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	Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance	March 2010	Tekcetera proudly sponsors the Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance in a scholarship program for the Santa Ana School. This program awarded 23 senior students with a scholarship that they can use in their continuing education. Click the following link for additional details on how this program is helping local students. Tekcetera is grateful to the GSABA for the invitation to participate and the wonderful awards ceremony that company president John Pitts attended at Angel’s Stadium.

	Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance	March 2010	Tekcetera sponsors a special event on growing your business with LinkedIn. Thinking of how LinkedIn could help your business? Join the GSABA and Tekcetera for an event on how to do just that.

	Connect Merchant Payment Services	March 2010	Connect Merchant Payment Services chooses Tekcetera for their Avaya IP Office upgrade and relocation. CPMS was using out dated equipment and the previous provider was not maintaining the system. Tekcetera has won a complete overhaul of the system as well as the pending relocation of their offices. Tekcetera will be moving the Avaya IP Office system and assisting with the cabling work required in the new location under their C7 license

	Barrett Business Services Inc.	March 2010	The local Santa Ana, CA office of BBSI have chosen Tekcetera as their IT support company of choice. Tekcetera will be supporting the users in the Santa Offices for all of their IT support needs. BBSI also signed up for i365 and Tekcetera's remote backup solution (RBS) to store all of their mission critical data in a cluster of five data centers spread across North America.

	Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance	February 2010	Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance - The GSABA (double check the order of words) has selected Tekcetera as their technology partner. The relationship between the GSABA and Tekcetera goes well beyond IT support and consulting. Tekcetera is a proud member of the business alliance and has made several controbutions to the organazation.

	John Pitts meets with California State Assemblyman Van Tran	February 2010	Assemblyman Van Tran today hosted a meeting of local small businesses to discuss ideas for job creation in Orange County. The 68th Assembly District Small Business Advisory Council provides small business owners an opportunity to have their concerns heard and a chance to improve the business climate in California. Read the entire press release here.

	Launches Ecommerce Store	July 2009	Tekcetera has launched a no frills online store featuring over 250,000 products! This store is the result of customer request for a simple low cost one off purchasing system.

	Tekcetera wins Managed Service Agreement	July 2009	Local Real Estate Services Company in Farmington, CT chooses Tekcetera as its new Managed Services Provider. The client will benefit from the new offices servicing the North East Markets.

	Tekcetera wins ShoreTel deal	June 2009	Tekcetera has been selected as the winning bidder on a national ShoreTel deployment and integration. This is a great win for Tekcetera and it will allow the client to save tremendously on its telecommunication expenses.

	Tekcetera Moves Orange County Office	June 2009	Tekcetera Inc has moved its headquarters from its prior address in Fountain Valley, CA to a new facility in Santa Ana, CA. This new location offers greater access to the Tekcetera customer base and easy access to John Wayne Airport.

	Sprint Reseller	June 2009	Tekcetera is now offering Sprint Business Solution! This enabled Tekcetera to sell all Sprint Business Solutions from phones to wireless data cards and everything in between. Tekcetera chooses Sprint based on its own internal research and their commitment to high quality technology.

	Tekcetera wins massive infrastructure cabling deal	May 2009	Tekcetera will be doing all of the structured wiring for a new build out. This build out includes miles and miles of network cabling and of course it will all be branded in typical Tekcetera style, orange voice cable, and blue data cable.

	HP ProCurve Select Partner	April 2009	Tekcetera raises the bar and shows its commitment to HP with becoming a HP ProCurve Select Partner. This additional certification shows an expertise in HP switching and network products.

	Tekcetera open office in Glastonbury, CT	April 2009	Tekcetera Inc continues to grow and expand into new markets. Tekcetera has now opened an office to service existing clients in the North East

	Tekcetera wins Massive Manage Service Agreement	March 2009	Tekcetera Inc wins a nationwide Manage Service Agreement with a national financial services company. This deal shows the value Tekcetera brings to the table to any small to medium sized business. Tekcetera will be supporting a nationwide customer with servicing ranging from Helpdesk, Colocation, Network Integration, Firewalling, Telephony, Management Consulting and much more.

