Fern ICT Limited - Professional support and consultancy services

	Businesses	As with many small businesses you probably started out with a couple of PCs and dial-up internet access. As your business grew, you added a few more PCs, printers, laptops, and maybe even a small server. Now you connect to the internet via ADSL broadband and, all of a sudden, you have a sophisticated and potentially troublesome network on your hands. A business network offers tremendous benefits in terms of computing power and office communications but it also comes with more than its fair share of headaches. Peaks in usage can reduce performance to a standstill and calls from frustrated employees mean constant interruptions in order to troubleshoot minor problems. There are the ever present security risks to be dealt with and your system seems to throw important business-leads into a black hole while delivering a steady stream of advertisements for Viagra to your inbox. There are a million and one people trying to sell you new hardware or software guaranteed to make everything better, but you suspect that adding another component to your already creaking system is unnecessary. A full time information and communications technology (ICT) support person could help you to avoid lots of trouble, but most businesses simply cannot afford one. So what can you do? Don't worry, you are not alone and help is at hand... More enlightened small business owners are choosing to outsource their ICT support to professional organisations like Fern ICT. The word outsource can seem a little daunting, but if your company has a bank account, a solicitor, an accountant or cleaner, then you are already benefiting from outsourced services. So why not let Fern ICT Limited look after your network and computer systems too? Fern ICT was established in 2002 to provide professional support and consultancy services for small businesses and home network users throughout the southwest. Director, Adrian Fern, attributes much of the company's continuing success to helping clients maximise the return from their existing systems, rather than trying to sell them expensive new kit. For more information, please contact us.
	Home users	Interested in setting up a home computer network? Fern ICT Limited can help you set up and configure your PCs to share files, printers, and your internet connection. Internet connection sharing is often the main reason why people choose to set up a home network, and with the ever decreasing cost of PCs and greater numbers of network enabled home entertainment devices available, every home is now a candidate for home networking. If your home is connected to a broadband enabled telephone exchange, you can now benefit from receiving broadband services no matter how distant you are from the exchange. For those of us living and working in rural areas, this means an increase of up to 10% of homes that can now receive broadband services. More exchanges are being enabled every month to ensure 100% coverage by the end of 2005. Many home network users are now able to enjoy the benefits of broadband and virtual private network (VPN) connections. A VPN extends the reach of a network by creating a secure tunnel through the internet. This means that the computers in your home can connect to your business network as if on a very long piece of wire running between home and the workplace. Telecommuting and the ability to securely connect to remote systems at any time is becoming increasingly popular and changing the way we live and work. For more information, please contact us.