WEST HARTFORD, CT, (June 8,2009) - Craig Sword has joined F3 Technology Partners as the Manager of Customer Service. Craig has a proven track record in computer service delivery management and has spent the last 20 years of his career at Sun Microsystems managing the customer support organization in the northeast with experience and capabilities in technology and management that are too extensive to list. Craig will be responsible for opening and managing F3’s Customer Call Center.
WEST HARTFORD, CT, (May 20, 2009) - Steve Putre has joined F3 Technology Partners as a Technical Account Manager focused on services delivery and project coordination. In nine years at Sun Microsystems, Steve held both pre-sales and post-sales customer engineering roles in the financial and insurance industry practices.
WEST HARTFORD, CT, (April 2, 2009) - Join us and discover through a live demonstration how we can revolutionize your business! Plus, enter a chance to win two pairs of tickets for any Yankee game at the “new” Yankee Stadium.
The Hartford Club – the Yacht Room - Hartford, CT - 8:30 a.m. April 2, 2009
Sun Microsystems and Mitel, two leaders in the field of IT and enterprise communications, have joined efforts to provide an innovative and complete unified voice and ultra thin client desktop. The joint solution introduces a new paradigm in voice and data applications, and drives new levels of user simplicity, flexibility and integrated mobility. The benefits include cost reductions through:
- Centralized management and high availability
- Lower power consumption
- Reduced capital expenditures and desktop support
Discover how the Sun Ray™ thin client technology and Mitel VoIP telephony integrate to provide an ultra-thin, unified and secured desktop solution with instant access to both computing and voice applications. And we will discuss how your company can take advantage of this innovative solution to facilitate data center consolidation, reduce complexity in network management and improve security.
Imagine the revolutionary power of a single smart card driving your access to all your voice and computing applications. To truly integrate voice and data Mitel has taken the Sun Microsystems ultrathin client Sun Ray technology and turned it into a slim module that snaps securely onto Mitel IP phones. The Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray provides one simplified, device-secure authentication source for voice and data hot desking.
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WEST HARTFORD, CT, (March 24, 2009) - The Angelbeat Tuesday March 24th seminar at the Sheraton focuses on security, infrastructure and networks, with common themes across all
talks: Virtualizing Platforms, Protecting Data and Reducing Expenses. Experts from Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Intel and other top firms, plus NetApp/VMware partner F3, are featured, with ample
time for product demonstrations and peer interaction. All content is pre-approved by Angelbeat to maximize learning. Topics include data center/server consolidation, virtualization, storage,
thin client and PC/desktop management, web/email security, data loss prevention, encryption, ediscovery/compliance, and wireless/voip. There is new 2009 content on web 2.0 security, virtualization
impact on enterprise apps such as CRM & databases, and demonstration of new IE8 browser (important for web-based applications). Listen to CEO Ron Gerber's podcast on the value of Angelbeat.
Complimentary passes are available for IT Professionals. Sign up at www.angelbeat.com (where more details are available) or call 516-277-2057. This invite can be forwarded to other people. If you would
like to register by email - or can't attend but would like more information - then email registration@angelbeat.com. Drawings at the end for an iPod and other prizes. Registration and breakfast begins at
7:30, opening talk at 8:30 and the seminar concludes by 2:30 pm. Wi-Fi and meals are provided at no charge. Thank you very much.
WEST HARTFORD, CT, (February 9, 2009) - F3 Technology Partners has rolled out the Mitel Unified IP Client for their existing Sun Ray thin clients in their West Hartford, CT headquarters. Combined with Mitel core applications including Mitel Mobile Extension and the Mitel Teleworker Solution, the Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray provides F3 with a complete voice and data solution in a virtualized environment that reduce desktop hardware costs and simplifies network management while driving business value.
The move to the world’s first virtualized voice and data desktop is providing businesses globally with unprecedented lower operating costs, simplified IT management, and enhanced security thanks to the global OEM agreement between Mitel® and Sun Microsystems. With the combination of Mitel call control on Sun servers and the Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray™, Mitel and Sun have delivered the first ultra thin desktop solution, providing a simplified, device-secure authentication source for voice and data hot desking and mobility.
The Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray provides employees with the flexibility they need through the use of a single Java card to access all telephony and desktop applications from any Sun Ray location, whether at their desk, another location in the building, at home teleworking, or in a remote office anywhere in the world.
“This environment gives our employees the necessary communication tools to provide that world class service to our customers that they expect from F3. Our sales, engineering and customer service folks can be in the office, on-site with a customer or working from home and have all the tools available to service our clients,” says David Hebert, President of F3 Technology Partners.
In a time of where cost savings are sought out from many sources within the organization, the combination of the Mitel IP phone with Sun ultra thin Sun Ray client will result in an average power savings of 75 to 90 percent on the desktop from traditional desktop PC and IP phone.
Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray perfect fit for companies large and small
OTTAWA, Ontario - December 17, 2008 - The move to the world's first virtualized voice and data desktop is providing businesses globally with unprecedented lower operating costs, simplified IT management, and enhanced security thanks to the global OEM agreement between Mitel® and Sun Microsystems. With the combination of Mitel call control on Sun servers and the Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun RayTM, Mitel and Sun have delivered the first ultra thin desktop solution, providing a simplified, device-secure authentication source for voice and data hot desking and mobility.
"Businesses large and small, ranging from single to multi-site locations and spanning a variety of industries and geographies are taking advantage of this combined best-in-class desktop virtualization solution to drive a significant return on investment," said Stephen Beamish, Mitel's vice president of business development and strategic alliances. These businesses include: Audi Australia Pty Ltd., Valley Healthcare Systems, Secretary of Government (SEGOB) in Mexico, Maplesoft Consulting, UGIVE, and F3 Technology Partners, among others.
"We are realizing unprecedented security, flexibility, and operational savings as a result of the Mitel Unified IP Client with Sun Ray. It has already provided us with a healthy return on our investment," said Steven Swan, CEO, Valley Healthcare Systems, a leading healthcare staffing company based in Sacramento, California, with offices in Colorado and Hawaii. Working with Valley Healthcare Systems from conception to deployment was Mitel authorizedPARTNER Standard Tel - a Brookside Technology Holding company.
Combined with Mitel core applications including Mitel Mobile Extension and the Mitel Teleworker Solution, the Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray provides businesses with a complete voice and data solution in a virtualized environment that reduce desktop hardware costs and simplifies network management while driving business value.
"The nature of our organization requires us to always remain mobile and in contact with our community, highlighting the projects and charities that are mostly highly rated," says Joe Hansbauer, executive director of UGIVE, a Cincinnati-based non-profit. "With the recent deployment of the Sun and Mitel solution, we now have a state-of-the-art IP telephony and desktop solution for our office, providing access to both the voice and data sessions at every desk. In addition, we can now be reached regardless of our location - in the office or in the community - with a single number."
The Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray provides employees with the flexibility they need through the use of a single Java card to access all telephony and desktop applications from any Sun Ray location, whether at their desk, another location in the building, at home teleworking, or in a remote office anywhere in the world.
Maplesoft Consulting AD, which provides IT services to government, private enterprises, and healthcare practices throughout Canada, has also seen benefits that allow them to meet the needs of their clientele.
"The Mitel solution offers the ease of deployment - both telephony and desktop - that our business requires, providing the flexibility and reduced management cost that we were looking for," said Jody Campeau, president, Maplesoft Consulting AD. "Our Healthcare Solutions Practice division was a perfect fit. As we work with various health organizations, we can now utilize the Mitel Unified Communications Solution to provide doctors with the added benefit of voice and secure mobile data to access their patients' medical records wherever they need it all with a single smart card."
The Mitel Unified IP Client for Sun Ray is also the solution of choice for 3,500 employees SEGOB, the largest government institution in Mexico.
"The Mitel/Sun offering presented a simplified integrated solution that connects and drives applications to all of our 18 buildings from two centralized locations. The solution will dramatically reduce the complexity of managing multiple devices," said Ing. Alejandro Cuevas director of telecommunications, DGTI. "Knowing that this information is safe and securely stored at a centralized location rather then on each individual PC is incredibly important to the security of public information."
