The Afinety Fortress network solution is standardized, pre-configured and tested to deliver a fast, stable and reliable computing environment and is comprised of proven hardware, software and peripherals from HP and Microsoft. Afinety fully supports and services every Fortress network installation with our unique monitoring and remote support strategy. This comprehensive solution delivers Fortune 500 IT capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses.

What’s included?

• HP Servers
• HP Desktop and Laptop Computers
• Microsoft Operating Systems and Application Software
• Network Hardware from 3Com and SonicWall
• HP Printers and Peripherals
• All Services from Preparation and Installation to Training

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Sentinel is a virtual network interface, which allows proactive monitoring and remote technical support. Designed to keep your maintenance costs low, Sentinel is included with any of Afinety's "complete" solutions or can be added to your existing network. The requirements to enable Sentinel are different on each system. The software required is Micrososft Terminal Services, Microsoft System Management Server and Microsoft SQL server. If you wish to have your backup system monitored, we require CA ARCServe Backup to be installed.

Why Sentinel?

• Monitoring by Experts is a Basic Requirement. Your computer network is vital to the operation of your business. Daily monitoring of the health and vitality of your network by a third party expert gives you confidence that when you arrive, your network will be up and running at its peak performance.
• Proactive Service. By monitoring your servers before the workday begins, small problems are resolved simply and promptly before they become larger issues that can lead to business interruptions.
• Saves on Technical Support Costs. Your technical support charges are much less expensive when certified Afinety system engineers are working on your system remotely via the Internet versus having to visit your office to complete technical support. Often, corrections to repair your network can occur within a few minutes.
• Seamless Upgrades & Patches. Upgrades to software and patches can be performed automatically or during off hours when the system is not being used.
• Allows for Online Training. Sentinel allows for online training via our remote capabilities including specific document assistance or general system training.

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Outpost is a remote network access interface, which allows seamless connectivity via the Internet or emerging wireless networks. This solution allows secure and fast access for your remote users. Outpost consists of an HP server and Microsoft Terminal Services software configured to allow home or remote users to access and run firm software from any Internet accessible computer.

Why Outpost?

• Server Centric Design. Outpost users' software runs quickly regardless of the type of remote computer because the Outpost Server performs all of the computing.
• Any Type of Connection. DSL or Cable modem access is preferred but even dial-up Internet connections can access Outpost and have a fully functional remote desktop.
• Simple Software. Home Office or remote computers connect to Outpost through the Internet and need only the Outpost Client installed and Internet access to operate. No special equipment or complex software is required.
• Powerful Functionality. Outpost can perform lengthy tasks for users in or out of the office, allowing users to have access to multiple computers from a single desktop system.
• Security. Your Outpost Server can easily be kept safe from unwanted intruders by adding a firewall and enabling all security measures.
• Remote Capabilities Upgraded. Upgrade your Outpost server to allow for remote network printing and local drive mapping for more advanced users.

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Defender is an affordable three-tiered security package exclusively designed to protect small and medium-sized business computer networks. By combining corporate Anti-Virus with a strong firewall and the finest in Anti-SPAM/Virus Prescreening services, Afinety can make your firm a safe and secure island in the sea of the Internet.

Why Defender?

• Create a Security Perimeter. SPAM and Virus Prescreening is the first step to email efficiency and security. Time spent examining and deleting SPAM each day is time and money wasted. In a matter of milliseconds, Postini by Google filters your incoming Internet email to remove SPAM and Viruses before it reaches your system. Your clean and safe email is then passed on to you.
• Close the Holes. The industry leading SonicWall firewall is inserted between your system and the Internet. By securing the holes through which hackers, worms and robots attack your system, the threat of unwanted intrusion is eliminated.
• Protect Internally. The powerful and efficient Symantec Corporate Anti-Virus software is installed on your servers and desktops. This software covers the last few entry points of viral infection through diskettes, CD's and other download sources.
• Constant Updates. Adding the Microsoft System Update Service so you are provided with constant and current updates.
• Afinety Alerts. Once the Defender Solution is installed on your system, you'll receive periodic Afinety Alerts for any emerging threats that might affect your system. By keeping on top of the almost constant new and potentially damaging attacks that effect your business, you'll be prepared at all times.
• All Networks are Exposed. No matter how secure you make your system, a connection to the Internet is an absolute business necessity. Because of this fact, your system is exposed to a barrage of outside influences that are constantly seeking new and more innovative ways to attack your computers. Nothing can protect you 100% but with Defender installed, you'll have the very best chance possible of keeping your firm's data safe and secure.

