tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308311822024-02-19T05:20:28.664-05:00UCG TechnologiesUCG Technologies specializes in IBM Power Systems (IBM i) and protects all platforms from 10GB to in excess of 100TB. Products and services include UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, Disaster Recovery, and High Availability; Enterprise Security Training; IBM POWER8 Systems; and Enterprise Management Software (EMS). An IBM Business Partner since 1987, UCG is one of the largest independent IBM i business partners and has been rated in the top 1% of IBM business partners globally.Thom Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330556890972767787noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-13121884118954886532017-04-14T09:47:00.000-04:002017-04-14T09:47:18.003-04:00UCG Technologies Awarded 2016 ELDY Business Partner of the Year!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We appreciate the many years of partnering with you and that your organization continues to look for ways to add value for Austin as evidenced with the KnowBe4 cyber security training. Thanks again for your sponsorship of the ELDYs. I look forward to seeing you again at next years’ event.” </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Larry Domzalski, IT Director, Austin Powder Company<br /></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-55579841327040814182017-04-06T08:59:00.000-04:002017-04-06T09:07:55.650-04:00Meet Mary Borkman, Client Success Manager, UCG Technologies <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 2016 UCG Technologies announced our Enterprise Security Training partnership with <b>KnowBe4</b>. It quickly became obvious that this program was key </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to the safety and security of our clients' data and indeed, their entire organization. Our clients' data is protected by <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/cloud-backup/" target="_blank">UCG's Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR, and H/A</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But when it comes to cyber security, human error is the number one cause of security breach. It’s imperative to ensure that all employees are educated and up to speed on how to spot ransomware attacks <b>BEFORE</b> they click on a dangerous link.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you know, cyber security attacks are an epidemic; the hackers have a plethora of nefarious methods to steal your data. That is why we made the decision to hire a dedicated Client Success Manager to focus solely on <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/enterprise-security-training/" target="_blank">Enterprise Security Training</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are pleased to introduce <b>Mary Borkman</b>, Client Success Manager for UCG Technologies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please join us in welcoming Mary to the UCG Technologies team! Give her a call or drop her an email for details on how to take advantage of this no-charge added value for existing and new UCG clients. She can be reached at 216.520.1333 #145 or mborkman@ucgtechnologies.com.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-70495871150587723902017-02-17T08:44:00.001-05:002017-02-17T09:20:16.993-05:00Jim Kandrac to "go jump in the lake" tomorrow for a great cause!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Less than 1 week ago, I was asked and agreed to raise money for The Akron-Canton Food Bank by participating in the Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump 2017 event which is tomorrow - <b>Saturday February 18th</b>. A personal goal was set of $2,500.00 - I jump started the fund raising by donating $250.00.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been overwhelmed by family, friends and business associates who have contributed and brought my total to <b>$3,595.00 </b>as of this morning. Please tune into <a href="http://www.wkyc.com/local/wkyc-morning-show" target="_blank"><b>WKYC-TV Cleveland</b></a> on <b>Saturday morning at 7:00 </b>am for a live interview with "yours truly" as the #1 individual fundraiser for the event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will be live on TV - interviewed by <b><a href="http://www.wkyc.com/local/wkyc-morning-show" target="_blank">WKYC's Jasmine Monroe</a>.</b> In total this years' event has raised over $100,000 for The Akron-Canton Food Bank and since it's inception of the event in 2004, the event has raised over $700,000.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you have sponsored my cause, I truly appreciate it. Please <b><a href="https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?langPref=en-CA&RegistrationID=3694985#.WKRJ440JELo.facebook&panel1-1" target="_blank">click on my donation page</a> </b>to make sure your donation has been credited to my specific jump. If you do not see your name, please email me at <a href="mailto:jkandrac@ucgtechnologies.com">jkandrac@ucgtechnologies.com</a> so I can get it credited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While we are at it .. why not raise the goal to $5,000.00?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please share with family, friends and encourage them to sponsor this great cause. <b><a href="https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?langPref=en-CA&RegistrationID=3694985#.WKRJ440JELo.facebook&panel1-1" target="_blank">Click on my fundraising page to donate!</a> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jim Kandrac</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-75588011986203308542017-02-15T13:33:00.000-05:002017-02-15T13:33:42.195-05:00IBM POWER8 S812 Announcement<div class="" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span class="sp_h6" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px;">will you love it too?<br /><br />IBM i S812 - 1 Core & 1 Partition - 2U for small clients<br />Maximum of 25 Users<br />64GB of Memory, 8 disk drives, RDX drive<br />Pricing not released yet - Expected to be 15 to 20% less<br />Perfect for small locations or a designated CBU server</span></div>
