Broadview Networks Forms Strategic Partnership with Barry McKay Consulting

Posted on February 6, 2012 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Broadview Networks is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Barry McKay Consulting to provide all Broadview Media Services including website development, programming, graphic development and hosting.

Barry McKay Consulting will provide the same commitment to service excellence with the benefit of additional resources to serve you better. As an added benefit Sr. Programmer Steve Mann has moved over to Barry McKay Consulting allowing for a greater continuity of service.

“Broadview Networks is excited to partner with Barry McKay Consulting. This partnership reconfirms our commitment to provide our customers with service excellence, business value and innovative media solutions,” said Michael Orloff, President of Broadview Networks.

All development services will begin transition immediately with hosting services transitioned by March 1, 2012. A representative of Broadview Media and Barry McKay Consulting will be in contact shortly to discuss the transition process.

About Barry McKay Consulting
Barry McKay Consulting is a software development firm that specializes in custom web applications. They are available to serve your needs including website development, programming, graphic design and hosting. After twelve years in business it is their innovative solutions and dedication to their clients that have been key to their long term success.

About Broadview Networks
Broadview Networks is a System Integrator focused on creating and maintaining the essential IT infrastructure that businesses depend on. These components include network operating system, data storage, email, network connectivity and network security. Broadview has established itself as a trusted provider of quality IT solutions offering expertise and service. Working alongside both Technical and Business Professionals, Broadview’s philosophy is one of collaboration and teamwork. Broadview has strategically built close relationships with a highly select group of Partners. From the strength of this Partner Community, Broadview delivers comprehensive IT Infrastructure solutions.
For additional information visit Broadview Networks online at broadviewnetworks.ca

For more information:
Lindsay Fagundes, Marketing Specialist
Broadview Networks
204.984.9897
lindsay@broadviewnetworks.ca

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Broadview Networks Wins Two 2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards

Posted on December 2, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Broadview Networks announced today that it has been selected as the winner in the IAMCP Canada Partnership Award and Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year at the 2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. The ninth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence across the large and diverse community of Microsoft’s Canadian technology partners. The winners were announced at an award ceremony in Toronto on November 30, 2011.

“Our annual IMPACT Awards celebrate the great work done in the Partner Community to help customers respond to their business challenges through the benefits of technology,” said Eric Gales, President of Microsoft Canada Inc. “Technology partners like Broadview Networks are always finding new and exciting ways to develop and deliver innovative technology solutions, making them true leaders in their respective fields.”

Broadview Networks was chosen as the winner in IAMCP Canada Partnership Award. The Partnership Award sponsored by the Canadian chapter of the IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) recognizes technology Partners working together to drive the successful adoption of Microsoft-based technologies.

Broadview Networks also received the Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year Award. The Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year Award honours a technology partner for their outstanding performance in marketing innovation and co-marketing with Microsoft Canada Inc. The winning partner demonstrated new and creative ways to generate demand, acquire new customers, retain current customers, effectively communicate with their customers and support their sales teams.

“We are honored to have received a Microsoft IMPACT Award in two categories. The Broadview team has proven its commitment to Microsoft and we are positioned to promote our expertise with confidence well into the future,” said Michael Orloff, President of Broadview Networks.

About the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards
In 2003, Microsoft Canada Inc. launched the IMPACT Awards, a program to recognize the numerous achievements within its technology Partner community. This year’s awards program is bigger than ever with over 35 award categories designed to recognize excellence across Microsoft Partner Network competencies, emerging technologies, community involvement as well as sales, marketing and partnering excellence. The IMPACT Awards are open to Active Canadian members of the Microsoft Partner Network.

For a list of all 2011 winners & finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards

Broadview Networks
Broadview Networks is a System Integrator focused on creating and maintaining the essential IT infrastructure that businesses depend on. These components include network operating system, data storage, email, network connectivity and network security. Broadview has established itself as a trusted provider of quality IT solutions offering expertise and service. Working alongside both Technical and Business Professionals, Broadview’s philosophy is one of collaboration and teamwork. Broadview has strategically built close relationships with a highly select group of Partners. From the strength of this Partner Community, Broadview delivers comprehensive IT Infrastructure solutions. For additional information visit Broadview Networks online at broadviewnetworks.ca

For more information:

Lindsay Fagundes, Marketing Specialist
Broadview Networks
204.984.9897
lindsay@broadviewnetworks.ca

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Broadview Networks a Finalist in Three Categories in the 2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards

Posted on November 8, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Winnipeg, MB- Broadview Networks announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the IAMCP Canada Partnership, Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year award categories for the 2011 Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. The ninth annual IMPACT Awards recognize excellence within the Microsoft technology partner community in Canada.

