Dear Friends:

Like all of us, you’ve come to rely on technology to process and store your company’s vital data. That’s why business continuity planning and data backup should be at the top of your priority list. Internet & Telephone is rolling out a business-class Managed Backup Solution that will rank among the most trusted and secure in the industry.

Our new solution features military-grade 256-bit data encryption, automatic interval-based backup, and full Microsoft Exchange Support. Most importantly, our backup solution uses a proprietary protocol that makes recovery three times faster than other solutions.

Call us today to find out more about this essential new product offering!

Best regards,

Pete

Like most of our customers who use our IT support services, you’ve probably come to rely on electronic communication to run your business. It’s more convenient. It’s faster and it’s easy to attach documents and records to your emails to share them with others.

But how secure is that email you sent to your clients? Or that financial packet you emailed to the auditors or state agencies or Financial Regulators? Did you attach a spreadsheet with financial data – or include your employees’ private data?

That’s why email security and encryption services should be at the top your IT planning for the future, and Internet & Telephone is ready to lead the way. Call us today to find out how easy it is to add secure email encryption to your existing email.

Dear Friends:

It’s not too late to take advantage of IRS Code Section 179 to deduct the cost of business equipment that you’ll need next year. We’ve heard from many of you who have discussed this opportunity with your accountants and taken action to claim these important deductions.

Have you considered your equipment needs for 2011- 2012? If you need to make business equipment purchases in the next year (including software), Section 179 can allow you to deduct the full cost of the expense – up to $250,000.

There may be significant changes next year, so call us right away!

We’ll get your orders processed quickly so you can take advantage of this year’s Section 179 deduction. Or, if you’ve already submitted your 2011 budgets and plan to acquire hardware or software next year, call us to discuss how you can take delivery before the end of this year.

Best regards,

Pete

Dear Friends:

Could your business benefit from “Upgrade Stimulus”? Have you considered your equipment needs for 2011- 2012? Maybe the IRS can help (no, really). The IRS Code Section 179 has benefited many businesses and we were pleased to see it return for 2010. If your business qualifies, Section 179 allows you to deduct the full cost of newly purchased business equipment – up to $250,000.

Have you discussed Section 179 with your accountants? 2010 could be the last year to save money with Section 179. There may be significant changes next year, so now is the time to take advantage.

If you know that you need computer upgrades now, call us right away. We’ll get your orders processed quickly so you can take advantage of this year’s Section 179 deduction. Or, if you’ve already submitted your 2011 budgets and plan to acquire hardware or software next year, call us to discuss how you can take delivery before the end of this year.

Best regards,

Dear Friends:

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.”

It’s a well known business adage, but have you thought about how it applies to your technology?

In order to prevent problems, warning signs need to be logged and alerts must be created. In order to plan for new growth, you must be able to inventory your equipment.

Our advanced systems monitor for thousands of warning signs, allowing us to act proactively and avoid downtime. Our deployed agents can generate a full report of your IT Inventory in minutes. Because our tools are the best in the industry, we can keep your networks, systems and computers operating at peak capacity and maximum up-time.

Call us to find out more about the ways Internet & Telephone can help.

Best regards,

Dear Friends:

What would happen to your business if you lost your internet connection for 2 hours – or even for 2 days? Chances are, your customers would be upset and your employees would become frustrated. While some business have installed multiple internet connections for redundancy and disaster prevention, most do not have failover mechanism for that second connection to take over when the primary link fails.

We have helped clients design load-balancing networks that use both connections on a daily basis, which provides a return on that second line and increases employee productivity. Call us today to ask how we’ve helped our clients implement automatic failover with load balancing.

Best regards,

Dear Friends:

How is business now, compared to a year ago?

Many indications show the economy is on the mend, and businesses are slowly shifting back in to growth mode. But it’s important that we use the lessons this downturn has taught us to rebuild our businesses stronger.

For example, during the downturn many business owners found themselves held hostage by fixed cost overhead – especially salary, which resulted in necessary headcount reductions. When building your business back up, why not consider how a Managed Services agreement can provide you with a scalable, variable-cost alternative to making full-time hires?

Internet & Telephone can give you a sliding cost model that is tied directly to size, usage and profitability of your business. Call us today or visit our website for more information.

Best regards,

Dear Friends:

Is your website Search Engine Optimized? SEO is what determines how easy your website is to find, and the quality of the business leads it can generate. SEO experts will bombard you with colorful phrases like “keyword clusters”, “behavior diagnostics” and “search influencers.” But for you, there’s only thing that matters – results.

Here’s the simple process that will bring you those results:

If you’d like to learn more about turning your website hits into sales, contact us today.

Best regards,

Pete

Dear Friends:

The month of March brought plenty of rain to the region but now we’re getting our first taste of Spring.

This is the perfect time for IT departments to think about their in-house Spring Cleaning. We all know that dust-filled fans can cause overheating in the core network, the IT room, and all of your sensitive equipment. A thorough cleaning now can help prevent problems down the road.

Spring is also a time for optimism! With the economy finally showing signs of recovery, maybe you are ready to revisit those equipment upgrades that you’ve been putting off for sunnier days. Are your switches, routers and firewalls ready for an upgrade? Are your servers and PCs showing signs of wear?

Please call us to schedule a visit. We can help freshen up your network for Spring!

Best regards,

Pete

Dear Friends:

Over the past several years we have experienced three major storms that have resulted in power outages lasting 5 days or more: The Mothers Day flood of 2006, the ice storm of 2008, and last weeks destructive wind storm. These extreme weather events are becoming more and more common.

The best way to protect your business from weather-related losses is Disaster Planning.

If a storm causes your business to lose electricity or if your PRI/Voice T-1 went down, how would your customers reach you? I&T can help you set up a fail-proof plan. Simple steps  like forwarding your DID to your cell phone  can keep your business running seamlessly during an outage. And with an I&T voice mail box on your main number youll have access to Call Detail Records so you can follow up with everyone who tried to call your toll-free number during the storm.

Dont wait for the next big storm to get your company ready. Call us now and set up a plan.

Best regards,
Pete