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<a class="sp_h6" href="http://www.ucgtechnologies.com/" style="border: 0px; color: blue; font-size: 18px;" target="_blank"><span class="sp_h6">ucgtechnologies.com</span></a><span class="sp_h6" style="font-size: 18px;"><br />800.211.8798 - 216.520.1333</span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-56680317499727513832017-01-11T10:07:00.000-05:002017-01-11T10:07:09.378-05:00UCG Technologies Accelerates Geographic Expansion with Acquisition of Pittsburgh-based Integrator<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are very pleased to announce that UCG Technologies has acquired the IBM i Series Solutions business of E-Safe Technologies LLC (formerly Premier Technologies, Inc.) a Pittsburgh-based IT service provider. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The acquisition will accelerate UCG’s growth in the Midwest as it continues its transition and expansion from a regional integrator into a full-service provider of backup, disaster recovery (DR), enterprise applications and security training with a focus on the IBM POWER8 Systems platform. UCG now has customers in 31 states, Canada, Caribbean and Europe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have long been impressed by E-Safe’s (Premier) strength in the Pittsburgh market for POWER8 solutions. Frankly, they owned the Pittsburgh market. This acquisition not only opens the door to hundreds of accounts, but gives those customers access to a broader range of software and services. It’s a win for UCG, a win for E-safe and a win for their customers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">E-Safe’s customer base includes more than 250 companies in the greater Pittsburgh market and four other states in the Great Lakes area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">E-Safe will focus its resources on the burgeoning computer network maintenance and IT managed services market. <b>Rob Wise</b>, who was previously IBM Practice Manager for E-Safe, has joined UCG as Technical Engineer where he will work with UCG Vice President Mike Powall and Operations Manager Gina Creager to ensure a smooth and successful migration for E-Safe customers. All current consulting, service and maintenance agreements will be honored by E-Safe and fulfilled by UCG Technologies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please join us in welcoming Rob to the UCG Technologies team!<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Jim Kandrac, President </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank was formed in 1982 by a group of community leaders who made a commitment to provide emergency food to our neighbors in need. Today, the Foodbank provides food and other essential items to member hunger-relief programs in eight Northeast Ohio counties: Carroll, Holmes, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas and Wayne. These member programs operate nearly 500 food pantries, hot meal sites, shelters and other hunger-relief programs in the neighborhoods and communities where people need food. <br /><br /><b><a href="http://ohiocancer.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ohio Cancer Research (OCR)</span></a></b><br /><br />Established in 1982, Ohio Cancer Research is an independent, statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the cure and prevention of the many forms of cancer and the reduction of its debilitating effects through aggressive basic seed money research, cancer information, and awareness.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://pelotonia.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Pelotonia</span></a></b><br />Founded in 2008, Pelotonia was established with the objective to fund life-saving cancer research. Pelotonia is a three-day experience that includes a weekend of cycling, entertainment and volunteerism. In its first seven rides, Pelotonia raised more than $106 million for cancer research. Thanks to its generous funding partners, Huntington Bank, L Brands Foundation, Peggy and Richard Santulli, American Electric Power Foundation, Nationwide Insurance, Cardinal Health Foundation, Harold C. Schott Foundation, Pelotonia is able to direct 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar to cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.<span style="color: blue;"><br /><br /><b><a href="http://wwiaf.org/" target="_blank">Wounded Warriors in Action (WWIA)</a></b></span><br /><br />Established in 2003, the Warrior Project (WWP) began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. What started as a desire to provide comfort items to wounded service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has grown into a holistic rehabilitative effort to assist warriors with visible and invisible wounds as they recover and transition back to civilian life. Tens of thousands of wounded service members, their families, and caregivers receive support each year through WWP programs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />When UCG rebranded in April, it represented the way forward to a very exciting future for our employees, clients, and business partners.