Compupros Unlimited LLC - Forked River, NJ

The design of the physical network has a major impact on speed and reliability of data transmission.

Most firms now use Cat 5 structured cabling which provides a robust and flexible solution. Each computer has a dedicated cable to the switch/hub and can be connected or removed from the physical network without disruption.

Wireless networking offers a quick, flexible and cost effective solution for buildings where cabling is not yet in place or would be difficult to install.

Replacing old hubs with cheap switches greatly enhances the speed of data transmission by creating dedicated connections between the source and destination. Gigabit Ethernet switches and adapters are now available at a relatively modest cost and, used as a backbone, offer an excellent means of reducing bottlenecks to the servers.

Compupros Unlimited can advise on all aspects of the physical network including cabling, topology, switches and routers.

Forming the core of most business networks, the performance and reliability of the servers is fundamental in offering an efficient solution.

When evaluating existing systems and offering new hardware we endeavor to specify failover protection where possible by utilizing RAID disk systems and redundant power supplies. Compupros Unlimited has found that deploying well specified servers at the outset provides significant benefits as the cost of upgrading older equipment tends to become relatively expensive.

From experience we suggest using the Microsoft Windows server 2008 server operating system as it offers a reliable, mature, well supported platform that is compatible to most proprietary applications. Windows 2008 incorporates Active Directory which streamlines the management of user and computers and comes as standard with Terminal Services for remote administration.

Compupros Unlimited can deploy many solutions that distribute e-mail to each individual workstation involving simple low cost e-mail server applications and sophisticated groupware products.

MDaemon from Alt-n Technologies provides an effective SMTP/POP3/IMAP mail server solution. MDaemon is proven secure, dependable, and versatile. The MDaemon GroupWare version offers more advanced functionality including mailbox, contact list, Calendar, Task and Notes sharing.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 - In today's competitive business environment, information workers need greater productivity tools and network performance in order to help their organizations succeed. Exchange 2003 helps increase information worker productivity while helping organizations lower their total cost of ownership (TCO) in areas such as server and site consolidation. In addition, Exchange 2003 offers many new features and enhancements to improve reliability, manageability, and security.