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April 2011
In This Issue
NPS Update
Trivia
Ask the Expert
Exclusive Session 4/27
CCC Celebrates St. Pat's
Mitel Freedom
CIO.com Blog
Fortient #1 Again
Backup & Recovery Blog
Managed Security Services
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NPS® Update
NPS

Current NPS®: 78.7%
Surveys Completed: 432

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Trivia
Trivia

Trivia Answer

A very big thank you goes out to CCC's Suzanne Brown for supplying last month's trivia question.

 

On the Brady Bunch, what ws the name of Cindy Brady's favorite doll?   

 

ANSWER:  

Kitty Karry-All

 

WINNERS:

Wiley Chandler

Ann Lehman

Dan Kurkiewicz 

Paige Thomas

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New Trivia  

We are back to TV Themes this month - good luck!

"There is a path you take and a path not taken, the choice is up to you my friend. Nights are long but you might awaken to a brand new life around the bend."
Ask the Expert
Setting Up Automatic Callback on Your Avaya System
Jazmine Rodriguez, Customer Care Center Representative

Jazmine RodriguezWith the Automatic Callback feature, when a caller places a call to a busy or an unanswered internal telephone, the system calls the caller back when the called telephone becomes available. Upon hearing a busy signal, a user activates Automatic Callback, and hangs up. The system monitors the called telephone. When the called telephone becomes available to receive a call, the system automatically originates the Automatic Callback call. The originating party receives priority ringing. The calling party then lifts the handset, and the called party receives the same ringing that the system provided on the original call. 

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Register Today for an Exclusive Session
"The 7 Deadly Sins of Backup & Recovery"

Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:00pm-1:00pm CST


Backup & Recovery Data protection and recovery is one of the top priorities of organizations, and the recovery time objectives have not been established within the majority of organizations. The presentation will focus on challenges to establish recovery time objectives and requirements, the technology available, the value in testing, and verification. The presentation will also provide an overview of available technology and best-of-breed solutions based on specific organizations' mandates. Legal implications of non-compliance will also be reviewed in the presentation.

Click here for Course Details and Registration Info
CCC Celebrates 10 Years as Part of the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

Read the press release here

CCC Technologies celebrated ten years of participation in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 12, 2011.

 

When CCC Technologies' Vice President of Sales, Jim Poull, first sought to enter the company in the parade back in 2001 he had no idea that ten years later not only would CCC become a popular fixture in the parade but also that the parade would become such an important tradition within the CCC family.

 

"As I have been told over and over again, by Chicago dignitaries and Parade Officials," explains Jim, "'CCC turns the parade green. Without CCC, we would not look so green and make so many parade watchers happy.' It takes a lot of hard work and effort, but it truly is a labor of love and one of our greatest traditions."


 

2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Jim & Juan
Jim Poull and Juan Rodriguez with CCC's official float.

 

2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Danny Poull
Danny Poull
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Fabian & Onyx
Fabian Morales and Onyx
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Jenny, Deb, & Lynn
Jennifer Theesfeld, Deb Berczynski, and Lynn Heid
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Milos, Nate, Jeff & Chris
Milos Stojsavljevic, Nate Lindsay, Jeff Shostak, and Chris Vasquez
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Nicole, Stacy & LaTavia
Nicole Nagel, Stacy Reidy, and LaTavia Savage
2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Kevin, Brian & Christine
Kevin O'Brien, Brian Gauna, and Christine de Leon
Mitel TV
What Does Freedom Mean To You?

Mitel LogoBeing able to save time and money? Doing more with less?

Collaborating and working from anywhere, any time using any device? Implementing the latest apps without ripping and replacing? Mitel Freedom gives customers the freedom to have it all.

Click the image below to watch the video on Mitel TV.

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CIO.com Expert Blog
Virtualization, Cloud, and Your Phone System Collide

Vanessa Alvarez, CIO.com  


Network InfrastructureThe decisions being made by IT today impact so many different areas of the business.  In many cases, technology and network upgrades and refreshes are done on an ad-hoc basis, whether due to varying refresh cycles, certain initiatives taking priority, or the lack of budget to accomplish more at one time.  Although in the short term this makes sense, it may actually hinder the ROI of certain projects long term.  Look at communications.

For a long time, enterprise communications infrastructure had been kept isolated.  The real time nature of voice, from TDM to VoIP, has always been handled separately in the network, for reasons of performance, reliability, and ultimately, the on demand requirements. For these reasons, there has always been a "phone" guy and an "IT/network" guy within the IT organization.

Read more...

Click here to learn more about Network Infrastructure solutions from CCC Technologies, Inc.
Unified Threat Management
Fortinet Named Leader of Worldwide Unified Threat Management Market for 20th Consecutive Quarter

Fortinet Gold Partner Logo

SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 5, 2011 - Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT) - a leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified theat management (UTM) solutions - today announced that new IDC research data confirms that the company continues its streak of being the No. 1 vendor in worldwide UTM factory revenue for Q4 2010 and the Full Year 2010.

 

The company's position continues to be supported by adoption of Fortinet's FortiGate® network security appliances by enterprises, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and telecommunications carriers. This data marks the 20th consecutive quarter Fortinet has maintained its leadership position. The company also leads in overall enterprise UTM revenue. IDC identifies the UTM market segment as the fastest growing segment of the broader network security market and expects UTM to represent approximately 30 percent of the network security appliance market by 2014.


Read the entire press release here

 

View the March 2011 Threat Landscape Report 

 

Click here to learn about Unified Threat Management solutions from CCC Technologies, Inc. 

Backup and Recovery
Backup, Deduplication, and Incremental Forever

Mark Campbell, Unitrends | Modern Backup 2 Blog 


Backup & Recovery

We got a great question from a potential customer today.  The essence of the question was

[...] does Unitrends have the ability to "locate" the deduplicated files/paths as it runs so that a histogram or pie charts (or some other identifying method) can be found to identify and change the backup schedule for areas that obviously don't need to be backed up often?  Sort of makes sense, right? Why spin the CPU on the appliance backing up data that you already know is redundant?  Saves time on backups, and helps users migrate off old data, or at least change the backup schedule so that it backs up once a month (or quarter) vs. once a week.  [...] Let me know if such a thing exists in general, and how Unitrends has (or will) address something that I would think is a really good selling point for the particular dedup software involved.

Click here for the answer...

Click here to learn about Backup & Recovery solutions from CCC Technologies, Inc.

Click here to learn about onsite managed backup and offsite vaulting services from CCC Technologies, Inc.
ConvergeSecure® Managed Services
Spotlight on Managed Security Services

Managed ServicesTo be at your most competitive, efficient, and available, the Internet has become as integral as the telephone. The deployment of voice and data applications that rely on the Web to increase competitive edge is commonplace in organizations of all sizes. ConvergeSecure® Managed Security Services is a comprehensive suite of services designed to combat both the voice and data threats of today and the emerging threats of tomorrow.

Our team of security experts will work within your business objectives to determine the most optimal risk mitigation posture and then design an executable security profile to ensure that your network assets are protected 24x7x365. In addition to round-the-clock protection, ConvergeSecure® also provides monthly reporting so that you can monitor usage and overall network performance.

We also offer our customers the ability to perform periodic vulnerability scans on public facing network assets and provide reports detailing risks, threats, affected ports, detailed descriptions, and published solutions.

Read more about Managed Security Services from CCC Technologies

 Click here to learn more about ConvergeSecure® Managed Services from CCC Technologies, Inc.