Posted by Nicole Scibetta on Thu, Jan 05, 2012 @ 09:42 AM
We recently announced that we're now a Pearson Vue Testing Center, and as a company in the IT industry we know how important it is to have technical certification to back up your knowledge and experience. We hope that technicians in our area can take advantage of our testing center to advance their careers in the IT industry.
But what if you're already employed as an IT professional? If you have years of experience? Do you need the technical certs?
Notice some of the benefits of IT certification shown by recent studies:
Certification demonstrates your expertise and gets you the recognition your skills deserve. It is tangible evidence that you not only have the know-how to provide top-notch support to your employer, but are committed to a life-long, continuous learning process.
Certification proves you are proficient on the latest technology. Undergoing IT training and becoming certificated means you have a comprehensive understanding of the most recent technology and can apply it to the current business need.
Certification often means you have the best access to technical support. Test sponsors such as Microsoft, Novell and Check Point offer their certified professionals exclusive access to amenities such as discounts on products and services, entry into protected knowledge bases, troubleshooting information and online technical support.
Certification contributes to customer satisfaction. Using certified professionals for installation, repair and maintenance demonstrates a higher level of concern and care for the customer. Customers can be confident that work will be performed at optimum efficiency, which results in the best cost effectiveness.
Certification can mean higher salaries and better job offers. Many IT professionals report that after becoming IT certified they were offered more lucrative and more challenging jobs.
Why delay? Become IT certified and find out what it can do for you.
Posted by Nicole Scibetta on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 @ 06:25 PM
Is it just me, or did Black Friday seemingly come out of nowhere about 5 years ago? It started off as a neat concept: spend the Friday after Thanksgiving browsing good deals and making holiday gift purchases, and then suddenly this year you’re skipping the dessert course and leaving your family at the table to stand in lines at the big box stores on Thanksgiving night. It’s very possible that shopping at some stores on Black Friday produces more stress than pleasure from the savings.
As a business we realize that no matter how you shop, consumers are looking for a good deal on Black Friday, and we also realize it can be difficult to compete with crazy deals at the big box stores (i.e. $4.99 LCD TVs). So in an attempt to encourage people to “Shop small” this year, below we outline our strategies to avoid stampedes and come out on top on Black Friday.
Carry a product everyone wants
According to an article by CEpro “the iPad is the most requested gift among children ages 6 to 12” I can’t think of one person in my life that wouldn’t like getting an Apple product for a gift, they’re great to look at and fun to use. And even though Apple products are easier to find than a couple years ago, you can’t buy them just anywhere. That’s another great thing about small local businesses, they have unique gifts, often handmade or rare and you know the inventory has been selected by a person, not a corporation.
Photo: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/consumer/us-kids-looking-forward-to-iholiday-2011/
Open the sale up to the whole week
Hitting up any more than one store on Black Friday is overwhelming, and have you ever seen an Apple store on a Saturday (let alone, Black Friday!) So our thoughts were to lure people in with a calm, relaxed shopping experience. Any day this week you can stroll into our store, have a chat with our floor people and get the same deals we’re offering on Friday. It sure does take the pressure off of getting everything done in one day!
Give stuff away
People love getting free stuff! Sometimes giving away a product that costs you very little can close the sales of people who may be on the fence about where to buy. Even if you don’t give away products, setup your store with an event atmosphere: put out refreshments, play music, get balloons for the front. In doing so, we can help make Black Friday an event people actually enjoy and increase our sales in the meantime.
Posted by Nicole Scibetta on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 11:17 AM
SMB Nation is a publishing and events company, targeted at the small and medium business (SMB) channel partner/reseller/consulting/VAR community. SMB Nation spreads the knowledge of SMB through its conferences, books, SMB PC magazine, online services, and world-wide seminars, workshops and accredited Pocket MBA certificate. As an active participant in the technology community, SMB Nation has a long history of enthusiastic advocacy and evangelism. The SMB Nation tribe exceeds 45,000 followers worldwide.
This past September, SMB Nation held it's Fall conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this conference included 3 days and 38 speakers, all covering the new trends in SMB technology. Friday morning kicked off with a Welcome Address by Cisco, including a panel discussion about Cisco OnPlus (watch video below)
Attending the SMB Nation Conference is a great networking opportunity, in addition to getting 3 full days of info featuring Cloud Storage, increasing margins, and real life examples of successful business. Find out how you can attend the next event here.
Posted by Nicole Scibetta on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 @ 12:39 PM
Business Blogging
Attending the 2011 Hubspot User Group in Boston reinforced one of the easiest ways to boost traffic to your website: blogging. Blogging is not a term unknown to most people, in fact most people you know probably have a blog. But if your business isn’t currently making use of blogging to increase web traffic, then it’s probably something you should consider. Let’s discuss two common obstacles most people have with blogging for business.
What to talk about. It’s probably no problem for you to talk for hours about your business, and about why your business is so awesome, and why you’re better than any competitor, but ironically your business blog is not the place to toot your business horn. We've been guilty of including press releases and company info in our blog before as well, but a business blog is a place for readers to get useful information about your field and similar fields. For example, if your business makes soaps, instead of a blog post entitled “Our soaps are the best because they are organic” post an article that discusses how to make your own laundry detergent. The idea is to continue to bring your target customer back to your site for free/useful information, this will in turn make them more likely to purchase or refer your product or service.
Still having trouble thinking of creative articles? Make a list of every question you’ve received from a customer, chances are there are other people online with the same question. You probably spend a good amount of time answering customer questions, start typing them up and you’ve got blog articles that will help bring people to your site.
Where to start if you’re not technically savvy. Even if you don’t manage your own website you can still setup a blog for your business and even publish to your company Facebook and Twitter. Sites like Blogger, Tumblr, and Wordpress are very user-friendly and are easy to customize. Posterous is another great blog platform that allows you to email in your content and/or photos and will post the article automatically. Your webmaster should be able to setup a link to intergrate your blog with your website. If you manage your site yourself the above options are still useful, or Hubspot also has a great blog tool that helps you to optimize your blog with keywords to get found.
And if you feel like you just don’t have the time to blog for your business, keep in mind that blogging can be an essential part of your sales and marketing plan which can bring business in the door. Everyone can agree that bringing business in the door is not something to put on the backburner. And remember, be consistent and be patient.
Posted by Nicole Scibetta on Tue, Aug 09, 2011 @ 05:40 PM
A few photos taken by Paige by Paige Photography of the 3/50 Project free seminar in Griffin, GA on August 4, 2011. Hosted by Liberty Technology.
Posted by on Wed, Nov 03, 2010 @ 11:54 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Liberty Technology Names William P. Wilson, Jr. as Business Development Director
GRIFFIN, Ga. (November 03, 2010) – Liberty Technology announces former Spalding County Manager, William P. Wilson, Jr. as director of business development. Wilson will drive strategic development, extend and retain clientele and assist in achieving revenue goals for Liberty.
Wilson brings over 24 years of business experience to Liberty Technology. He is a lifelong resident of Spalding County and a 1977 graduate of Griffin Academy. Wilson spent his college years at Mercer University in Macon where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Economics in 1981. Wilson was hired by Spalding County in September 1985 and has served in several positions with the County over the past 24 years, including finance director, deputy county manager as well as county manager from 2000 to 2009.
“Liberty Technology is excited to welcome William Wilson on board. His unique mix of skills in business management, consulting and operations as well as his enthusiasm for business challenges will be a valuable asset to Liberty, “ said Ben Johnson, owner of Liberty Technology. “William will be a great representative for the company, not only in providing a higher level of service for existing customers, but also in establishing the basis for new customer relationships.”
Posted by Claude Hopper on Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 06:58 AM
It is a common misconception that objects that enter the InstantHole are lost forever. In fact, you can just reach your hand into the hole, and grab any object you put in there. We also sell seperate Extended Grabber products that allow you to reach in and grab far away items.
Posted by on Fri, Sep 10, 2010 @ 11:49 AM
Griffin, GA- September 9, 2010 - Liberty Technology is proud to announce the recent certifications and education accomplishments of its team. After much training Ben Johnson, Stephan Berna, and Denise Balentine are now Cisco certified Account Managers and Sales Engineers. In addition, Liberty Technology has met the resource requirements for Cisco Small Business Specialization, demonstrating that it is qualified to support customers with Small Business Specialization in the USA.
Office manager, Ashley Green graduated from Georgia State University with a MBA in Business Administration.
Bench technician Randle Rivers is now CompTIA A+ certified proving competence in areas such as installation, preventative maintenance, networking, security and troubleshooting.
OneSource technician Stephan Berna is now a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, along with technician Josh Presley who is now certified in Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support.
Posted by on Thu, Jul 08, 2010 @ 11:33 AM
Griffin, GA — July 7, 2010— Liberty Technology of Griffin, GA, today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program, with competencies in OEM Hardware, Desktops, also recognizing Liberty Technology as a Small Business Specialist and Midmarket Solutions Provider. As a Gold Certified partner, Liberty Technology has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
“Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes Liberty Technology as a Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”
As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Liberty Technology had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.
The primary focus of Liberty Technology is to design, source and implement project solutions such as Microsoft Server, SQL Server, Exchange, Enterprise Project Management (EPM), SharePoint, as well as application development within the .NET framework.
What does this mean for Liberty customers? Peace of mind, knowing your doing business with a partner you can trust.
Nicole Scibetta
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Posted by Ben Johnson on Mon, Jul 05, 2010 @ 11:26 AM
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The Cius tablet that Cisco announced earlier today may seem like just a business-flavored Android runner up to the iPad, aiming to fill a niche between your company-issued laptop and your smartphone. But Cisco's senior vice president for voice technology, Barry O'Sullivan, has bigger plans: Combined with virtualization, he wants it to replace your mobile phone, desktop phone, and even your desktop PC.
O'Sullivan told us in an interview that Cisco is negotiating with two out of the major three desktop virtualization providers--Wyse, VMware, and Citrix--to ship the device with virtual desktop software ready to run. (It's safe to guess that VMware is one of those two, given Cisco's close relationship with the company.)
That would allow the Cius to act as a "thin client"--a stripped down PC that acts as a window on a virtual computer in a remote data center. Put a Cius into its dock with a landline handset connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and it could load your virtual Mac or Windows desktop and act just like a traditional PC as well as a desk phone. "If your company's running desktop virtualization, this will be the only device you need on your desktop," says O'Sullivan.
But take it out of the dock and it also could become a mobile device for videoconferencing, checking email, or running any other Android apps. (Cisco still hasn't announced a wireless partner.)
O'Sullivan says that thin clients have traditionally had problems with voice and video over Internet applications, because of latency between the client and the server. But O'Sullivan says the Cius's video and voice apps will run locally, communicating directly between devices instead of back to the data center to avoid those hiccups.
We'll have to wait many months to see how well all of this works in practice: The Cius isn't launching until 2011. And it may be pricey: Cisco won't comment on the price tag except to say it will be less than $1,000.
But if virtualization transforms the Cius into not just a mobile video novelty but a combination tablet, smartphone, desktop PC and landline, then corporate customers could see even $1,000 a desk as a bargain.