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2nd Annual Putt-A-Round for Kids |
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| Technology Feature of the Month: ProView Monitoring |
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| Daylight
Savings Time Changes — Are You Ready? |
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| The Data Center Alliance | |
Establishing Your |
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Computer Based Training |
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| CPR Learning Center News | |
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| • | Cisco
IP Communications Technology Briefing |
| • | Electronic
Discovery & Retention Seminar |
| • | West
Michigan Technology Association Meeting |
| • | Data
Center Alliance Seminar |
| • | Unified
Data Management Seminar |
Phone Numbers: Grand
Rapids: Kalamazoo:
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The
Second Annual Putt-A-Round for Kids
A Unique Indoor Golfing Experience to benefit
The Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation
Friday, March 2, 2007 8:00am – 5:30pm (Hours Extended!)
(Tee Times Available throughout the day)
The
Putt-A-Round for Kids Challenge will tee you up for the upcoming season
while raising money for a very worthy cause. Dust off your putters, come
in from the cold, have some fun, and help out the kids at the Helen DeVos
Children’s Hospital. CPR’s unique permanent 9-hole indoor
course, complete with hazards and obstacles (including workstations!)
will challenge the duffer, hacker and club champion.
Take
the Team Challenge…
Represent your industry or organization and take on other businesses in
the area. If you think your company, law firm, school, hospital or organization
has the best foursome – now is your chance to take on your rival.
Enter a team of 4 players in the head-to-head Putt-A-Round for Kids Team
Challenge.
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To
learn more about the Putt-A-Round for Kids, click here. |
To
reserve your tee time, click
here. |
| If you are interested in being an event sponsor, contact Melissa Engle at 616.575.8500 ext. 1220 or email mengle@cprgr.com. | |
Technology
Feature of the Month
ProView: 24x7 Support without the Expense
Decrease
the amount of time spent correcting hardware disruptions and coordinating
repairs. ProView automates the day-to-day monitoring of hardware health
and utilization, giving you the comfort of 24x7 support without the expense.
ProView allows you to stay on top of service level demands, and greatly
reduce or eliminate costly downtime.
| Gartner
states that the average company experiences 2 hours of downtime
per week. Calculate 14 days/year at 5% of available uptime…
Downtime has become the #1 expense in IT! |
What
ProView monitoring does:
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Detects failed web or application services
• Assures connectivity availability
• Monitors utilization, verifies status of backup jobs
• Notifies you of device failures
The ProView tool also provides reports on network events, and statistics
for tracking usage and performance of each network component.
If you would like more information on ProView or would like to see a demo
Click
here.
Tech
Check
Daylight Saving Time Changes – Are your Systems Ready?
Did you know that daylight saving time starts 3 weeks earlier this year?
In August of 2005 the United States Congress passed the Energy Policy
Act, which changes the dates of both the start and end of daylight saving
time. This year, the new start date for daylight saving time is Sunday,
March 11th and it will end on Sunday, November 4th.
This
change will affect both Novell and Microsoft environments, and servers
as well as workstations. Are you prepared for the change of daylight saving
time? Are your severs patched to allow for a flawless switch? Are your
XPP workstations fully patched to participate in the switch-over? If not,
CPR is here to help make this transition as easy as possible. If you need
to install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or if you simply need help with the updates,
CPR can assist. Click
here if you would like a CPR engineer to install the necessary
updates for your environment.
For
more information, here is a helpful link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx
The
Data Center Alliance
CPR, Feyen-Zylstra, Hedrick Associates,
& Rockford Construction Collaborate
Data centers are a company's "nervous system," in more than
one way...
Just like a human nervous system operates, data centers direct, connect
and facilitate just about every vital function of a company including
accounting, communications and security. Data Centers can also make you
feel "nervous" in that they are expensive, complex systems that
require specialized experience to plan, install and maintain.
Whether
you are upgrading your current space or building a new one, the Data Center
Alliance has the expertise to get the job done.
