors. Attendees will learn about trends for next season and are encouraged to bring their promotional ideas and needs to the show to test the super-powered exhibitors ability to transform them into reality.

The event will feature door prizes, lots of free samples, and will conclude with a networking reception for suppliers and attendees in the WebbMason Lounge.

The Promo Preview Show is a unique experience where marketers can interact with both the products and the vendors who create them. We encourage attendees to bring ideas and see this as a kick-off to a campaign where they can turn those ideas into reality, said Chris Pscherer, promotional marketing manager for WebbMason.

WebbMasons MarketingBench — Asset Manager for Promotional Products

Attendees can also learn about WebbMasons on-demand digital marketing management system, MarketingBench, that allows marketing professionals to easily store, customize, order and track all of their branded assets including promotional giveaways, identity materials, marketing brochures, branded tradeshow materials, signage and apparel though a single web-based interface.

MarketingBench enables users to extend access to brand assets to sales, partners, or franchisees while providing controls to monitor access, expenditures and usage. More information about WebbMasons solutions for promotional marketing is available at http://webbmason.com/marketing-solutions/#/automating-your-print-promo-programs/.

About WebbMason

Founded in 1989, WebbMason is one of the fastest-growing integrated marketing solutions and services providers in the United States. It helps marketers and operations professionals manage brand consistency, streamline processes and save money through a winning combination of industry expertise, exceptional promo and print management capabilities, and technology innovation. Solutions include marketing resource management (WM MarketingBench), on-demand document printing (WM DocBuilder), and online workflow management (WM Connect), in addition to website development, PURL design, search, email marketing, social media, and marketing analytics, through its WebbMason Interactive services. WebbMason has 21 sales offices and seven warehousing, distribution and fulfillment locations throughout the United States. Learn more at http://www.webbmason.com.

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The Via Group hosts Microsofts LYNC University in The Woodlands, TX

(PRWEB) September 20, 2012

Lync University is scheduled to be a dynamic, classroom style event in which attendees may register for classes specific to their interests and educational needs. Because seating is limited, students are encouraged to select and register only for the class or classes they wish to attend. Registration can be completed using the links found on this page:

https://clicktoattend.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventID=161396

Please visit this page for all additional information on this Lync University event. Additional resources on this page include specific descriptions of classes to be held, schedule updates and more information about the hosting firm, The Via Group.

Event Agenda

Classes to be held at Lync University in The Woodlands, Texas, include the following:

CloudCom: Server or Service
Integrating the use of Live@edu, MS O365, premise based exchange with onsite PSTN. Engages students with the question of which option is right for their particular organizations: premise, cloud, or hybrid. Focuses on how Microsoft UC folds nicely into any virtualization roadmap.

Speakers:

David Carswell, Sr.

President at The Via Group

David has an extensive technical background based on supporting and designing equipment and manufacturing facilities in the semiconductor industry for IBM, SEMATECH, Intel, Texas Instruments, Motorola, National Semiconductor, etc. He specializes in technology migration consulting.

Jack Lyons

Voice Sales Executive at Microsoft Corporation

Jack plays a critical role driving incremental revenue and profitability to the business. He specializes in bringing focus, strategy and leadership to a team in order to drive UC Communication results. He has been involved in successful implementations in Partner management as well as driving a direct sales team.

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Telepresence: Room for Collaboration
Focuses on how Polycom HDX enables the uninterrupted flow of team think across the country and around the world as well as how smart boards and directional cameras take the think out of expression and enable quid pro quo. Highlights the significance of video collaboration and the way it has revolutionized communication in all facets of business, from schools and hospitals to conference rooms and manufacturing plants. Face-to-face interaction is achievable in moments anywhere in the world.

Speaker:

Richard Heffelfinger

Sales Engineering Director, South Area Polycom

Richard Heffelfinger has more than 22 years of experience in the various industries associated with high technology as well as extensive experience in promoting more effective revenue growth in sales organizations. As Polycom’s Director of Sales Engineering for the South Area, he heads a technical staff covering a 12 state territory and reports over a $ 100 million revenue responsibility.

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Q/A: Challenges Around Unified Messaging and Unified Communications
Seasoned OEM and MS engineers speak on overcoming the obstacles around integration and migration. Students are invited to explore common challenges such as how to combine an existing PBX infrastructure with Lync, how to integrate Exchange 2010 with voice mail, fax and web services and much more.