	Watchguard Expert Partner	February 2009	Tekcetera has achieved the highest level of certification for an organization, Watchguard Certified Expert Partner. Tekcetera a long time Watchguard partner commends its staff on this great accomplishment.

	Tekcetera wins another Managed Service Agreement	October 2008	Local CPA firm chooses Tekcetera over the others with a complete outsource of all technology! Tekcetera will be supporting the customer’s main offices in Orange County as well as an Office in the Inland Empire and remote users.

	C7 Licensed Contractors	September 2008	Tekcetera Inc is now a California State Licensed Contractor – Contractor CA LIC #922471 – This status allows Tekcetera to better service its clients and business in California. This license is a low voltage license that includes, fiber optics, Cat 3/5/6 cabling and much more.

	ShoreTel Partner	August 2008	Tekcetera becomes a ShoreTel certified partner

	Tekcetera wins Managed Service Agreement	July 2008	Specialty Insurance Carrier and Financier with headquarters in Orange County and offices in Northern California and Arizona chooses Tekcetera as its provider of choice. Tekcetera will be servicing all locations, providing colocation, and strategic consulting.

	Additional Data Center Space	June 2008	Tekcetera Opens additional data center space in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

	Tekcetera Becomes Microsoft Gold Certified Partner	October 2007	The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program brings market recognition to companies providing consistent, high-quality products and services built on the Microsoft platform.

	Apparel eCommerce	June 2007	Major Victoria's Secret supplier and manufacturer of designer sleepwear (name withheld) signs up for turnkey eCommerce store design.

	Sportswear eCommerce & MRP	May 2007	XARA Sportswear, Lake Forest based manufacturer of trendy designer soccer sportswear drops previous provider and signs up for complete web re-branding, design, eCommerce and integration with legacy apparel MRP Genesys.

	Mortgage Broker Automation	February 2007	Premier Orange County mortgage broker Efficient Lending sacks their previous software services and consulting provider; signs Tekcetera for Microsoft CRM turnkey re-development, customization, integration with Point Data Services, Business Intelligence (Reporting Services) and CRM Mobile deployment. In addition, EL signs up for custom software development (C#, .Net and SQL 2005)

	Vacation Rental IT Outsourcing	January 2007	Big Bear Luxury Properties - Big Bear Cabin Rentals signs up for IT Services and eMarketing.

	CRM and IT Outsourcing for AIG Subsidiary	November 2006	Tekcetera, Inc. wins Microsoft CRM business consulting and implementation contract from Succession Capital Alliance (an AIG subsidiary) - (December 2006). SCA contracts Tekcetera, Inc for Managed Services and Network consulting

	Data Center Expansion	October 2006	Tekcetera, Inc. opens new Data Center at Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. With world class equipment, redundancy and ARIN certification the company brings a broader array of options to it's customers. In response to the demand, Tekcetera, Inc rolls out subsidiary EZColocation.com, which will provide colocation services in Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, San Diego and neighboring counties in Southern California

	City Web Site Design & Implementation	September 2006	City of Fountain Valley contracts Tekcetera, Inc. for complete site redesign and Content Management Systems (CMS). The site was launched (on schedule) launch early 2007

	Real Estate Agency signs Tekcetera for complete IT outsourcing	August 2005	Dan Smith and Associates is a leading Big Bear Lake Real Estate agency, with over 400 transactions a year. The company contracts with Tekcetera for all IT outsourcing, desktop support, search engine marketing, networking and security services.

	Innozen, Inc. commissions Tekcetera to design & develop new Over the Counter (OTC) ecommerce website.	August 2004	Suppress Strips are fast acting and long lasting oral cough suppressant strips that are available over the counter in retail outlets in the country.

	Group 500, Inc. signs Tekcetera to develop landmark Insurance Services Service.	July 2004	Group 500, Inc. signed Tekcetera, its IT services firm to develop its new service 2Orderdirect. Group 500 is one of the largest organizations of large insurance agents and brokers in the world. 2Orderdirect is the one internet site where you can find ALL Insurance and Financial services including but not limited to General Liability Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance , Home Insurance, Auto Insurance, Commercial Auto Insurance, Home based Business Insurance, Small Business Insurance ..the list goes on.

