Run Your Business Across The Internet Check out the many great reasons for why you should run your point-of-sale software over the Internet with our Application Hosting Service...
What Is Application Hosting? With Application Hosting, your point-of-sale software and your company data are located on a high speed computer located at a "server farm", a facility that houses literrally thousands of servers securely and safely. You access your programs and data from your Windows computers at your business using special, highly secure connection software. It is as though you had your own server, only it located in a very secure place. Is My Data Safe? First, a question for you...If the hard drive on which you currently have your point-of-sale software and your company data were to crash right this second, are you 100%, absolutely positive that you have a good backup? (Don't feel bad if you can not answer the question, most dealers can't.) That's just one reason why you should consider using our Application Hosting service. With our Application Hosting service, the servers we use are typically much more reliable than those used by the typical dealer. Our servers use what are called RAID 1 drives. That means that your data is being written to two drives simultaneously. If something happens to the primary drive, the second drive takes over automatically, keeping your business up and running. Later, when the server is not being used, the faulty drive is replaced and your data synchronized to the new drive. These are the types of servers and drives that are used by Fortune 1000 companies including banks and financial instituions because of their reliability. In addition to using RAID 1 drives, we also back up your data each night to a third drive. Should you encounter a problem with your software and need to restore your backup from the previous night, the typical dealer's data can be restored within minutes, even if you have years of data. But that's not all. Our Application Hosting servers are located in hurricane and tornado rated facilities equipped with dry chemical fire protection. To ensure maximum up time (99.9%), the facility is equipped with redundant generators, cooling systems, and serviced by multiple high speed internet trunk lines that are monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Will I Be A Guinea Pig? Not at all. The server facility we use currently houses more than 5,000 servers. (Yes, that is correct, more than 5,000 servers!) As for Andreoli & Associates, we are currently serving dealers in more than 40 states with our Application Hosting. (Yes, that is correct, more than 40 states, including Hawaii!) So, to answer the question....NO, you will not be a guinea pig. In fact, you will be taking advantage of one of the fastest growing services for small businesses. Non-A&A Software Can Now Be Hosting We have had so much success with hosting our own point-of-sale software, HITS®, that we have expanded our service and are now hosting other point-of-sale software packages. If you use something other HITS®, and feel you could benefit from our application hosting service, give us a call. How Much Does It Cost And What Is Required? The cost per year for the typical dealer with three screens is currently just $960 (plus tax for NC businesses). Many dealers feel that this is well worth it just for the value of having off site storage of their valuable company data alone. When you add in the other benefits, our application hosting becomes a tremendous value for any dealer of any size. As for equipment, all you need are Windows computers connected to the internet, and they do not have to be the latest and greatest. We have many dealers hosting with us who are still using their Windows 95 and 98 computers. Interested? For more further information or to order our Application Hosting service, call 1-800-438-4487, extension 32. |
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