A True Systems Integrator

Advanced Technology is your single source for:
Communications, Data, Safety, and Security.

Learn more about Advanced Technology Consultants, LLC and our solutions.



Contact us today at (314) 991-5050 or info@atcstl.com

It's Thanksgiving Season, Time to Gobble up the Delicious Savings!

Happy Thanksgiving.

Dear Friends:

As we enter the Holiday Season we like to take a moment to communicate our appreciation and thanks to you.

To our own ATC team members, our technology partners, and our wonderful customers, thank you for your continued business, support, and valued friendship.

As we have done in previous years, we are issuing a special 2015 Holiday Savings Coupon which is included below. We have also extended our offer for Free Systems Review and Carrier Analysis which has been very successful in helping customer's find savings. But wait, there's more... This year we are giving away a Toshiba Flat Screen TV!

We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving and a Holiday Season full of joy.

Sincerely,

Your Advanced Technology Team


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Could an Upgrade Save you Money?

System Upgrades & Bandwidth Increases at Minimal or NO COST

We are spreading the news. With an increased frequency we have been able to provide low or no cost system upgrades and carrier enhancements.

Get Upgrades & Service Enhancements
AND
Keep More of Your Cash in Your Hands

Advanced Technology is uniquely positioned to provide this service due to our experienced team members and longstanding relationships with a network of multiple carriers and technology partners. Additionally, Advanced Technology works closely with our technology partners to pass through special manufacturer promotions.

Advanced Technology has recently issued a coupon to perform a free system review and/or basic voice & data carrier assessment to help determine if you may benefit from an upgrade or may be able to SAVE on monthly carrier bills.

To view our limited time promotion click here:
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Thank you.

Sincerely,
Your Advanced Technology Team

Phone: (314) 991-5050
www.atcstl.com

End of Year Projects 2015

We are here to help.

Dear Friends and Valued Customers:

It's mid-October already, the leaves are changing and there is a crispness to the evening air that we longed for during the sun scorched days of July, so long ago.
                       

Schedule Now for End of Year Projects

As the clock keeps ticking and the daylight hours get shorter it is time to start thinking about all the projects that have been on the back burner but which desperately need to be done before the end of the year.

 

Don't panic, just give us a call.

 

In order to make the decisions to get those projects done even easier we have provided a great October coupon to those on our e-news mailing list. Our recent e-news letter can be found by following this link:

ATC October 2015 eNews

                        

We are here to help, 24x7.

 

Sincerely,

                       

Your Advanced Technology Team
Phone: (314) 991-5050

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ALERT! Notice of Current Data Hacking Scam

The Scam: Don't Open the Front Door:

We have been alerted that there is an active hacker scam in which the hackers are calling to business offices and even users cell phones. They are identifying themselves as being with Microsoft or with the “Microsoft Fraud Protection and Security Group” or just the “Internet Security Office.” They state that they have discovered a virus on the company’s data network or on the user’s computer and ask for remote access to the network or the computer to assist in cleaning it up and in finding the “bad guys!”

These are scams their goal is varied.  Many use Team Viewer or a similar remote control program and after they obtain remote access to the user’s computer they can then either lock the users computers and then demand hundreds of dollars to release the files, or they install software to log passwords and ultimately perform identify theft or steal corporate information.



Knock! Knock! Knock! Plumber... Flowers... Candygram,...

 NBC Saturday Night Live Video Landshark

Data Breeches are Not Funny:

As humorous as the SNL Landshark skit is the reality of opening the door to a hacker is not funny at all. The damage hackers can inflict on a company can be extremely costly. The importance of having a good data backup plan and firewalls that are continuously and automatically updated is more crucial than ever. Big name companies such as Target, Home Depot, Sony, and Anthem have recently been in the news regarding the breech of their data networks. Theses breeches resulted in the theft of sensitive company and customer information and millions of dollars in damage. While these events have helped bring the seriousness of data breeches and theft to the public eye there is a concern that some small business owners will think that hackers may primarily target big name companies. This is not the case. Not only are companies of all sizes being targeted but even individual computers. Please keep your data and your customer's data safe. Review, install, and update your data security systems and practices. Install and update firewalls, install a data backup system, and inform your staff of the threats they should avoid. Contact Advanced Technology Consultants, LLC to discuss your data security needs, (314) 991-5050 www.atcstl.com

From Warp Speed Internet to Hosted VoIP Cloud Service & Beyond. Why to Choose Advanced Technology Consultants.

Need Warp Speed Internet?
Give us a call: (314) 991-5050
www.atcstl.com

Why Choose Advanced Technology Consultants?