<br /><br />We’re standing on the threshold of the greatest advances in computing since the invention of the microprocessor. IBM expects half of all software applications developed three years from now to have “cognitive” capabilities, or the ability to reason, learn, discover and advise. The potential for us to apply cognitive reasoning to make our customers’ enterprise operations and applications more intelligent is thrilling.<br /><br />Big data, cloud computing, predictive analytics, machine learning, and the Internet of Things will change our world in ways we can only imagine today. UCG technologies is committed to helping to guide our customers toward decisions that have the greatest bottom-line impact. <br /><br />In 2017 we'll reach another milestone—our 30th anniversary! Please visit our website to read our <a href="http://www.ucgtechnologies.com/about/">newly updated About page</a>. In the meantime, from everyone at UCG Technologies, we wish you a beautiful holiday season and a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year!</span><div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-57056924710362830932016-10-05T14:27:00.001-04:002016-10-05T14:27:08.727-04:00UCG Technologies Seeking a Client Success Specialist - Independence, OH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">From initial launch, manage client email phishing tests and schedule end user online training for <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/enterprise-security-training/" target="_blank">Enterprise Security</a> (KnowBe4). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Help ensure all training sessions are completed in a timely manner; follow up on an ongoing basis to ensure 100% satisfaction.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Work with end user client and UCG sales rep to sell additional services, i.e. Intel / VM backup and KnowBe4 Enterprise Security Training.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A midsize retailer's recent email phishing test revealed how susceptible companies can be to hackers. Employees received an email disguised as a threat of termination from their human resources department for accessing prohibited sites on the job. It included instructions to click a link in the message to see a list of sites they allegedly visited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We recently conducted an email phishing test for one of our clients, a midsize retailer. Employees received an email disguised as coming from their human resources department. It accused them of accessing prohibited sites on the job and threatened them with termination. Employees were instructed to click a link in the email to see a list of prohibited sites they had allegedly accessed.</span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-52244412770474429712016-07-12T07:21:00.000-04:002016-07-12T07:21:11.043-04:0069 quick and easy tips to make this the best...and healthiest summer yet! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bryan Adams had some good times and some bad times during the summer of ’69…he bought a real guitar and played it all summer long, he started a band, the band broke up, he met his girl at the drive-in, and that love just couldn’t outlast the summer of ’69…but, boy, they were the best days of his life! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For most of us growing up, the summer days seemed to be the best days of our lives too…and they can still be as adults. Staying healthy throughout the summer months is important! Instead of letting our fitness routines, healthy eating, and health in general fail like Bryan Adams’ band and summer love, let’s stay on track to start the fall in the best shape of our lives! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue;">We’ve gathered 69 quick and easy tips to help make this summer one of your healthiest yet…plus some groovy hydration infographics to help keep you cool this summer.</span></b></span><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30831182.post-84628197452746056472016-05-22T13:46:00.000-04:002016-05-22T13:46:43.399-04:00IBM i Solution Edition for UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup & Disaster Recovery<h3>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UCG specializes in the <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/IBM-POWER8-systems/">IBM Power Systems</a> which provide a highly secure architecture and stable platform for deploying business applications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The IBM Power Systems facilitate consolidation of IBM i, UNIX and Linux workloads for midsized businesses. An IBM Business Partner since 1987, UCG is one of the largest independent IBM i business partners and has been rated in the top 1% of IBM business partners globally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Selling boxes in the midrange isn't easy. A shrinking customer base, falling margins on hardware sales, and tight IT budgets combine to put the squeeze on even the best-run reseller outfits. For longtime business partner Jim Kandrac, the shift was palpable enough to lead him to rename his Cleveland, Ohio-based company from United Computer Group to <a href="http://www.ucgtechnologies.com/">UCG Technologies</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the heyday of the AS/400 and the iSeries, Kandrac's company would make 80 to 90 percent of its revenue from hardware sales. IBM's midrange server was the Golden Goose that kept United Computer Group humming, and put Kandrac's kids through college. But today, hardware sales account for less than half of UCG's revenues. The company still counts on a loyal group of customers in the Great Lakes region, but it's also been forced to broaden its horizons, and today UCG has customers spread across 31 states and Canada.