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<p>Check out the video.&nbsp; It shows some pretty basic user and IT-related issues that Google simply doesn't meet the requirements on.&nbsp;&nbsp; West UCS continues to lead the Central Region in BPOS and Microsoft Online sales and consulting.&nbsp; Call us today if you have any questions or would like a demo.&nbsp; You can get a free 20 user, 30 day, free trial on our Cloud page.</p>
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<p>316-293-3962</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/5/27/sktwest-vdi-case-study-derby-schools.html"><rss:title>SKT/West VDI Case Study - Derby Schools</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/5/27/sktwest-vdi-case-study-derby-schools.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rodney Horton</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-05-27T21:11:01Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Citrix VDI Virtualization</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Derby Public Schools, in Derby, Kansas, a city of 25,000 people, has over
6,000 students, 1,400 employees, and a daily average of 7,000 users on
desktops, laptops, PCs, and Macs in four support buildings, and nine
elementary and three secondary schools.
Derby had an outdated, expensive, and inefficient infrastructure of different
kinds of old and new desktops, many underutilized physical servers, and
applications loaded onto the hard drives of desktops located in many different
buildings. It was difficult for Derby Schools’ small IT department to meet
curriculum goals for technology and education, and maintain the complex
distributed computing environment in good times. The situation became
even more daunting when the economy slowed and state education funding
was scaled back.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/22/cyberattack-on-google-said-to-hit-password-system.html"><rss:title>Cyberattack on Google Said to Hit Password System</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/22/cyberattack-on-google-said-to-hit-password-system.html</rss:link><dc:creator>SKT Web Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-22T17:36:58Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever since Google disclosed in January that Internet intruders had stolen information from its computers, the exact nature and extent of the theft has been a closely guarded company secret. But a person with direct knowledge of the investigation now says that the losses included one of Google’s crown jewels, a password system that controls access by millions of users worldwide to almost all of the company’s Web services, including e-mail and business applications.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/technology/20google.html?src=busln]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/6/westskt-transition-from-wichita-eagle-4310.html"><rss:title>West/SKT Transition (from Wichita Eagle 4/3/10)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/6/westskt-transition-from-wichita-eagle-4310.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rodney Horton</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-06T15:33:41Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[SKT expects growth after acquisition by West

The top executive at SKT Business Communication Solutions looks for his business to see a jump in growth now that Omaha-based West Corp. has completed its acquisition of the Wichita company.

"We're anxiously anticipating our growth," said Joel Keller, former general manager of SKT Business and now vice president of operations for West. "We're going to be working together with an organization that has existing relationships that span the globe."]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/5/microsoft-ocs-r2-demonstrations.html"><rss:title>Microsoft OCS R2 Demonstrations</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/4/5/microsoft-ocs-r2-demonstrations.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Damon Martin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-06T04:29:14Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SKT has been helping customers evaluate UC software and solutions for many years.&nbsp; One of the most challenging tasks is helping organizations to see the productivity value and business uses for the capabilities&nbsp;provided.&nbsp; Videos can be a good way for you to begin dialog with executives or stakeholders in your organization.&nbsp; Below is a simple video that plays out a real-world scenario of&nbsp;communications using status information (presence) to move between email, instant messaging, voice and video calling.&nbsp; Although the scenarios are scripted, it gives you a place to start envisioning how the tools can work in your organization.</p>
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<p>To see more detail on specific capabilities within OCS 2007 R2, the following videos from the Microsoft website provide some good information for those that want to investigate in more depth:</p>
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<p>1. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/OCS-and-the-new-Attendant/Default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0" target="_blank">Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and the new Attendant Console</a>&rdquo; | Presenter: Jamie Stark
<p>2. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/Whatrsquos-New-in-Conferencing-with-Office-Communications-Server-2007-R2/" target="_blank">What&rsquo;s New in Conferencing with Office Communications Server 2007 R2</a>&rdquo; | Presenter: Renee Lo
<p>3. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/Whats-New-in-Office-Communicator-Communicator-Web-Access-and-Devices-with-OCS-2007-R2/" target="_blank">What&rsquo;s New in Office Communicator, Communicator Web Access, and Devices with Office Communications Server 2007 R2</a>&rdquo; | Presenters: Huat Chye Lim and Ashima Singhal
<p>4. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/Whats-New-in-Group-Chat-with-Office-Communications-Server-2007-R2/" target="_blank">Group Chat and Office Communications Server 2007 R2</a>&rdquo; | Presenters: Ashima Singhal and Bob Serr
<p>5. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/Whatrsquos-New-in-Mobility-and-Anywhere-Access-with-Office-Communications-Server-2007-R2/" target="_blank">What&rsquo;s New in Mobility and Anywhere Access with Office Communications Server 2007 R2</a>&rdquo; | Presenter : Avi Sagiv
<p>6. &ldquo;<a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/What-New-in-Administration-and-Management-with-Office-Communications-Server-2007-R2/" target="_blank">What&rsquo;s New in Administration and Management with Office Communications Server 2007 R2</a>&rdquo; | Presenter: Anand Lakshminarayanan
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To help you better understand our thinking around large mailboxes, we've published the Large Mailbox Vision Whitepaper.

AND here are the top 10 Myths about Exchange storage that we've heard . Busted!]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/2/12/exchange-online-datasheet.html"><rss:title>Exchange Online Datasheet</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/2/12/exchange-online-datasheet.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rodney Horton</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-12T22:32:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Cloud Computing Exchange Online Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Online</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm asked regularly by customers,  "What do we receive with Exchange Online?"  There is some confusion around what the offering is and what it is that you pay for.  Simply put, it is a great service for 5GB per person AGGREGATED up to 25GB per mailbox per user!  In March, it is road mapped to go up to a whopping 25GB per user.  I've attached the Microsoft Data on Exchange online below.



Exchange Online:
Messaging is now a mission-critical application for business―but delivering a feature-rich messaging service is challenging. Regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly complex. Merger and divestiture activities require rapid adjustment of service capacity. Good technical expertise is in high demand. And the “buy versus build” economics are changing.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/2/12/skt-honored-north-central-area-partner-award-winner-by-micro.html"><rss:title>SKT Honored North Central Area Partner Award Winner by Microsoft for Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.sktbcs.com/blogs/2010/2/12/skt-honored-north-central-area-partner-award-winner-by-micro.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rodney Horton</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-12T22:24:48Z</dc:date><dc:subject>BPOS Cloud Cloud Computing Industry News Microsoft Online</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wichita, KS – Feb 12, 2010 – SKT Business Communication Solutions announced today it has won the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) award as part of Microsoft’s H1 North Central Partner Awards Program. The company was chosen out of an extensive field of Microsoft partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>