Spring Training is in Session!
  Green IT Makeover Update
  Welcome Eric McGee
  Congratulations!
  Cool Computer Tools
  Upcoming Events
  Green Corner
  Ask Sparky

  Lunch & Learn:
CRM 4.0 – A Scalable Solution for Any Enterprise
Thursday, March 19, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
Applied Tech – Madison
203 S. Paterson Street, Ste 500
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  Stevens Point Small Business Server Launch Event
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
Portage County Business Council
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  Wausau Small Business Server Launch Event
Wednesday March 25, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
Stoney Creek Inn - Wausau
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  Wausau Business Expo 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Noon to 5:30pm
Marathon Park – Wausau

  Lunch & Learn:
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1: Demand More From Your Server
Thursday, April 23, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
Applied Tech – Madison
203 S. Paterson Street, Ste 500
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  Half-day Seminar:
Infrastructure Planning: NAS, SAN, & Blades, Oh My!
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:00am to 11:30am
Location: Sheraton Hotel - Madison, WI
Speakers: Gene Kussman of Hewlett-Packard, Vickie Martin of QLogic and Tommy Mac of Ingram Micro
Register now

  March High Tech Happy Hour
Thursday, March 26, 2009
5pm to 7pm
The High Tech Happy Hour is being sponsored by IMS and Madison Environmental Group. Event will be held at Hawthorn’s in Oregon.
Visit www.hthh.org  for more information or to sign up for reminders of future events.

Green IT Corner

Electronic Business Cards Traditional paper business cards are a time-honored and effective way to get business and contact information out to current and prospective clients.  But these days, a lot of business is done in e-mail. So how do you make sure that people know how to reach you? Try an Electronic Business Card (or EBC), part of the Contacts feature in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. An EBC is simple to create and you can easily give it professional polish or personal style by adding your company logo or a picture of yourself. And when you use an EBC as part of your e-mail signature, customers and friends will see it in a format that looks good and is easy for them to save. Watch the demo to see how easy it is to create, customize, and share an Electronic Business Card.  Ask Sparky! Do you have an IT question or concern that you’ve been hung up on? Now’s your chance to “Ask Sparky”! Sparky is what we loving call our company logo. Sparky is our fearless leaders who encompasses all that is IT. Applied Tech works hard at keeping IT as pain-free as possible and Sparky is with us every step of the way! Send your IT questions to Sparky at sparky@appliedtech.us. Amanda asks: “Is it safe to logon to our company network from the library or [other shared computer]? Click for answer

Applied Tech has been busy preparing for 2009 education and training sessions. We are pleased to announce our must-attend Spring event:

Infrastructure Planning: NAS, SAN, & Blades, Oh My!

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:00am to 11:30am
Sheraton Hotel - 706 John Nolen Dr - Madison, WI 53713
Cost: Free!
Speakers: Gene Kussman of Hewlett-Packard, Vickie Martin of QLogic and Tommy Mac of Ingram Micro

Event Details:
Technology once only affordable for large enterprises is now scaled and priced to fit small & midsized companies. Data storage and blade technologies are decisions that oftentimes are complex.

Calculating the ROI and determining when these platforms are a fit for your applications and data requires an understanding of these technologies and insight into the products that are currently available.

Join Applied Tech, when we host speakers from Hewlett-Packard, QLogic and Ingram Micro, to help you understand these different technologies and gain insight from industry experts that can help you save money and energy, minimize risk, and thrive, even in uncertain times.

Register today!
Visit www.appliedtech.us  for speaker bios

Also join us for Microsoft Server 2007 SP1 on April 23, 2009. See news and events at appliedtech.us for more information.

See why In Business readers rated Applied Tech one of the
Top Three IT Providers and IT Training Companies!

Green IT Makeover update

Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy organization in Madison, was proclaimed the winner of Applied Tech’s Green IT Makeover Contest in November 2008. Clean Wisconsin received over $25,000 in green-friendly products and services including a new server and LCD monitors. In addition, Applied Tech was able to remove 395 pounds of electronic waste from their office and have it professionally recycled by File 13 of Verona.

“Partnering with Applied Tech and File 13 has been a pleasure. These local businesses who share Clean Wisconsin’s vision to “walk the talk” by utilizing responsible business practices - in this case electronic waste recycling - clearly shows that by working together all industries can make a positive impact on a rapidly growing environmental issue.”
                                                                        Mark Redsten Clean Wisconsin Executive Director  

Staring Clockwise from the far right: Ed Abel of File 13, David Vitse of Clean Wisconsin, Brian Kelly of Clean Wisconsin and Julie Vike of Applied Tech	David Vitse of Clean Wisconsin  and Ed Abel of File 13
This is what 395 pounds of electronic recycling looks like!	File 13 of Verona

Congratulations!

Cool Computer Tools to Make Your Life a Little Easier
presented by Applied Tech

Here's a cool computer tool we'd like you to know about because it can save you time and money: PDF995 is simple to use FREE software that converts documents to PDF (Portable Document File) format.

What is PDF format? "PDF is a file format that captures all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you can view, navigate, print. . .   or forward to someone else regardless, of the computer. . . program it was first created in." (Source: UCL Learning Technology, London, England).

Why is it important? Suppose you're sending an e-mail and you want to share a certain file or document. Your recipient might not be able to open your attachment unless they're using the same version of the program you used to create it in.

PDF format allows them to open it. It also prevents other people from making changes to your original document.

How do I create PDF files? PDF files are created using Adobe Acrobat Capture, or similar products such as PDF995. You can download it from http://www.pdf995.com/download.html.

You can also download complete documentation for converting PDFs using this cool tool from the resources on our website.

Finally, to view and use the files, you'll need the FREE Acrobat Reader, which can be easily downloaded from www.adobe.com.  Once you've downloaded the Reader, it will start automatically whenever you want to look at a PDF file.

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