The Utility Company Announces More Customer Wins with “Green IT” Benefits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) October 30, 2007 -- The Utility Company announced more companies that have selected Connected Office™ over the traditional, antiquated break-fix model. The Utility Company addresses the two major problems plaguing businesses today:

• Over-Spending – the fact that the average business spends $360 per user per month on technology.
• Under-Utilization – unfortunately only 15% of this investment in technology is actually utilized.

SMBs have become more cognizant of the threat from information security risk as more corporate data is shared over networks, e-mail and the Internet. More recently, environmental impacts from corporate and consumer traditional consumption patterns have become a far-reaching global concern. The convergence of technology, including network/desktop, business applications, Web/Internet, copier/printer and telecommunications also provides businesses with a further desire to consolidate (or converge) their suppliers, as well.

“We are pleased with the continued adoption of our utility IT service model by forward-thinking organizations across North America,” stated Mark Scott, President of The Utility Company. “Corporate IT is not only one of the top expenditures by most businesses; it is also the top consumer of energy and other non-renewal resources in most offices. Having a service technician jump in a car to service you onsite, when 95% of support and problem resolution can be delivered remotely, contributes to this inefficiency. Choosing more energy efficient systems, or even better virtualizing those systems into Web-based services, allows businesses to reduce energy consumption by over 80%.”

Connected Office 2.0 is now available for a monthly fee per user through The Utility Company franchises across North America and includes:

• 1-866-My-Utility Live Helpdesk to support users with secure remote access to network and desktops for on-demand service and training.
• Remote Monitoring and Management of network, desktops/laptops, security and data-back-up 24x7.
• Security & Protection – ongoing anti-virus and patch management service.
• Online Backup and Storage – remote backup of servers, desktops and laptops.

• Asset & Lifecycle Management – tracking of all hardware and software assets, including updates, usage and compliance.
• Communications Services – Hosted Exchange with advanced email and anti-spam.
• Hardware/Software – full range of hardware and software to meet your network, desktop and security requirements with both on-premise and virtual options.
• Onsite Service – network/security assessment, emergency support, onsite maintenance.

The upcoming release of Connected Office 3.0 in November will mark the addition of more usage-based services like 1-866-My-Utility “Per Minute” and Virtualization options for desktops, servers and software to reduce the costs of managing on-premise IT - which represent 50-70% of the total cost of ownership.

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