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10Oct
Voice Over IP Executive Users Conference Features LightEdge Chief Technical Officer
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
DES MOINES, Iowa; (October 10, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions, a leader in converged
data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, today announced their inclusion in the Broadsoft Connections 2006 Executive Users Conference to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona later this month. Sanjay Srinivasan, LightEdge chief technology officer, will be included on a panel focused on the delivery of innovative
and affordable hosted VoIP solutions for small and medium enterprise customers. Srinivasan joins other industry leaders from Verizon and InfoHighway for this presentation and panel discussion.
| What | Sanjay Srinivasan, chief technology officer at LightEdge Solutions presents hosted VoIP customer case studies at Broadsoft Connections 2006 Executive Users Conference |
| When | October 16, 2006, 4:30PM |
| Where | The Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Details | The session will feature the perspective of the service provider in the life cycle of a small to medium enterprise over IP implementation. Speakers will share best practices as they discuss end-to-end processes involved in facilitating key sales. |
About BroadSoft Connections
This exclusive, invitation-only conference is an industry event for senior-level executives at service providers around the world delivering hosted voice services. BroadSoft Connections 2006 will build on the success of the Connections conferences that have come before. Sponsors and customers told us previous years’ conferences were a smashing success, and we keep raising the bar. Attending customers stated that Connections was the place to learn best practices to increase operational success and to meet with the leading vendors in an informal setting. Also attending will be executives from BroadSoft’s extensive list of world-class carrier customers, sponsors, partners, and third-party developers.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
03Oct
Orthopedic Groups Select LightEdge Solutions to Host Electronic Medical Record Software
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
DES MOINES, Iowa; (October 3, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions Inc., a leader in converged data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services today announced that three separate orthopedic clinics in southern California will work directly with LightEdge Solutions as the hosting provider for their electronic medical records (EMR) rather than traditional application service provider (ASP) hosting through the EMR software vendor. The three clinics, representing 27 physicians, 200 total software users and 16 locations, banded together to leverage experience and take advantage of economies of scale in purchasing.
In this third-party hosting model, the EMR software is installed and hosted in one of LightEdge’s secure, redundant data centers that is monitored 24/7 and provides inherent disaster recovery benefits. Care providers and medical staff are able to ensure HIPAA compliance via secure access to the EMR system through a private high-speed connection to the LightEdge Solutions network or a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. Hosting service and support is provided by LightEdge industry-certified networking technicians while the EMR software support is provided by the EMR software manufacturer.
“All three clinics wanted an EMR solution without the care and feeding of additional on-site servers. Without a full-time technical person on staff or a core competency in IT, it seemed risky to support the EMR ourselves,” said Stephanie Roman, administrator of Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group.
Late in 2005, the Center for Orthopaedic Specialists, Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group and Ventura Orthopedic and Sports Medicine clinics launched a joint search for an electronic medical record system. After extensive evaluation, the groups had agreed on the EMR software, but were unable to find an independent party to host the application in the requisite manner.
“The hosting solutions that we reviewed were cumbersome and expensive, as many of the hosts were merely leasing data center space from another company. There were still middlemen and layers to wade through for support,” said Scott Lilly, administrator of Ventura Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. “LightEdge was the only provider to meet our needs with multiple, privatelyowned and operated data centers, and an affordable solution that was customized to our specific requirements.”
According to Mark Anderson, chief executive officer and healthcare futurist with AC Group, Inc., a healthcare technology advisory and research firm, the market is evolving towards independent third-party hosting for healthcare software. In a recent survey of nearly 2,500 participants, AC Group found that 40 percent of clinics with fewer than 50 users and 75 percent of clinics with more than 500 users prefer a third-party hosted model over a vendor-hosted or internally-hosted infrastructure, and this trend appears to be rising.
“The technology is finally right for electronic medical records, practice management and ePrescribing applications to be delivered through a hosted model. Our direct customer interaction allows LightEdge to act as a consultant, ensuring that the solution we offer meets our customer’s needs and their budget,” remarked Scott Riedel, product marketing manager for LightEdge Solutions.
“Knowing that our servers are being professionally maintained and that our data is secure means we have one less thing to worry about in the changing healthcare field,” said Jean Raives, administrator for the Center for Orthopaedic Specialists.
