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September High Tech
Happy Hour
Thursday, September 17, 2009
More info
Windows 7 Sneak Peek
Thursday, September 17, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
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Advanced SharePoint
with MOSS
Thursday, September 24, 2009
11:30am to 1:00pm
More info
Can
You Reduce IT Costs Through Virtualization
Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:00am to 11:30am
Lussier Heritage Center
More info
Microsoft FRx Financial Reporting Training II
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
8:00am to 4:30pm
More info
MABA
Silent Auction
Monday, October 12, 2009
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Anyone is welcome!
More info
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5 Green Ways to Save
Big Bucks
by Heather Clancy
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business
Center
Skeptics
suggest an economic crisis will stall sustainable business
practices. They cling to the myth that going green costs
more money. But many small businesses are discovering green
habits save big money, especially when it comes to
information technology.
The savings are many: Reduced power consumption, IT
maintenance and hardware procurement costs. This can lead to
increased productivity. You say your technology strategy
isn't sophisticated? No worries.
Here are five ways you can
make it greener and budget friendly.
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A high school teacher
hung this sign under the clock in her classroom,
"Time will pass. . . Will you?"
- James E Myers
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Can You
Reduce IT Costs Through Virtualization?
Find out at a free morning seminar with industry experts and
Systems Specialists from Applied Tech!
Thursday, October 15, 2009 -
8:00am to 11:30am
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Understand
the benefits and drawbacks of different software options and the
technologies available for virtualization. This seminar will provide
the answers to many of the virtualization questions swirling in
server, workstation and storage virtualization today.
During
this free half-day event you will hear how virtualization has
progressed to be one of the most significant technology advancements
in IT environments today. You will learn how a fully virtualized
infrastructure can deliver cost-savings, flexibility, ease data
migration, and enable consolidation.
What is
Virtualization?
Virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than
actual) version of something, such as an operating
system, a server, workstation, a storage device or
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Topics include:
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Introduction to Virtualization: It’s not just for
big businesses
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Virtualization Products/Major Players
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Virtualization Technologies – Server, Desktops,
Storage
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Road to Virtualization – Planning and Managing
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Reduction of costs: Including power and cooling,
licensing costs, and labor
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What
you can expect?
Our event starts with a continental breakfast provided by Market
Street Diner and ends with time for Q&A’s with our keynote speaker,
other industry experts, and System Specialists from Applied Tech.
Seating for this seminar is free for IT professionals and those
responsible for IT in their organization.
Lussier Family Heritage Center
3101 Lake Farm Road – Madison, WI 53711
Breakfast will be provided from Market Street Diner
Register
today online at
www.appliedtech.us or by calling
Julie Vike at
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Microsoft
Office 2010:
Learn What’s New for Your Business
 With
Office 2010 just around the corner (official release date is
not yet public), you may be wondering what to expect with
this newest release. Our insiders opinion is that Office
2010 is really impressive! Just one of the new features in
co-authoring which allows you and your coworkers to
simultaneously work on the same documents, whether it is in
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote. See what else
is new for Office 2010 at
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Applied Tech Gives Back
 Last
Monthly, at the 8th Anniversary Event for the
High Tech
Happy Hour, Applied Tech, SupraNet Communications
and Yahara Software was pleased to announce that during
registration at the event, we were able to raise 2,800
meals for the
Second Harvest Foodbank. Thank you to all that
provided a cash donation that evening! We are all very
proud to be able to give back to the community!
Second
Harvest is a private, nonprofit organization, which
distributes food to more than 300 charitable programs
that feed the hungry in 16 southern Wisconsin counties.
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 Survey
Winner Is. . .
Congratulations to Kari Acker from Beacon
Athletics for being the August 2009 winner
of a $50 gift card good at any of the Food Fight
restaurants! Kari completed the satisfaction
survey after her help desk issue was closed. As
a result, Kari was automatically entered to win
a gift card from Applied Tech and randomly
chosen as the winner. Who is going to be this
month's winner? It could be you. . . (just be
sure to complete the emailed survey once your
help desk case is closed. It's that easy!)
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In
Business Magazine’s 2009 Executive Choice Nominations - coming
soon!
 This
October, In Business magazine will be conducting their annual
Executive Choice Awards. If you are a subscriber to In Business
magazine, please consider to vote ‘Applied Tech’ in the categories
for Preferred IT Firm and for Preferred IT Training Provider. |
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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 leader 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.
Mike asks: I gave in; I signed up for
Facebook. I enjoy seeing updates from my friends and
from Fan Pages (like Applied Tech’s of course), but I
could care a less about friends updates on the silly
quizzes, games, and the like. Can I remove those without
removing my friend?
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Madison Office
Applied Tech
Solutions, Inc.
203 South Paterson Street,
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Ph: 608.257.6051
866.933.7471
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Applied Tech
Solutions, Inc.
2417 Post Road, Bldg B
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Ph: 715.344.3703
866.933.7471
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