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connect mobiles fixed line vehicle tracking energy IT support Welcome 2014 is flying past and thankfully we appear to have reached that time of year when our surroundings all seem a lot brighter, days are longer and the sun occasionally makes an appearance. I’m pleased to announce we added another exciting new sector to our ADSI Group – ADSI Technology. Headed up by Alan Butler, Technology offers flexible IT support packages to suit any business needs – perfect if you don’t have your own in-house IT department. We have a superb IT team here with a wide range of qualifications and experience who can offer extensive technology advice and service for all size and types of businesses. Read through the article inside for full details. The coming few months will also see the opening of a new office in Leeds. I’m looking forward to building up a strong team there and am sure it will be a great addition to our Group. More news of that to follow. I hope you enjoy this latest issue of our Newsletter. Do take advantage of the offers and our competition on the back page. We’ve entered teams for the Three Peaks Challenge again this year, so it would be great if you could sponsor us – the fund raising pages are listed at the back along with details of available t-shirt sponsor space. As always, thank you for your business, do let us know if there is anything we can help you with. SPRING/SUMMER 2014 autovoice Small price, big, beautiful phone Get your hands on the Nokia 625 for just £19.57 Big 4.7” scratch-resistant touchscreen to play, watch, browse and work. The Nokia Lumia 625 is packed with style and substance, powered by Windows Phone 8 it features; 4G, 5 MP Camera, Video, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MP3, MixRadio, Maps, JobLens, endless Apps and Games. Offer includes; n FREE Nokia Lumia 625 n 500mb data n 500 Minutes n FREE unlimited O2 to O2 calls in UK n Unlimited Texts n FREE calls to 10 nominated landlines of your choice All for just £19.57* per month *based on new connection only, 24 month contract, subject to credit vet, terms and conditions. Handset subject to availability, offer may be withdrawn at any time. Calling all customers… Don’t forget to check our website for the latest news and offers available www.adsi.co.uk we are also on Twitter @ADSINEWS Adrian Spreadborough Would your business like to feature in our next Newsletter or on our Website? Just send us your testimonial, comments OR share a Mobile phone experience with us. Email [email protected] Office 365 - what is it? Microsoft Office 365 allows you to work almost whenever, wherever you want, on any device you choose. It provides virtually anywhere access to Office tools, enterprise-grade email, conferencing and other IT services. Why do I need Office 365? With an Office 365 monthly subscription you can get: n n Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote, Publisher, InfoPath with automatic updates. n Instant Messaging You can create, store, edit and share Office docs n Conferencing sharing n Online and offline access to your documents n Central place to store and access documents. Large mailbox; 50GB mailbox per user, send professional business class emails and share calendars n buy another Office Licence Suite again – saving approx. £300 n online with colleagues and customers n n You’ll never need to All the latest version of Office applications; Word, Personalised Domain name and personalised email addresses that provide a professional image for your business and allows you to sync with enterprise-grade email and shared calendars / contacts Premium anti-malware protection and anti-spam filtering n You get up-to-date versions of Office 10GB baseline storage and 500MB of storage per user. Automatic back up. n SkyDrive Pro giving you 25GB of secure cloud storage for your own files and documents n Easy to install and set up, complete IT guidance and support throughout your contract Applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote, Publisher automatically, ALL THE TIME ! n You can access your work from multiple devices; PC, laptop, tablet, phone n You’ll can share documents on line with colleagues or clients n It’s a safe, secure and professional way of making your business work more efficiently From just £ 3.90* per user/per month Call 01268 495555 for full details *Based on 24 month contract with O2 Business. Professional Set up fee may apply. Prices exclude VAT at 20%. Internet access required for some packages. Subject to availability & credit status. Payment by Direct Debit. 