Panel:

Kevin Carswell

CEO at The Via Group

Kevin has more than 20 years as a leader, growing and managing Via. He wrote the code for many of the software applications for its early adopters of Unified Communications and personally assisted with the Unified Messaging projects at Microsoft HQ. He sits on The Microsoft Partner Advisory Council in Redmond, and has been technically certified on many of the Microsoft, AVAYA, etc. platforms since the 1990′s.

Josh Leporati

MIS Director at Monroe City Schools

For the last two years, Josh has managed all technology concerns for the Monroe City School system. Prior to this position, he acted as Senior Systems Administrator for the St. Francis Medical Center. Students will have the opportunity to learn more about his Lync integration experience as a customer of Unified Communications through Via.

Dan Greco

Southwest Territory Account Manager at Kemp Technologies

Dan has advised clients with highly available deployments of Microsoft Lync Server, which require deploying multiple servers in front end pools. He specializes in load balancing, a necessary skill when using multiple servers in a pool. Via his experience, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of advanced messaging applications and protocols used by the Microsoft Lync Server.

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Distance Learning and Lync
Students will discover the significance of integrating Lync services with distance learning systems as well as the most up-to-date specifics on how to enhance distance learning initiatives and remote learner experience.

Speakers:

Ann Murphy

Vice President of Strategic Services at Event Builder

Ann is Vice President of Strategic Services with EventBuilder.com and is a veteran of the high technology and collaborative industries. Ann is a recognized expert in the area of virtual communications and has developed and delivered numerous training classes and seminars on Presenter Excellence and Best Practices within this field.

Bill Hagen

US Education Solution Professional Unified Communication at Microsoft

With a history in Business Development, Bill now focuses on UC Communication solutions for higher education for Microsoft. He has extensive experience with a variety of Lync campus implementations as well as applied expertise with UC integration, distance learning and Cloud Communications.

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Demystifying SIP
An open session in which students are invited to explore the network component of the total Unified Communications solution, specifically how issues such as E911 on the Microsoft Lync platform are handled by next generation networks. The speaker from Level 3 will also discuss real-life examples of the challenges faced by mid- to large-sized companies when migrating legacy TDM environments to their SIP platform. Additional information will include best practices to ensure successful transitions with minimal impact on end users.

Speaker:

Josh Moormann

Sr. Solutions Architect Level 3

Josh has been with Level 3 for over 12 years, serving in a variety of roles focused on developing solutions to client communications challenges. Josh is the primary technologist supporting Level 3 and Microsoft’s worldwide alliance strategies.

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Lync Call Center
This class focuses on the multimedia nature of Lync’s call center Key Performance Indicators, reducing reliance on traditional one-dimensional call support. Students will learn how call center applications work alongside UC and how they can potentially promote Business Process Automation, which result in rapid help desk resolutions, admissions and even emergency notification.

Speaker:

Jim Cubby

Channel Manager – Central Region at Zeacom

Jim Cubby has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and specializes in contact center applications. His strong product knowledge, expertise, and excellent work ethic have influenced his selection as the top Channel Manager position for 6 out of 7 years with Zeacom. His experience with contact center technologies include PBX, ACD, Process Automation Integrations, IVR, Voice & Screen Recording/Quality Monitoring, E-Learning, WFM WorkForce Management and Business Intelligence Reporting Packages.

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Video Recycle: Integrating Existing Video Systems
This course concentrates on the possibilities associated with the integration of Polycom, Tandberg and Lync technologies, as well as the ways in which Lync helps protect business infrastructure investment and enhances Telepresence.

Speakers:

Greg Maynard

Services Manager at The Via Group

Greg serves as a Unified Communications Specialist with experience in Video Integration and is certified in Enterprise Lync Voice. He is involved with several UC-centric groups, including Solution Architects for Unified Communications, Streaming Media Professionals, Juniper Networks Group, and Videoconferencing Professionals.

Richard Heffelfinger

Sales Engineering Director, South Area Polycom

Richard Heffelfinger has more than 22 years of experience in the various industries associated with high technology as well as extensive experience in promoting more effective revenue growth in sales organizations. As Polycom’s Director of Sales Engineering for the South Area, he heads a technical staff covering a 12 state territory and reports over a $ 100 million revenue responsibility.

