EMPLOYEE PROFILE
Seth Fleischmann
(or is it Seamus O'Fleischmann?)
An avid guitar player (and 1/4 Irish!), Seth joined the IBS team in 2004, and plays an integral role in the day-to-day operations of our company.
IBS Birthdays
Rich Holmes March 11
Seth Fleischmann March 13
Scott Seifel April 10
Allen Belkin April 23
IBS Anniversaries
Sean Benoit April 30 - (5 years)
Upcoming Events
Chicopee Chamber of Commerce Salute Breakfast Sponsor - Wednesday March 15 @ Castle of Knights - Chicopee (7:30am)
IBS Training:
New Employee Orientation
Tue - March 21
(9am-12noon)
12th Annual Table Top Expo - Wednesday March 22 @ The Log Cabin - Holyoke (4:00-7:00pm)
IBS Seminar Series:
Course II - PC/Laptop Security and Best Practices
Wed - March 22 (6-8pm)
IBS Training:
Security Awareness Training
Tue - March 28
(9am-12noon)
IBS Seminar Series:
Course III - Computing in a Network Environment
Wed - April 5 (6-8pm)
IBS Training:
New Employee Orientation
Tue - April 18
(9am-12noon)
IBS Seminar Series:
Course I - Computing in the 21st Century
Tue - April 18 (6-8pm)
IBS Training:
Security Awareness Training
Tue - April 25
(9am-12noon)
The Executive Topic of the Month:
"Planning for Voice Over IP" - Featuring IBS and Normandeau
Communications Thu - April 27 (9am-12noon)
Drop Us A Line!
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| Inside the
"St. Paddy's Day" 2006 Edition
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From Dave's Desk - What's New at IBS - by Dave
DelVecchio
Tech Review - Connect remote users via Terminal
Services
Software Focus - Lamson and Goodnow- by
Brian Scanlon |
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From Dave's Desk - What's New at IBS |
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| Tech Review - Connect remote users
via Terminal Services by
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Collaboration is now a reality at SJG
SJG - The Spelman & Johnson Group came to Innovative Business Systems in 2004 for a solution to a business problem. The issue concerned their remote work force – with employees located all over the country, sharing files consisted of emails with file attachments being sent back and forth, creating multiple local copies of the same file. There was no true server in place that stored all of their shared files, nor was there a way for the remote work force to access these files. Employees needed 24x7 access to information, and this was not possible. IBS met with SJG and carefully analyzed their current computing environment to come up with a solution that would be right for their business. IBS proposed 2 servers – one was a Windows Small Business Server with Exchange (which allowed for shared contacts and calendars in Outlook and the ability to use Outlook Web access, among other features), and the second was a server to specifically run an application called “Terminal Services”. |
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Terminal Services is a component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows a user to access applications or data stored on a remote computer over a network connection. Terminal Services is Microsoft's take on server-centric computing, which allows multiple individual users to access network resources easily. |
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| Software Focus - Access to
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Lamson & Goodnow Manufacturing Co. of Shelburne Falls, MA, a manufacturer of high-end cutlery had a substantial amount of time and resources invested in a modular, full-featured database management system. The system covered areas of sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting, budgeting, material resource planning and inventory, but still did not provide direct access to the data that their management wanted to see on a daily basis. The software did not allow for customization and the consultants who provided support were very costly and often unresponsive. IBS performed a 24 hour analysis of their current hardware and software systems. We conducted interviews with members of each department to determine project priorities and presented a plan to management on how to achieve their IT goals. We identified data redundancies and developed custom add-ins to their system which allowed for: 1) automatic generation of consolidated financial statements across their companies, 2) extensive cleanup of their inventory and manufacturing formulas, 3) a work order production system that allowed management to see real-time production on the shop floor, 4) a self-directed workforce in their manufacturing area. |
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