01268 495555 [email protected] www.adsi.co.uk So much variety, you’re spoilt for choice… The ever increasing mobile handset market, so what’s new? 4G update Samsung Galaxy S5, Nokia Lumia 1020, Sony Xperia Z1 & Z2, LG G Flex, HTC One 2, iPhone, to name just a few. Already this year we are seeing new handsets hitting the market. Whether you’re after a Windows, Android or IOS phone, ask us for advice on what will best suit your needs and provide the best business tool. Look out for the Watch phone as makers join the race to get the best-selling wearable technology on your wrist – check out Samsung Gear Watch and LG’s GD910 Mobile Phone. For businesses that can’t afford to stand still, 4G will offer new ways of engaging with customers. And make existing tasks quicker and easier. Delivering better business results. 4G is now available in London, Leeds and Bradford. And O2 are adding a further 10 cities by the end of the year. Will we see an iWatch before the year is out? With 4G, you’ll be able to do more in less time: n Trust us to keep an eye on your phone bill We’ve been providing our Bill Manager service to mobile phone customers for nearly 5 years now and we think, and hope, we have saved you a considerable amount of money over the duration. So how do we do it, is it really just pushing a button? Once you are an ADSI customer we can download your monthly phone bill from your network to analyse it. The comprehensive information we receive allows us to breakdown your expenditure on each mobile number into national calls, calls to other mobiles, international calls, data usage, texts, voicemail, Sample Company Ltd (0313XXXX) Provided By Bill Analysis for the Month of August 2010 0845 numbers etc etc. In turn, this information Last 6 Months Bills Top 10 Out of Bundle Spend (>£1.00) enables us to check you are on the correct tariff and appropriate bolt-ons for your current needs. Our systems at ADSI automatically load this data into an Excel Spreadsheet and Graph so that we can see exactly what you are spending, on what and where. £1,400 £250 £1,200 £200 £1,000 £800 £150 £600 £100 £400 £200 £50 £0 0777853xxxx 0771874xxxx 0778551xxxx 0772579xxxx 0777421xxxx 500 800 400 600 300 400 200 200 100 0 0 0777818xxxx 0771033xxxx 0776964xxxx 0788774xxxx 0777172xxxx 0789991xxxx 0772579xxxx 0778551xxxx 0771874xxxx 0773336xxxx 0771033xxxx 0784166xxxx 0772579xxxx 0777853xxxx 0777421xxxx 0788774xxxx 0777818xxxx 0776964xxxx 16 £500 14 £450 £350 10 £250 6 £200 Make quicker decisions – with access to information and your systems in the palm of your hand n Work flexibly anytime, anywhere Mobile Broadband from just £14.17/month* Mobile Broadband from O2 embraces flexible working. At home, on the move, on-site or even at the coffee shop - stay productive and in touch, wherever you need to be. Just plug the dongle into your laptop to get online. n It doesn’t run off a battery, so you’ll never have to charge it n The 4G ready dongle lets you browse, *£14.17 per month relates to 3GB data, plus VAT. Terms and Conditions apply £300 8 Download, edit and transfer hefty files n stream and download faster £400 12 n slip it in your pocket or bag and take it everywhere Top 5 Most Expensive Call Classes (Cost Total £) Top 10 Data Users (Total 1000s Kbs) – solving problems faster and opening up more engaging lines of communication n Similar size to a USB stick, so you can £150 4 £100 2 £50 0 £0 Directory Enq Non 0871 Services Geographical Voicemail International 0788774xxxx 0776964xxxx 0778551xxxx 0789991xxxx 0773336xxxx 0777421xxxx Order yours today at [email protected] or telephone 01268 495555 Travelling in Europe this Summer? O2 Travel allows you to control the costs of your calls and data in Europe. Whatever you plan to get up to, with O2 Travel you pay just £1.99 a day (£1.66 ex VAT) for the days you use data. No catch. No scary bills. And O2 will even text you the limit. There’s a daily data limit of 15MB, if you reach it, you can simply reset your daily allowance by texting moredata to 23336 for £1.99 to give you another 15MB. You pay just 41p to make or receive a call, and then it’s free to talk up for up to 60 minutes. After 60 minutes standard UK out of bundle rates apply. Without O2 Travel you will pay standard roaming rates. If in doubt, ask your Account Manager to check your account for the best deal for your visit. If you’re going International or non-European travelling ask for details of the best bolt-on for your destination country. 01268 495555 0777172xxxx 600 1000 ADSI are the only reseller that offers this unique service and we are proud that so many of you benefit from it. 0789991xxxx Top 10 Text Users (Total Qty) 1200 0773336xxxx Your ADSI Account Manager will monitor your monthly expenditure and send you the complete Bill Manager Email. If you’re going over your allowances for calls, texts or data they can act quickly and make the necessary changes to your account. It is our job to make sure you continue to get the best out of your phone contract. 