> Client Spotlight <

Premier ENT

Needs:

Assistance in starting new 
    medical practice.

Selection and implementation of
    new electronic medical records
    (EMR) system and integration to
    outsourced billing service.

Installation of all technical 
    infrastructure for the new office  
    including server, PCs, internet
    and phone services, email, and
    remote access.

Solution:

Evaluate several EMR systems
    based on Premier’s specific
    needs, select and implement
    AllMeds EMR, setup integration
    to the practice management (PM)
    system provided by the billing
    company, and assist with
    training and rollout.

Host, manage, and maintain
    servers in Solve IT’s hosting
    center.

Setup all equipment and services
    in Premier’s new office.

Provide ongoing support and
    maintenance for all equipment.

> Employee Spotlight <

Lorraine Howard

Lorraine has recently joined Solve IT as a Level 1 Help Desk Engineer. In this role, she will be responsible for answering phone calls and email requests, analyzing the request/issue and documenting it in our ticketing system, escalating to the appropriate Level 2 or 3 engineer, and follow-up with our clients on the resolution process.

Lorraine joins us after more than 25 years of working in various customer support and help desk roles. She also brings to our young, male dominated team some much needed maturity and female perspective! Please welcome Lorraine the next time you talk or exchange email with her.

In her spare time, Lorraine enjoys spending time with her family including her young grandson as well as listening to music and dancing.

Welcome to the first edition of the Solve IT Insider!
 

This newsletter will be published every quarter and include articles on new technologies to consider for your business, tips and tricks in working with technology, a profile on a Solve IT client, and a bio on one of our employees. We hope that you find this newsletter informative and easy to read. Please provide us with any feedback as well as let us know if you prefer not to receive this in the future. Thanks for your continued business with Solve IT!

Garrett Brucker


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By Christopher Elliott

Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small Business Center

Old ServersYour server hardware is a ticking time bomb.

Don't be alarmed. It may never actually "blow up" — which is to say, melt down and take lots of data with it. But one day, sooner or later, it will become obsolete. And for your business, that's potentially an explosive liability.

"The older your hardware is, the more likely that a failure and loss of productivity will occur," warns Donald Hess, senior systems engineer at Entre Computer Services, a systems integrator based in Rochester, N.Y. "In general, a company can avoid big expenses by updating its servers every three years. If it waits five years, then there's a big risk of being compelled to upgrade many components simultaneously."  Ouch.

What exactly needs upgrading?


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You see them everywhere you go: businesspeople with their heads down and as focused as a five year old ripping into their first package on Christmas morning. Somehow, they traverse busy hallways and squeeze into crowded elevators without collision, while grabbing their email, heave a contract cross country and correct a spreadsheet for their bosses on the other side of town.

Simultaneously, you are witnessing the genius of technology and, yet another distinct advantage of the opposable thumb. It's the smartphone. Thanks to blossoming consumer demand, inexorable technological advancement, and the glorious power of competition, smartphone sales are pointed skyward.

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Introduction the volume of spam escalates and spammers continue to become more technologically savvy, keeping spam out of inboxes is a growing challenge. Small and mid-sized businesses are relying on email more than ever, but many are unequipped to deal with spam. IT administrators at many SMBs are dealing with these seemingly competing tasks:
  • Safeguard business from email threats
  • Preserve free flow of vital email from legitimate sources
  • Do this with as little administration as possible

Options for SMBs
TThe changing threat landscape, coupled with the lack of IT staff and funds can make stopping spam seem out of reach for many SMBs. This is not the case, however, as there are three types of anti-spam options available to SMBs today:

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