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Small Business Server Backup testimonial from a recent Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. client, in a testimonial from the citisearch website.

Dependable SafeSTOR saved the day! Testimonial by BethJenkins via Citysearch

“We would have been completely shut down if it hadn’t been for not only the Dependable SafeStor device, but the quick access we had to a technician at Dependable Computer Guys! And, this was on New Years Eve! I highly recommend Dependable Computer Guys and even more importantly, the Dependable SafeStor service.”

“I have worked with Dependable Computer Guys for a number of years now. They have done an excellent job handling all of the IT needs of our company. The most important service they have provided is Dependable SafeStor. We went onto the SafeStor service in December. Just a few weeks after starting, our computer server failed. We were unable to function at all. I called Dependable Computer Guys and within 20 minutes, remotely, they were able to switch us over to the SafeStor device and we were completely operational. We were able to be up and running while our server problem was diagnosed, the parts were ordered and the repair made.

Beth indicated that DCG has “Fast, reliable IT support”

Dependable Computer Guys, Incorporated — providing on-site IT support in Los Angeles since 1993. DCG’s proactive monitoring service, called St. Bernard Managed Care is the only IT support service platform that increases reliability while decreasing support costs. DCG is great for small and medium sized businesses that depend on reliable IT infrastructure; but don’t want to spend a lot of money to keep it that way. For a free walk-thru, call Brent Whitfield at 213-261-3998. Dependable Computer Guys is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and we support the following Microsoft Servers: Microsoft Standard & Enterprise Server, Small Business Server, Exchange and SQL server. Other technologies we support: Citrix, Cisco, Sonicwall, IBM Lotus Notes Domino,VMWare virtual server, Symantec Veritas, and StorageCraft Backup solutions, and all VPN’s. For backup and disaster recovery ask about Dependable SafeSTOR, DCG’s server backup solution.

New Dependable Computer Guys clients will receive FREE enterprise-grade Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware security software, for all their servers and workstations, when they outsource their IT with Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. For more information contact Brent Whitfield at 213-261-3998 to schedule your FREE on site walk-thru and IT evaluation. Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. is great for small businesses who depend on a reliable network, but don’t want to spend a lot to keep it that way. Offer limited to companies with at least one server and ten workstations.

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Dependable Computer Guys, Inc is serious about backing up the small business server.

Opt for sensible approaches to Estate Management

Find you have less time each week to deal with the day-to-day running of your estate? Could you do with a little help from a company who specialises in Estate Management and Block Management? What aspects of the Estate Management are you struggling with the moment? Are you being let down by your current letting agents and could you do with strengthening this part of your business? Maybe the maintenance side of the business is a problem and youd like somebody to take charge in your absence. Complete Estate Management solutions are the ideal answer for a busy landlord who wants to streamline their business operations. Speak to experienced professionals who can help you to manage your estate more efficiently from now on.

Time for a change

How much time are you spending with problem tenants at the moment? Does it feel like you have just sorted out one dispute when another one rears its head? Why not leave testing issues such as this in the hands of Estate Management teams? The Everyday niggles of Estate Management can be dealt with effectively by experts in Block Management. Tired of trying to find decent tenants for your properties? Leave it to the Estate Management people. Fed up with checking inventories when people leave your properties? Let the Estate Management Professionals handle all of your admin from here on in.

Struggling to find decent tradesmen?

Its not easy is it? You only want the communal areas of your properties to be cleaned, have gardens tidied and your odd jobs finished on time. If you spend more time on the phone ringing up maintenance firms than anything else it could be time to let Estate Management services take over. They can provide you with complete maintenance packages as part of routine Estate Management programmes. No longer would you have to deal with residents complaining about leaking taps, dirty windows or unkempt communal areas with experienced Estate Management in place. Your professional Estate Management team could arrange for detailed maintenance to take place as part of their Block Management duties.

Business success can be difficult for some people, and others seem to have no trouble with it at all. So, is there a ‘secret’ to doing well in business? Not really. What does seem to affect the issue, though, is the mindset of the person who’s operating the business. If he thinks like an entrepreneur, he will be more likely to have the dedication and perseverance that he needs in order to be successful. His confidence and entrepreneurial mindset will propel his online business forward, and people who purchase things from him or have dealings with him in other ways will notice that. It builds confidence, trust, and loyalty in customers, as well, when a business owner displays an entrepreneurial mindset.

Wanting to have business success is important, but it isn’t enough to just want something – you also have to have the will to go about getting it.

If you aren’t committed to your online business, you’ll have a lot harder time getting the business to take off and grow, and customers may sense your lack of commitment, too. It’s hard to run a business without that entrepreneurial mindset, although some people do seem to make their businesses work that way. They enjoy modest success, but not the kind of business success that they could see if they were more committed to what they were doing. Some people get involved with an online business because they think that it’s an easy, get rich quick kind of scheme.

