We provide an array of services in networking systems and integration. Our trained and certified staff can handle your needs from Local Area Networks to Wide Area Networks, including Virtual Private Networks and Internet Connectivity.

Windows Networks
We are experts in a wide range of products and technology using Microsoft and complementary products.

We are certified in the installation and support of:

• Microsoft’s products including, Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange,  SQL Server, Terminal Services
• Citrix Presentation Server and XenApp Server
• Cisco routers, switches and firewalls
• SonicWALL Solutions Suite
• Symantec applications

Our networking services include:

• Planning & Design
• Procurement
• Implementation
• Proactive Network Management and Monitoring
• Disaster Recovery
• Business Continuity
• Preventive Maintenance
• Support and Service
• Managed Security
• Web Hosting and SaaS (Software as a Service)

Security
While the Internet brings many new benefits to business, it also brings new risks and management issues. Companies connected to the Internet are vulnerable to many types of threats: viruses, breaches of confidentiality, legal liability, lost productivity, spam attacks, degradation in service, offensive web content, malicious web downloads, software security defects and hackers. Nielsen reports that workers spend an average of 21 hours a week online at the office vs. an average of 9.5 hours at home. Reports have also shown that 70% of all Internet pornography traffic occurs during the 9-to-5 workday. And it is a well-known fact that the majority of attacks come from within a network from so-called “trusted users”. You need current technology and expert knowledge to help eliminate these risks and protect your corporate assets. 

Sikich Technology division partners with best-of-breed security vendors to provide our clients with some of the best security products and services available. The security experts at Sikich have extensive experience and training in designing, developing, implementing, testing and maintaining secure, effective Internet security environments. Our security solutions provide layers of defense that detect, prevent and respond to threats before damaging your corporate system. We can evaluate your security, help you create a workable security policy, help with its enforcement and manage its effectiveness.

A typical layered security design and implementation includes:

• Email Filter—scans e-mail for illegal content, pornography, viruses, trade secrets, junk e-mail, and e-mail misuse.
• URL Filter—monitors where employees go on the web as well as blocks access to sites deemed inappropriate.
• Firewall—prevents unauthorized access to your network and provides secure office-to-office connectivity.
• SSL VPN—ensure that only authorized users can access the internal network and secure the data being accessed.
• Vulnerability Assessment—to ensure your network remains secure from new threats as well as from changes to your network, frequent reporting on vulnerabilities is crucial.
• Anti Virus—to detect and prevent the spread of viruses, from the Internet, e-mail or from users.
• Patch Management—dynamically patch operating systems and applications to ensure internal network security.
• Backup—internal or external data backup for effective disaster recovery.
• Spyware Prevention—protect assets from software that covertly gathers user information through an Internet connection.
  
  

Merger and Acquisition Data Center Planning and Management
Are you merging with another company? Splitting a company apart? The networking and data issues are often overlooked even though they can be as daunting as the financial negotiations. We have a great deal of experience in this specialty area.

Internet Connectivity
Need DSL, T1? Do you require e-mail and/or FTP access? We can connect you in a way that fits your budget and requirements.

Library Services
Sikich Technology Division has a dedicated Library Services team comprised of certified network professionals with more than 20 years of experience working in and for library systems. Having worked with over 60 local, public libraries, we have vast experience in assisting our library clients in planning and implementing networks, establishing security measures, and maintaining Internet related services.

Our services include:

• Desktop security for publicly accessible computers using such tools as DeepFreeze, Public Web Browser, Windows Group Policy among others
• Public PC time and print management using for example PC Reservation, SAM,  LPT:One, Pcounter
• Network segregation, i.e., establishing separate networks for staff and public computers 
• Secure wireless networks for staff use; wireless hotspots for patrons
• Internet connectivity and other services provided by Illinois Century Network and other providers
• Firewalls, VPNs, antivirus, antispyware, and other security initiatives
• Secure access to library automation systems, both local and remote; knowledge  of Workflows, Millennium, Anzio, etc.

Click to see libraries we have worked with.

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