“Technology partners are at the core of Microsoft’s business.” said Neil Tanner, Vice-President, Small Business, Midmarket Solutions & Partners, Microsoft Canada Inc. “We are honoured to celebrate and recognize the outstanding achievements of industry leaders like Broadview Networks through the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards. We are proud to work with them as they deliver innovative solutions to mutual customers. ”

Broadview Networks was chosen as a finalist in the IAMCP Canada Partnership, Volume Licensing Partner of the Year and Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year award categories.

The Partnership Award sponsored by the Canadian chapter of the IAMCP (International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) recognizes technology Partners working together to drive the successful adoption of Microsoft-based technologies. As Microsoft broadens its offering to businesses and consumers, technology Partners can expand their portfolio by collaboration with other technology Partners in the Microsoft eco-system to provide a wider range of uniquely tailored solutions.

The Volume Licensing Partner of the Year Award recognizes partners who consistently seek to innovate with their Volume Licensing solutions and services, and provide ongoing attention to customer-service excellence. Successful entries will include descriptions of the organization’s dedication to customer engagement with T-36 activities and providing the most trained and qualified staff (MCPs for Licensing) in delivering the services and marketing strategies used to increase volume licensing revenue and annuity, as well as retain volume licensing customers by successful ongoing relationship management throughout the life of an EA (CPE).

The Marketing Innovation Partner of the Year Award will honour a technology partner for their outstanding performance in marketing innovation and co-marketing with Microsoft Canada Inc. The winning partner will have demonstrated new and creative ways to generate demand, acquire new customers, retain current customers, effectively communicate with their customers and support their sales teams.

Broadview Networks is pleased to receive this recognition in three award categories.

Broadview Networks, along with other technology partner winners and finalists in each of the award categories, will be honored at an award ceremony in Toronto on November 30, 2011.

About the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards
In 2003, Microsoft Canada Inc. launched the IMPACT Awards, a program to recognize the numerous achievements within it’s technology Partner community. This year’s awards program is bigger than ever with over 35 award categories designed to recognize excellence across Microsoft Partner Network competencies, emerging technologies, community involvement as well as sales, marketing and partnering excellence.

The IMPACT Awards are open to Active Canadian members of the Microsoft Partner Network.

For a list of all 2011 finalists, and more information on the Microsoft Partner Network IMPACT Awards, please visit http://www.microsoft.ca/awards

For more information, press only:
Lindsay Fagundes
Marketing Specialist, Broadview Networks
lindsay@broadviewnetworks.ca

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Broadview Networks Customer Appreciation Event 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Broadview Networks invites you to: 2011 Customer Appreciation Event As a Client Appreciation Event

When: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Where: 4Play Sportsbar, 323 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Broadview Networks presents a fully catered evening for our clients that includes: a live screening of the Jets vs. Capitals game, personal appearance by veteran Winnipeg Jets players, a variety of prizes (including Jets tickets), sport simulator games, Wii Suites, billiards, bubble hockey and a poker competition!

Join us for a brief technology presentation and a fun-filled evening. The event will commence with a presentation outlining storage, messaging and security solutions. Come for food and drinks, to play your favourite virtual games, or to watch your favorite sporting events on the big screen. We will be sure to have something for everyone! Discussion will cover:

  • Storage Solutions
  • New Broadview solutions including messaging and security

All attendees will have the opportunity to win Winnipeg Jets tickets and a variety of prizes.

We will also be giving away Gift Certificates throughout the evening.

Guests unable to stay for the Winnipeg Jets game will have an opportunity to leave after the presentation.

This is an event you don’t want to miss! More exciting updates to follow.

REGISTER TODAY!Broadview and Winnipeg Jets Customer Appreciation Night

If you are interested in attending this event please contact an Account Executive.

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Broadview a Gold Winner in the Best Channel Marketing Initiative

Posted on October 4, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment
Broadview Networks was named a gold winner in the Best Channel Marketing Initiative category for this year’s CDN Channel Elite Awards. CDN’s Channel Elite Awards recognizes IT Solution Providers for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating value for their customers, and their achievements in improved sales or revenues, improved efficiency and customer service.

This award honours the partner that created and executed a dynamic advertising, marketing campaign or event showcase in 2010. The winner had to present evidence that the partner has increased its visibility, respect or profitability in its community through the campaign or event. Broadview had to explain the process, strategy and thought leadership behind the marketing and event initiative, and the outcome of the campaign and event with measurements: return on investment figures, number of business leads generated, etc. in the award submission.

Broadview Networks won gold for there innovative and collaborative event that centered around a preview screening of TRON: Legacy in 3D and a presentation on the IBM product road map.

