Event Wrap-Up: Cloudview Solutions Executive Lunch

Broadview Networks introduced their Cloudview Solutions division on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 at 529 Wellington. Executives from Winnipeg attended the event to learn about how cloud commuting will take their company to the next level. They also had the opportunity to discuss: Cloudview Solutions Public vs. Private Cloud IBM Cloud Solutions (Back-Up, Disaster Recovery, Co-Location and PureFlex Systems Microsoft Cloud Solutions ( Office 365 and Private Cloud) Join us on Facebook to view all the event photos. Our upcoming event, "The Next Generation of Cloud Productivity" is on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 and will focus on Microsoft Office 365. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the features and benefits of Office 365 in action—and how this next-generation, cloud-based service can help you transform your organization. Stay tuned for more information.

Broadview Networks Earns IBM Premier Business Partner Membership

Broadview Networks has officially achieved the higer IBM PartnerWorld membership level of Premier. Premier Business Partners have demonstrated superior skills and market success. They actively collaborate with IBM to deliver significant client value through innovative solutions. Our benefits have expanded as a result of our efforts and we are excited to share them with our clients.

Please check out our IBM Premier Business Partner page for more information.

Broadview Entertainment Review

Broadview Networks appreciates each and every one of our clients. To show our sincere appreciation we take our clients to a variety of concerts and Winnipeg Jets games throughout the year.

Some of the concerts we have had the pleasure to attend include: Van Halen, the Black Keys, Roger Waters and Bryan Adams.

We are also lucky enough to have rink side tickets to every Winnipeg Jets Game.

If you are interested in attending a specific concert or Winnipeg Jets game please feel free to contact us.

Event Wrap-Up: Manitoba Information Technology Workshop

On Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 Broadview Networks and Seccuris partnered to host the first annual Manitoba Information Technology Workshop at the Delta Hotel Winnipeg.

The day long event featured a variety of hands-on workshops and presentations that touched on the following:

• Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience with Office 365
• Seccuris Security Enterprise Architecture
• IBM Cloud Solutions
• McAfee Enterprise Security Roadmap
• NetIQ Identity Management
• Fortinet Unified Threat Management

Over one hundred information technology professionals attended the event to learn about the latest technologies. They also had the opportunity to enjoy breakfast, lunch, cocktials and prizes throughout the day.
Visit our Facebook page to view the pictures from the event.

Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience

The Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) demonstrates to our customers and prospects the value of the 2010 Microsoft Productivity Platform across the business productivity infrastructure capabilities. The CIE provides customers with a hands-on environment, and the opportunity to play an active role in high-level business scenarios that focus on integrated, functional and out-of-the-box features. It’s a real-life user experience that immerses the customer in the technology, encourages discussion about how to use it in their organization, and helps them to discover the right set of products and solutions for their business.



What is CIE? Test Drive the best productivity experience across PC, Phone & Browser. The CIE provides a facilitated, hands-on environment where business and IT decision makers test drive Microsoft technologies including Office 365, Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, Visio, Windows, Windows Phone and Dynamics CRM.

Why should you participate in a CIE? Unlike traditional product presentations and demos, the CIE puts you in the driver’s seat for a rich, interactive experience. It is a unique opportunity to explore Microsoft’s Office applications by role playing in a “true-to-life” environment. Discover the right solutions for your business and experience the “future of productivity”. The CIE is an end-to-end story that covers off the below topics in a three hour session hosted by a CIE facilitator.

Be Productive on the go- Experience how to effectively manage personal and work-related e-mail, calendar and documents from anywhere with Windows Phone. Also, learn about unique benefits of Office mobile, including mobile access to up-to-date documents.

Stay on top of your inbox- Explore the unique benefits of Outlook 2010 to effectively manage an increasingly demanding Inbox. And learn about the Outlook integration with Dynamics CRM, SharePoint to get more down in less time.

Communicate in real time- Explore Microsoft’s unified communications bringing together IM/presence, voice, video, conferencing and applications sharing. Also, experience contextual communications right from Outlook, CRM or any presence enabled application. Learn how easy is to find and communicate with people using integrated search capabilities.

Gain business insights- Showcase how to optimize a project portfolio and analyze complex and voluminous
data using self-service and familiar Office tools.

Create content collaboratively- Showcase enhanced document management and real time co-authoring of documents with Office & Share Point.

Connect with customers- Explore the use of integrated Outlook calendaring and unified communications tools to connect with customers and partners externally.
Call us today to get your business strategy underway.

Broadview Networks is an IT Consulting firm specializing in Microsoft professional services, Dell, virtualization, security, systems management, enterprise storage, disaster recovery, and network core infrastructure. Our approach has resulted in positive customer referrals enabling Broadview to be recognized as one of "Manitoba's 50 Fastest Growing Companies" and one of "Canada's Fastest Growing Companies".

Contact us to arrange for an initial no-cost discussion with a Systems Consultant.

Microsoft Learning Partner

Whether your organization wants to learn a new Microsoft technology, prepare for Microsoft Certification or increase your organizations overall skill set, Broadview Networks can help you achieve your training goals. This is because Broadview is a Certified Microsoft Learning Partner. If you need training on Microsoft technologies, always look for the official Microsoft Learning Partner logo.

As a Microsoft Learning Partner, Broadview is:

Credible, valuable, trustworthy- Microsoft requires that Broadview demonstrates expertise as leading providers of
comprehensive learning solutions on Microsoft technologies, resulting in customer satisfaction among individuals and companies
that use Broadview for training.

First to market with the latest Microsoft- approved course materials— Broadview provides the most comprehensive selection of learning solutions on Microsoft technologies.

Breadth of solutions- Broadview offers a breadth of solutions to suit your training needs, from classroom training to distance learning.

Benefits:

Improve efficiency and productivity- Broadview can help you get the most out of your organization’s technology investment;
your employees will gain a level of proficiency with Microsoft technologies in just one to five days.

Prepare for deployment- Research shows that 40 percent of operational downtime is due to operator error, attributable to a significant lack of training on core systems. Skilled training available through Broadview can help companies accelerate new Microsoft technology deployments and reduce downtime. You’ll get the most out of your technology investments without having to rely on consultants.

Employee development, recruiting, and retention- Training and certification are effective methods for measuring how well team members can work with specific technologies, hardware, and software.

Software Assurance- Broadview can offer clients free IT training from Microsoft and access to E-Learning, a series of interactive online training tools for users. This training can only be taken at a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions like Broadview Networks.

Conference Wrap-Up: Riding the Wave of Change

On Thursday, May 10th and Friday May 11th 2012 Broadview Networks and Dell participated in the annual two day National and Education and Technology Conference, "Riding the Wave of Change" in Gimli, Manitoba.

This annual conference brings presenters from across Canada and the United States to cover the many timely issues in technology and education. Presenters regularly include both technology and education experts dealing with such subjects as multimedia, Internet and infusing ICT into the classroom.

Broadview Networks and Dell presented two sessions titled, "Mobile Device Management."  As schools begin to embrace mobile devices for teaching and learning purposes, they need an efficient way to securely and reliably manage those devices - without adding more IT staff or overburdening data center resources. Broadview Networks and Dell offer systems management options that can help your school district integrate mobile learning into daily teaching practices.

Broadview Networks looks forward to next years conference.