Technology Feature of the Month:
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Backup/Recovery
CPR’s Protect for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 automatically and securely backs up all your data - data that resides on every machine on your LAN. And it backs it up directly to the offsite storage vault at CPR’s Data Center. No time-consuming manual programs. No tapes to manage or store. No expensive tape hardware to maintain. You can back up more often, to minimize data loss between runs. Recovering lost data is fast, either over the Internet or with the built-in bare metal restore. Best yet, the software is free! You pay only for the total amount of data you need to protect.

If you are interested in learning more about this valuable backup solution, click here and a member of our Managed Services Team will contact you.

Protecting Your Data after Theft Occurs
Your worst nightmare has come true. You turned your head for a moment, and your laptop computer disappeared. What are you going to do now! You begin to think about all the work…. All the lost files… Can you get them back? Sure, you have a backup.

You realize that all the data on your laptop is now in someone else’s hands. All your personal email messages, the company price lists, the customer information. Now you begin to panic. Can your identity be stolen? Are your company trade secrets safe? Do you need to report this data loss to a Federal Agency? Do you have to notify your customers? What a mess! This unfortunate episode occurs much too often. Don’t let it happen to you!

Microsoft Windows login names and passwords protect access to data files at the operating system level. But this can be bypassed easily by even the most novice of hackers. How do you protect the data on your hard drive from all attempted unauthorized access?

CPR has constructed a security service for this very purpose. By bundling a solid and respected disk encryption product with a range of best practices and services, the CPR Security Team can protect your data.

CPR will encrypt your computer hard drive with very strong encryption, requiring pre-boot authentication to the drive, even prior to starting the operating system. Your data will be safe because the drive remains encrypted at all times. Data security is not reliant on the operating system.

In the midst of federal regulations and internal pressure to assure that no data can be falsely obtained, this service is your “peace of mind”.

To learn more about this offering and other CPR Security Services, click here and a member of our team will contact you.

Microsoft Enterprise & Select Customers – Renew Early & Save
Microsoft Enterprise and Select Customers, there are special incentives to help you save money by renewing early. If you renew before October 20, 2006 you will renew at current prices and avoid the pending price jump that takes effect November 1st, 2006.

The increase will be approximately 5% more. You can even renew early and still maintain your anniversary dates and payment schedules.

If you need assistance determining if any of these programs are right for you contact Sue Bishop, CPR’s Licensing Specialist.

CPR Receives Microsoft US Central Region Heartland Area General Manager Partner Award
CPR was recently recognized by Microsoft as a first quarter winner of the US Field Partner Awards Program in the Heartland Area, consisting of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. This program, held quarterly, recognizes the contributions of partners serving small, mid-market and enterprise commercial customers. In the first quarter, partners were recognized across many individual categories including: Teamwork; Satisfaction & Experience, Loyalty; Marketing Excellence; Competency, and the Heartland General Manager Award. CPR received the highest level of recognition, the Heartland General Manager Award. This award recognizes exceptional fortitude and decision-making demonstrated by a partner in the region. CPR previously won the Marketing Excellence Award in February 2006.

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