 

We Listen:

It is our job to understand your needs and use our knowledge to create custom solutions that help satisfy your business needs.

 

We are Experienced:

A foundation of continuous experience with emerging technical innovations spanning over 20+ years helps us make informed decisions and provide creative and complete solutions.

 

We Care About Providing Quality Solutions:

We care about your business.

 

We care about our future and existing customer's and we put a lot of skilled thought into the solutions we propose because we want our solutions to work as you expect them to and as you need them to.

 

We know if your vendor does not provide you a thoroughly thought out solution, their quoted price is irrelevant.

 

We know that any vendor that makes a sale to you now, knowing they will likely need to ask for forgiveness (and more money) later in order to make the solution work as you need it to is not a vendor that cares about your business.

 

We care about your business.

 

We are a Full Service Vendor:

Some technology partners may provide good ideas, help you understand available technologies, and may even sell some of the equipment, but they may not actually do the work. We are a full service vendor providing consultative services, sales, installation, and maintenance. We are an authorized representative for most major voice & internet carriers and we partner with top tier equipment providers to provide high-end communication technology solutions.

 

Our Advanced Technology Team:

Our Advanced Technology team includes; Systems Engineers, Sales Engineers, Back Office Support, Assigned Project Coordinators, and more. They are all excellent at what they do. We understand that all customer's have a choice. We are honored and thankful when we are able to provide service to a customer.

 

We are in the business of helping businesses through technology.

Call us and find out how can we help you.

(314) 991-5050

 www.atcstl.com

 

Prevent Carrier Trouble Before it Occurs.

Prevent Carrier Trouble Before it Occurs

Contact your Telephone System Vendor before Committing to a Carrier Contract and Changing your Service.

• Wonder if you’re Paying too much for Voice & Internet Service?
• Wanting to Change Carriers due to Poor Service?
• Is your Internet to Slow, Need more Bandwidth?

Ask your phone system vendor for help.

Carrier service representatives often do not consider how your phone system has been designed. This can cause catastrophic problems when it comes time to switch over to your new service. Problems can result in hours of down time in which your customers can't reach you and it can take days to weeks to get all of the issues resolved. Read the example scenario below, this example is taken from many real experiences.



Seuss, Dr. (1960). One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. New York, NY: Random House



Example Scenario:

You have found and chosen a new carrier. The carrier seems decent, they have a reputable name, the sales representative was nice and funny, and your going to save big money.

The day of the change over to the new carrier arrives. You notice the sound of silence in your office, hmmm, the phones are not ringing?

Suddenly your cell phone rings and shatters the eerie silence. The person on the other end says when they call your office no one answers, it just rings and rings and rings? You test, and you get the same results, but you don't hear any phones ringing in your office? Then one of your employees walks up and says that no one can make an outgoing call.

You frantically search for the carrier reps business card and quickly call only to reach their voicemail, your hear the first few words, “Vacation Alert…” and you hang up. You call the carrier support line and hold until you reach someone in support. You explain the issue and they ask if your phone system vendor has been out yet. You state that they have not and ask why they would need to be, no one had mentioned that they needed to be involved. They explain that the phone system vendor must connect your new service to your phone system.

You hang up with the carrier support person and call your phone system vendor. They answer your call and ask if you would like emergency service. Of course you need emergency service, it's been hours now and you customers are getting ring no answer when they call your business. How much business has been lost? The dollar signs are rolling through you brain, what are customer's thinking with no one answering?

You phone system vendor routes an engineer to your location as quickly as possible. The engineer arrives and finds that the type of phone line service the carrier sold you is not the same as the type of service that connects to your phone system.

Now your phones are still not ringing into your office but the phone system tech was able to reach the carrier support desk and have them forward your main business number to your cell phone. This enables one call at a time can get to you, other callers calling at the same time still get ring no answer.

What happens next….
Sometimes the phone system vendor can provide rental equipment until the carrier service gets corrected. Sometimes a few other lines can be forwarded to other cell phones until the carrier service gets corrected. Maybe other options are presented but the end result is...

The End Result:

A Big Expensive Mess

Lost Business, Confused Customer's, A Huge Headache

 

The Solution:

To prevent trouble before it occurs, contact your telephone system provider before committing to a carrier contract and changing your service. Your vendor can be a tremendous asset in helping you work with voice and data carriers. Understanding and conveying the voice and data service needs of your business and helping you to understand the differences between carrier offerings can be very beneficial. Additionally, some vendors will do this for at no charge to the customer, though they likely get some incentive from the chosen carrier. One of the important and helpful reasons to use your phone system vendor to get your voice & data service is because they will likely have experience getting through the bureaucratic maze when you need help and when lost calls and internet service outages means lost business.