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Another Data Center Upgrade

As our clients’ needs for hosted solutions increase, so does our data center capacity. We have added a redundant provider and increased our total available bandwidth 3-fold. What this means for the end user is a more stable connection with even greater availability. If one of our providers has a problem, we are now able to maintain service through a redundant link. We would like to thank our clients for helping us grow the past few years and we look forward to many more!

K12 Signup for Free Netbook Evaluation

Acer has a great evaluation program and they are offering an Aspire One AOD150-1165 Netbook to try our free for 30 days.  These small netbooks are great for schools because they have exceptional battery life and are very affordable.  Thanks to the new Intel Atom processor, the performance to power consumption ratio looks better than ever before.

After the 30-day demo is over, the school can buy the netbook for just $199 or send it back on Acer’s dime. If a school decides to buy more, they are available for just $349 through MCS.

This program is a great way for schools to test drive a product before they buy. These netbooks seem to have exploded on the market in the past year or so. Like everything in technology, they have their pros and cons and they are not right for everyone. You loose a little in performance and features (like, no optical drive and a smaller keyboard) but they are wonderful for web browsing and other network enabled tasks.

If you are with a K12 school, click here for more details and to signup for the program.

New Job Opening

We have a new job opening available on our employment page. MCS is looking for a sales manager that can help to expand our client base. Please visit our employment page for more information or to submit your resume.

Data Center Triples Bandwidth with More Upgrades Planned

After a smooth transition, the MCS data center bandwidth capacity has more than tripled thanks to a brand new low latency fiber connection. This means that current clients have access to a faster connection for their hosted services and MCS will have room to expand offerings. MCS hosting services are growing at a fantastic rate as more organizations realize the cost benefits and mobility of hosted services. With this in mind, MCS is already building more infrastructure and plans to triple bandwidth again within 6 months.

MCS joins CWLP fiber ring

CWLP has completed their installation and we are now a member of the local Springfield Metropolitan area network.  This will allow us to provide high speed services such as Internet access, data backup, and remote site interconnect. This is another important step that will allow us to offer enterprise class service to our clients.

MCS Moves to New Location

We have completed our move from our Iles location to our own building at 2657 West Lawrence, Springfield, IL 62704. We have nearly 5000 square feet of space to accommodate our growing need for office space, storage, and our newly constructed data center.