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Our computer networking services provide large-corporation services to small business. We have divided our networking solutions to three distinct categories collectively referred to EMR (Expansion, Monitoring, Response). Expansion services cover implementing/upgrading servers, workstations, and peripherals. There is no reason for a small business not to benefit from enterprise level hardware and software - especially since cost of such devices has fallen to very reasonable levels. Computer Doctors of Maine will first help you choose the right products and then implement them. Management services cover the continuous monitoring of your networks. Staying pro-active ensures that your company will spend less time dealing with problems and more time doing business. The fact is, computer networks need attention from time to time, and we make sure that they receive it before there is a problem. Response services are there to assist our customers when problems occur. We use several tools, including proprietary remote access software, to connect to your server(s) / workstation(s) and resolve issues when they do happen. Of course, if necessary/desired, we can always handle issues onsite.
In addition to the EMR solutions, we offer standard consulting services for pre-sales decisions. Apart from our partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, and TrendMicro, we have access to information and resources about many of the common, and less common, applications in different service industries. We'll help you do the necessary research, and provide you with solid advice. Finally network security services include security consulting, malware / spyware / adware removal, anti-virus implementation, virus removal, firewall installation, and firewall maintenance. We utilize technologies from Microsoft, TrendMicro, SonicWall, and Linksys to keep your data safe. |
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Computer Doctors of Maine offers consulting for those companies that wish to be greener. Our experience ranges from helping customers choose more efficient systems to implmenting green solutions. Among these green solutions are virtualization systems which help consolidate hardware and operate an network environment with reduced hardware and better utilization of resources. We've also worked with companies on more extensive green projects such as green buildings. Working with green-building design has given us the unique opportunity to see, and support, state of the art systems such as water filtration and recirculation systems. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 15:53 |
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We would like to see every small business run with Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, but in reality that's not always practical. Although it is an affordable and extensive solution for small businesses, not every office needs that much horsepower. We learned this first hand with a few recent deployments of a less-traditional - yet surprisingly effective - solution from Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
 It's called the HP MediaSmart Server, and it runs Microsoft Windows Home Server. It's intent is to backup, share, and organize data from PCs in a home; yet it makes a phenomenal addition to a small office. Priced under $600 this great little device provides phenomenally simple and powerful tools for 1) remotely accessing all computers at connected to it 2) backing up all the computers to a central location 3) sharing files 4) providing remote access to files only for both network ANG guest users... along with a bunch of other neat features to make the package even more inviting. It's license supports up to 10 users, a reasonable solution especially in a workgroup running Windows XP Professional or Vista Business. In our case, we would recommend to anyone less than five.
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Last Updated on Friday, 07 November 2008 17:43 |
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 Due to the nature of new security threats, more offices are getting infected with malware. Malware programs generally can bypass regular anti-virus and enter the systems through user intervention. Once installed they are difficult to remove and can cause extensive damage to data and systems in a short period of time. This is why we no longer support the deployment or management of networks without a proper seurity gateway.
Background:
The viruses/threats I am referring to are forms of malware/adware/extorsionware/spyware/etc that are generally installed by the user - unknowingly. No matter what anti-virus your un (TrendMicro/Kaspersky/Norton/McAffee/AVG/etc) most cannot stop and clean the infections because they are user initiated. They can alert and try to contain them, but generally it is too late. The result is a few hours in billable time spent on clean-up.
What is different now?
New threats, like the XP Antivirus 2008, will hurt your organization with just one infection. Once a user - inadvertently - installs the malicious program it will begin spamming. Whether you catch it immediately or not, the software will get a chance to broadcast spam messages which WILL be intercepted by spam traps. Spam traps are designed to weed out distributors of spam and stop their mail-servers from delivering mail. As a result, your mail server will become blacklisted within 24 hours and your office communications with the rest of the world will be crippled. After the infection is contained you will be able to de-list but it is a manual process and can take up to 7 days to complete with some spam-lists.
What can I do about it?
In my view it is no longer an option to risk exposing a network to such threats. Each outbreak can easily cost a firm $375 (3 hours at $125) of networking time to resolve. The key to stopping these from spreading is to intercept the malicious code at the internet gateway, and prevent the packets from ever reaching computers inside. Business-class routers with deep packet inspection can do just that. Your existing antivirus is still important, but it will not handle these threats effectively.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 00:17 |
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Networking for Small Business 