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Lync Wave 15 Products Tsunami
Class will focus on the swell of new communication hardware designed with the enhanced functionality of Microsoft’s Wave 15. Students will have the opportunity to view live demonstrations of video, audio and handheld collaborative products powered by Microsoft’s Unified Communications as well as get a behind-the-scenes look at new technology.

Speakers:

Jeff Goodwin

Voice Technology Solution Professional Microsoft

For the last three years, Jeff has applied his 15 years of UC products experience to Unified Communication for major accounts with Microsoft. Jeff has served as a leader and member in several Unified Communication knowledge groups for both premise and cloud based communications, including Office 365 and MUC Professionals.

Geoffrey Astill

Account Manager at Polycom

Geoffrey has worked with Polycom for the last 10 years developing customer solutions around Video Conferencing, Voice over IP, Telepresence, Telecommunications, and Unified Communications. He currently holds positions in Telepresence Industry Professionals and Videoconferencing Professionals.

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Lighting Up Lync
In this class, students will learn the value of recording in the Lync Enterprise as well as how such functionality is used and by what types of companies. Further explore the role of recording in the reduction of information echo and human latency in addition to how it assists in the realization of return on investments.

Speaker:

Paul L. Friedman

Global Director SmartTAP at AUDIOCODES

Paul Friedman has 25 years of experience in communications and is currently the Global Director at AudioCodes for their SmartTAP call recording solution, utilized by Lync and other PBX systems. SmartTAP records conversations in contact centers and other areas of businesses that need compliance and liability protection in the form of recorded telephone calls. Paul was the Director of OEM Sales of Nortel and BT recording solutions for Verint systems.

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Lync Care, Water and Feeding: A Practical Guide
A fundamental course based on Lync essentials and how to use it most effectively for business. Includes vital information regarding management through System Center, Support Analog Devices and Integrate Fax Support in Lync. Students will learn crucial techniques for managing and using Lync’s various applications, as well as keeping IT infrastructure running, reducing server sprawl, moving from a reactive to a proactive state and improving end user productivity.

Speaker:

Patrick Graves

Region Manager at AUDIOCODES

Patrick Graves manages the Central region for AudioCodes and has extensive expertise in the unified communications space. One of his many specialties includes how these solutions connect to the PSTN and integrate with existing PBX environments.

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Mobility: Dumb Phone, Smart Phone: Tablets Take Over

The institutional pickle is: how do educators and progressive organizations, dedicated to pedagogy and open critical thought, adapt to the collaboration opportunities without driving their technologist into the fetal position? How do cell phones, pads, and laptops (and the various operating systems that those employ) integrate into group intelligence? Where is the pad headed and how will it use Unified Communications? Learn how InTune can level the playing field for Bring Your Own Device. See Microsoft’s Mobile Lync plans for smart wireless devices and what impact that can have on Unified Communication. What does h.264 and the new Microsoft Surface mean for managed networks, security, and collaboration?

Speakers:

Erin Romeo

UC Consultant at The Via Group

With years of experience in the Telecommunication and Unified Communication space, Erin has been engaged in consultations with multiple educational institutions around ACD (Automated Call Distribution) and the Jeanne Clery Act compliance (Campus Emergency Notification). He has a back ground in Interactive Voice Response, Call Center Optimization software, and has evolved with the industry into Unified Communications becoming a mobility specialist.

Rick Sant’Angelo

Lync Design Architect at The Via Group

As an active evangelist for the future of communications, Rick pays close attention to the UC Microsoft Roadmap. With decades of experience around PBX and Lync, Rick oversaw the UC integration at Oxnard Union High School District which serves eight high schools and 17,000 students across three cities in central California. The school gained more flexible architecture and hardware options, and emergency service access. Lync helped Oxnard Union continue to reduce costs and improve communication across the district.

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Migrating from TDM to SIP – Best Practices

Level3 will discuss the network component of the total Unified Communications solution, specifically how issues such as E911 on the Microsoft Lync platform are handled by next generation networks. Level3 will also discuss real life examples of the challenges faced by mid to large size customers in migrating legacy TDM environments to their SIP platform and the best practices they have developed to ensure transitions can happen with minimal impact on the end users.

Speaker:

Josh Moormann

Sr. Solutions Architect Level 3

Josh has been with Level 3 for over 12 years serving in a variety of roles focused on developing solutions to clients communications challenges. Josh is the primary technologist supporting Level 3 and Microsoft

The Via Group hosts Microsofts LYNC University in The Woodlands, TX