However, they’ll have a rude awakening when they realize that being an entrepreneur isn’t the easy road that they expected. If you’re planning on having an online business and you want to see a high degree of business success, you need to work on developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

That mindset can take you a lot farther than other ideas of getting rich for little work. An entrepreneur understands that a person needs to work smarter, not harder, and that ‘hard work’ is relative. If you enjoy what you do in your online business and you’re seeing success, it doesn’t feel as much like work, and that’s the mindset that you really need.

Vehicle Tracking

The most basic function in all fleet management systems, is the vehicle tracking component. This component is usually GPS based, but sometimes it can be based on a Cellular triangulation platform. Once vehicle location, direction and speed are determined from the GPS components, additional tracking capabilities transmit this information to a Fleet Management software application. Methods for data transmission include both terrestrial and satellite. Satellite communications, while more expensive, are critical if vehicle tracking is to work in remote environments without interruption.

Principle of geolocation based on the GPS for the position determination and the GSM/GPRS or telecommunication satellites network for the data transmission.

Mechanical Diagnostics

Advanced fleet management systems can connect to the vehicle’s onboard computer, and gather data for the user.

Details such as mileage and fuel consumption are gathered into a global statistics scheme.

Driver Behavior

By combining received data from the Vehicle Tracking system and the onboard computer, it is possible to form a profile for any given driver.

Fleet Management Software

Fleet management software enables people to accomplish a series of specific tasks in the management of any or all aspects relating to a company’s fleet of vehicles. These specific tasks encompass all operations from vehicle acquisition to disposal. Software, depending on its capabilities, allows function such as driver/vehicle profiling, trip profiling, dispatch, vehicle efficiency, etc.

It can provide remote control features, such as Geo-fencing and active disabling. Current vehicle diagnostic information can also be related to a management site, depending on the type of hardware installed in the vehicles. New platform, based on Fleet management software, is Fleet controlling with higher amount of information available for both drivers and dispatchers of a fleet.

Management of ships

Fleet management also refers to the management of ships while at sea. Ships are normally given to fleet management companies that handle aspects like crewing, maintenance, and day-to-day operations. This gives the ship owner time to concentrate on cargo booking.

Fleet Security and Control

Recent advances in fleet management allow for the addition of over-the-air (OTA) security and control of fleet vehicles. Fleet Security and Control includes security of the vehicle while stopped or not in operation and the ability to safely disable a vehicle while in operation. This allows the fleet manager to recover stolen or rogue vehicles while reducing the chance of lost or stolen cargo. The additional of Fleet Security and Control to a fleet management system gives a fleet card manager preventative measures to address cargo damage and loss.

Remote Vehicle Disabling Systems

Remote vehicle disabling systems provide authorized users at remote locations the ability to prevent an engine from starting, prevent movement of a vehicle, and to stop or slow an operating vehicle. Remote disabling allows a dispatcher or other authorized personnel to gradually decelerate a vehicle by downshifting, limiting the throttle capability, or bleeding air from the braking system from a remote location. Some of these systems provide advance notification to the driver that the vehicle disabling is about to occur. After stopping a vehicle, some systems will lock the vehicle’s brakes or will not allow the vehicle’s engine to be restarted within a certain timeframe. Wow!!

Remote disabling systems can also be integrated into a remote panic and emergency notification system. In an emergency, a driver can send an emergency alert by pressing a panic button on the dashboard, or by using a key-fob panic button if the driver is within close proximity of the truck. Then, the carrier or other approved organization can be remotely alerted to allow a dispatcher or other authorized personnel to evaluate the situation, communicate with the driver, and/or potentially disable the vehicle.

Fleet Management Replacement and Lifecycle Management

The timely replacement of vehicles and equipment is a process that requires the ability to predict asset lifecycles based on costing information, utilization, and asset age. The industry standards for asset lifecycles are produced annually by Mercury Associates, Inc. which are calculated using the CARCAP modeling resource. These numbers are used to establish the expected date for a type or class of equipment, which can then be used to identify replacement dates and funding requirements.

Funding requirements are also an issue, because many organizations, especially government, purchase vehicles with cash. The ad hoc nature and traditional low funding levels with cash has put many operations in an aged fleet. This lack of adequate funding for replacement can also result in higher maintenance costs due to aged vehicles.

Duty of Care

In the UK, in April 2008, the Corporate Manslaughter Act was strengthened to target company directors as well as their drivers in cases of road deaths involving vehicles used on business. The Police have said they now treat every road death as n unlawful killing and have the power to seize company records and computers during their investigations. They will bring prosecutions against company directors who fail to provide clear policies and guidance for their employees driving at work. Directors and business owners may not be aware that privately owned vehicles used for business journeys are treated exactly the same as company owned vehicles. Directors have an equal responsibility under the law to ensure these vehicles are also roadworthy and correctly insured. It is vital that every company has a riving at Work policy in place covering every element of their business vehicle operation, no matter how few vehicles are involved and who owns them. Every employee driving for business be required to sign up to the policy. In this way the directors can reduce the risk of being prosecuted and a possible custodial sentence.

See also

Fleet telematics

GPS tracking

Telematics

National Association of Fleet Administrators

Vehicle remarketing

References

^ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Vehicle Disabling Systems.

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