Tekcetera sets up Data Center at Level 3 Communications.	June 2004	Tekcetera set up an enterprise class data center employing top of the line networking equipment. Aside from world class redundancy, disaster recovery and bio security, the facility can run without electricity. The company retains a scaled down data center in Dallas, Texas as a backup, and as an option to its customers.

Tekcetera innovates for Bio-tech firm.	May 2004	In a recent success, Tekcetera was commissioned by Innozen, Inc of Woodland Hills, CA to provide online branding for their new Eye care Solution, Optizen. (Tekcetera, Inc. Holds the Key to Search Engine Optimization...)

Tekcetera bags managed services contract with Ingrooves.com	April 2004	INgrooves Creates An Innovative Digital Music Platform For Independent Dance Artists And Producers To Get Their Music Heard. Tekcetera signs a deal with Ingrooves to manage all web & application design, co-location, strategic consulting and support.

Zengen, Inc signs Tekcetera as de facto Technology Provider.	January 2004	Founded in 1999, Zengen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative products to treat and prevent infection and inflammation through application of its proprietary peptide technologies. Zengen signs deal with Tekcetera to manage all design, technology, telecommunications and infrastructure related activity.

Tekcetera nails contract for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) with leading Insurance Marketing firm.	November 2003	Leading Insurance Marketing firm IMMS partners with Tekcetera to outsource all Technology related process management for flag ship companies IMMS and Group500.

Tekcetera implements 100% wireless solution for client (name withheld)	October 2003	Tekcetera is contracted to make the corporate office completely wireless. The offices are 100% glass and present a peculiar challenge. The solution involves integration of high end wireless equipment and security devices and software.

ICG partners with Tekcetera for Voice Over IP solutions.	September 2003	Tekcetera implements 100% VoIP solutions in-house. The company then begins to offer Telecommunications alternatives to its customers.

Screens of Southern California signs on-going maintenance contract with Tekcetera.	August 2003	SOSC is the sole distributor of Phantom Retractible screens in Southern California, with offices in Los Angeles and Orange County. Soon after, the deal takes on a Technology partnership flavor with all technology related processes being handled by Tekcetera.

nextblock.com out-sources systems management to Tekcetera Inc.	June 2003	nextBlock.com contracts with Tekcetera for Business Process Outsourcing; servers are co-located to the Tustin Data Center, work begins on taking the company national.

Tekcetera signs website redesign and management agreement with Ronick Productions.	May 2003	Ronick Productions is a Los Angeles-based film production company, emphasizing features as well as other media opportunities. The company is unhappy with the services of the previous provider and chooses Tekcetera because of the company's 'reputable customer service and depth of quality skills'.

Tekcetera ramps up Small Business Web Development and Hosting services introducing an Innovative Site Wizard tool.	April 2003	Many of the company's customers fall into the small business genre. Tekcetera decides to support the smaller companies and their customers by offering an Online Web Site Building service called SiteWizard.

Ampersand Corporation partners with Tekcetera for on-going specialty consulting services.	February 2003	Ampersand Corporation, one of Los Angeles' Top 20 fastest growing software development firms partners with Tekcetera to help manage their Fortune 500 accounts.

100-20,000 in 6 weeks!	January 2003	Riding on the success of the database optimization effort, nextBlock.com retained our consultants' services for another optimization effort - driving online traffic to their site or Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Again, working with in-house staff, we were able to find a means by which to increase their traffic to 20,000 hits a day with a current (tempered) growth rate of 30% per month. At that rate, in a year, the company will enjoy over 60,000 new visitors this year. If the company rolls out to a larger audience, those numbers will soar. We primarily optimized for www.google.com

A digital dashboard and knowledge portal that can help save lives!	January 2003	Business to Employee (B2E) portals are a new class of applications designed to integrate and consolidate enterprise information and make it available to the employee from a single point of access. Zengen, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing innovative products to treat and prevent infection and inflammation through application of its patented peptide technologies. In less than 12 calendar weeks, our consultants customized a state-of -the-art document (and digital asset) management system. A custom designed Patent Management System was integrated into the knowledge portal workflow and the portal is the secure centralized interface to all Financial, Research and Investor information.

