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Welcome to the first edition of cmi Bytes, cmi‟s new quarterly newsletter to help keep you up to date on everything that's been going on at cmi . I‟m sure you are aware it‟s been an exciting few months for cmi, we‟ve gone “Back to the future” for our successful rebrand ,been climbing up walls for Action MS competing for Children in Need and most importantly been embarking on a number of changes to help ensure we are improving the level of service you receive. On behalf of the cmi team I would like to thank you all for the support and business over the last few months and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yours Ken Roulston Joint Managing Director
Back to the Future
We were delighted by the success of
our „Back to the Future themed
launch‟, to unveil our new corporate
identity. The launch saw over 70
guests, including representatives
from Dell, Microsoft, Oki and Sophos
attend the event held at W5. The new
brand identity represents the
beginning of our evolution into a
„new-generation‟ of IT Solution
providers.
The name cmi signifies what we aim
to deliver - customized, managed
infrastructure solutions.
We will focus on service to ensure
you; our customers obtain the
maximum benefit from the products
and services we supply.
Our services are tailored to meet
your individual company needs, to
improve the efficiency of your
existing IT investment and help to
extend its lifespan.
At cmi we will continue to establish
and develop long term partnerships
with our customers and suppliers.
this issue Back To The Future Launch P.1
12 Products of Christmas P.2
Data Backup P.3
Hot Trends & Tips P.4
I S S U E
D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 9
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Issue 01 December 2009
Joint Managing Directors Stephen Gillespie and Ken Roulston at the rebrand launch with representatives from our partnered suppliers Dell.
Joint Managing Director Ken Roulston at Action MS activity day
12 Products of Christmas
Holiday Opening Hours: cmi will be closed on the: 25th December 2009 28th December 2009 1st January 2010
IT’s an Adventure We are an adventurous bunch at cmi and jumped at the chance to take part in a
special outward bounds activity day at Toddsleap to raise money for Action MS. It
was a fantastic way for staff to come together and further strengthen our
longstanding relationship with Action MS. We were part of Sixty-six fundraisers
including Action MS volunteers who took part in activities which included Off Road
Driving, Archery, Blind Landrover Driving, Climbing Wall and JCB Digger driving.
On the first day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Service as it should be.
On the second day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Two SonicWALLs,
And Service as it should be.
On the third day of Christmas, cmi brought to you
Three Cisco‟s Routing, Two SonicWALLs,
And Service as it should be.
On the fourth day of Christmas, cmi brought to you
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should be.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should be.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should be
On the seventh day of
Christmas, cmi brought to you
Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs,
And Service as it should be.
On the eighth day of Christmas, cmi brought to you
Eight PC‟s Repairing, Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should be.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Nine Backups Saving, Eight PC‟s Repairing, Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should be.
Happy Christmas
from cmi.
On the tenth day of
Christmas, cmi brought to you Ten Clients Calling,
Nine Backups Saving, Eight PC‟s Repairing,
Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should
be.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Eleven Quotes Quoted,
Ten Clients Calling, Nine Backups Saving, Eight PC‟s Repairing,
Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should
be.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
cmi brought to you Twelve Virtual Servers, Eleven Quotes Quoted,
Ten Clients Calling, Nine Backups Saving, Eight PC‟s Repairing,
Seven Replaces Vista, Six Servers Serving, Five New Laptops,
Four Offsite Backups, Three Cisco‟s Routing,
Two SonicWALLs, And Service as it should
be
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Data Backup:
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This month our
Securstore Partners
bring you the low down
on Data Back Up. There
are many ways you can
unintentionally lose
information on a
computer leading to
confidential and
irreplaceable business
information such as
account details, client
files and folders, orders,
proposals and emails
being lost forever when
systems fail.
Our partners Securstore
highlight the importance of
Data Back up
IMPROVING YOUR SERVICE We are keen to ensure our clients obtain the maximum benefit from the products and services supplied by cmi and therefore issued a customer service evaluation survey via email to gauge your interest in a number of possible services for 2010. Please let us know if you are interested in finding out more about:-
24/7 IT support
No more support call out charges through a small uplift in your annual contract value.
Free Information Seminars on:
Remote Backup
Virtualization
VoIP
Register your interest by emailing [email protected].
If you have any questions or there are any other ways we can improve the level of service you receive please contact us!
HOT TRENDS
TIPS
Children In Need
Windows 7
The wait is
finally over! Our must
have hot trend this month
is the new Windows 7!
This latest Microsoft
offering allows you.
• Keep your current
software.
• Makes networking
easier.
• Find what you need fast.
Just type a few letters in
the search box to find
files, applications, even a
control panel menu, in
seconds.
• Print first time.
• Work better on the move.
Accessing documents
and programs remotely is
simple. You can even
work offline, and then
automatically update your
network files.
Safeguarding your work
• Prevent accidents.
Schedule regular backups
to save your data and
avoid the damage done by
a missed back-up or a lost
laptop. Even restore old
versions of documents
you have deleted or
changed.
•You can be even more
secured with Windows
7 Professional. By
encrypting, confidential
business information.
Our next hot trend is set for
release early next year. Microsoft office 2010 . This new offering from Microsoft
you work how, when, and
where you want, letting you
get things from a PC, the
Web, and even a
smartphone.
happening to the
originals on your
computer.
At cmi, we offer various
data backup solutions
including remote online
backup service:
For more information
and your FREE
consultation on Data
Backup please
contact cmi on
“Don’t be the 1 in 4 that loses Data this year”
If you regularly make
backup copies of your
files and keep them in a
separate place you can
get some, if not all, of
your information back in
the event of something
cmi staff dawned their
bandanas and battled it out to
show their support for Pudsey
Bear and BBC Children in
Need.
The fund raiser with a
difference saw staff compete in
a knock out
Wii tournament to leave one
member of staff crowned cmi
Wii Bowling Champion
After a hard fought battle and
some Interesting bowling
techniques, the final saw
engineer Stephen Meehan,
Supervisor Roisin Murphy
and Sales Director Kyle Johnston compete for the title of Wii Bowling Champion. With a score of 223, Kyle was the clear winner on the day.
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cmi engineer Ian McMurray pictured limbering
up and perfects his bowling moves during cmi’s
Children In Need Wii Competition.
Common Data Loss causes within businesses.