Great software solutions need a solid infrastructure platform. Good programs need reliable computers and networks to work! We can review your current investment and advise whether or not it would be worth upgrading it. Hardware costs fall every year and equipment, such as WiFi routers that a few years ago was the preserve of Silicon Valley nerds is now easily affordable by UK small businesses.

One of the biggest advances in technology in recent years is high-bandwidth Internet connectivity. For as little as 50 per month you can have a broadband connection to the Internet that will allow you to run your own mail-, web-, and database servers on your own premises. BT and other Information Service Providers already do plenty of advertising of the benefits of such a 'broadband' connection, but you should be aware that this permits:

1.	remote IT and support, resulting in rapid and cheap solutions to your software and networking problems,
2.	ease of opening up branch offices with access to all the data and applications that are available to your staff at head office,
3.	outsourcing of some aspects of your business – e. g. moving your accounts department to a cheaper office,
4.	the potential of cheap voice telephone ('VoIP') calls to overseas and even within the UK,
5.	the ability of your 'on call' staff to operate from home but to have full access to booking and database systems,
6.	automated backups, standby servers located off site and even full bureau operation, where your critical data and systems are all located off site in a secure data-centre.

Software needs hardware. We have partners who will supply computers, printers and networking equipment to meet your needs, although we are happy to work with your existing hardware vendors.

We work closely with our partner organisations:
* PAG Computers
* Projetix
* IT Support Services