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Website
Spotlight
At Northwest
Communications, we specialize in custom built
websites that showcase a business' style in
its own unique way.
Our web designers take great
pride in their work and we would like to
showcase one of the many projects they
have been working on over the past months.
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| Featured Business
Northwest
Communications works with many businesses to help
them achieve their business goals. We would like
to feature one of our clients and tell their story
of
success.
Pro
Co-op |
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This
Month, Northwest Communications would like to
spotlight Pro Cooperative. Pro Coop is a fixture
in Northwest Iowa and has been a longstanding
customer of Northwest Communications. Currently,
Northwest provides all but four Pro Coop locations
with internet service.
We
also work closely with Pro Cooperative to manage
their network connections between these locations.
They currently have 12 firewalls on maintenance
plans with Northwest, along with the various 'as
needed' services we provide.
Northwest is also working with Pro
Coop to update their telecommunications
needs. Northwest technicians are in the
process of installing a state of the art, ESI
phone/office communication system in all Pro Coop
locations to make communication between offices
quicker and easier.
Thank
you Pro Cooperative for your years of
loyalty! |
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| Technology Check-Up
Winner
Northwest Communications Business
Solutions Division would like to announce Faith,
Hope and Charity as the 2010 winner of our
Technology Check-Up contest.
Faith, Hope
and Charity, located in Storm Lake, IA, is a
non-profit organizations which employs about 150
staff members, houses 32 children with special
needs and serves over 60 children and families
with its
Community
Services Program. After reading many sexerving
entries, staff at Northwest Communications chose
Faith, Hope and Charity based on the essay showing
their need for a technology check-up.
Pictured are
Mike Eral and Katie Baker from Northwest
Communications who presented the winnings to
Cindy Wiemold, Stephanie Beck, and Bill
Wobbema from Faith, Hope and Charity. They
received a copy of Windows 7 Professional, 2 HP
Netbooks, a HP wireless printer, 2 wireless mice,
Trend Micro anti-virus, 20% off web design
services, and a customized technology check-up
from a tehnology expert at Northwest
Communications. |
Contact Us
Havelock
Office
844 Wood St
Havelock, IA
50546
800.249.5251
sales@ncn.net
www.ncn.net
Algona
Store
301 S Phillips St.
Algona, IA
50511
515.295.5900 |
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March
2010 Dear Northwest
Communications Client,
Welcome to the Northwest Communicator, our
newsletter to keep clients up to date on industry
happenings and events that could affect your
business! Northwest Communications feels
that education is the best way to keep up
with ever changing technology. Here you will
find information we hope can help make your
business strategic, proactive, and
successful!
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Increase Security with a Worldwide
Neighborhood Watch |
If you are like many businesses, you rely on
the web to run your day to day business. While the
web is a great resource for businesses, it also
means you are opening up your business to the
threat of hackers across the world every day. Web
threats are fueled by the opportunity for profit
through identity theft and stolen business assets,
and these threats are growing every day.
There are many steps to ensure your business
is fully protected from web threats. One of
the most simple solutions is by making sure each
computer in your business is protected by up to
date anti-virus. Due to the rapid development of
new web threats, old or expired anti-virus is just
as bad as not having any at all. Make sure
your IT person, or someone at your office, is
responsible for renewing and updating your
anti-virus on a regular basis.
When deciding which anti-virus software to
use at your business, there are many things to
consider. How technical is the installation and
setup of the anti-virus, does it include technical
support, will it slow down your system? There is
not one anti-virus that will always be the
best because new software is constantly being
developed and new viruses, worms, and spyware are
being created each day.
If your business is looking for new
anti-virus, don't automatically renew the same
brand you have always used. They may have been top
of the line when you first purchased it, but there
may be more advanced options available
today.
For our business customers, the techs at
Northwest Communications have found Trend Micro to
be very effective against web threats. Trend Micro
utilizes software that monitors threats
experienced across the world. These attacks are
added to their database which
protects more people from
being effected by the same threat. We
are currently using Trend Micro at our office and
have this software available for businesses
to purchase. If you have questions about Trend
Micro or which anti-virus is best for your
business, please contact sales@ncn.net. |
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Does Your Business Need a
Mobile Website? |
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As consumers become
acustomed to finding any information they want on
their mobile phones, mobile compatible websites
will become essential for many businesses. We are
an impatient society, and we want what we want,
when we want it. No one wants to wait for a
website to load on their computer, and this is
even more true for those using mobile phones.
Do you know what your website looks like from
a mobile device? If not, now is the time to find
out. If your website is not user friendly or loads
slowly from a mobile device, it may be time to
look into developing a mobile website.
What is the difference? While many businesses
have intricate designs, large images, video, or
flash animation on their main websites, mobile
sites are very different in design. Mobile sites
are a simplified design version of a business'
main website. This simplified design allows the
site to load faster on a mobile phone and is more
user friendly on a small screen.
Since the mobile design is just a simplified
version of a website, some businesses may try to
save money by just creating one design that would
work for both. While this is a great idea in
theory, it is very difficult for any designer to
create a design that will look good on both a full
sized computer and a mobile device.
Thinking about a mobile website for your
business? Check out the mobile website (shown
above) for Northwest Communications and
compare the differences to our main website www.ncn.net or
contact our sales team for more
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Employee Fun Facts - Meet Mindy
Riley
1.
What is your title at Northwest?
Web
Supervisor
2.
How long have you worked at
Northwest?
I
have been with the company for 4
years.
3.
Do you have children?
Yes, I have 2 children, Peyton and Devin, who keep
me busy!
4.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy photography, drawing, camping and spending
time with
my family.
5.
What is your favorite part of your
job?
Helping clients see results from their website by
enhancing their
online
presence in their own unique way.
6.
How do you keep up with emerging
technology?
In the web industry, things are always changing. I
keep up with
the new advances by participating in
training, reading trade
publications, keeping up with new software
releases, and
constantly being on the web to see what
others have
done. |
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Thank you for your business with Northwest
Communications. We look forward to serving you
today and in the future. If you have any questions
about our web design, managed services, or would
like more information about a topic
discussed in this newsletter, please contact
our Havelock office.
Sincerely,
Your Northwest Communications
Team
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