Showing posts with label IT services. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IT services. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Full Service Networking and Modern Office Methods to Offer Comprehensive Business Solutions Through New Blue Ash Location

MOM Corporate Headquarters - Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, OH - Full Service Networking (FSN) has announced that the company will be moving to a new location in June of this year. In March of 2017, FSN was acquired by Modern Office Methods (MOM) to form a comprehensive business solutions provider, offering total document solutions along with network performance, data security, and cloud services. Initially the two companies continued to provide their services through individual locations, but in June, the companies will join together at the MOM Corporate Headquarters building at 4747 Lake Forest Drive in Cincinnati, Ohio.

According to MOM President and CEO, Kevin, McCarthy, the primary reason for moving to the same location is to generate synergy and promote collaboration between the companies. The value proposition of each business compliments the other. While MOM helps businesses to optimize document strategies using copiers, printers, and managed print services, FSN safeguards the data and information exchanged on the IT network infrastructures that connect these technologies. The seamless fit between the MOM and FSN service offerings positions the collaboration to offer unique capabilities and advantages. Said Mr. McCarthy, “Our goal is to provide a one-stop office technology solution partner.”

The MOM and FSN collaboration comes at an opportune time, as businesses and organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect IT networks and data from cyberthreats. Owners and managers who are uncertain about how to identify their best cybersecurity solution options will have an easily accessible resource for developing security and back up systems that are fully integrated with all of their office productivity solutions.
The new offices are located in the Blue Ash area of Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from FSN’s current Carver Road location. After the Cincinnati move, FSN will continue to maintain operations in its Dayton, Ohio office.
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About Modern Office Methods: Modern Office Methods (MOM) offers a full suite of office automation products, integrating managed print services and various state-of-the-art technologies that enable its clients to reduce costs and improve productivity. MOM's complete product lines from Ricoh / Lanier, Canon, and HP enable it to offer clients the convenience of one-stop shopping for their office equipment and support needs. With offices in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Zanesville, Ohio, MOM has been enhancing its clients' effectiveness and productivity for over 60 years. www.momnet.com

About Full Service Networking: Full Service Networking (FSN) is a leading technology company specializing in managed and co-managed IT services. Founded in 1987, FSN offers outsourced services that ensure clients' uptime network performance, data security, business continuity and overall office productivity. FSN services are supported by relationships and certifications with the world’s leading technology companies, including Microsoft, VMware, Veeam, HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SonicWALL. FSN collaborates with hundreds of organizations to select and implement technology investments that increase productivity. Regular system monitoring, backups, upgrades and preventative maintenance by FSN eliminate downtime, increase security and reliability, while reducing network support costs. A 99.5% uptime performance guarantee of hosted network infrastructure reflects the company’s commitment to being a trusted business partner.  FSN serves small and medium-sized businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations with offices in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. www.fullservice.net

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Modern Office Methods Acquires Full Service Networking

Leading office equipment provider expands technology offerings to include IT and networking services


Cincinnati, OH (March 31, 2017) – Modern Office Methods (MOM), a leader in managed print services and document strategy throughout southern and central Ohio, announced the acquisition of Full Service Networking (FSN), a Cincinnati-based managed information technology company. The acquisition expands MOM’s focus on total document solutions with complementary capabilities in network performance, data security and cloud services.

“Full Service Networking has built a solid reputation on its comprehensive approach to IT solutions, and we’re excited to integrate this parallel expertise and become a full-service provider of technology solutions for our customers,” said Kevin McCarthy, president and CEO of MOM. “MOM got its start as an office equipment reseller nearly 60 years ago and has steadily grown by innovating with changing technology. Our acquisition of FSN marks a significant milestone in our growth and evolution as it enables us to address the comprehensive opportunities and threats that businesses confront as a result of technological advances.”  

“With the increasing risk of security vulnerabilities surrounding office technology, FSN’s technical know-how is a big advantage for us,” added Steve Bandy, MOM’s senior vice president. “While MOM will continue to optimize the document outputs of our clients’ copiers, scanners and printers, the addition of FSN allows us to present clients with a more holistic approach, addressing all aspects of office technology.”  

FSN will continue to operate as a separate entity, maintaining its current operations, office locations and roster of team members while becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of MOM.

Rick Maxwell, FSN’s president, approached MOM about the possibility of an acquisition that would facilitate the collective leveraging of industry knowledge, resources and partner relationships while broadening the value proposition for the businesses’ clients. As a member of the McCarthy family and the former president and a 20-year associate of MOM, Maxwell had it on good authority that the integration of cultures, expertise and teams would create opportunities all around.

“I’m thrilled to be working alongside family once again,” Maxwell shared. “We’ve been growing separate, yet similar, businesses side-by-side for quite some time, and being able to combine and leverage our knowledge and resources while growing FSN’s geographic footprint paints a very promising future.”           

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About Modern Office Methods: Modern Office Methods (MOM) offers a full suite of office automation products, integrating managed print services and various state-of-the-art technologies that enable its clients to reduce costs and improve productivity. MOM's complete product lines from Ricoh/Lanier, Canon, Samsung and HP enable it to offer clients the convenience of one-stop shopping for their office equipment and support needs. With offices in Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus and Zanesville, Ohio, MOM has been enhancing its clients' effectiveness and productivity for nearly 60 years. www.momnet.com

About Full Service Networking: Full Service Networking (FSN) is a leading technology company specializing in managed and co-managed IT services. Founded in 1987, FSN offers outsourced services that ensure clients' uptime network performance, data security, business continuity and overall office productivity. FSN services are supported by relationships and certifications with the world’s leading technology companies, including Microsoft, VMware, Veeam, HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and SonicWALL.

FSN collaborates with hundreds of organizations to select and implement technology investments that increase productivity. Regular system monitoring, backups, upgrades and preventative maintenance by FSN eliminate downtime, increase security and reliability, while reducing network support costs. A 99.5% uptime performance guarantee of hosted network infrastructure reflects the company’s commitment to being a trusted business partner. Headquartered in Cincinnati, FSN serves small and medium-sized businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. www.fullservice.net

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Ransomware Will Reign Again This Year

Ransomware is the latest evolution in cyber threats and malicious Internet schemes. Last year, more businesses were struck by ransomware than ever before, and that trend is expected to continue. As a result, it’s essential for all professionals to learn more about ransomware and how to defend your company.

What is ransomware?
Ransomware is a program that infiltrates a computer system and restricts access to the system or certain files. The software encrypts data so you need a key to access it. For example, when the St. Louis Public Library suffered a breach, some 700 computers at 16 branches were affected by ransomware. The attack affected both the computers designated for public use and those used by library staff. The necessary access key is only provided once a sum of money is paid, and—like any ransom—payment doesn’t guarantee a successful return outcome. Some files may be lost permanently.

Why is ransomware successful?
Ransomware schemes work because perpetrators know that data is power. Attackers can interfere with operations or damage a company’s reputation. These hackers know they’re more likely to be paid if they request a relatively small dollar amount; it’s often cheaper for a company to pay a ransom than to pay IT to beat the encryption.

The Internet of Things (IoT), or the inter-networking of smart devices, also facilitates the spread of ransomware, because the processing capabilities of connected TVs, cameras, and other devices can be leveraged to “aid” in an attack. In a stunning demonstration of these devices’ vulnerability, The Atlantic built a fake web toaster only to have it hacked within the hour.

How can you protect against ransomware?
Your company should have a firewall that is up-to-date with the latest security patches. Make sure you also have robust data recovery capability—ideally, you can simply restore your own data without needing to pay a ransom. Trends toward cloud-based services are also promising, since those services are typically isolated from malicious emails and downloads.

Additionally, train your staff in security and disaster response. Test response procedures with tabletop simulations or virtual exercises. Your successful recovery is more likely with a practiced plan in place.

The number of ransomware attacks is increasing with new variants popping up daily, so protecting your digital infrastructure is not optional. If you need help securing your tech environment or building a response and recovery plan, click here to sign up for a free IT assessment today.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Avoiding the IT Money Pit

Though many businesses still require an in-house IT manager, it might be more efficient and cost effective to outsource some of your IT functions, so that in-house IT staff can focus on critical projects.

But, choosing the right IT solution and service provider can be challenging, especially when you’re not sure what your business needs. Companies around the world pump $2 trillion into IT each year—billions of which is actually wasted on unnecessary or ineffective IT “solutions.” So, how do you know if you need state-of-the-art IT, or just the basics?

To help you keep your IT spending under control, here are some indicators that “good enough" IT might be right for your business:

 If you have a smaller budget.  Knowing how much to spend on IT can be difficult for many decision makers. So, just recognize that IT costs can get very expensive — especially if you’re paying for all the bells and whistles that many IT vendors offer. If you don’t need cutting-edge equipment or 24/7 monitoring and service, don’t pay for it.

 If IT isn’t a critical function of your business.  Could your business survive for an afternoon if your system crashed? If brief downtime won’t significantly hinder your business, you probably don’t need to pay for IT services that guarantee repairs within a few hours. Determine what your business absolutely needs in terms of reliability and responsiveness, and select an IT solution in line with your critical needs.

 If you have fewer than ten employees.  When you’re running a very small business, you have less equipment and hardware to worry about. With very few employees, you probably only need basic IT support and hardware controls to effectively and affordably manage your team. You will still need reactive on-call service to support your network if you have a problem, but proactive maintenance tracking programs might be overkill.

Let Modern Office Methods IT Service Group help you to focus on your end user’s business continuity by keeping your employees working and productive with our Managed IT Services. Check out all of our Managed Network Services and contact us for more information at info@momnet.com.