0773336xxxx Rentals Top 10 Minute Users (Total Minutes) 0776964xxxx other 0788774xxxx 201008 201007 International 201006 201005 201004 201003 Don’t forget to let us know if you want your Bill Manager broken down into different Departments, Groups or Cost Centres for your Business to assist with your accounts. You can also advise us of the Name of the User against each number to make it even clearer for you.Whatever will help you, let us know. It’s your personal Bill Manager, so make it personal to you.’ £0 Benefit from video and video conferencing [email protected] Top tips Don’t forget to save your data allowance – register and use O2 free Wi-Fi when out and about. Try out O2’s Hotspot Locator; http://www.o2wifi.co.uk/hotspots Apps Got 5 minutes? Try these O2 apps... O2 Tracks official Top 40 hits Academy gig listings, videos and tunes Matchday get closer to big games Train Travel look up train times and book tickets Moments get offers from high street brands and stores www.adsi.co.uk Staff Focus Technology arrives… We are pleased to unveil our latest Sector – ADSI Technology. If you haven’t got your own in-house IT department you can now get one at an affordable cost… TECHNOLOGY ADSI Technology offers flexible IT support from a team of trusted experts and service packages tailored to suit your business needs. Service packages – Silver, Gold and Platinum, provide full support and complete responsibility for your overall IT requirements, from managing day-to-day services to providing long term advice on IT related issues. As a client of ADSI Technology you will receive pro-active service from our fully trained and professionally qualified staff who know how to prevent issues before they affect you and your business. We identify trends and recurring issues to isolate the root causes. From one-off projects to fully integrated IT support packages we are there for your growing requirements. Our managed service desk and response team allows you to direct your technical issues to us and with our In-house technology capability we’ll ensure your business keeps going. In most cases, we can resolve issues using secure remote access. Taking out a ADSI support package means n Having your own IT department at an affordable cost n Less downtime n Fewer day to day issues n Business continuity – back up and disaster recovery n Fixed rate packages for your IT support to suit your business and its needs n Peace of mind- know your business is in good hands The Tech Team Together our support team have over 100 years’ experience in information technology specialising in programming, coding, networking, software and hardware support. They come armed with leading technology and detailed knowledge that your business needs in today’s busy world. Call Alan Butler on 01268 495566 or email [email protected] for further information and to book a consultation. Alan Butler is General Manager of ADSI Technology. He originally joined ADSI in 2007 as our IT Manager, done such a great job, he then went off to run his own business specialising in IT services and support. This proved very successful and he has built up a good business reputation and gained many accounts through his competitively priced service solutions. We approached Alan at the beginning of this year to head up a newly formed sector of ADSI – Technology which is looking to become a very lucrative partnership for both. So we asked Alan; What do you like most about your job? A lot of IT work is “behind the scenes” so it’s always good to improve or install new systems where the end result can be seen by the users. It’s great when you hear someone say, ”It’s working so much better/ faster than before” How did you get interested in IT and what is your earliest computer memory? The two things coincide; I excelled in Computer Studies at Senior School so my potential career was laid out before me very early on! My first computer was back in 1983, a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k, which I would spend hours writing programs on more than playing games. What do you think will be the biggest technology development in the new few years? I think the ‘shall we, shan’t we’ attitude that there has been to Cloud Computing by home and business users has reached the end and it will really start to grow in earnest. Hence Smartphones and Tablet computing will continue to increase considerably, along with smart devices within home and business, seeing the further decline of PCs and Laptops. How do you spend your free time? Most people think my free time would be spent at home on all the latest gadgetry and technology – definitely not! Home is an IT free zone. When not renovating the house or spending time with my 3 Daughters and Step-Son, it’s usually spent playing golf or watching rugby in the pub with my friends, or weekends away and evenings out just relaxing with my fiancée Heidi. Energy news Cal 01268 49l 5555 o Still lots of headlines in the news about our UK energy prices. Are they up again, fixed, do you need to look around and swap suppliers? r nimit@ad email sig to find o roup.co.uk ut if we help you can . If you need some clarification and advice on your current supply bills, the tariff and the prices you’re on, then give our Energy Consultant, Nimi Tyger, a call. He will go through your existing gas and electricity bill, analyse it and let you know if you can get a better deal elsewhere. You won’t have to enter endless details in comparison sites, just leave it to him to do all the work for you. If savings can be made and it’s worth moving suppliers, Nimi will deal with all the paperwork and arrangements for you – hassle free! Does your business… Send appointment reminders? 