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New Pay As You Go Technology is Simplicity4 Businesses(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Southampton based managed services provider Amicus ITS today announced the launch of Simplicity4. Through a joint venture with cloud service supplier TDB consulting the Company will provide small and medium sized organisations with a range of subscription based technology packages based on four core building blocks that are critical to new and existing businesses (web, hosting, telecoms and IT). Amicus ITS is the UKs largest managed service provider and has a strong track record in the SME Sector. Through Simplicity4 it aims to target the 10-50 user market where organisations are dependent on technology, but do not want to recruit internal IT support or pay for software, maintenance updates and expensive IT support contracts. It estimates that this group has an IT spend nationally in excess of 50billion. Simplicity4 is a scalable and simple to implement cloud based business suite that allows for data storage, software and telephony all to be hosted and maintained via the internet. It removes the need for traditional telephone lines, servers and IT support contracts, provides 99.99% guaranteed system availability, hosted IP telephony and access to world-class technology, on a simple, capital free monthly subscription. Amicus ITS, Managing Director, Steve Jackson, commented: Amicus ITS has been changing strategic direction over the last two years. Simplicity4 is an exciting new offering that fits naturally within our portfolio complementing our range of services. As the UKs largest managed service provider, we believe that our knowledge and reputation within the SME sector will elevate us to become the Company of choice in the technology by subscription market place. Darren Jacobs, Managing Director of Simplicity4, added: We aim to be the first choice technology by subscription service for SMEs across the UK. Our research has shown that across Hampshire alone there are thousands of organisations that have a collective technology spend in the region 2.5 billion. We believe that this group will benefit from Simplicity4s pay-as-you-go subscription model and the adaptability to add or remove services, users and storage capacity at any point in time. The company will be hosting a launch party on Thursday 8th July at Royal Southampton Yacht club. For more information please visit www.amicusits.co.ukSimplicity4 is part of the Amicus ITS Group and the Harmoni Group of companies. Notes to Editors Simplicity4 Simplicity4 delivers an integrated subscription-based technology suite of four core building blocks (Web, Hosting, Telephony and IT) which enables small and medium-sized organisations with little or no technology skills or support to focus their time and efforts on business and not business support. This scalable and simple to implement package is the first choice for businesses that require cost-effective, maintenance-free, flexible, pay-as-you-go access to the very latest in technology and communications. With Access Anywhere technology Simplicity4 is hassle-free! The cloud-based suite removes the need for servers and costly support contracts, provides 99.9% guaranteed system availability, advanced, hosted IP telephony and access to world-class technology and software without the traditional and expensive upfront investment. The flexible, monthly, pay-as-you-go subscription model ensures organisations are able to predict and forecast simply and accurately. The single payment per user billing, combined with the agility to add, or remove, services, users and storage capacity, at any time, makes Simplicity4 the natural choice for small to medium sized organisations that just want to take the hassle out of technology. Simplicity4 is part of the Amicus ITS Group - a leading provider of IT services to the SME sector. Cloud Computing Cloud Services or Computing is web or internet-based computing, that uses shared resources, software and information that is provided to PCs and other devices on-demand. It works in much the same way as films can be accessed on demand through digital and satellite TV channels. Cloud services remove the need for client servers and provide users with access to the latest technology and software without the need for specialist IT knowledge and expertise. The term cloud computing is a metaphor for the web or internet and is loosely based on the drawing of a cloud used to show the internet in a computer network. Cloud computing is scalable and typically delivers common business applications delivered online accessed over the web, whilst data and software is stored on servers located in safe and reliable data centres. Internet based VOIP telephony is also available through some cloud services such as simplicity4. It provides access anywhere unlimited phone calls usually within a bundled package. Cloud services are scalable and often appear as a single point of access for all a users technology needs (Web, Hosting, IT and Telephony). Commercial services are typically subject to service level agreements and quality of service requirements. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2010 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |