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Business Solutions
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Home, KS 66438
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Angie Armstrong
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Welcome to the first issue of
Business Solutions
,
a
quarterly publication created by Blue Valley Tele-Communications (BVTC) to share
valuable content with our business customers. You can expect each issue of
Business
Solutions
to cover subjects directly related to communications, as well as topics of a
more general business nature. We’ll keep you updated on
all of our communications
solutions
as well as share examples of how area businesses use our services to
enhance
efficiency and productivity
.
This issue focuses on
staying caught up with current technologies
. It begins on
page 3 with a look at the
breadth of BVTC services
offered to our business customers
—services that can address key business challenges. You’ll also find a brief article
about
the end of Microsoft support for Windows XP
including how to upgrade.
On pages 4 and 5, you’ll learn how Linn Community Nursing Home is using
BVTC’s
IT Support & Consulting Services
to better serve residents. This article is followed
on page 6 with one about
backing up your valuable data
. If you’re not even sure
about the difference between backups and storage, you’ll definitely want to check
it out.
Finally, on page 7, we share our success in winning a
Smart Rural Communities
award
from NTCA. Of course, this award is really a win for our entire service area
because it represents our efforts to lead the way in technological innovation for our
communities.
We look forward to serving you with this publication, and hope you’ll let us know
any time we can help get you on the right technology track.
Sincerely,
Brian Thomason
General Manager/CEO
Blue Valley Tele-Communications
MAR
14
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