All administrators sited a ten-year track record, compliance with SAS-70 initiatives, the ownership of multiple data centers, a diversified product portfolio and a dedicated 24/7 engineering team as factors that contributed to their decision to choose LightEdge.
About The Center for Orthopaedic Specialists
Center for Orthopaedic Specialists is a group of fellowship-trained, board-certified/eligible physicians that provide general orthopedic services, as well as sub-specialty care. From sports medicine to hand surgery to total joint reconstruction, physicians provide care for adolescents and adults. For more information, visit www.cos-orthopaedics.com.
About Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group
Orthopedic Consultants Medical Group is a full service orthopedic center. With an emphasis on improving quality of life, movement, activity and work, the clinic provides state-of-the-art, comprehensive care. Orthopedic Consultants has served the San Fernando and Conejo Valley for more than 45 years, always maintaining a high level of personal attention to patients. To learn more about the clinic’s services, visit www.ocmgortho.com. www.ocmgortho.com.
About Ventura Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Ventura Orthopedics has been serving the Central Coast of California since the 1930s and, over that time, has grown to 10 offices in Ventura County that support the work of 13 orthopedists, a dozen therapists, and a range of ancillary services. For more information visit www.venturaorthopedic.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
02Oct
Ceryx is a Finalist for Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year in Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Ceryx, Press Releases
Ceryx is a Finalist for Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year in Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
Microsoft Partners Program IMPACT Awards honor Microsoft’s Canadian technology partners’ and their commitment to customer satisfaction
TORONTO, October 2, 2006 – Ceryx announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Solution Awards for Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year at the 2006 Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards. The fourth annual Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards acknowledge the exceptional work technology partners in Canada are doing with Microsoft-based technologies and software to deliver innovative solutions and unmatched value to their customers.
“Each year, technology partners continue to raise the bar in technology innovation and reaffirm their ability to deliver specific solutions that help meet customer demand,” said Lora Gernon, Director, Partner Group, Microsoft Canada Co. “The 2006 finalists demonstrated strong expertise in a diversity of markets and the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards celebrate the innovative solutions they developed to help drive real business growth.”
Ceryx was chosen as a finalist in Solution Awards for Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year for their highly available Hosted and Managed Exchange services. Ceryx pioneered the 100% SLA to the Exchange messaging community and to date is the only company with the technology capable of backing up the guarantee.
Email is the most mission critical business tool for communications with employees, vendors and customers. Ceryx responded to this need by creating a system that offered unparalleled uptime and performance capable of withstanding any type of disaster coupled with an integrated, industry leading solution for controlling spam and virus threats.
Ceryx built a Hosted Exchange 2003 (HX) infrastructure that is fully geographically redundant with no single point of failure that could affect the customer’s ability to use their messaging or collaboration platform. Ceryx has incorporated unsurpassed levels of security into the solution to ensure that all malicious activity is barred from entry at the geographically redundant perimeter.
Customers have benefited from the solution by substantially higher availability than a traditional clustered Exchange infrastructure at considerably lower operational cost. Partnering with Ceryx has given customers the opportunity to receive quality and highly available email, hygiene, real time business continuity and disaster recovery services from a single vendor at one low monthly cost per user.
“We are very pleased to be an Impact Awards finalist for the Advanced Infrastructure Solution of the Year. We consider this an honor and credit to our customers for whom we have been delivering highly available messaging and collaboration services. Email and messaging services are critical for their business, we understand that and think we have the best solution in this market space,” said Gus Harsfai, President and CEO of Ceryx.
Ceryx, along with other technology partner winners and finalists in each of the award categories, will be honored at a gala event in Toronto on November 2, 2006.
ABOUT THE MICROSOFT PARTNER PROGRAM IMPACT AWARDS
In 2003, Microsoft Canada replaced all of its previous technology partner awards with a unified program that also recognizes customer service, marketing, and contribution to the community. Microsoft Canada has outlined 30 categories to highlight the Partner Program competencies to honor the achievements of top technology partners. The Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards were open to Systems Integrators, Large Account Resellers, Direct Market Resellers, Value Added Resellers, Distributors, Systems Builders, Authorized Education Resellers, Certified Partners for Learning Solutions, Microsoft Certified Partners, Independent Software Vendors, Channel Suppliers, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers. For a list of all 2006 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards.
