WGTECH, a systems and network integrator supporting clients in Northern New England since 1994, would like to announce that it has achieved Cisco’s Unified Computing Technology Specialization. Having attained this specialization, WGTECH is recognized to have fulfilled the training requirements to sell, design, and deploy Cisco’s advanced, integrated data solutions.

If your organization is challenged with reducing expenses, increasing responsiveness, and improving service delivery, it is time to look to the data center for answers. The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) is an advanced solution that enables your business to move away from rigid platforms toward a more flexible, integrated, and virtualized environment, controlling rising data center capital and operations costs.

February 16, 2012- For the past nine years, PeoplesChoice Credit Union, a WGTECH customer, has been hosting the Polar Bear Scramble golf tournament. It is a great way to get involved in the community as well as give back. Recipients of the funds raised include the Credit Union Campaign to End Hunger and Maine Special Olympics. This has been an annual event for WGTECH since 2005.

Challenged with reducing expenses, increasing responsiveness, and improving service delivery, more organizations are looking to the data center for answers. The Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), powered by Intel Xeon Processors, is an advanced solution that enables businesses to move away from rigid platforms toward a more flexible, integrated, and virtualized environment, controlling rising data center capital and operations costs.

Join WGTECH on October 19, 2011 for lunch at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks and let us show you how Cisco UCS servers and Cisco Nexus products provide the foundation for a future-ready IT infrastructure that greatly reduces total cost of ownership (TCO). Transparently uniting servers, network, storage access, and virtualization technologies into a cohesive system, the Cisco UCS is more flexible, less complex, and less costly than traditional models. The result is a more agile IT organization, where computing resources can be easily deployed, or redeployed, to match business requirements, leaving data center administrators time to focus on more strategic initiatives. WGTECH has been implementing data centers for 15 years and we have found Cisco UCS to be one of the most exciting innovations yet!

What: Lunch event about Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS): The Future of the Data Center

Session Details: Unite Servers, Network, Storage Access, and Virtualization Resources into a Cohesive System to Reduce TCO and Increase Business Agility

WGTECH partner NetApp has kicked off an Education Donation Program to provide higher-education and K-12 schools with the opportunity to receive a new NetApp® FAS3100 storage system. NetApp understands that schools of all levels are faced with shrinking budgets that require them to do more with less. This program enables NetApp to partner with schools across the country to help them achieve the efficiency and flexibility required to maximize their IT infrastructure and deliver on their educational objectives.

The Education Donation Program will provide approximately 1,800 individual hardware donations through the end of 2011, or until donations run out. The donations are part of a long-term investment to improve education IT; NetApp will provide all recipients with continued expert support, services, and the tools to make IT a driver for successful schools.
NetApp invites higher-education and K-12 organizations across the country to apply for a donation by visiting http://www.netapp.com/edudonation.

Additional Details
This program is open to not-for-profit higher-education and K-12 schools in the United States. Schools can connect with NetApp to find out if their institution is eligible to participate.

NetApp will grant to a limited number of qualifying institutions a NetApp FAS3100 series storage system. This donation includes a one-year four-hour warranty, a one-year software subscription service, three-year next-business-day hardware warranty support, and one year of standard software support.

As part of its commitment to education, NetApp will work with relevant partners so that organizations receiving the donation not only get the best technology in the industry but also the best support and expertise.

About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate business breakthroughs. Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com

NetClarity will be sharing information about NAC appliances, which are designed to harden your network and provide immediate threat assessment and remediation capabilities.

Join us at the Portland Regency on September 15 at 3:00 pm for this special event.

If you are interested in attending contact Britt@WGTech.com, for more information and to be added to the guest list.

WGTECH is sponsoring a Barracuda Networks lunch and learn -- sign up today for this great opportunity to learn more about Barracuda Networks' products and how they can work for your company:

WHEN: August 17, 2011
TIME: 11:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
WHERE:Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront, 65 Commercial Street, Portland, ME

Click here for more details and to register.

Look for WGTECH at the Maine Bankers Association's Bank Expo on April 13 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. This event is Maine’s exclusive bankers-only trade show, and this year's educational sessions will focus on compliance and marketing.

For more information, visit the Maine Bankers Association's web site.

WGTECH will be at the Maine Credit Union League's Annual Meeting & Convention, scheduled for May 20-21 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta.

For more information, visit the Maine Credit Union League's website.

Westbrook, ME ­ WGTECH announces that its partner, NetClarity, will be on the speaking program for the MaineBiz Momentum conference, scheduled for October 27 at the Augusta Civic Center. Gary Miliefsky, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of NetClarity, will be a panelist on the session titled, "Guarding Your Data: Business Security." This session is scheduled for 10:00 AM in the Operations Track. For more inforamation about MaineBiz Momentum, visit http://www.mainebiz.biz/momentumconvention.html.

NetClarity develops cost-effective, scaleable, easy to use network access control (NAC) technology that picks up where firewalls, antivirus, intrusion detection systems, and intrusion prevention systems leave off. For more information, visit http://netclarity.net/index.html.

WGTECH is a sponsor of this year's VMUG event in Brunswick, Maine. The event starts at 8:00 AM with registraion and networking, and includes more than 30 breakout sessions. Make sure to participate in the Lobster Bake at Gritty's! Register online today to reserve your spot at this terrific event for VM Ware users.

Workgroup Technology Partners (WGTECH) is a value-added reseller that helps businesses achieve success with advanced information technology. Our team is highly qualified to support and consult on any aspect of technology, including networking, security, communications, data management, IT services, and systems. WGTECH partners with leading technology vendors to design, install, integrate, and support systems that meet specific business objectives.

For more information about WGTECH's services, contact Bill McKeen.
207.856.5300 office
Bill@WGTECH.com

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