HPC First ISP to Offer Microsoft's New SharePoint Team Services; Internet Service Provider Partners With Vobix to Provide Software to Customers.Business Editors & High Tech Writers BEDFORD, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001 Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. today became the first ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in the nation authorized to provide hosted SharePoint Team Services, Microsoft's new application designed to significantly improve the way companies manage information and activities. HPC now offers its customers access to hosted versions of SharePoint Team Services and other Microsoft applications through a partnership with Vobix Corporation, a Louisville, Ky.-based managed applications provider. Vobix, recently certified as a Microsoft Web Presence Provider, delivers the software to ISP partners with its Managed Application Platform with Advanced Provisioning, an original Vobix software management application. HPC is the first company Vobix has authorized to sell SharePoint this way. SharePoint Team Services is a tool to store and share information that gives companies all the benefits of a customized intranet, but doesn't cost thousands of dollars to set up or months to implement. Easy and inexpensive to employ, the tool helps companies manage group activities, work together effectively and progress toward shared goals. SharePoint creates a fully functional team information portal that can be managed from within a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . The software is integrated with Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. XP as well as with Microsoft FrontPage 2002, a Web design and editing tool. "We believe SharePoint will be of significant value to our customers," said Rick Yaney, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of HPC. "By placing ourselves on the cutting edge of what's new in technology, we can provide our customers greater access to the latest technology available in a cost-effective manner." "From the research we conducted, not only were ISPs all over the country interested in providing hosted software, but the ISP business model in general is moving in that direction already," said Jeff Biggs, CTIO CTIO Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory at Vobix. "Omni Consulting Group suggested earlier this year that ISPs would soon begin to evolve in order to compete in the future of managed application services. It makes total sense; now businesses can use their ISPs for more than just their connection to the Internet. HPC is always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. opportunities to add value for their business customers and this platform does just that." About Vobix Vobix is a managed technology provider that helps organizations focus on what they do best, featuring two distinct solutions: One of a select group to be named a Microsoft Great Plains Certified ASP, Vobix delivers the industry's best financial applications in a hosted environment; Vobix also provides unequalled IT management software that makes the daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin chore of managing servers and applications as easy as a few mouse clicks, enabling ISPs to instantly become ASPs. In short, Vobix takes care of the heavy lifting associated with technology, turning practically any organization's technology into the powerful tool it was meant to be. Vobix is a subsidiary of ManTech International Corporation. For more information, visit www.vobix.com. About HPC HPC, a leading southern Indiana Internet service provider based in Bedford, began networking in 1997. In 1999, HPC began providing Internet access and services to residential and business customers, with specialties ranging from dedicated T-1 lines and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. to networking, Web hosting and fast 56K dial-up. HPC serves several counties in Indiana including Lawrence, Orange and Martin, and supports networks throughout southern Indiana, as far north as the Bloomington area. HPC is a subsidiary of Hoosier PC Wholesale, Inc. For more information, visit www.hpcisp.com. |
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