Reduce Junk Mail and Increase Performance

Since “junk” email (a.k.a. spam) volume now accounts for about 95% of all email in the USA, it’s important to have a powerful defense against these unwanted emails. Spam messages not only waste the time spent daily deleting them, but they can also contain system-damaging viruses.  These viruses then require increased support costs and cause unnecessary headaches.

To combat this problem, we have been researching and testing email filtering solutions. We recently chose MX Logic to be our email filtering partner. Through this partnership, we can now offer their industry leading solutions to our clients for their onsite email servers, and we use it for our hosted email service.

An important side benefit is that if you have your own email server, the MX Logic service stops spam from ever hitting your email server. This reduces the load on your server and increases the available bandwidth from your internet connection. In addition, it can eliminate workstation performance issues related to overloaded email client spam filters and workstation virus protection programs.

Give us a call to find out how we can start eliminating the spam and put your focus back on what is important for your business.

Keystone IT obtains VMWare reseller status

We are now a reseller for VMWare. This software allows us to use one computer to perform multiple “server” functions. This powerful software is the future of computing in businesses. Since one computer can do the server functions of many physical computers, you can save on electricity to run the machines as well as lower cooling costs. Backups and hardware upgrades become far simpler. This is the “Green” way to go! In addition, VMWare allows us to remotely manage the serving functions very easily and quickly. A great solution for most small businesses.

Buy Here Fair was a success!

The Buy Here Fair was a very successful event for us. We had the opportunity to talk in depth with potential customers and to demonstrate our phone system. We were the only phone company exhibiting at the fair that had a live extension from our VoIP phone system using the hotel’s free internet connection. Several new potential customers were lined up for future discussions.

CONTEST WINNER: Susan Rangus was the winner of our computer drawing.

Thank you to everyone that attended the fair!

Buy Here Business Fair 2009 – Come see us!

We will be a participant and exhibitor at the Buy Here Business Fair 2009 sponsored by the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce:

Buy Here Business Fair
4 to 7 p.m., Thursday April 23
The Holiday Inn and Conference Center
1220 1st Avenue, Coralville
Complimentary admission, open to the public.
Enjoy food, prizes and games.

Enter our Computer Giveaway!
The highlight of our participation will be a business card drawing for a desktop computer. All visitors to our booth will be able to enter the drawing by dropping a business card in a box for a chance to win.

Flood of 2008 – We can help you get back to business

Keystone IT can help flood damaged Corridor businesses get back to business. Our new business grade wireless internet connections are now available in the flooded areas of Iowa City and Coralville. Because our internet solution is wireless, we can get you back online when other traditional providers can’t and most likely offer higher connection speeds as well.

Keystone IT can also help get your phones ringing again with our next generation VoIP phone systems. Our computer-based trixbox Pro® phone systems can be rapidly deployed (even on a temporary basis) as an integrated solution to manage traditional phone lines, or as a full internet-based VoIP solution. We can design a system that meets your needs for today, and will serve you in the future.

We also offer full IT support services and can certify or repair/install network cabling.

Give us a call today to find out how we can help you get back to business: (319) 688-9319.

And the winner is…

The winner of the Business Fair drawing for the custom built computer system was Taylored Renovations. As you would expect, they were excited about winning and told us that they were very much in need of a new computer to use in their business. We are happy to see it going to a company where it will be put to good use.

Buy Here Business Fair 2008 – Come see us!

We will be a major participant and exhibitor at the Buy Here Business Fair 2008 sponsored by the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce on April 16, 2008. It is being held at the Holiday Inn in Coralville, Iowa. In addition to exhibits of our custom built computers and IP Telephony offerings, we will conduct a seminar focusing on our trixbox® phone systems.

Enter our Computer Giveaway! The highlight of our participation will be a business card drawing for one of our custom built computers. It will be configured using a Linux operating system with the latest open source office software installed. It will also come with a 17″ flat screen monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse. All visitors to our booth will be able to enter the drawing by dropping a business card in a box for a chance to win. Those who attend the seminar will be able to enter a second card in the drawing.

Keystone IT is now a Dell Registered Partner

Keystone IT, Inc. has been selected for the Dell Partner Program. This program allows Keystone to resell Dell products and allows us access to Dell resources that will be used to enhance our relationships with our present and future customers. We now have partnerships with all the major vendors for the components and systems we need to provide our customers with high quality, reliable IT and IP Telephony solutions. Check them out on our Product Partners page.

trixbox Pro Authorized Reseller

Keystone IT is proud to announce that we are now an authorized reseller (level 2) of trixbox Pro, a reliable and easy-to-manage telephony solution for small- and medium-size businesses. In addition, Pat McKay recently enhanced his IP telephony expertise by becoming certified as a FtOCC Technican and will lead the design and support of trixbox Pro installations.

Now Available: Hosted Telephony Solutions

We now have several hosted telephony options! Residential, small business, and custom configurations available, from $9.99 per extension per month. Contact us today to learn more!