The bronze, silver and gold winners accepted the awards at a gala evening event at the Paramount Conference & Event Venue on September 29, 2011.

CDN’s Channel Elite Awards is more than just an award ceremony. It is designed to promote the business advantages that technology solutions can create and to recognize achievement in the channel. The gala attracts more than 200 solution providers across the country and truly is an opportunity to meet and network with some of the best resellers across the country.

CDN reporters and camera people were on present at the gala to cover the event for the magazine and online portal. Coverage of the event will also be in national publications such as Computer World Canada and Direction informatique. These three publications serve more than 100,000 C-level IT executives and solution providers in English and French. As an added benefit, this year all qualified nominees will have their creative solution profiled on ITBusiness.ca, which reaches more than 145,000 Technical Decision Makers each month. This is recognition and market awareness that is second to none.

Broadview Networks is honored to be a CDN Channel Elite Award gold winner Best Channel Marketing Initiative category.

Microsoft Winnipeg

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IBM Storwize V7000

Posted on September 22, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

In storage management today, breaking the cycle of increased complexity and explosive data growth can be a big challenge. The old ways of buying and managing storage have become less effective. Due to resource constraints—both physical storage resources and human resources—IT organizations must act quickly to optimize and simplify their infrastructure. Unchecked complexity and growth will only become bigger problems over time.

Small and midsize organizations may also suffer from a range of challenges:

  • Disruptive migrations
  • Difficulty deploying tiered storage
  • Inability to share storage among servers
  • Reduced productivity and increased cost caused by isolated server and storage management tools
  • Inability to use virtualized storage, like virtual servers, as a tool for optimizing expenditures, resources and capabilities

To stand up to these challenges and allow businesses to respond to a rapidly changing marketplace, IBM® Storwize® V7000 is a virtualized storage system to complement virtualized server environments that provides unmatched performance, availability, advanced functions, and highly scalable capacity never seen before in midrange disk systems. Storwize V7000 is a powerful midrange disk system that has been designed to be easy to use and enable rapid deployment without additional resources. Storwize V7000 is virtual storage that offers greater efficiency and flexibility through built-in solid state drive (SSD) optimization and thin provisioning technologies. Storwize V7000 advanced functions also enable non-disruptive migration of data from existing storage, simplifying implementation and minimizing disruption to users. Storwize V7000 also enables you to virtualize and reuse existing disk systems, supporting a greater potential return on investment (ROI).

Product features

  • Automatic migration of frequently accessed data to high performing solid state drives SSDs
  • Provisioning support for business applications that need to grow dynamically, but only consume the storage space they are actually using
  • Migration capabilities that provide efficiency and business value in a non-disruptive migration
  • Support for near instant data copies for backup or application testing
  • Integrated instant copy capabilities for critical business needs
  • Integrated tools and capabilities for server and storage management
  • Clustered systems support growing business needs while controlling costs

Hardware summary

  • 2U rack-mountable chasses
  • Twenty four 2.5″ drive bays (model x24) or twelve 3.5″ drive bays (model x12)
  • Up to 24 TB of physical storage per enclosure using 2 TB near-line SAS disk drive modules or up to 14 TB physical storage per enclosure using 600 GB SAS disk drive modules
  • SAS disk drives, near-line SAS disk drives and SSDs
  • Redundant dual-active intelligent RAID controllers
  • 16 GB cache memory per control enclosure (8 GB per internal RAID controller) as a base feature
  • For each control enclosure: Eight 8 Gbps Fibre Channel host ports (four 8 Gbps FC ports per RAID controller), four 1 Gbps and optionally four 10 Gbps iSCSI host ports (two 1 Gbps and optionally two 10 Gbps iSCSI host ports per RAID controller)
  • RAID controller supports attachment of up to nine storage expansion units with configurations up to 240 TB physical storage capacities (480 TB in clustered systems)
  • Dual power supplies and cooling components

Broadview Networks is an authorized reseller for Ibm products. Call us Today for more product information.

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Broadview Networks & Dell invite you to: Dell KACE Lunch and Learn

Posted on September 9, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Register Today

Broadview Networks and Dell KACE can provide an appliance-based approach to systems management, to save time for systems administration professionals, while saving money for their companies.

The Dell KACE Family of Systems Management Appliances are easy-to-use, comprehensive and affordable and fulfill the systems management needs of organizations of all sizes, from initial computer deployment to ongoing management and retirement.

Join Broadview Networks and Dell on Thursday September 29th, 2011 at 12 NOON at the Broadview Networks Head Office (1-1530 Taylor Avenue) for our upcoming KACE Lunch and Learn. Discussion will cover:

  • Patching
  • Software License Compliance
  • Imaging

There will be a live demo of both the K1000 and K2000 appliances.

