July 2008
In this issue

√ IT Solutions
    Universal Plan
√ Why Your Business
    Needs an Intranet
√ Filemaker Training
√ Online Banking Tips
√ Employee Spotlight
 

Eliminate Costly Server Upgrades with the
IT Solutions Universal Plan

If the words “your servers are due for an upgrade,” make you cringe with thoughts of high up-front costs and loss of productivity, we now have a solution that makes the pain of upgrades a thing of the past. The IT Solutions SharedVision Universal Plan replaces the costly and time-consuming upgrade process with offsite server hosting that combines the ease-of-use of any locally hosted network with all the security and redundancy that only a secure data center like ours can provide. Best of all, we make it happen with none of the headaches and unexpected costs you’re used to dealing with when the topic of new servers is on the table.

Our Universal Plan gets you off of the typical 3-year server replacement treadmill, and onto a solution that is steady, secure, and easy to adjust for growth and changes for the long haul. By choosing IT Solutions to host your servers, you’re getting a team of experts to monitor and maintain your systems 24 x 7, 365 days per year, while you continue to focus on what you do best – run your business.

Take a look at the following benefits to see why Universal makes so much sense, especially in this unpredictable economy:

Why Your Business Needs an Intranet
by Kim Komando
Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center

One thing I like about running a small company is the ability to act quickly. Decisions are not bogged down by layers of management. In fact, most moves are made with the interested parties meeting around a conference table.

But there can come a point when your business outgrows this arrangement. You need constant, reliable and secure communications with others in the company to ensure successful growth. You need an intranet.

An intranet is similar to a Web site, and it uses Internet protocols, but it's an internal network exclusive to one company. (An "extranet" also is an internal or private Web site, but access privileges are extended to designated customers, partners and/or others.)

Most large corporations use intranets.
Information distribution is a huge task when you have 10,000 or more employees. Intranets can help cure that headache.

I hear you, "I don't have anywhere near 10,000 employees!" But I can give you three major reasons why your small business should invest in one. Here they are:

1. Communication Suffers When Dealing With More Than One Person
Even a very small company has communication issues. Most people find out what's happening while gossiping around the coffee pot. Stories change as they spread, leading to a misinformed and disgruntled staff. If you have telecommuters, off-site workers, employees who travel a lot or a "virtual" company, communication issues become even more challenging.

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