Vertech MAV changes, Vertech Price rise and Windows 10

Vertech MAV changes, Vertech Price rise and Windows 10

Fuji-Xerox Printers Special

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Purchase selected Fuji Xerox printers and receive up to $150 Cash Back

Offer available til 31st October 2015

Purchase this black and white laser printer for $239 ex GST and with the promotion you can get $75 cash back. Click the image for specifications.

Vertech's Managed Printer Service: Unbeatable value & Convenience.

Vertech's MPS agent monitors your printer to check for faults and consumables levels. When levels get low a replacement Toner cartridge is automatically dispatched. If there is a fault with the printer then a Xerox tech will get in touch and resolve the problem under warranty. For the printer above for example we bill you $5 per month plus a monthly usage fee of just $0.0285 per page!

We can provide this service from this simple black and white lasers through to large colour A3 multi-functions and can provide leasing arrangements to suit your business.

Email us now to put in your order or if you would like pricing on other models; sales@vertech.co.nz


Vertech MAV Service:

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The current underlying software for our Managed Anti-Virus service is Vipre Business which was previously one of the best performers in the market; however nothing is forever and recent industry product test have shown that there are better products available.

As part of our commitment to ensure that our clients receive the best protection we can offer we will be progressively migrating your agents to the new platform based upon Bitdefender.

Bitdefender’s antimalware technology ranks consistently as the best available on the market and is currently the top-rated business antivirus software on independent review site AV-TEST.

There will be no cost for initiating the crossgrade nor is there any price change for the monthly workstation package (part of our Silver and Gold plans) and it should be seamless apart from a reboot to complete the installation. If required; we will contact you to check when the servers can best be rebooted.

If you are not currently utilising our MAV (Silver or Gold Workstation Packages and Silver and Gold Server Packages) and If you would like any further information on the advantages of moving your existing AV to Bitdefender, please drop us a line sales@vertech.co.nz.


Windows 10 Upgrade?

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Windows 10 Upgrade?

You may have seen the Windows 10 Logo in your system tray appear in the last month and you may be wondering if you should upgrade to Windows 10.

At Vertech we take a cautious approach to new operating systems. Whilst there are some of us who love to have the latest and greatest new thing most businesses prefer to reduce the number of suprises in their daily operations.

This new Windows operating system does look and feel very slick and will be quite familiar to anyone who was happy with Windows & Pro. You may experience a speed improvement over windows 7 or 8 on an older PC. The Windows 10 OS is the same across all platforms and thus is the way forward from Microsoft. They are providing free upgrade rights from Windows 7 for one year so there is no rush.

Our recommendations for Windows 10:

  • Beware that if you have older accessories or printers as finding drivers may be an issue.
  • Whilst it does feel familiar and is an improvement upon Windows 8.1 there will be some training required and this may affect productivity
  • It does take several hours and approx 5GB of download to complete, you certainly don't want to kick off the upgrade on a whim first thing in the morning.
  • If you are at all unsure give us a ring and let us help you out.

Vertech Price Rises:

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We will be standardising our ad-hoc support rates to $130/hr from 1 Oct 2015 for those clients who are not under a current existing support agreement.

The good news is that we are not raising our Pre-purchased and Onsite Maintenance Hour rates ($115/hr). Dan will be endeavoring to meet with all clients over the coming months to discuss past average support usage and how you might save on support costs by moving from ad-hoc to pre-paid hours.

As of 01/10/2015 the following Rates will apply:

  • Vertech Remote support up to 10 minutes: No charge
  • Vertech Remote support for more than 10 minutes: $130.00 per hour Minimum of 15 minutes, billed in 15 Minute increments
  • Vertech On site visit: $130.00 per hour Minimum of 30 minutes
  • Site Visit Fee - Greater Auckland Area: $65 per visit
  • Site Visit Fee - Outside of Auckland: Travel time at $130/hourOr travel expenses by negotiation
  • Vertech Pre-booked Engineering hours and Maintenance Support either Remote or Onsite: $115.00 per hour
  • Site Visit Fee Pre-booked onsite Maintenance Support: $55.00 per visit
  • Vertech IT Consultancy Support: $170.00 per hour