ABOUT CERYX
Ceryx helps businesses achieve email reliability by bringing together operational experience, advanced infrastructure, and proprietary research and product development with leading messaging and collaboration solutions. With operations in Toronto and New York, as well as Tier 4 redundant data centres in both cities, Ceryx’s team of senior messaging professionals have met Fortune 500 companies’ messaging needs across North America for more than 17 years. Ceryx offers clients a suite of messaging services that include hosted and managed email systems, and email security. Visit www.ceryx.com for more information.
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For more information, please contact:
Aine Magennis
Sequentia Communications
aine@sequentia.net
(416) 203-3656 ext. 224
Bill Di Nardo
Ceryx Inc.
(416) 482-9659 ext. 107
bill.dinardo@ceryx.com
26Sep
Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona Celebrates Grand Opening
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
ALTOONA, Iowa and DES MOINES, Iowa—September 26, 2006—LightEdge Solutions and LBC Technology celebrate the grand opening of the Edge Business Continuity Center in Altoona, Iowa. The facility provides businesses with immediate access to a fully-functional alternate workspace, including individual workstations, meeting spaces and data center services, which can be utilized if a company’s primary office location is compromised by a natural disaster or unplanned interruption.
In the event of a disaster, EdgeBCC customers can immediately relocate key staff members to the Altoona facility, where they can resume critical operations. Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone systems enable immediate transfer of services to the offsite location, and pre-established desktop images can be loaded on computers at each workstation, providing employees with the same access, features and applications that are available to them at their primary location.
EdgeBCC is constructed specifically for the risks associated with Central Iowa. Its pre-cast concrete wall and roof design has been tested to withstand sustained 200 mph winds for maximum tornado resistance. The entire facility is designed to offer N+1 redundancy on every main component including: multiple power grids, uninterruptible power supplies and onsite diesel powered generators. EdgeBCC’s Midwest location offers companies in risk-prone areas the opportunity to leverage the relative stability of the Central Iowa environment and the tested and proven safety and security of the EdgeBCC facility for business continuity planning.
“We are excited to celebrate the grand opening of the EdgeBCC facility,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “EdgeBCC enables small and midsize businesses to take advantage of risk mitigation and business continuity options that have previously been either too costly or too difficult to implement. The solution is truly unique, and provides Midwest businesses with business continuity planning options that were not previously available in this area.”
“Edge BCC is the only building of its kind in central Iowa,” said Peder Malchow, president of LBC Technologies. “Our world-class facility brings much needed data center facilities as well as disaster recovery workspace to Iowa and surrounding area businesses.”
EdgeBCC Advantages
Location: EdgeBCC is located near the junction of Interstates 35 and 80, on land that is known to be flood resistant and geologically stable, and is serviced by two independent power grid substations systems that are underutilized and not prone to blackouts/brownouts.
Facility: The pre-cast, fully insulated concrete structure has been designed and tested to withstand sustained 200 MPH winds, and is enclosed with a dry design, double membrane concrete roof.
Data Center Designed for Next Generation Components : The facility has been specifically designed to accommodate the increasing power and cooling demands of next generation computing and storage environments.
Geographical Data Redundancy: LightEdge data connectivity provides full redundancy with services from two Central Offices that are separated by
15 miles. Dual fiber paths lead into the building at two separate locations, providing an alternate fiber connection if one of the fiber strands were
ever severed.Pre-provisioned PC’s and Voice-over-IP Phones: EdgeBCC is pre-provisioned with Voice-over-IP handsets that can quickly and seamlessly transfer their corporate phone systems to the EdgeBCC infrastructure. Pre-provisioned desktop computing environments and pre-configured customer desktop images enable customers to move critical employees into the disaster recovery space to seamlessly continue critical operational functions.
For more information on EdgeBCC
EdgeBCC will be complete and fully operational on November 1, 2006. To learn more about the datacenter and disaster recovery workspace availability or other IT services offered through the facility, contact LightEdge Solutions or LBC Technology.
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About Edge Business Continuity Center
Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in Altoona, IA offering over 10,000 square feet of data center space and over 300 disaster recovery workstations provisioned with desktops and VoIP phone handsets. The facility has been built around a highly redundant private network infrastructure, allowing for some of the highest service level agreements in the industry. EdgeBCC is a joint venture between LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development. For more information, visit the EdgeBCC Web site atwww.edgebcc.com.
