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Open Wednesday Feb 2

MCS will be open Wednesday February 2nd 2011 with limited capacity as some of our employees may be snowed in. Service will be delayed due to hazardous road conditions.

Snow Closing Today

Due to the blizzard, MCS will be closed from 12pm today, February 1st 2011. If you need service, please call our main number, 217.698.9900, and leave a message if someone is not able to answer your call. We will have technicians working remotely and our data center will continue to be staffed through the weather. Please check back to this site for more information on further closings.

Thanks for a great year!

I would like to thank all of our clients for a wonderful 2010. We have completed many interesting projects and accomplished a lot of our goals; and for that we are very appreciative. We have hired new employees and taken on new projects to further expand our service offerings. Keep an eye out for more cloud based services specifically designed for businesses to lower IT costs and improve service.

New Domain Name

Microcomps.com is now thinkMCS.com. For over 10 years the microcomps.com domain name has been our name on the web. Unfortunately, since the company goes by either MCS or the longer, Microchip Computer Solutions, microcomps was just confusing and didn’t do a good job telling who we are. From now on, our new domain is thinkMCS.com but the old domain will remain functional as well. Remember, when you need anything in tech, Think MCS!

Computer Technician Opening

We have posted an job opening for a Computer Technician to help us meet client need. Our IT services have been growing and we need the best and brightest to apply to join our team. We are looking for somone with a genuine passion for working with computers and networks. If you are that person, apply now.

Zimbra Upgrade Complete

We have upgraded our Zimbra email server to the latest version. Our email clients using this service now have access to more features including a better mobile interface. User’s can still check their email using their phones built in email client, but can also view email, contacts, and calendar via a smart phone web browser. Enjoy the new software!

Sales Representative Opening

MCS needs a qualified sales representative to build, maintain and manage client relationships with mid to large organizations in Illinois and beyond. Representative will be selling higher end services such as computer programming to major accounts. These services are high dollar investments with large opportunity for high commission.

We do not currently employ any dedicated sales staff so representative must be self motivated and able to take charge of how we sell our services. A high energy individual with an apatite for constantly increasing commissions is required. Long sales cycles are expected for large projects.

This position includes the following duties and responsibilities:

• Cold calling in person and over the phone
• Identifying and documenting leads in our CRM
• Creating ideas for marketing materials and campaigns
• Interacting with prospects and keeping detailed notes about the sales stage
• Travel to a client’s location including overnight stays if needed
• Carefully listening to client’s technology staff and intelligently relaying information
• Meet sales quotas on a consistent basis
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by executive staff

Requirements:

• 2+ Years experience selling business-to-business
• 4 year degree or equivalent work experience
• Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship

This position will be primarily commission based with draw salary to start and your earning potential will not be limited.  Your earnings will be directly related to your success in the field.

Benefits

• PPO Health Insurance
• Mileage reimbursement or company car depending on travel required
• Monthly draw salary to start
• Company cell phone and laptop

PAETEC Partner

We are proud to announce that MCS is now a PAETEC Partner. This means that we can now offer more services to more clients. PAETEC’s core offerings portfolio spans data, voice, and Internet communications services. PAETEC owns 19,685 fiber route miles and serves 83 of the top 100 metropolitan areas. As a competitive carrier, they are able to price better than the competition with the same or better service level.

Some of the products we are able to provide through PAETEC as an authorized agent:

• MPLS VPN
• Dedicated Internet Access (T1, DS-3, Ethernet)
• Private Lines
• Fixed Wireless
• Network Security
• Voice Services (Local, Long Distance, Toll-Free, Direct Trunk Overflow, Managed Fraud Protection, Dynamic IP VoIP, Hosted IP Telephony)
• Conferencing (Audio and Web)
• Network Diversity Engineering

When you call PAETEC Customer Care, you will speak directly to their representatives – not to automated prompts or recordings. Highly trained professionals provide exceptional customer support and deliver one of the highest levels of first-call resolution in the industry.

PAETEC’s knowledgeable representatives:

• Strive to answer your calls within 20 seconds
• Aim to resolve your issues in a single call
• Answer billing inquiries, perform invoice reviews, and process service order requests

PAETEC allows MCS to branch out to serve clients outside of Central Illinois. This partnership will further help MCS to be a complete IT solution provider to our clients.