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September
2009
In this issue
√
The Future of Your
Network
Seminar
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National
Preparedness Month
√
It Solutions
Celebrates 15 Years
√
Printing Tips
√ Employee
Spotlight
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IT Solutions
Celebrates
15 Years
This month, we
proudly celebrate 15 years of service to our highly valued
clients. In 1994, Founder and CEO Ted Swanson started the
company as a solo venture with the idea that computers
should be helpful -- not a source of pain. Today, this
philosophy continues to drive the ITS team, now over 40
employees strong. With everyone an owner in the venture,
having become an
ESOP company earlier this year, we work together better
than ever to solve problems and improve our clients’
businesses.
Read more
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Top
Printing Tips to Save Money
Reprinted with
permission from the HP Small Business Center
It’s a common
sight in many offices: wastebaskets filled to the brim with
paper. Look next to any desk or printer, and you’re likely
to find a stack of misprints, extra copies and other
discarded paper waste.
So here are a
few things to keep in mind before you send that next job to
the printer - and a few tips to keep costs down when you do
need to print.
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Join us for
The Future of Your Network, an IT Solutions Lunch
Seminar
Get an in-depth
look at the latest network technologies and learn why you’ll never
need to buy another server again at our upcoming free lunch
seminar. Join us Oct. 8, 2009 at
The Hub City View to learn how you can reduce technology
costs and improve security through off-site server hosting
and disaster recovery services. A sneak peak at
Windows 7 and
Windows Server 2008, the Microsoft operating systems
that are driving these cost and efficiency-reducing
technologies, will also be featured.
Until recently,
this type of service could only be offered to companies
located in buildings featuring ultra-high speed bandwidth.
But due to dramatic advances in both hardware and server
operating system technology, IT Solutions can now offer the
service - our Universal Plan - to most clients, eliminating
the hassle and cost of server replacement, upkeep and
maintenance while providing significant savings on power and
cooling.
The Future
of Your Network will be held Oct. 8, 2009 from 10 am to
noon, extending an hour for a Q&A lunch session. The first
10 people to register themselves and a colleague from
another business will get a FREE iPod shuffle.
To sign up for the seminar, contact Andrea Leadbeater
andrea.leadbeater@itsolutions-inc.com. To learn more
about the benefits of our off-site hosting option, visit the
Universal section of our site or contact your VCIO.
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September is
National Preparedness Month
Prepare Now to Avoid
Business Interruptions
National
Preparedness Month is held each September to encourage
Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in
their homes, businesses and schools.
When you think
of disasters, you generally envision hurricanes, tornados or
floods - catastrophic events that devastate communities.
Lives are lost, property decimated and entire communities
disrupted. But for a business, a disaster can be something
as small as a failed switch or computer virus. There are
also other risks of data corruption, embezzlement, espionage
or even a leak in bathroom next door. Or, what about human
viruses? Do you have a plan for a flu outbreak that keeps
staff away from the office? These seemingly minor events can
have a shocking impact on a business, often bringing
operations to a standstill.
Did you know?
- 90% of
companies unable to resume operations within 5 days
after a disaster are out of business within one year.
- 78% of
companies who suffer a catastrophe without a contingency
plan are gone within 2 years.
But there's a
great deal you can do to avoid becoming a statistic.
Creating a basic, executable business continuity plan is one
of the most important steps you can take to protect your
organization and assure business as usual - no matter what
the scenario. IT Solutions recently held two well-attended
seminars on the topic of business continuity. If you missed
them, we’re always available to meet with you one-on-one to
review low-cost services and tools we can offer, including
an easy-to-use tool for business continuity planning called
Survivor or Statistic:
http://www.survivororstatistic.com/
Here is
just a sampling of the comprehensive analysis we provide for
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Employee
Spotlight
Joylyn Williamson
Name: Joylyn
Williamson
Title: Account Executive
Education: BS: Drama, TV, Film
Home: Lansdale
First job: Movie Theatre
Little known fact about you: I stage managed a dinner
theatre for six years
Super-power I want and why: I want them all so I can save
the world from mass destruction
Word that best describes you: Idealistic
Like best about your job: The challenge
The most important lesson you’ve learned: Always be
grateful for what you have
Life motto: Never stop dreaming
Person most interested in meeting: God, Mother Theresa,
and Lucille Ball (in that order)
Most influential books: The Bible and works by Og
Mandino & Brian McLaren
Favorite movie: Too many to choose from
Favorite restaurant: Any hole-in-the-wall Mexican
restaurant in Southern California
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere I haven’t been
Favorite way to spend free time: Being creative: writing,
acting, directing, reading, seeing films
Please forward this newsletter to
anyone else in your organization
who
might be interested! |
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