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Serving such a geographically dispersed client base isn't easy. "It's challenging," Kandrac says. "In the old days, when you'd sell, you'd call somebody, make an appointment, and see them face to face. That's fine if they're local, but on a nationwide basis, it's more challenging."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To be sure, the midrange reseller channel has been evolving since the dot-com and Y2K bubbles popped in 2000. UCG has managed to hold its own and maintain share in a stable-to-shrinking market. But competition on hardware deals is fierce, and Kandrac is under no illusion that Power Systems sales will ever be as lucrative as AS/400 and iSeries sales once were, or that UCG will come to dominate the channel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As Kandrac looks to the future, he sees new opportunities rising in certain areas. The biggest is <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/cloud-backup/">cloud-based backup, disaster recovery (DR), and high availability (HA)</a>, which today accounts for 35 percent of UCG Technologies' revenues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the past 10 years, UCG Technologies has carved a niche for itself in this market through VAULT400, a backup and DR environment. While the VAULT400 name is going away, the service itself isn't changing. And without the "400" attached to it, perhaps more customers will tap UCG Technologies to protect Windows, Linux, and UNIX servers as well. (The company has supported these platforms with VAULT400 for many years.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ten years ago, when you tried to sell a cloud-based solution, people would look at you funny, Kandrac says. But today, people just seem to get it. With that said, the cloud discussion around the IBM i has its particulars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"The reason for going to the cloud with i is more administrative, and getting it off your plate," he says. "You don't have 10 people in IT anymore. You have four or five, and you want to spend more time on running and supporting your internal applications. If you look at the cost dollar for dollar, it's one thing. But when you start looking at the people and the resources--that's really where the money is saved."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kandrac is also keen to sell business software--in particular the <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/enterprise-management-software-ems/">IBM i-based ERP software from his partner, VAI</a>. The combination of industry-specific software for apparel, durable goods, retail, food, and pharmaceutical companies and cloud-based backup, DR, and HA and VAI's applications gives UCG Technologies an edge, Kandrac says.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Security training is a new thing for UCG Technologies. Last fall, the company announced that all subscribers to its <a href="https://www.ucgtechnologies.com/enterprise-security-training/">cloud backup solutions would automatically receive ransomware awareness training from its partner, KnowBe4</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The ransomware epidemic is rampant at the moment, and several of UCG Technologies customers have fallen victim to cyber criminals who trick unsuspecting employees into clicking on links that then encrypt the contents of hard drives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kandrac ran into IBM CEO Ginny Rometty at the recent PartnerWorld conference, and came away believing that things like Watson and analytics could have a real future. Whether or not it plays with the IBM i platform has yet to be seen, but the pervasiveness of data is certainly getting to a point where it might.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I think people have to be creative and ultimately come up with new ideas," Kandrac says. "When big data and analytics and Watson first came out, I wondered if this was new term for business intelligence and whether you run it on spreadsheets or Cognos. I'm starting to sink my teeth more into Watson and the cognitive era, and my eyes are starting to open. I'm a conservative person so I don't jump on the bandwagon, but I see how it can potentially help."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There's nothing on the drawing board at this point, but Kandrac recognizes the importance of being nimble. The stress and toil of the rebranding exercise ("It's like December 8, 1987--the day I started the business--all over again") was a potent reminder that creation and recreation is a never-ending process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"I need to sink my teeth into something, and sink my teeth into things that are valuable for my client base, and how I can do more with less," Kandrac says. "Our eyes and ears are open."</span><br />