The
Data Center Alliance is a group of companies joined together
to bring a single-source solution to your business. We are industry leaders
you likely already know and trust: CPR, Feyen-Zylstra, Hedrick
Associates and Rockford Construction.
Our
expertise involves information technology design, electrical design &
engineering, environmental control & infrastructure as well as construction
management that includes architectural & structural design.
To
learn more about the Data Center Alliance visit our website at www.datacenteralliance.net
To attend an upcoming informational seminar on Wednesday, March 7th at
3:00pm click
here.
2 Additional Seminar Sessions
On
January 30th, CPR, Inc. in partnership with Warner Norcross & Judd,
LLP hosted an informational seminar to help outline the rules and regulations
and assist companies in establishing the next steps in their electronic
data retention plan. With over 103 RSVPs and 85 attendees the event was
a huge success. If you missed the event in January, we have two more sessions
to attend on Thursday, February 15th at Waner Norcross & Judd and in
Kalamazoo on Tuesday, March 6th. To learn more about the seminar details or to sign up click here.
Did you know that in addition to our instructor led training CPR also offers customized computer based training (CBT)? We can create training on procedures or software that is specific to your company and the way you do business. We then deliver it over your intranet so your employees get the training they need when they need it. To view a demo of a CPR developed CBT module click here or give us a call for more information on how computer based training can make your company and employees more productive.
CPR Hosts Cisco IP Communications Technology
Briefing
Wednesday,
February 14, 2007
9:00am – 11:30am
Location: CPR – Grand Rapids Office
CPR will be hosting a Cisco IP Communications Technology Briefing. Cisco
Engineers will demonstrate Cisco's IP Communication Solution, plus a
live demonstration featuring the latest in IP Phones and Unified Messaging.
We will also review the business case for choosing the IP Communications
Solution.
To
learn more about the IP Communications Briefing, click
here. |
To
RSVP for the IP Communications Briefing, click
here. |
Thursday, February 15, 2007
8:30am – 10:30am Location: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP – Grand Rapids Office
or
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
9:30am – 11:30am Location: M-TEC – Kalamazoo
CPR, Inc. in partnership with Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is hosting an informational seminar to help outline the rules and regulations and assist companies in establishing the next steps in their electronic data retention plan. In addition, CPR will provide an outline on how your organization’s IT department can build the most affordable solution for the storage and organization of your data.
To
learn more about the Electronic Regulations Seminar, click
here. |
To
RSVP for the Electronic Regulations Seminar, click
here. |
(formerly West Michigan Telecommunications Association)
Wednesday, February 15, 2007
1:00pm – 3:00am Location: CPR – Grand Rapids Office
This months meeting topic is Mobile Technologies Unscrambled. Rick Bishop, of Computer Products & Resources (CPR) will host an informative discussion about Mobile Devices and Technologies, what impact it has had on businesses, and will take a look into what the future holds. To learn more about this association and the meeting check out their webpage at www.wmta.biz.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
3:30pm – 5:00pm Location: CPR – Grand Rapids Office
The Data Center Alliance is hosting an informational session to introduce the Data Center Alliance and highlight the various services and offerings we bring the business community. In addition, there will be brief tour of CPR’s data center. Refreshments and light hors d’oeurves will be served.
To
learn more about the Data Center Alliance Seminar, click
here. |
To
RSVP for the Data Center Alliance Seminar, click
here. |
A Technology Solutions Response to the Federal Guidelines on Data Retention & Recovery
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:30am – 10:30am Location: CPR – Grand Rapids Office
or
Thursday, March 22, 2007
8:30am – 10:30amLocation: Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors Office
CPR, Inc. in partnership with CommVault is hosting an informational seminar to help outline steps to establish a Data Retention Policy and to educate technology leaders as to which tools and technologies are available to assist in data archiving, and managing your data.
To
learn more about the Unified Data Management Seminar, click
here. |
To
RSVP for the Unified Data Management Seminar, click
here. |
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