About LBC Technology
LBC Technology is a one-call, end-to-end technology and business process partner for small and medium businesses (SMBs). LBC’s unique SMB Support Portfolio represents a well-coordinated approach to serving the SMB market’s technology needs more effectively, providing best-in-class technology strategies, solutions, and support to traditionally underserved market segments. LBC makes technology management easier and less risky for SMBs every step of the way-not just buying, but also installing, running, adapting, protecting, and supporting SMB technology investments. For more information, call Peder Malchow at 515-974-4520 or visit the LBC Technology Web site at www.lbctechnology.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
21Sep
Grand Opening of One-of-a-Kind Business Continuity Facility in Des Moines
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
ALTOONA, Iowa and DES MOINES, Iowa—September 21, 2006—LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development today announced that local business leaders, chambers of commerce, and media representatives are invited to attend the grand opening of the EdgeBCC facility on Tuesday, September 26th at 2:00 PM in Altoona, Iowa.
| What | Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) Grand Opening |
| When | September 26th 2006, 2 p.m. CST |
| Where | EdgeBCC, 1435 Northridge Circle NE in Altoona, Iowa. |
| Details | Ribbon Cutting Ceremony—2 p.m. Martha Willits, President and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will kick-off the ribbon cutting ceremony with a short speech. Members of the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Altoona Chamber of Commerce will participate in the ceremony. Microsoft, Cisco Guest Speakers Reception and Facility Tours— 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Microsoft Mobile Technology Truck |
Sponsors for the EdgeBCC grand opening include: Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, Syncsort, ACS, IBM, Baker Group, Saxton, Wolin, and MRV. For more information, contact LBC or LightEdge.
| LBC Technology | 516.226.2277 | info@lbctechnology.com |
| LightEdge Solutions | 877.771.EDGE | info@lightedge.com |
About Edge Business Continuity Center
Edge Business Continuity Center (EdgeBCC) is a state-of-the-art facility located in Altoona, IA offering over 10,000 square feet of data center space and over 300 disaster recovery workstations provisioned with desktops and VoIP phone handsets. The facility has been built around a highly redundant private network infrastructure, allowing for some of the highest service level agreements in the industry. EdgeBCC is a joint venture between LightEdge Solutions, LBC Technology and Ladco Development. For more information, visit the EdgeBCC Web site atwww.edgebcc.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
19Sep
LightEdge CEO Featured as In-Studio Guest on KWQW’s Iowa Business Hour
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
DES MOINES, Iowa; (September 19, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions’ CEO, Jim Masterson, will be the featured in-studio guest on 98.3 FM’s (KWQW) The Iowa Business Hour, with host Jim Goodman.
| What | Jim Masterson, LightEdge Solutions CEO, Interview on The Iowa Business Hour |
| When | September 20th 2006, 7 PM CST |
| Where | 98.3 WOW-FM, Des Moines Talk Radio Station |
| Details | Goodman will interview Masterson on topics related to the growth and development of a successful entrepreneurial business in Iowa. The open format of the show will allow listeners to call in with specific questions for Masterson. |
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
19Sep
SMS launches Advanced Anti Spam
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Press Releases, Simply Mail Solutions
Postini Preemptive Email Protection now available for SMEs
Warrington September 19th 2006. Specialist email hosting company Simply Mail Solutions has launched an Advanced Anti Spam hosting solution aimed at small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
SMS?s Advanced Anti Spam is based on the Postini Perimeter Manager, arguably the best anti spam system currently available.
Postini? is the industry’s leading provider of email security and management for the enterprise. The award-winning email intrusion prevention system protects and secures email infrastructure from malicious attacks including spam, email viruses and directory harvest attacks. Advanced Anti Spam is categorized to meet the unique needs of individual organizations.
Advanced Anti Spam delivers effective integrated email system security service that protects companies from email-borne threats before they reach the network. It provides comprehensive services to filter spam and viruses from email and to protect email systems from email attacks. The service also provides IT organizations with the necessary tools to manage email connections and regulate email delivery.