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<span class="sp_font_paragraph">One lesson I’ve learned in the 29 years since I founded UCG is that your brand says a lot about not only who you are but also what you want to be. That’s why I’m pleased to announce that:</span></div>
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Well, we’re not just a computer company any more. In the early years, 80% of our sales were hardware related. While we’re still one of the largest independent IBM hardware business partners, our business has grown and diversified.</div>
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Today, computers account for less than 40% of our revenues. Most of our business is derived from UCG i Cloud, VAI’s S2K ERP solutions, UCG enterprise cloud backup, disaster recovery, and high availability offerings. And now enterprise security training, but more about that in a moment.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.8px;">The cloud presents dramatic new opportunities for us to solve customers’ problems in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.8px;">For example, I recently had a chance to hear IBM CEO Ginni Rometty describe a vision that IBM calls “cognitive computing.” The presentation energized me because it outlined a new vision of computing powered by the intelligence of technologies like Watson to discover insights and relationships that are too complex for human beings to see.</span></div>
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IBM expects half of all software applications developed <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1162123751" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">three years from now</span></span> to have cognitive capabilities, up from just 10% today. The possibilities for us to apply cognitive reasoning to make our customers’ enterprise applications more efficient is exciting. Its <span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 16.8px;">potential to open up whole new areas of analytical insight is astonishing.</span></div>
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<span class="sp_font_paragraph">Our new name reflects our bigger goal of being a provider of integrated services that help our customers and manage their IT operations and their businesses more effectively. One example of how we’re making this transition is our new Enterprise Security Awareness Training.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16.8px;">Over the past 18 months, several of our clients have been hit with cyber-attacks. Phishing and Ransomware have become some of their most worrisome vulnerabilities. So UCG Technologies has partnered with KnowBe4 to offer free phishing and email exposure tests to our cloud clients. In addition, each Enterprise Cloud Backup & DR client will also receive a 25-user license for Kevin Mitnick’s superb nine course Cyber Security Training program. </span><span style="line-height: 16.8px;"><br /></span></div>
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We’re expanding not only our product line but also our geographic scope. In fact, UCG Technologies now has corporate clients in 31 states, Canada, and in Europe. Our phones are ringing and our business is growing in excess of 20% annually, but that doesn’t change the principle that got us here: a firm commitment to complete customer satisfaction.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Things are buzzing here at UCG! Now in our 29th year, our business model is evolving to meet the growing IT requirements of our clients. As a Strategic Service Provider (SSP), UCG has long been known as a trusted technology adviser. Indeed, our role becomes even more compelling with greater emphasis on cloud and managed services.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This translates to helping our clients make complex technology decisions, and find the right path to the cloud to digitally transform their businesses and increase their competitive advantage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In keeping with our philosophy of continuous innovation and evolution, the decision was made to re-brand UCG. Upon launch of our new website in April, UCG will do business as <b><span style="color: blue;">UCG Technologies</span></b>. Our URL will be <a href="http://ucgtechnologies.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><b>ucgtechnologies.com</b></span></a>. Rest assured that current ownership, management, employees, and top notch quality service will continue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">UCG's VAULT400 will receive an updated name as well: <b><span style="color: blue;">UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR & H/A</span></b>.The new name reflects our focus on providing essential IT services to the entire enterprise, including all platforms and databases. New services will include cloud, hybrid cloud, and private cloud, in addition to remote hardware DR and H/A offerings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our streamlined, easy to navigate site will showcase the latest in S2K Enterprise Management Software, IBM POWER8 Systems, UCG Enterprise Cloud Backup, DR, H/A, and Enterprise Awareness Training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are very excited about this new chapter in UCG's history, and wanted to share our news with you—our valued clients, business partners, and friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please enjoy our 30-second video, and thank you for your business!</span></div>
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