A fully catered lunch will be provided.

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Event Wrap-Up: Bomber Game Day and Technology Discussion

Posted on August 30, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

In addition to the big win that now puts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7-1, 50 attendees enjoyed an exciting evening in the Luxury Suite on Friday, August 26th, 2011.

All attendees had the opportunity to view the IBM V7000 demo and discuss IBM solutions with one of the three IBM representatives on site. Catering included a French onion prime beef sandwich bar, snacks and beverages throughout the evening. The comforts of the controlled environment offered a great view along with three televisions.

Please ‘like’ us on facebook to view the event photos which wil be posted shortly.

Our next event, “Dell KACE Lunch and Learn” is taking place on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 from 12 NOON to 1:30 PM. Please check out the event detail page to find out more or to register.

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Broadview Networks Named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List – Monday, August 22, 2011

Posted on August 22, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Winnipeg, MB, August 22, 2011 – Broadview Networks, Manitoba’s Technology Infrastructure Company, today announced Everything Channel has named the company to the first ever 2011 CRN Next-Gen 250 list. The CRN Next-Gen 250 is an annual listing of innovative and nimble business and technology integrators, solution providers, and resellers in North America offering solutions and services in cloud computing, mobility, unified communications, virtualization and other emerging technologies.

The CRN Next-Generation 250 list is comprised of the most exciting new solution provider organizations (founded 2000-2011) bringing new and emerging implementation ideas and business models to the market. Broadview Networks has a variety of acknowledgments and the Next-Gen 250 is another excellent recognition to add to their list. To view a sample of the listing visit www.crn.com

“Our company is honored to be named to CRN’s Inaugural Next-Gen 250 List. This is one of the great examples that depict how Broadview Networks is dedicated to meeting the needs of the changing market,” said Michael Orloff, President, Broadview Networks.

“In today’s competitive environment solution providers have to do more than just talk about innovation. The ability to quickly implement new processes, models and technologies is what drives margins and the bottom line,” said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. “The CRN Next-gen 250 highlights the most interesting new solution providers who are demonstrating such innovation and uncovers the new techniques and technologies that are driving their success.”

Broadview Networks

Broadview Networks, Manitoba’s Technology Infrastructure Company delivers superior IT solutions by offering deep internal expertise including Senior Network Engineers and Systems Consultants. Whether your organization requires virtualization, systems management or a disaster recovery plan, Broadview Networks will design and implement a solution that meets your specific needs. A complete solution from licensing to services will be scoped and delivered with the level of participation you desire. Broadview Networks strives to understand your business, address your needs and position you for future growth and success. For additional information visit Broadview Networks online at broadviewnetworks.ca

Everything Channel

Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.

UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

For more information, please contact:
Lindsay Fagundes, Marketing Specialist
Broadview Networks
204.984-9897
lindsay@broadviewnetworks.ca

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Broadview Named a Finalist in the Best Channel Marketing Initiative

Posted on August 4, 2011 by lfagundes Leave a comment

Broadview Networks proudly announced today that they have been named a finalist in the Best Channel Marketing Initiative category for this year’s CDN Channel Elite Awards. CDN’s Channel Elite Awards recognizes IT Solution Providers for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating value for their customers, and their achievements in improved sales or revenues, improved efficiency and customer service.

This award honours the partner that has created and executed a dynamic advertising, marketing campaign or event showcase in 2010. The winner will present evidence that the partner has increased its visibility, respect or profitability in its community through the campaign or event. Broadview had to explain the process, strategy and thought leadership behind the marketing and event initiative, and the outcome of the campaign and event with measurements: return on investment figures, number of business leads generated, etc. in the award submission.

As a finalist Broadview is invited to the gala evening event at the Paramount Conference & Event Venue on September 29, 2011.

CDN’s Channel Elite Awards is more than just an award ceremony. It is designed to promote the business advantages that technology solutions can create and to recognize achievement in the channel. The gala attracts more than 200 solution providers across the country and truly is an opportunity to meet and network with some of the best resellers across the country.

As a finalist Broadviews submission will be judged by a panel of experts who will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners. All finalists will be mentioned during the gala presentations.

CDN reporters and camera people will be on hand as well to cover the event for the magazine and online portal. Coverage of the event will also be in national publications such as Computer World Canada and Direction informatique. These three publications serve more than 100,000 C-level IT executives and solution providers in English and French. As an added benefit, this year all qualified nominees will have their creative solution profiled on ITBusiness.ca, which reaches more than 145,000 Technical Decision Makers each month. This is recognition and market awareness that is second to none.

Broadview Networks is honored to be a CDN Channel Elite Award finalist for the second year in a row.

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