Advanced Anti Spam provides the most control and flexibility for both administrators and end-users of any alternate solution. Advanced Anti Spam is the only anti-spam solution to defend email systems against Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs) - an aggressive technique spammers use to gather employee email addresses by running scripts against email servers. DHA propagation is the primary driver for the significant growth in spam targeted to business email users.
Commented SMS?s Colin Smith ?We are pleased to offer the Advanced Anti Spam package at a price and usability that is attractive to SMEs. Users can elect to protect 1 mailbox or 1000 within their organization; they just pay a fixed monthly fee per mailbox. There is no need to download and install time consuming server or desktop software. In addition the level of control can either be delegated to the individual user or set at the highest level depending on an organization?s spam policy. Organizations can have email packages and systems not on our network and still take advantage of the Advanced Anti Spam package.
?We have been testing this package with our users and the feedback has been universally positive. This is best summarised by what one of our French customers had to say ?I received before much spam and with your advanced postini anti-spam service, I do not have almost any more any spam in my mailbox !??
18Sep
Intermedia.NET Now Offering VPS Windows 2003
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Intermedia, Press Releases
VPS Windows 2003 gives dedicated hosting benefits for a lower price
NEW YORK (September 18, 2006) - Intermedia.NET, the US leader in Exchange and Web hosting for small and medium businesses, today announced its Windows 2003 Virtual Private Server (VPS) offering. Relatively unusual for Windows Web hosting, the Intermedia.NET Value Managed VPS hosting is a fully-managed virtual server powerful enough for demanding users.
Lisa Coleman
Marketing Manager
(646) 519 8206
lcoleman@intermedia.net
For developers, it offers a highly-customizable environment without the higher cost of buying a physical dedicated server, as well as a 99.9% uptime SLA and 24×7 management and support from Microsoft Gold Certified staff. Pricing for the fully-managed service starts at $150 per month.
Each virtual private server is highly configurable and can be built to Web hosting customers’ exact specifications. Intermedia.NET’s VPS hosting servers reside in the company’s tier-1 datacenter and run on the latest dual-processor, dual-core Intel Xeon processors, with 8 GB RAM and SCSI RAID storage, for maximum uptime and performance.
“We are pleased to offer our customers an affordable option for dedicated Web hosting through our new VPS hosting environment,” said Serguei Sofinski, CEO of Intermedia.NET. “Through Intermedia.NET, companies can now get a server that is completely customized to their needs, without the high costs associated with managed dedicated server offerings.”
Intermedia.NET offers a wide variety of hosted Microsoft Exchange and business Web hosting plans, from the smallest businesses to substantial mid-sized organizations. For further details on our Value Managed VPS hosting plan, please visit http://www.intermedia.net/vps-value-plan.asp.
The survey also found that despite unhelpful stereotyping such as Apple’s ‘Mac and PC’ commercials, IT and business people are equally likely – at 5% each – to wear dated 1990s spectacles.
Confirming one stereotype, however, was the finding that IT workers were almost twice as likely to carry a Maglite and a Leatherman. Both businesspeople and IT people prefer a Leatherman over a MagLite, and are 20% more likely to carry one.
“Our research provides an interesting insight into the life of IT people,” said Rurik Bradbury, VP marketing for Intermedia.NET. “Our large Microsoft Gold Certified team of engineers was comforted that IT people are twice as likely to wear Megadeth and similar t-shirts, and that black jeans and ponytails are still hot items. However, they were distraught to find that the cellphone belt clip has gone ‘mainstream’ and lost its identification with the IT subculture.”
One interesting finding from the study was that IT staff are more likely to wear an expensive suit than a cheap one. While business staff are still far more likely to wear any suit at all, IT people shun cheap suits, with 33% more of them choosing a pricey suit over a bargain one. Fake expensive watches are currently not popular among techies, with only 2% of IT people admitting to wearing one.
“Intermedia.NET believes the findings in this study to be very valuable,” added Bradbury. “Both business managers and IT professionals are quickly adopting hosted Microsoft Exchange, and this research helps us to better understand the mindset of our customers.”
Intermedia.NET offers hosted Microsoft Exchange to small and medium businesses, with affordable plans starting at $9.95 per month for each user.