In a time of where cost savings are sought out from many sources within the organization, the combination of the Mitel IP phone with Sun ultra thin Sun Ray client will result in an average power savings of 75 to 90 percent on the desktop from traditional desktop PC and IP phone.
"To improve our employee productivity and mobility, Audi Australia has decided to implement a Mitel Unified Communications Solution integrated with Sun Ray desktops," said Wolf-Christian Vaross IT manager, Audi Australia. "The new solution will allow us to deploy seamless desktop and telephony hot desking across our offices, with applications and phone extensions automatically following our employees wherever they login. In addition, we expect to reduce our impact on the environment through reduced energy usage at each desk, while also saving money through lower hardware and management costs."
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Mitel delivers flexibility and simplicity in smart unified communications solutions and applications for organizations of all sizes. Combined with a full range of managed services that include voice and data network design and traffic provisioning, custom application development, and attractive financing options, Mitel is reinventing how successful organizations gain competitive advantage by easily collaborating and communicating over distance and time with customers, colleagues and partners. Mitel's (http://www.mitel.com/) US headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide.
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WEST HARTFORD, CT, (November 5, 2008) – F3 Technology Partners, a value-added reseller, was granted Principal level in Sun Microsystems Partner Advantage Program. The Sun Partner Advantage Program for Channel Partners is the foundation on which all Sun Partner types are able to build and grow their business with Sun. The Program provides Sun Partners a simple, flexible program that scales up in offerings and benefits based on the level of participation.
A Principal Level Sun Partner Advantage Partner achieves significant revenue requirements. F3 has met the requirements to attain Principal level status.
WEST HARTFORD, CT, (November 15, 2007) – Quinnipiac University, a private co-educational university with 5,400 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students, selected F3 Technology Partners to assist their Information Technology department with all Sun Solaris installations and configurations. This engagement includes installation of the operating systems, installation of volume management and backup agents, as well as services to connect the servers to the existing EMC Storage Area Network. vv Quinnipiac University is consistently ranked among the best universities by U.S. News and Reports. Quinnipiac (pronounced KWIN-uh-pe-ack) offers 51 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate programs including the JD program. Located next to the picturesque Sleeping Giant Mountain in Hamden, CT, 90 minutes from New York City and two hours from Boston, Quinnipiac’s campus is an architectural gallery of modern brick buildings and sweeping lawns. Their remarkable facilities include the Terry W. Goodwin '67 Financial Technology Center and a fully digital high-definition broadcast studio. They are also home to the nationally renowned Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
WEST HARTFORD, CT, (October 29, 2007) - F3 Technology Partners, a value-added reseller, becomes an authorized Sun Microsystems partner in their Partner Advantage program. The Sun Partner Advantage Program provides a framework designed to attract and serve Sun’s various partner constituencies around the world. It does so in a consistent fashion for all Sun Services, Products and Technologies, and for all Partner Types around the globe while still providing the flexibility required to support each unique partner relationship.
The Sun Partner Advantage Program includes a wealth of offerings to connect channel, OEM, and integrator partners with prospective customers and to promote partners to Sun customers, the Sun sales force, and the Sun Partner Community.
Sun offers its Sun Partners a number of resources to help them be more competitive and more profitable. Sun offers its Partners a continually improving Business Proposition. A cornerstone of the Program is that it offers choice, providing all partners with a variety of focus areas and engagement models, allowing the Partner to focus on their unique niche in the marketplace. The Program then provides for benefits (both marketing and financial) that reflect the Partner's level of engagement with Sun. This mutual-engagement model was designed to allow partners to decide upon their own business model first and to then tailor their relationship with Sun to support these goals.
"Sun wants our Partner Community to share in the growth opportunities we see before us in FY 07. We look to our partners to help us create demand and drive value for our customers, leveraging Sun's entire portfolio of offerings. Our objective is to have a healthy, profitable Partner Community that adds value for Sun and our customers, and is well rewarded for that focus" said Don Grantham, EVP Global Sales and Service, Sun Microsystems.
