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Internet usage

The Internet is an invaluable tool and, many users can’t function without it. However like everything else in business its use needs to be controlled closely.
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Building relationships

We rarely get asked to look at a network belonging to a company who is happy with their IT provider.
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Advance Network Partner

Even before Atomik.biz existed we were using Draytek ADSL products. Draytek were at the cutting edge of ADSL technology and for that reason we started using them and became very skilled with the entire range.
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Secure PC disposal

One aspect of computer management often over looked is that of what to do with personal computers, laptops and servers once they reach the end of their useful life. The most important factor is that these machines will contain valuable and confidential data.
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Monitoring

Modern network technology is very reliable but can fail for any number of reasons. With today's dependency on email and the World Wide Web it is increasingly important that these systems are working and the business gets to know about it very quickly if there is a problem.
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The Importance of Backups

A good backup system is expensive but not compared to the cost of losing business data. Data can be lost for all sorts reasons. The big four are hardware failure, theft of equipment, fire and flood.
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Networking

Networking in its simplest form is the sharing of resources. These resources can be files, printers, databases, contacts, computers, wireless access points, the Internet and many other business objects.
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Office moves

Moving house is meant to be one of the most stressful things anyone can do. The business equivalent is moving office. Added to the pressures of moving house is the need to be working and servicing customers as soon as possible.
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Internet Banking

The world is not a risk free place and the Internet has introduced new risks to worry about. One of those things people worry about is the safety of Internet Banking
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Advanced Voice Partner

Atomik.biz is now a Draytek Advanced Voice Partner. This means we have the skills to plan and implement a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution to give the best performance combined with reliability and value for money. Many on-line equipment suppliers sell to customers but don't support the product.
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Working from home

With the high cost of office space and the inconvenience and expense of travel, teleworking or working from home has become very common. However implementing teleworking requires careful planning to optimise efficiency and minimise costs.
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Saving client’s money

Over time businesses subscribe to various services and often pay for these for years without questioning what they are for and if they are needed or if they are good value. Sometimes not knowing what an item is means not wanting to cancel it "just in case".
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Domain management

Most established companies have already registered a domain name. This will usually have been registered by either a director of the company or by a web developer. The reason the web developer often registers the domain is that he or she will need to add an entry to point to the web site.
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Vehicle tracking

Many industries have large mobile workforces. These represent a major cost to the business and monitoring and controlling that cost can make the difference between making a good profit and a loss.
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Printing

Printing is probably the network service that causes the most emotion amongst network users.
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The Olympics

The Olympics and Para Olympics are now very close. Businesses need to plan for the inevitable disruption. Special lanes for Olympic traffic, cabbies boycotting some areas, packed tubes trains and buses all adds up to increased costs and lost profits.
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Choosing mobile phones

The choice of mobile phone for the business user has never been so difficult and there are so many things to consider when making the choice.
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Reseller

Atomik.biz is a Draytek reseller. We don't compete with the big resellers who sell large numbers of units but provide no extra value. Instead we plan the project, specify the right equipment for the job. The planning process does not only include the current requirement, but also likely future needs.
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Voice products

The Vigor IPPBX 2820 which is a good quality router which supports all the facilities of the class leading Vigor 2820 router. It also has a built in private branch exchange (PBX) using VoIP technology. This can also be connected to existing ISDN lines which allows fault tolerance and cost effective migration...
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