Most businesses cannot answer that question, which for something as important as your website we find a bit alarming. We would like to tell you a little bit how we treat our customers different…

We have invested heavily into our systems to make them as reliable and high performance as possible, yet affordable. Our web hosting system stretches across 3 geographically diverse datacenters, giving our customers assurance there website will stay up and have backup servers to take over just in case. Our primary Tier IV datacenter is located in Washington DC connected to one of the highest concentrations of fiber in the US supplying over 20 Gigabits per second to our systems and providing less than 30ms latency to the Midwest. The facility features multiple redundant power connections, 3 2-megawatt generators and 8 redundant UPS units. It features 3 on site 600-ton cooling towers fully meeting N+1 standards.

Backing up our world class DC datacenter is our secondary facility located in Dallas Texas. This Tier III N+1 facility pulls power from 3 separate electrical grids, 6 redundant UPS units and has 5 100-ton cooling towers. The center is connected to a network with over 60 Gigabits per second of bandwidth with less than 40ms of latency to the Midwest, providing our backup web servers with the speed and redundancy you need.

Finally backing up our DC and Dallas datacenters is our own private Janesville WI Tier II facility. This center has bandwidth capacity upwards of 30 megabits per second along with redundant UPS systems.

All of our servers are fully virtualized to protect against hardware failure, and unlike other companies who simply resell hosting we manage and have full control of our servers. What this means for you is no red tape, no waiting on hold for an 800-number to get a setting on your site changed. It also means if there is a problem we have direct remote access to the systems to fix the problem, an being virtualized allows us to recover from hardware failures almost instantly.

All of this starting at less than $10 a month. Basically we got your covered!

For more information about our hosting services including Email, SPAM filtration and offsite storage please visit our website at seeus4it.com.

New Technology, Small Business datacenter, hosting, janesville hosting, janesville web hosting, kenosha hosting, SPAM filtration, webhosting

For those of you who have a mac, the whole Malware/Spyware situation has really taken a turn for the worse. If you belive you have been infected by a fake Malware/Spyware program, please follow the instuctions provided below directly from Apples Support Page

Here is more information about is from a cnet postings

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20065881-248.html

Home Office, New Technology, Small Business

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Microsoft has agreed to buy Internet phone service provider Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.

The deal gives Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) access to the market for real-time video and voice communications. The software maker said it plans to use Skype to support such products as the Xbox gaming system and Windows Phone.

As the largest acquisition in its history, the deal marks a significant change in strategy for Microsoft, which has not bought another company since 2006.

“Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world,” said Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.

Behind the deal

In 2010, Skype had 170 million connected users who logged over 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations. The company reported a $6.9 million net loss last year, on nearly $860 million in revenue. It reported $686 million in long-term debt, and slightly more than $1 billion in liabilities.

Under the terms of the deal, Microsoft will assume Skype’s debt.

Skype will become a new business unit within Microsoft, to be run by current Skype CEO Tony Bates, who will report directly to Ballmer.

Skype filed for a $100 million IPO last year. But the actual offering was delayed, and rumors surfaced last week that the company was in talks with Microsoft and Facebook.

“The deal is strategically sound,” said Christopher Hickey, an analyst at Atlantic Equities. “There are clear revenue opportunities for Microsoft.”

He said the price was “slightly expensive,” but added that Microsoft plans to use its offshore cash balance to cover the cost. “It’s expensive, but it’s not the end of the world.”

For consumers, the look and feel of Skype should remain the same, said Hickey. Microsoft is mainly interested in incorporating Skype’s functionality into its existing products, and leveraging the company’s user base.

“The advantage of Skype is that it’s just as applicable to Microsoft’s consumer base as its business base,” he said. “Most of Microsoft’s challenges are traditionally on the consumer side of its business.”

Google is killing the voice plan

Founded in 2003, Skype was bought by Ebay in 2005 for $2.6 billion. But the partnership did not work out and eBay sold its 65% stake in Skype to an investor group for $1.9 billion in 2009.

The group was led by private equity firm Silver Lake, but eBay retained a small stake in the company.

Microsoft shares fell more than 1% in early trading Tuesday. The stock is down nearly 9% so far this year.

Hickey said the deal raises questions about Microsoft’s acquisition strategy going forward.

