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How “Hosted Exchange” Can Solve All Your E-mail Problems While Saving You Big $$$  

• No more software, hardware or maintenance costs. You don’t have to purchase the hardware and software, nor do you have to maintain the system. This is all included in a very low monthly fee.
• High speed, “always on” email. The hosted Exchange platforms that we provide to our clients are high-performance systems with multiple “fail over” backup servers, maintained and monitored like For Knox – something you normally wouldn’t be able to afford for your small business. However, when you’re hosted on this platform, you get all the benefits of a high-performance system without the costs. Your in-house network could go down and you’d STILL have access to your e-mail, contacts and calendar.
• Automatic backups and archiving. What would you do if your in-house e-mail server failed and erased your messages? Or what if a disgruntled employee deleted all their e-mail? If you were hosting your Exchange, these would be non-issues since your e-mails would be backed up daily and secured.
• Faster set up. Installing and Exchange server can take days. When you host Exchange, setting up a new user takes minutes.
• Access your email and calendar from anywhere. You don’t have to remote into your office PC; now you can securely access your e-mail from any device or PC.

Tips

3 Ways to go Green

This month tip is all about “going green” with your office to not only cut down on waste and environmental pollution, but also save you money on utilities, overhead and IT service. Here are 3 simple ways to do this:

• Go Virtual! Desktop virtualization (sometimes called client virtualization) is a process of replacing your expensive, power-sucking computer workstations with a less expensive “thin client” option. This not only cuts down on the power needed (and your electric bill), but also reduces hardware and maintenance costs because these systems are much easier to maintain. Best of all, you won’t notice any difference in how you use your PC!
• Go Paperless! Why keep printing, filing, and shuffling all of those paper documents around when document management systems are are so easy and inexpensive to implement? Not only does going paperless cut down on paper and ink (saving you money while cutting down on waste), but it’s also far easier to file, find and share documents. Plus the chances of an important document getting lost or stolen are greatly reduced.
• Go Remote! Working from home, even a day a week, will cut down on gas and emissions. Some businesses are moving to a complete remote workspace where everyone is working from home, saving them a ton of money to rent, utilities and overhead. In fact, most of our computer repair and support is delivered to our clients remotely thanks to our Management Software.

Question of the Month

Who wants to win two movie tickets?

What do you know about the Memorial Day holiday? The first person to answer the question correctly will win… two movie tickets!

Memorial Day originated with another name. What was it?

a) Honor Day  b) Old Soldiers' Day   c) Decoration Day  
d) Remembrance Day  e) Bravery Day

Be the first one to answer the question correctly and movie tickets are yours to enjoy! Please e-mail your responses to info@vncsolutions.com.

Fun Story

A Brief History of Memorial Day

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service to our country. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former sailors and soldiers.

During the first national celebration, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there. This event was inspired by local observances of the day that had taken place in several towns throughout America in the three years since the Civil War. By the late 1800s, many more cities and communities had begun to observe Memorial Day, and after World War I, it became an occasion for honoring those who had died in all America’s wars.

Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on each grave. Traditionally, the President or Vice President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. About 5,000 people attend the ceremony annually.

In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday of May. Several southern states, however, have an additional, separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas; April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 in Louisiana and Tennessee.