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Network Solutions and Network Services
From Design, Installation, Upgrading, Troubleshooting and
Maintenance to
Complete Turnkey Solutions
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As your network services and solution provider, Softway Solutions can supply you with specific services that include design, procurement, installation, upgrading, troubleshooting and maintenance, or if you wish, complete turnkey solutions, where we build your network from the ground, up.
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Network Connectivity Solutions
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Softway Solutions is thoroughly experienced in all the major network types, and can guide you in making the best choices to meet your needs. Common network types with which we work include:
Cable Networks - These cable networks designed by Softway Solutions can handle the latest gigabit Ethernet and voice technology. Softway Solutions can design and install a cabling infrastructure to meet your requirements today, with the flexibility to accommodate future growth and demands.
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Wide Area Networks (WAN) - If you need a multi-site solution for a distributed organization, a WAN might be the answer. There are several models of WAN to
consider: frame, leased lines, VPN (Virtual Private Network) or dial up.
Wireless Networks - For smaller or more dynamic environments, a wireless network
may be a surprisingly cost-effective alternative solution to cabling. Internet connectivity
by utilizing new xDSL technology and secure firewalls can provide fast internet and
inter-site access to meet your exact requirements. |
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A Peer-to- Peer network links each computer
together and allows sharing of files and
resources on an individual basis. Each
workstation is responsible for regulating and
sharing its own resources --be it a printer,
a fax/modem, important data, or something
else. All software programs are run on
each computer locally.
Peer-to-Peer solutions have a lower cost in hardware: all you need are cables, network cards, a hub and network operating systems like Microsoft Windows® 2000 Professional. Adding new resources to the network is simple, usually involving adding additional workstations, or installing new software packages. The drawbacks of the Peer-to-Peer model are higher ongoing administration costs, limited security, scalability and virtually non-existent fault tolerance. |
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File Sharing Solutions
File sharing is the most common function
provided by networks and consists of
grouping
all data files together on a server or servers.
When all data files in an
organization are
concentrated in one place, it is much easier for
staff to share
documents and other data. It is
also an excellent way for the entire office to
keep files
organized according to a consistent
scheme. Network operating systems such as
Windows 2000 & 2003 allow the administrator
to grant or deny groups of user's access
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Print Sharing
When printers are made available over the
network, multiple users can print to the same
printer. This can reduce the number of printers your organization must purchase,
maintain and supply. Network printers are
often faster and more capable than those
connected directly to individual workstations,
and often have accessories such as
envelope feeders or multiple paper trays. |
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E-Mail
E-mail has become an indispensable part of today's business world. Internal or "group"
email enables staff in your office to communicate with each other quickly and
effectively. Group email applications also provide capabilities for contact management,
scheduling and task assignment. Designated contact lists can be shared by the whole
organization instead of duplicated on each person's own rolodex. Group events can be
scheduled on shared calendars accessible by the entire staff or appropriate groups.
Equally important is a network's ability to provide a simple organization-wide conduit
for Internet email, so that your staff can send and receive email with recipients outside
of your organization as easily as they do with fellow staff members. Where appropriate,
attaching documents to Internet email is dramatically faster, cheaper and easier than
faxing them. |
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Remote Access
In our increasingly mobile world, staff often requires access to their email, documents
or other data from locations outside of the office. A highly desirable network function,
remote access allows users to dial in to your organization's network via telephone and
access all of the same network resources they can access when they're in the office.
Through the use of Virtual Private Networking (VPN), which uses the Internet to provide
remote access to your network, even the cost of long-distance telephone calls can be
avoided. |
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Troubleshooting,
Maintainance and Upgrades |
Softway Solution, Inc. believes that to keep our customers on track and deliver them a smooth and efficient-running operation on the systems in place. This is why we offer complete hardware and software troubleshooting, maintenance and upgrade services. We have the expertise to install the proper hardware to run your system today and well into the future.
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Virtual Private Network (VPN)
A Virtual Private Network is a private network
that is configured within a public network
in order to take advantage of the economies
of scale and management facilities of
large networks. VPNs are widely used by
enterprises to create wide area networks
(WANs) that span large geographic areas, to
provide site-to-site connections to branch
offices and to allow mobile users to dial up
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Shared Databases
Shared databases are an important subset of file sharing. If your organization
maintains an extensive database - for example, a membership, client, grants or
financial accounting database - a network is the only effective way to make the database available to multiple users at the same time.
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| Sophisticated database server software ensures the integrity of the data while multiple users access it at the same time. |
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Fault Tolerance
Establishing Fault Tolerance is the process of making sure that you have several lines
of defense against accidental data loss. An example of accidental data loss might be a
hard drive failing, or someone deleting a file by mistake. Usually, the first line of
defense is having redundant hardware, especially hard drives, so that if one fails,
another can take its place without losing data. Tape backup should always be a
secondary line of defense (never primary). While today's backup systems are good,
they are not fail-safe. Additional measures include having your server attached to an
uninterruptible power supply, so that power problems and blackouts do not
unnecessarily harm your equipment. |
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Internet Access and Security
When computers are connected via a network they can share a common network
connection to the Internet. This facilitates email, document transfer and access to the
resources available on the World Wide Web. Various levels of Internet service are
available, depending on your organization's requirements. These range from a single
dial-up connection (as you might have from your home computer) to 128K ISDN to
1.5Mb DSL or up to high-volume T-1 service. |
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Call Softway Solutions at 281-914-4381 or use the Quick Connect Form
(on the right) to get the Network Solution
you need NOW! |
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