“Investors are wondering whether this signals a change in M&A strategy for Microsoft, which hasn’t been very acquisitive in the last ten years,” he said.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIIM) is one of the companies that has been mentioned as a possible Microsoft target

Thanks: http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/10/technology/microsoft_skype/index.htm?hpt=T1

New Technology, Small Business

Cisco Small Business Unified Communications 300 Series

Affordable Unified Communications for Small Business Small businesses no longer need to compromise on voice quality or features for unified communications. With a Cisco® Small Business solution, they can have the quality, peace of mind, and investment protection of a business-class solution at an affordable price. For small businesses with up to 24 phones per location, the Cisco Small Business Unified Communications 300 Series, model 320W, is a complete unified communications system that delivers more—integrated voice and data plus additional features designed and built just for small business. As a part of the Cisco Small Business product family, this easy-to-use solution delivers advanced features to better connect employees and serve customers, all on a highly secure Cisco network.

Product Overview

The Cisco Unified Communications 320W  includes:

• Support for up to 24 phones
• Voicemail and automated attendant
• Voicemail to email notification
• Integrated 802.11n wireless access point for voice and data, so that employees
  can connect to the network while away from their desks
• IP-based telephony supporting the Cisco SPA 300 and SPA 500 Series IP Phones
• Interoperability with up to 12 public switched telephone network
  (PSTN) analog lines (FXO)
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking support with an industry-leading voice SIP
  stack to deliver clear, high-quality voice services
• 4-port Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) switch with VLAN support,
  to connect devices or expand
• Gigabit Ethernet WAN port that can be designated as the network edge
• Simple-to-use web-based configuration utility for easy deployment

New Technology, Small Business Cisco, small Business phone system, UC300, Unified Communications

In 2010 we made great strides as a company, we added many new services and improved our network infrastructure all in an effort to provide the best service to our clients. 

Our spam filtration service is helping keep the inbox clean of many companies in the area, to date we have blocked 16,467,452 emails. Our systems on average receives just under 30,000 emails a day, with only 500-600 or so being legitimate. $10.99 a month covers your whole company, so if you are not protecting your company with our system we encourage you to with a 60 day risk free trial.

We have been very busy this year helping local companies promote themselves with new websites and social media services. Take a look at some of the great sites launched in 2010 including our own:

We provide complete website design and hosting services on our state of the art network for prices a small business can actually afford.

Have you been to a Janesville Jets game this season? Many of you have noticed the free WiFi access at the rink, one of many large scale wireless projects we have been involved in. We have installed a large wireless network at Road Ranger Stadium in Rockford home of the RiverHawks, providing wireless access throughout the entire stadium for both fans and staff. We also provided temporary free WiFi internet for the Rock Regional Business Expo covering the e ntire 50,000 sq foot facility with internet for vendors and patrons alike. (All in one day, with no harm to the facility) Our Downtown Janesville WiFi Project currently has an average of 10-20 people on it per day. We will be expanding coverage come spring as we now have contracts with both Charter and TDS. 

We could go on and on with all the great things that have happened in 2010 but we just want to wish you and your families a very safe and happy holiday season and we look forward to helping your business grow in 2011. 

Recent Testimonials

“As with many small businesses today our computer system was crucial to the working of our business, however, like so many other businesses we were constantly trying to find ways to keep our bottom line down and maintenance of our computer systems was low on the priority list. 

When we decided to get professional help, someone mentioned Small Business Technology Solutions.  I can’t believe the difference.  Their rates are reasonable, the service is great, I call and they are at the office within a couple of hours.  They are diligent, if there is a problem that takes some time or is not easy to fix they will stay on it until complete.

I can say without a doubt that I would recommend Small Business Technology Solutions to anyone in need of computer solutions.”

Ellen Ganschaw
Kenosha Community Foundation

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“Having reliable access to the internet is a must for anyone who works in the press box at Road Ranger Stadium – me, other broadcasters, our local media and press-box staff. The internet in the press box had long been prone to slowdowns and sometimes a complete collapse. Our broadcast relies heavily on new media, so when I can’t access scores or listener email, my job becomes immeasurably more difficult.

I met Robert and Mike at a Forward Janesville event and was impressed by not merely their knowledge and enthusiasm, but by the fact that they can translate the tech jargon into English for the layman without dumbing it down. They clearly articulated what they proposed, in terms of equipment, operation, bandwidth capability and results.

Small Business Technology Solutions proposed not just a significant upgrade in the quality of our press box wireless access, but full wireless access throughout the stadium – for media, players and fans – something that our ownership had billed as a feature of the new stadium prior to its construction, but something we had yet to deliver on.

Robert and Mike toured the entire stadium to lay out the logistics of the task. Professional athletes are notoriously prone to complain about the slightest thing. Our players, who to a man bring laptops or iPods to the clubhouse, were happy about the ability to check scores, surf the web or download music at their lockers. Our tech-savvy fans had a new element to take advantage of when in the stadium.

 From my perspective, our partnership with Mike and Robert has been an unqualified success.”

 Bill Czaja
Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations
Rockford RiverHawks Professional Baseball Club 

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