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I found an article on Channel Insider UK from Frank Ohlhorst, presenting edgeBOX from the MSP (Managed Service Provider?) view. As long as this is exactly our approach for this solution, I wanted to quoted here… completely, while citing the original source for a right reference. It’s a lesson for me as a presentation, hopefully helps me to carry my message:

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Critical Links’ EdgeBox Creates Ample Opportunities for Solution Providers
Date: 17-02-2009, By: Frank Ohlhorst

By combining the best bits of open-source software into a VOIP appliance, Critical Links brings convergence to a new milestone and creates what may be the must-have appliance for most any SMB.

Solution providers are turning to recession-resistant technologies to weather the current economic storm. Technologies such as voice over IP, security and remote access are becoming the solutions of choice to create revenue in challenging times. But there are still significant challenges ahead for those solution providers, ranging from training to product selection to identifying target markets. In other words, it’s going to take a lot more than selling a better mouse trap to succeed today and tomorrow.

For solution providers pursuing the small and midsize business market, the challenges are Read more…

Since few months ago we have joined a well known networking organization BNI, one of its chapters in Mississauga – BNI Wealth Chapter (see also BNI, BNI Canada, BNI Golden Horseshoe). BNI is a professional marketing organization specializing in word-of-mouth referrals. Our philosophy is “Givers Gain” and through this philosophy, the relationships you develop will convert network contacts into referred business.

Last week I have a 10 minutes opportunity to showcase our Company Sun Technologies, product lines, market targets and referral opportunities and goals — see below the outline of my presentation.


Later, I am gonna follow up through comments on Q&A about this presentation, for future developments and references.

I really liked that phrase “Fortune 5 Million businesses” – what a good idea. This is from Enflux Technologies a VAR in Illinois who is deploying solutions using edgeBOX by Critical Links.

I contacted Mike Hanson from Enflux just to share his video presentation and experience with my readers, about the edgeBOX; It’s about 5 minutes and just talking, but it shows clearly the advantages of this integrated solution, going from the common scenario of multiple devices to an all inclusive server / network appliance. Enjoy the presentation.

Please, all the credit goes to Mike — Thanks.

I think this theme is comparable to the “what was first, the egg or the chicken?” that was finally resolved just few days ago, according to what I heard on the radio. For any IT guy (IT girls are included too, of course) that has been dealing with a server room full of separate one on one functional servers; with a rack full of cables running from the routers, to the patch panels, to the servers; trying to solve (for yesterday) a sudden disconnection of part of the network; a peripheral missed in the lan; a broken Catx cable… the  “office in a  box” solution has been a dream for so long. The efforts to fulfill this solution are countless during the last 25 years in information technology. Any milestone achieved in technology was getting us close.  Since few years ago, some companies has been offering their solutions.
I would like to mention the main functions of the most complete solution I had found, in the market.  We have been using one of them in our office, for some month now, with very satisfactory results. It is named “edgeBOX”.

- This is a box that fits your needs according to the size of you company. We got
the entry level unit as our company has less than 10 people
-  provides All the Phone and Internet Communication and Data Services
- web/email/file/access/security servers in one single box at our premise
- Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus, email/file scan on the Server side included
- Share and Unified Data-Fax-Mail-Voice
- Local wired/wireless and Remote As Local user access
- Automatic Backup to local, network or remote drive and a proven Recovery Plan

besides:
- All-In-OneBox network solution remotely managed; so the ICT guy comes with the Box

and even better:
- Monthly affordable leasing payment, deductible expenses instead of investment

Please, if you have time send your comments.
And by the way, the chicken was first.