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The company is joining the crowded fieldf with a plan to offer a wide rangwe of services includingoffice networking, storage and as well as Web design, said Craih Tiihonen, director of sales and marketing for the Phoenix-based One of its key services will be disaster planning and recovery. Tiihonen said he believes mostbusinessesa don’t spend a lot of time dwelling on what mighy happen if information were lost as the resulgt of a server crash. Alltech will work to create plansz for individual companies to help them deal with issuee such as data backups and emergency equipment failures, Tiihonen said.
Stepping into a crowded marketplacee with small IT shops serving a varietyu of business needs can be a Tiihonensaid Alltech’s goal is to be a low-costt solution to businesses that can’ty afford to have its own informatioh technology personnel. “We’re going to be the smalkl and midsize business’s friend when it comesa to theirIT needs,” he For more: . People wanting to change the volume on their stereo can now look to their in Scottsdale is pushing a new devicwe billed for homes and small offices that alloaw users of an iPhone to adjust a stereo including controlling various zonexs and selecting play The device is called theSpeakerCraft ERS-1.
0 Web Server. Owne r Jason Hersh said he is finding good applications in doctotr anddentist offices, amongv other businesses. The device workz through the wireless connectivity ofApple Inc.’sd iPhone and iPod Touch. It ties into an Etherne adapter onthe stereo, allowing access to all the data storef there. “The ability to see your deviceis what’se driving this level of control,” he The system, available for less than $2,000, come in several versions and allows for controls of up to 32 zones. Hersh said that applies particularly tomedical offices, which can play musixc in any number of rooms.
The device is part of an industrhy trend that is usinf such technologiesas Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatibility to control audio-visualk elements, Hersh said. “w lot of the industry is integrating withthe iPod, so therw are new devices coming out every day,” he said. Hers h started Dynamic Sound Systems in 1997 as an onlinse reseller ofstereo equipment. The companyt now does custom installations in homes and officed and hassix employees. For . is getting into the sociaol networking space with the launch of The site, sponsored by Verve Energ Drink, is the first to be launchesd by a Women’s National Basketball Associatiom team.
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