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Afinety’s Reserve solution is not only the most robust local and offsite solution on the market, but is also affordable for businesses of any size. Reserve offers Fortune 500 level disaster recovery and business continuity at about one-half what most similar services cost. Traditionally, only large companies have been able to afford true business recovery services. Now, with Afinety’s Reserve solution, you can have the kind of backup, recovery and continuity that all businesses need and deserve.

Reserve has been designed by Certified Business Continuity Professionals. Your data is securely stored both locally and in two offsite locations that replicate each other—one in Nevada and the other in California. In the event of a disaster that affects one Reserve location, the second site can quickly restore your applications and data.

Why Reserve?

• Local and Offsite Backup. Reserve backs up your data and critical server applications locally AND to a pair of hardened and secure offsite locations.
• Cost-effective Failover and Replication. When disaster strikes, you have the choice of a USB drive, sent overnight to a location of your choice, or to be hosted at one of the offsite locations.
• Fast and Flexible. Reserve offers rapid restore of any file, or folder within seconds. Recently modified file versions allow you to step back to a previous save up to 2 weeks or more in the past and you can even have Reserve store a monthly “point in time” backup if you wish.
• Rapid Managed Restore. Based on your business needs, we can have your critical programs up and running in a fraction of the time of tape-based or Internet backup systems. For business critical functions offsite failover times as short as 1 hour are available.
• No More Tapes. Reserve is fully automated; you’ll never have to change a backup tape again.
• Eliminates Restore Delays. In most cases file or folder restores take only minutes to accomplish. Entire servers can be restored in as little as an hour.
• Affordable Monthly Fee. Fortune 500 level disaster recovery and business continuity that your firm can afford. Monthly fees start at only $199.
• True Disaster Recovery. Two mirrored offsite storage vaults mean that with Reserve, you can choose to be back in business, hosted by either vault, or in a new location of your choice with the assurance that all your data is safe and secure.

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Afinety’s ReserveMail solution provides fully automated failover for your mail system. If your mail system is down, or even your entire network, you simply logon to the ReserveMail offsite failover and begin working. Any new mail messages will appear as they arrive and you can respond just as if you were on your own system.

Only new messages appear in the ReserveMail system so you don’t have to wait for your entire mail system to repopulate, or try to determine what is new and what is old. When your system comes back online ReserveMail automatically updates your inbox and you can easily continue to work as if you were never down.

Why ReserveMail?

• Automatic Failover.ReserveMail automatically replaces your in-house email server with an offsite service in a matter of minutes.
• Flexible Access.Users can access their email from any Internet enabled computer, thus even if your entire system is unavailable, this key resource continues to work until services are restored.
• Automatic Restore.When your email server comes back online, ReserveMail automatically uploads your users’ inboxes to your mail server.
• Simple Setup.ReserveMail can be added to your system with no setup fee if you already subscribe to Afinety’s Postini Anti-Spam (required) and Monitoring Services.
• Complete Email Continuity.You will never have to worry about email outages or clients receiving bounce back messages.
• Fully Automated.Both the failover and restore of your email are fully automated. No IT or user intervention is required.
• Affordable Monthly Fee.Fortune 500 level email continuity that your firm can afford. For most firms, the total cost is only $25 per month.

   

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Afinety Clients have the option to purchase computer hardware products direct from manufacturers. We establish business-to-business accounts for our clients to deliver outstanding value.

• Afinety Credit Application
• Afinety Client Service Agreement
• Postini Customer Service Level Agreement

If you would like to contact an Afinety sales representative to assist you, dial 818.708.8455.

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"Being a one-man IT department supporting 68 people, I needed an experienced IT consultant to assist me. Afinety provided us with Fortress (formerly Evolution), a wonderful network solution that allowed us to have a standardized network integrated with laptops. Mobility has increased productivity and billing efficiency by 7%. Thanks Afinety!"

"Gibbs Giden Locher & Turner LLP extends its gratitude and appreciation to Afinety and its staff for another smooth systems integration at the firm. This is the third full systems integration Afinety's staff has completed, each more difficult and complex than the previous one. A majority of Afinety's staff has worked on all three conversions - a testament to Afinety's dedication to a project and its commitment to quality. Job well done!"

"We installed our Fortress System at the startup of our business. Going in, we had two concerns. First, we had to be absolutely sure we were up and running on the day the firm opened. Second, was that a firm of our size with only 11 users, could not afford a full time MIS person. Fortress met both of those criteria and has turned out to be a solid trouble free platform that is our long term solution. We have 25 users now and still have no MIS person. Thanks Afinety, for making my job a little easier!"

"We use our Outpost Remote Access system daily to connect our remote offices and users to our central system. We are always using the same data, and as many of our executives travel on a regular basis they can always stay up to date and access current information. I don't know how we ever got along without it!"

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