A database that is now up at least 50 times faster	November 2002	nextBlock.com is a business and services directory currently serving all of California. The database has around 1million businesses and at least as many products and services. The company had received bids advising a database change (from MS SQL Server to Oracle) and even a complete infrastructure overall totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars in investment. In a little over 6 weeks, working with in-house development staff, and under 200 hours of expert consulting we were able to improve the site's overall performance tremendously. Some queries now run 50-100 times faster than they did when the company called for help. The company now plans to roll out to the rest of the country ahead of schedule, and use its savings for advertising.

We've lost our data again! And where is my Inbox?	24/7	Many of our customers, at first, do not believe that we can (in some cases) save them money and provide world-class service. Do you have a part-time system administrator who is also your desktop support specialist who is also your network expert? Most of our customers did, until they started to work with us! Now, they have a team of specialists, not 'our man Friday' who sometimes takes the day off for bigger customers. Experts remain experts so long as they specialize in a few things - which might explain why our people excel! We assign a well-coordinated team of experts to take care of your needs. How precious is your data, how secure does your research and intellectual property need to be? Can you go a day without email? Do you need secure access to the network from home? Does your administrative staff perform below par because they lack timely technical support? Call for a partial list of our customers that have benefited from our support. We have a host of plans to choose from, customized for your unique needs.

If the plant has a manufacturing schedule, the suppliers have their orders.	September 2000	Fleetwood Enterprises, the RV manufacturer and Fortune 500 Company, automated their demand - supply chain with the guidance of our consultants. With close to 20 plants in the US and Canada, coordinating work schedules from the MRP system to the suppliers indigenous systems was difficult and often resulted in overages, schedule overruns and inordinate delays. The solution was to build a web based interface to a SQL database that interfaced with the VAX MRP system. Suppliers had up to the day data, and could coordinate their build and supply load with amazing efficiency. And Fleetwood had the benefit of having all of their preferred suppliers on the same system.

Biopharmaceutical start-up builds a solid platform	February 2000	Zengen, Inc. was in need of a network as well as support services. We were contracted to provide a turnkey solution that Zengen could grow with. Network infrastructure, servers, desktops, laptops, printers, and all related software were all part of the project. Within a few weeks Zengen had a 100% functional network. They moved into their new office space with all system ready for use. The 'turn-key' solution provided Zengen a reliable infrastructure that enabled them to grow without fear of outgrowing their network.

The Big Screen	December 1999	Motion Pictures Association (MPA, MPAA) - the Box Office results that you see on the news comes off of a system that our consultants helped bring Live. The system captures Box Office information via the Web in over 30 reporting countries. The information is stored in a central database in Los Angeles, CA and a custom reports engine produces over 500 report variations and what-if scenarios. Besides news items and statistics the system is especially useful to producers and directors who can reasonably predict results based on a demographic usage patterns stored in the database.

Heart Monitoring Company consolidates legacy databases	October 1999	Based on the success of the initial Beverly Glen Medical System (BGMS) project, we were awarded an additional project to consolidate three legacy databases into one easy to use web based system. BGMS used three different systems to provide services to its Transtelephonic patients. Remote transmission of data, billing, and inventory were not working together causing on a regular basis double data entry. The solution was a web-based system that would allow all three databases to work together as well as provide additional reporting functionality. The project was a complete success, resulting in increased productivity and well needed reporting functionality.

24/7 Heart Monitoring Company outgrew their systems	August 1999	Beverly Glen Medical Systems (BGMS), a Transtelephonic heart monitoring and Holter analyzing company was in need of an upgrade. BGMS was growing at a phenomenal rate; we provided the technology and support to meet their growing needs. As part of a six-month plan their entire network was restructured with new technology, servers, and desktops. Considering their business model the availability of their network was very important. We were able to upgrade their technology and network with little impact on their daily business operations by working nights and weekends. The results of the upgrades were recognized almost as soon as the project started; availability of servers and the network in general was up well over 40%.