3 marketing messages 3 Broadcast or company information? Meeting or employee 3 Need to send Customer care 3 notifications? calls or surveys? LIMITED OFFER Sign up to Autovoice Text to Speech for 3 months and get the first month subscription FREE. After the first free month, subscription is just £19.99/month, plus VAT, call duration is 15p/minute. Then try our automated voice messaging solutions from Autovoice You can send customers bulk personalised telephone messages at minimal cost, time and effort. Messages and campaigns can be created, scheduled and sent with simple to use instructions accessed on a self-service website. You can monitor the progress of your calls, control the feedback and response which is collected by the recipient’s keypad. Call 01268 495588 for a free demonstration 01268 495555 [email protected] www.adsi.co.uk Not content with last year’s gruelling challenge, we’ve decided to do it all again and entered 2 ADSI teams for Three Peaks 2014. This year it’s 5th/6th July and again the teams will be climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis in 24 hours. Our team members are; Adrian Spreadborough, Carl Shotter, Anthony Monks, Chelsee Buffin, Sophie Shepherd, Billy Allen, Deborah Gledhill and Katie Woods (Driver) We are raising money for Action Medical Research who are dedicated to improving the health of babies and children. We would delighted if you could make a donation on our fundraising page; http://www.action.org.uk/sponsor/spreadboroughflyers Or why not sponsor our challenge? Have your company logo and name printed on our t-shirts; limited front positions are available for just £100. Alternatively for £25 have your name or a small logo on the back of t-shirts. If you would like further information or to want take up this sponsorship opportunity call Sue on 01268 495555 or email [email protected]. ‘who’s who... contact us... Are we mad? ADSI Alexander House, Christy Court, Basildon, Essex SS15 6TL Telephone 01268 495555 Email [email protected] Website www.adsi.co.uk Adrian Spreadborough Managing Director Alec McCubbing Head of Sales – Telecoms Rob Foote Sales Manager – Telecoms, Basildon Nimi Tyger Sales Manager Energy Mike Griffin General Manager Autovoice UK Alan Butler General Manager ADSI Technology Jackie Robinson Finance & Operations Manager Sue Dennison Marketing Manager For the latest news and offers follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ADSINEWS and also on Facebook and Linked in –ADSINEWS Showtime We are pleased to be hitting the business shows again this year with our ADSI sectors and Autovoice. Please come along and meet the teams at; Not just a stroll along the coast... South West Business Showcase 2014 at Colston Hall, Bristol on Tuesday 8th April Devon and Basildon staff took to the 25 mile Coast Path from Bude to Clovelly back in March and it proved considerably harder than anticipated. Within an hour from the start the steep cliff paths and muddy downhill slopes were taking their toll on the group. Stamina and fitness levels were certainly put to the test! The views at the top of the coastline were stunning and there was plenty of laughs from the group along the way! And even better, we raised some worthwhile funds for the RNLI so thank you for your donations. ATL (Association of Teachers & Lecturers) Annual Conference at Manchester Central on 15th and 16th April North East London Expo at Leyton Orient Football Club on Tuesday 20th May. And more to be announced… **This year we are holding a prize draw at each exhibition to win an iPad Mini** Competition Win an iPad Mini this issue Just send your answers to these 3 simple questions to [email protected] by 30th June 2014 and your correct entry will be entered into a draw to win an iPad Mini. Winner will be notified by email. 1 How big is the screen on the Nokia Lumia 625? 2 Which O2 App will give you High Street offers? 3 Who are we raising money for on our Three Peaks Challenge? 01268 495555 [email protected] Here’s what has us amused at the Office… Eight Ball Pool Angry Birds Go Farm Hero Saga Candy Crush Pet Rescue Saga Minion Rush www.adsi.co.uk TempleRun 2 Family Guy Pointless Countdown Snapchat