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March
2010
In this issue
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Energy Efficiency
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Business Recovery
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Workplace Negativity
√ Networking
Corner
√ Client
Spotlight
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Networking Corner
ITS Recommends. . .
Reads Moving Systems is a local moving
company, based in Hatboro, PA, and is an Interstate
Agent for Atlas Van Lines, and an International Agent
for Atlas International. Reads has provided unparalleled
service since 1937. They handle every aspect of
relocating entire businesses, delicate electronics,
industrial equipment, trade show exhibits, families and
household goods, and a variety of other relocation
projects. Reads offers their services domestically,
state-to-state, and internationally.
IT Solutions has been working with and
recommending Reads Moving Systems to our clients for
many years. In addition to handling all of the aspects
of the physical move, Reads also works with companies to
plan and budget their relocation projects. They provide
solutions for furniture resale and charitable donations.
Reads has the experience and ability to handle
relocations of any size and scope, including moving
entire data centers and other environments housing
sensitive equipment.
For more information about Reads Moving
Systems visit the company web site at
www.readsmoving.com or contact
Mike Mulligan,
Manager.
Please forward this newsletter to
anyone else in your organization
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ROI: Extending the
Benefits of
Energy Efficiency
The article re-printed courtesy of IBM ForwardView eMagazine
www.ibm.com/expressadvantage/forwardview
 What's
good for the environment can also make incredibly good
business sense. By taking advantage of green IT strategies
such as virtualization and server consolidation, midsized
businesses can realize immediate ROI in 2010. What's more,
today's energy-efficient technologies do more than just
alleviate power and cooling costs. Green IT solutions can
also have a significant impact on company-wide operational
efficiency.
Facing the
rising costs of business
Running a midsized company today calls for doing more with
less - while also keeping up with the technology curve to
remain competitive. Yet supporting new IT services often
means increased costs in hardware, maintenance and power. As
time goes on and energy costs continue to rise, many
companies start to run out of physical space, or overload
the power and cooling capabilities of hardware facilities
from small computer rooms to large data centers.
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Five Essential Elements of
Business Recovery
The article re-printed courtesy of IBM ForwardView eMagazine
www.ibm.com/expressadvantage/forwardview
 In the current
business environment, the old adage "time is money" applies
now more than ever. So what happens when everyday operations
are disrupted? According to the U.S. Labor Department, more
than 40 percent of all companies that experience a disaster
never reopen - and more than 25 percent of those that do
reopen after a disaster occurs will close down for good
within two years. But even if your company doesn't go
through a major disaster, chances are high that it will
experience the negative consequences of unplanned outages
that make business as usual impossible.
The problem is
amplified in challenging economic times, says Warren Sirota,
a segment executive with IBM Business Continuity and
Resiliency Services. "If the business is already suffering
from lower revenue because of the economy and a significant
outage occurs, the impact can be much more dramatic than
during good times," he says.
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Top Seven Tips for Reducing
Workplace Negativity
By Marlene Chism
used with permission
 Negativity
is the number one productivity problem in the workplace.
Signs of negativity include backstabbing, gossiping, power
struggles and lack of teamwork. The end result is
absenteeism, low morale and turnover. Here are seven tips
for improving workplace relationships and reducing
negativity.
1. Facilitate
Regular Staff Meetings
When done properly, regular meetings provide a forum for
listening, problem-solving and honoring peak performance.
Meeting mistakes include lecturing instead of engaging the
team, inconsistent meeting times, no agenda, and no fun.
2. Institute a
DRAMA-Free Workplace
Make relationships a priority and support the relationships
with a standard operating procedure and employee manual.
Review at least once a year and let the rules be the "bad
guy" when it comes to discipline.
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Client
Spotlight
Gray Consulting Inc.
Founded in 1994, Gray Consulting Inc. is a global meeting,
events, and incentives planning corporation with offices
headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Gray Consulting
provides corporate meeting and corporate event solutions
that bridge the gap between the need to contain costs and
the importance of achieving customers' business meeting
objectives.
Gray's core business is focused on all aspects of its
clients' events, including program development and planning,
venue sourcing and contracting, attendee registration and
management, travel coordination, audio/visual and creative
production, budget development and reconciliation, and
on-site management services.
Gray plans and executes more than 200 corporate meetings,
events, and incentives each year. While the majority of
customers are in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries,
Gray has diversified its customer base to include the
energy, financial, engineering, food service, and automotive
sectors.
IT Solutions and Gray Consulting have been working together
steadily for nine years. ITS has provided custom programming
support for Gray's internal systems, as well as web-based
application development on a comprehensive meeting planning
and attendee tracking solution. Gray also makes use of IT
Solutions' secure, dedicated web hosting and spam filtering
services.
"ITS has been
there when we've had some of our biggest challenges and they
came through with shining colors," says Brent Snyder,
Director of IS for Gray. "We value our relationship with
them and refer people to them every chance we get."
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