Eitex IT Support Services

Office 365 - Meeting the Developers

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Fox) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:30:00 PST

Dean went down to Reading last Friday to Microsoft to the Office 365 launch event. Bringing a change in plans and newer ways to implement Office into your business. After watching a demo presented by James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners, Dean got the rare opportunity to meet James afterward. After this opportunity Dean said "Having this opportunity to talk to...

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Windows XP End-of-Life

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:27:00 PST

Windows XP and other software soon to be ‘end-of-life’. In just over 12 months Microsoft will be retiring the following products: Windows XP Office 2003 Server 2003 This means that Microsoft will no longer provide Support for this software, and will no longer provide Security Updates! See Windows Lifecycle for more information What does this mean to me? Any devices which are running...

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The new Office 365

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Fox) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:35:00 PST

Why should you care about the new Office 365? If the e-mail, document sharing and storage, instant messaging, Microsoft Office and more cloud based solutions doesn’t get you excited, then how about a fancy new interface to make it even easier to get around than it was before. As Microsoft prepare for the release of the latest cloud upgrades for Office 365 for business tomorrow, people are...

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noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:07:00 PST

With the release of Service Pack 3 previously this month, Office for Mac can now partake in the Office 365 subscription offerings. The subscriptions service are best suited for customers who use Office on an array of devices as it will allow any combination of Mac/PC installs using 5 re-usable licenses; although, if you do have only the one device there is a lot of value consisting of free...

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Eitex leading the way with Cloud Computing

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 PST

Eitex were invited to an exclusive Microsoft Event where top performing Microsoft partners were rewarded and recognised for their efforts. The event held at The Paramount in London was a high profile event and Dean Spencer owner of Eitex got the rare chance to meet with the General Manager of Microsoft Cloud Services, amongst other key Microsoft personnel. Dean Spencer (on...

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Move to Office 365 for Free!

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:02:00 PST

Office 365 is Microsoft’s fastest selling product of all time, have you moved over to Office 365 yet? Millions of businesses are already enjoying the benefits, and now you can too! Between now and 24th Feb 2013 Eitex are offering free setup* of Office 365 for the first 50 customers to sign-up! This is a saving of £325.00 If you’re interested in moving your business to the cloud there...

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Sage 50 Accounts Solution for WFS Farm Supplies

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:32:00 PST

WFS is growing company and as such needed to roll out Sage 50 Accounts to all users to allow them to process orders, produce delivery notes and pass this information to the Accounts department for Profit & Loss, month end accounts and produce VAT returns. Sage was previously installed on only one computer and to allow everyone to have...

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Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Sage 50 integration for Hygiene Company Branta

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:40:00 PST

Following a company restructure The Branta Group needed to bring their IT up to date to fit with their new dynamic business model. Branta chose Eitex as they were able to offer everything from hardware leasing to Cloud Solution Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft CRM Online and Sage 50 with full CRM Integration. Both companies are also located in West Yorkshire which is an added bonus. “We were...

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IT Support and Office365 for Mezzanine Floor, Racking and Shelving Company

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:02:00 PST

A leading workspace solutions provider were interested in the opportunities Cloud Computing would provide the company. Avanta UK offer mezzanine and racking solutions globally and traditional office based servers were too restrictive and didn’t seem to fit the bill for consultants when travelling to far reaches of the world! The company became aware of Eitex via Microsoft as they are a...

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Cloud Computing using Office 365

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Fox) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:41:00 PST

Don’t worry about being snowed under this January. With Office 365 the cloud is the limit, giving you the ability to make your office as portable as you are. Welcome to your new office. The browser. Are you worried about your work becoming too much over the Christmas and New Year break? Are deadlines looming and you don’t seem to be moving toward them? Office 365 could be your saviour. With...

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IT Support for Feversham Arms Hotel and Verbena Spa

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:46:00 PDT

The Feversham Arms Hotel and Verbena Spa is a luxury hotel and spa located in North Yorkshire. As a growing business the demand on IT has increased over the years and the time had come to review their IT strategy. Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa Ad-Hoc IT Support: Up until now the hotel had subscribed to ad-hoc IT support calling on engineers as and when...

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Why does my WIFI keep dropping out?

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:31:00 PDT

WIFI is notoriously flaky, especially when using it in a business environment with multiple users. But what are the reasons? When explaining this issue to customers we always relate it to an analogue radio. This helps users understand what is happening to their WIFI more easily. When tuning into a radio station with a dial you will find that getting the dial a few percentage points...

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IT Support and Disaster Recovery Yorkshire

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:22:00 PDT

Recover your systems FAST with Eitex. IT is fast becoming the lifeblood of business. When systems and servers fail, businesses are at risk of failure too! In fact server failure is one of the most expensive incidents a business can endure. Here at Eitex we realise this which is why we have invested significant time and money developing managed backup and disaster recovery...