About Intermedia.NET
Intermedia.NET is the US leader in Exchange hosting and Web hosting for small and medium businesses. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, we are committed to best-in-class 24×7 service. With three locations around the world, Intermedia.NET offers its growing customer base an outstanding technical team, guaranteed service levels, and ease of management through its unmatched HostPilot® Control Panel. Founded in 1995 and hosting Microsoft Exchange since 2000, our extremely reliable service and support have earned Intermedia.NET a reputation as one of the premiere providers of Exchange and Web hosting solutions. For more information, visit www.intermedia.net.
18Sep
LiveOffice Free Conferencing Launches Web 2.0 Call Controls
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LiveOffice, Press Releases
TORRANCE, Calif., September 18, 2006 LiveOffice Corp.’s Conferencing Division (http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/) today launched a new web-based call control panel to its 14,000+ service subscribers. The new Free Conferencing Web Manager helps conference call organizers better manage every step of their calls by allowing them to control individual attendee rights from the convenience of their Internet-connected desktop or laptop PC.
Enabled by AJAX technology, the Free Conferencing Web Manager allows call hosts to view detailed information about attendees in real-time, including their name, the number they are calling from, their connection status and their join and leave times. One of the most unique features is the interactive Q&A function that allows muted attendees to use their phone keypad to “virtually” raise their hand when they have a question. The raised hand appears on the call host’s Web Manager screen next to the attendee’s name and allows the host to un-mute that individual attendee so that they can ask their question.
“Thousands of people have already discovered that LiveOffice Free Conferencing is the most feature-rich and best free teleconferencing product on the market today,” said Ted Heieck, product manager for LiveOffice Corp. “Now we are taking the functionality a step further - making the call management process simpler than ever before by giving call hosts a way to visually see and manage what is going on during their call at any given second.”
In addition, call organizers are provided with more than 10 different options for using their PC to control a call in real-time, ranging from ending the conference to muting all participants or starting conference recording. Each of these options can be instantly enabled or disabled with a quick click of the mouse button, giving the event host incredible control throughout the call. Plus, conference hosts can enable certain features, such as call mute, for one participant, while disabling it for another participant.
A call host can also use the convenient Free Conferencing Web Manager’s click-to-call feature to dial-out to a participant all they have to do is enter the attendee’s phone number and click the Dial Participant button. Once enabled, this feature rings the participant’s phone and automatically joins them into the conference call when they answer it.
LiveOffice Free Conferencing is an on-demand, reservationless service that can accommodate 250 participants on a single call for up to 6 hours. Registering for a free account is easy and only requires that the registrant enter their name and email on the signup page form located at http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/. Once they click the signup button, they are provided with a dial-in number and conference code that they can instantly use to begin hosting conference calls and taking advantage of LiveOffice’s real-time Free Conferencing Web Manager.
Pricing & Availability
The services mentioned above are available now at http://freeconferencing.liveoffice.com/. LiveOffice’ Free Conferencing Web Manager is offered at no charge to all service subscribers.
12Sep
LightEdge Named Finalist in Upsize Minnesota Magazine’s Business Builder Awards
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as LightEdge Solutions, Press Releases
MINNEAPOLIS (September 12, 2006) – LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a leader in converged data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, has been named a finalist in Upsize Minnesota Magazine’s Business Builder Awards and is being recognized for its best practices in finance and operations.
“The Upsize Business Builder Awards honor Minnesota small businesses for their hard work and performance achievements,” said Beth Ewen, editor of Upsize Minnesota. “We are pleased to name LightEdge Solutions as a finalist in the Best Practices in Finance and Operations category.”
“We are honored to be recognized as a finalist in the Best Practices in Finance and Operations category, and to be in the ranks with such high caliber companies,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and chief executive officer of LightEdge Solutions. “Our success can be attributed to the dedication and perseverance of our entire team.”
The winners in each of six award categories and the Upsize Business Builder of the Year will be announced at a seminar and luncheon on Thursday, October 26, 2006, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center. For more information about the award and seminar, or to register for the event, visit www.upsizemag.com.
About the Upsize Business Builder Awards
The Upsize Business Builder Awards recognizes the hard work and ingenious efforts of Minnesota-based small businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The event highlights 30 organizations in the categories of finance and operations, customer relations, technology and innovation, community impact, people and workplace and communications and marketing. In addition, one company is named the Upsize Business Builder of the Year based on certified revenues and innovative growth strategies. Upsize Minnesota will feature all 30 companies and their best practices in its December issue.
