Business IT & Server Solutions

Secure centralised file storage

With the ability of setting permissions to selected users and control the way users handle files means you can leave your business in the knowledge your files are safe from loss, interference and deletion.

Have a central network shared folder to keep and share all your Company Documents' for easy access. Have sensitive information on hidden shared folders that only managers and chosen users have access to.

Redirect My Documents folders to your server to allow offline use leaving you safe in the knowledge should a PC or laptop go missing or faulty you have copies on your server.

Centralised Email

Let Microsoft Exchange server collect and distribute your e-mail to Outlook. Today's small businesses are more and more reliant on rapid email response to secure a sale from an enquiry. With Small Business Server you can respond on the road, in the office, at home or even on holiday.

Collect email via Outlook, Mobile Outlook and Web-mail from anywhere you can find an Internet connection or even your mobile phone, PDA or Blackberry. Now with Microsoft Exchange Server's Direct Push technology you can have live e-mail on the move.

Have instant SMS text alerts sent to your mobile when important customers email you.

Shadow File Copy

If you are using standard Windows Networking called (peer to peer) your business files are at risk of un-authorised interference, accidental deletion or wrongly saved new document loosing the original. In a basic network environment if a user accidentally deletes a file or folder it would be lost forever, there is no Recycle bin on a network system. With Shadow Copy you always have access to previous versions of files and folders, simply right click the file or folder and select the Previous Version you want to restore.

Blackberry and Windows mobile

Take a Blackberry or Windows mobile on the road with you and you have 24 hour access to all your Outlook data, email, calendar, contacts and tasks. Although with experience and costs we now only recommend Windows Mobile to access your Exchange server. Blackberry works well although with Windows Mobile 5, you can do more than with Blackberry and at a fraction of the cost.

Microsoft Exchange Server's Direct Push technology you can have live e-mail and Outlook data on the move.

Company Webmail

Check your email anywhere. By using a static or Dynamic IP address you can log into your email anywhere. The server presents your email to Internet Explorer or any other web browser allowing you so send, receive your email as well as looking up and editing contacts and calendar.

Offline Folders and Remote access to files

Take documents home to work or be available when visiting customers on your laptop. When returning to the office or connecting to the server via VPN update the files stored on the server with the new versions you have created away from the business. Should your laptop be stolen it is a simple task to connect the replacement to the server and re-synchronise your files and never loose any company data.

Managed Fax Server

Have faxes delivered to a public shared folder, sent to a printer, or even sent as email to chosen users in your business. Save money on spam faxes and wasted paper in that spam can be simply deleted with any cost to you. Collect faxes over web mail via your Outlook Internet Explorer log in.

Public Folders

Share selected public folders over your business users. Grant or deny access depending on role within your company. Have faxes and sales e-mail delivered to a public folder to allow a group of folder users to work from. Share global company contacts, calendars, tasks, and more.

Centralised Virus Protection

Stop having to worry about updating Virus software, by installing Symantec Mail Security on your server with Multi-tier Anti-Virus business solution all your clients are automatically updated on connection to the server. Roll out the program remotely, install licences, run scans and updates from your server.

Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

Use VPN to connect and synchronise your files from anywhere. VPN will allow you to connect securely to your business network from anywhere you find an Internet connection. This means your server is always up to date with new versions of files and should you loose a PC or Laptop the server has a copy of all your files stored safely.

Back-Up solutions

Install a tape drive or portable hard drive onto your server and sleep secure in the knowledge should your business suffer a fire, flood, hardware fail or theft you have a copy of your business off-site which can be restored onto new hardware to continue your business. Very soon under the Governments 'business continuity' laws due to come into force businesses will have to prove they have a disaster recovery procedure, this solution with fully comply with these laws. Insurance companies are now refusing to pay out on loss of earnings against loss of company data saying that you should have had a proper back up regime. The Tax and VAT office will also no longer accept loss of data as a reason to not pay them and possibly leave you open to a fine.

RAID Array Hard Drives

By using RAID which put simply mirrors the files and data on the server over two or more drives means should a drive fail your business carries on until such time as the faulty drive has been replaced.

If you currently have a network share environment using a single PC, have you considered what would happen to your business should that single hard drive failed especially if it is not backed up?