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Sage 50 Accounts 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 03:13:00 PDT

Sage 50 Accounts 2013 is available in August, our advice is not to buy direct from Sage. Why? You can save up to 10% on upgrade costs by upgrading with Eitex. How? As a Certified Sage Partner we are able to pass on our partner savings to you! When? Sage prices are going up; we suggest buying now to save prices increases. All we need is your Sage Serial number to start the ball...

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More than Cloud Computing

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:09:00 PDT

Eitex has teamed up with Simply Unified to offer some amazing deals on telephony, internet connectivity and communication solutions. We have saved some clients up to 40% of their telephone bills, plus supplied faster and better quality internet connections, leased lines, and even mobile phone contracts! What's more is that you can get IT Support, and Telephony support all from the same...

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Microsoft CRM Yorkshire

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:02:00 PDT

Eitex has teamed up with FusionCRM to offer Microsoft Dynamics CRM customer relationship management software. The partnership allows customers to receive IT Support, IT Solutions and Microsoft CRM support all from the same place. Manage Opportunities and the Sales Pipeline Organise Marketing and Lead Generation Enhance Customer Service For a free 30 day trial, or a demo please...

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What is cloud computing?

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:19:00 PDT

One of the most common questions we get asked is ‘What is Cloud Computing? and 'What is Microsoft Office 365'. The easiest way of explaining this is with a few simple diagrams: ‘Traditional’ On-Premise Network: On the above image you can see 3 file servers at the top of the page: The blue server located at the top left manages the network or domain The second manages email /...

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IT Support for Charity AfPP

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:43:00 PDT

Having taken an overview of the charity’s computer systems, network and IT requirements Yorkshire based charity AfPP - (The Association for Perioperative Practice) made the decision to outsource their IT support. CEO Dawn Stott said “we have such a diverse requirement with regards to IT support, Web, CRM and Cloud Computing that when an opportunity arose we decided that the challenges...

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Microsoft Office 365 for Yorkshire Charity RB Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:45:00 PDT

Rotherham and Barnsley Mind approached Eitex as they wanted to simplify and consolidate their IT with the aid of Cloud Computing. Mind work from 3 geographic locations in Yorkshire and originally operated as 2 separate charities. They had a File Server and Exchange Servers at each site, all on different domains. As the charities were merging into one charity they wanted...

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How to add a domain to Office 365

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:55:00 PDT

When setting up a Microsoft Office 365 subscription you may wish to add your company domain name to the system instead of using the default *@onmicrosoft.com domain. We have produced a short video detailing how to do this: A basic knowledge of DNS is required, alternatively you may ask your ISP, domain host, web developer or IT Support provider to make these changes for...

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How to set the Partner Record in Office 365

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:51:00 PDT

How to set the Partner of Record in Office 365. Here at Eitex we often get asked how to set the Partner of Record (POR) in Microsoft Office 365. To answer your question we produced a short video, and PDF document. YouTube Video: How-To PDF File: How to Set Partner of Record in Office 365 So why would you want to set a Partner Record in Office 365? -...

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Office 365 for national charity Carplus

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:45:00 PDT

Eitex love to find ways of reducing the carbon footprint for its customers, so when the opportunity came up to work with Carplus, we jumped at the chance! Carplus is a national environmental transport charity promoting responsible car use. Their end objective is to reduce the negative impact of cars in the UK by promoting car clubs, ride sharing, and other low carbon options, as...

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We reached the top!

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Sat, 05 May 2012 05:14:00 PDT

We reached the top! Cloud in the Clouds. It was a difficult climb but today (5th May 2012) we reached the top of Mount Snowdon. Our goal to setup an office at 3560ft above sea level. Just look at the views, would you like to setup office here? This is Keith in his office at 3560ft above sea level! At the top we demonstrated the power of Remote Working by setting up a laptop,...

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Cloud in the Clouds

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

When we found out that one of our colleagues was going to be climbing Wales’ Mount Snowdon this weekend, an idea came to life. Why not set an office up on top of the mountain: cloud in the clouds. For a long time, we’ve been exhibiting Office 365 and pushing the flexibility and possibilities of cloud computing, but we thought that on top of a mountain would really be pushing that...

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Office 365 Event - thank you for attending

noreply@blogger.com (Dean Spencer) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:51:00 PDT

Office 365 Event Thank you to all those who attended our Office 365 Cloud Computing Event today, we hope you found the event worthwhile. To recap we covered to following: - What is the cloud - Introduction to Office 365 - Outlook – the single common user Interface - Using SharePoint via Outlook - Using Microsoft Lync via Outlook - Using Microsoft CRM...

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