ViaComp » Technology Infrastructure http://www.viacomp.com Making Technology Work! Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:41:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Youth Unlimited GTA http://www.viacomp.com/2008/07/08/youth-unlimited-gta/ http://www.viacomp.com/2008/07/08/youth-unlimited-gta/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:12:17 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=576 Read more »]]> Youth Unlimted GTA is a faith-based charity serving the youth of the Toronto area.  They are committed to helping youth develop wholistically – both personally and spiritually, by providing caring people to whom they can turn.

Youth Unlimited GTA runs a Windows based network, utilizing Windows 2003 on their servers and a mixture of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 on their workstations and notebooks.  ViaComp assists them via remote access in troubleshooting any software and/or network problems.

Client Name:
Youth Unlimited GTA

Client Location:
Toronto, Ontario

Project Scope:
- network connectivity and troubleshooting
- configuration of Windows 2003 Routing and Remote Access services
- remote support

Visit Their Website:
www.youthunlimitedgta.com

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2008/07/08/youth-unlimited-gta/feed/ 0 The Shop Vehicle Donation Program http://www.viacomp.com/2008/03/22/the-shop-vehicle-donation-program/ http://www.viacomp.com/2008/03/22/the-shop-vehicle-donation-program/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:21:22 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=768 Read more »]]> The Shop Vehicle Donation Program is a program of Youth Unlimited GTA.  They provide support and training where youth can gain valuable technical skills through hands-on work, while earning money and enhancing their employment prospects.  The Shop was looking for an organization to provide setup  and configuration of their network, and ongoing technical support services.

Client Location:
Newmarket, Ontario

Project Scope:
- network setup and configuration
- e-mail and web hosting
- remote and on-site support services

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2008/03/22/the-shop-vehicle-donation-program/feed/ 0 St Pauls Presbyterian Church, Leaskdale http://www.viacomp.com/2007/06/21/st-pauls-presbyterian-church-leaskdale/ http://www.viacomp.com/2007/06/21/st-pauls-presbyterian-church-leaskdale/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:40:37 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=584 Read more »]]> St Paul’s Leaskdale Church was looking for a company to configure their Windows 2003 Small Business Server – primarily the Microsoft Exchange component.  After some initial configuration, it was soon evident that their satellite-based Internet connection was not going to support a mail server on their corporate LAN.  ViaComp moved them to our hosted e-mail solution.

Client Location:
Leaskdale, Ontario

Project Scope:
- network infrastructure
- Active Directory configuration
- setup and configuration of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003
- troubleshooting of Internet connectivity via satellite connection
- e-mail management and hosting

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2007/06/21/st-pauls-presbyterian-church-leaskdale/feed/ 0 Solvware-IT http://www.viacomp.com/2006/12/08/solvware-it/ http://www.viacomp.com/2006/12/08/solvware-it/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:01:37 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=580 Read more »]]> Solvware Information Technologies Inc. is a developer of technologies that integrate phone/IVR and web-based functionality.  They are based out of Toronto but their solutions are used worldwide including locations such as Belgium, Sweden, and Australia.  ViaComp was brought on board to re-architect and properly configure their entire network infrastructure in all locations – for both development and production purposes.

Client Location:
Toronto, Ontario

Project Scope:
- network architecture
- network setup and configuration
- web and e-mail management and hosting
- project management

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2006/12/08/solvware-it/feed/ 0 Rompus Interactive Media http://www.viacomp.com/2006/01/10/rompus-interactive-media/ http://www.viacomp.com/2006/01/10/rompus-interactive-media/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:43:47 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=770 Read more »]]> Rompus Interactive is a start-up media company focusing on the design and development of business card-sized CD-ROMs.  These CD-ROMs can be printed on to be used as a regular business card.  However, they can also contain a video or Flash presentation, product information, etc. – whatever you can fit on to a CD.

Client Location:
Mississauga, Ontario

Project Scope:
- networking setup and configuration
- on-site and remote support
- e-mail management and hosting

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2006/01/10/rompus-interactive-media/feed/ 0 VMail http://www.viacomp.com/2005/10/08/vmail/ http://www.viacomp.com/2005/10/08/vmail/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2005 16:17:24 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=775 Read more »]]> Vmail Inc. discovered the need for a low cost long distance messaging solution between international locations where a large amount of immigration/emigration existed. The first test market was Toronto to Philippines. Toronto has a large Philippino community and they were spending a large percentage of their income on long distance back home to friends and family. ViaComp was selected as the technology partner and was contracted to provide all design, development, and network infrastructure services.

The plan was to offer, for a low monthly fee, the ability for subscribers to send an unlimited number of messsages to anyone living in the Philippines. And, anyone in the Philippines, with the use of a subscriber’s PIN, could send messages back home.

Using the Internet as a backbone, we compressed and transmitted voicefiles from Toronto to the Philippines (and vice versa). When the voicefile arrived at its destination, our local server placed an outbound call (for free) to the recipient of the message and allowed them to listen to it. An option to send a free reply was also available. For the cost of a couple of servers, a couple of local phone lines and an Internet connection in each location, we can handle tens of thousands of messages per month.

The product did have some good success and we were planning to deploy in some other locations - but then long distance rates dropped, and our market more-or-less vanished overnight.  We did re-work parts of the product and it was sold off to International TeleData Group to provide automated delivery of voice advertisements by phone. It is still used to this day to deliver notices to season ticket holders for the Toronto Blue Jays, Raptors, and several other sporting franchises.

]]> http://www.viacomp.com/2005/10/08/vmail/feed/ 0 Microsoft Canada http://www.viacomp.com/2005/08/12/microsoft/ http://www.viacomp.com/2005/08/12/microsoft/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:18:40 +0000 Brad Hutzal http://www.viacomp.com/?p=773 Read more »]]> ViaComp has provided Microsoft Canada with setup and support services for many major trade shows, training events, and presentations.  Some of the major events that we have worked on with Microsoft include:

  • Windows World
  • Comdex Canada
  • several keynote addresses and speeches by Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Frank Clegg, and other key Microsoft executives
  • Microsoft Canada AGM
  • MSN Internet Cafe at Canadian National Exposition (CNE)
  • Comdex SCIB and Comdex PacRIM
  • Microsoft Exchange launch
  • NetCon
  • Internet Explorer 4.0 launch
  • GTEC
  • EduTech
  • several gaming events

Project Scope:
- sourcing hardware to lease for the duration of the event
- installing and configuring the required software
- setting up and tearing down the technology infrastructure for each event
- on-site support to resolve any issues that may arise
- inventory management of miscellaneous hardware and accessories – servers, mice, keyboards, monitors

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