About Upsize Minnesota
Upsize Minnesota, founded in 2002, is the only Minnesota-based how-to magazine dedicated to helping small-business owners and top managers build bigger and more profitable companies. In 10 issues each year, Upsize provides expert advice on enhancing a company¹s competitiveness and growth, and real-life stories from the owners who are driving results at their businesses. For more information, visit www.upsizemag.com.
About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.
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12Sep
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, has outsourced their messaging systems to Ceryx
Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Ceryx, Press Releases
TORONTO, September 12, 2006 – Messaging service provider Ceryx, announced today that Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, has outsourced their messaging systems to Ceryx. Allstate Canada migrated to Microsoft Exchange 2003 replacing their internal Microsoft Exchange 5.5 system with a secure, redundant and dedicated system, managed by Ceryx.
Challenged with the increasing demands their e-mail system put on its IT resources, Allstate Canada looked for ways to focus their resources on improving operational effectiveness. It recognized its Exchange 5.5 server needed to be upgraded. However, an internal mail system upgrade would require new hardware expenses, staff training and further IT resources. In the process of planning an upgrade, Allstate Canada felt it was a perfect opportunity to evaluate outsourcing their mail system to a vendor who specializes in e-mail.
“We needed to alleviate current and future resource issues and requirements needed to manage an Exchange environment,“ said Juha Tuominen, IT Project Manager for Allstate Insurance Company of Canada. “We needed to get the IT team focus back to supporting Allstate Canada’s core business, insurance.”
Allstate Canada conducted a detailed evaluation of services providers and chose Ceryx as the best fit for its needs. Ceryx met their requirements for a secure, reliable and redundant system with their hardened architecture for managed Exchange 2003 services which also includes migration services, 24/7 customer support and advanced antivirus and antispam.
“We recognized the advantages to working with Ceryx right away,” said Tuominen. “They are focused on messaging and collaboration. They have a high-quality service at a reasonable price, and exceptional expertise. We see Ceryx as a long term partner for Allstate Canada.” By choosing Ceryx Managed Exchange, Allstate Canada will shorten its time to benefit, reduce the upgrade risks by using messaging experts, improve service levels and support, and communication and collaboration for all their employees.
“Organizations such as Allstate Canada are demonstrating that messaging outsourcing is not just for small and medium-sized businesses,” said Gus Harsfai, President and CEO of Ceryx. “Allstate is part of a growing trend of larger organizations that recognize the benefits of outsourcing its e-mail systems. They are seeking experienced service providers, like Ceryx, that can provide fully-managed, highly available, redundant, secure, enterprise-class messaging and collaboration services.”
Ceryx Managed Exchange provides a rapidly deployed, scalable, enterprise-class Exchange solution to large enterprise customers. Similar to Ceryx Hosted Exchange, Managed Exchange is a full-service solution that includes 24/7 end-user support, e-mail security with an advanced anti-virus and anti-spam and sophisticated quarantine management. Ceryx works closely with Managed Exchange clients to architect a secure, redundant and dedicated environment and to ensure a well-planned migration to our high availability service.
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading provider of personal home and automobile insurance products, serving the needs of Canadians for over 50 years. Allstate provides customer choice of service through its Good Hands® Network of personal agent advisors located in hundreds of communities across the country, The Customer Contact Centre and Internet at www.allstate.ca.
ABOUT CERYX
Ceryx helps businesses achieve email reliability by bringing together operational experience, advanced infrastructure, and proprietary research and product development with leading messaging and collaboration solutions. With operations in Toronto and New York, as well as Tier 4 redundant data centres in both cities, Ceryx’s team of senior messaging professionals have met Fortune 500 companies’ messaging needs across North America for more than 17 years. Ceryx offers clients a suite of messaging services that include hosted and managed email systems, and email security. Visit www.ceryx.com for more information.
For more information, please contact:
Aine Magennis
Sequentia Communications
aine@sequentia.net
(416) 203-3656 ext. 224
Bill Di Nardo
Ceryx Inc.
(416) 482-9659 ext. 107
bill.dinardo@ceryx.com
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