http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/press-view/alphanumerics-own-steve-rao-works-with-nc-real-enterprises-to-stimulate-you http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/press-view/alphanumerics-own-steve-rao-works-with-nc-real-enterprises-to-stimulate-you#When:18:04:18Z   Alphanumeric Systems, Inc.is proud to commend the accomplishments of one of its own: business development manager Steve Rao has been named the newest member of the NC REAL EnterprisesBoard of Directors. He began his three-year term on June 29. Rao joined the Alphanumeric team in January, 2011. In his time with the 32 year-old IT services company, Rao has been able to effectively steer new business opportunities to the company, leveraging the broad network he built through his experience as a 2010 candidate for Wake County Commissioner, and as an entrepreneur (He founded the sports management company TSG Academies, now run by Tim Wilkison Academies). In his role with NC REAL Enterprises, Rao will help to inspire entrepreneurial spirit among mostly rural youth, extending his expertise to the next generation. “I am honored to spend the next few years working as an NC REAL board member,” Rao says. “I hope to help create jobs in rural North Carolina by fostering innovation and entrepreneurship throughout our state, and by helping our youth aspire to be the generation which leads us back to economic prosperity.” NC REAL Enterprises’ interim executive director, Dr. Eleanor Herndon, looks forward to the entrepreneurial insight Rao will bring to the organization. “NC REAL is a 25 year-old nonprofit governed by a Board of Directors that represent all geographic areas of the state, who are interested in entrepreneurship education among youth and adults, who believe that innovative thinkers are critical to job creation, and who support our work in the most rural areas of the state,” she says. “As an entrepreneur, Steve Rao will add value to our board and our organization, and we are pleased he has accepted this invitation.” Alphanumeric is proud to support Rao in his new role at NC REAL Enterprises as part of an ongoing commitment to serving the community and encouraging employees to do likewise. Whether organizing office-wide food drives for organizations like Raleigh’s Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, or leading teams at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s annual Walk to Cure Diabetes, Alphanumeric aims to engage with organizations dedicated to improving our communities and our world. Our employees volunteer for causes including animal rescue, cancer research, and community outreach. About Alphanumeric Alphanumeric Systems, Inc. is a world-class technology provider with core strengths in the efficient delivery of comprehensive business technology solutions. The privately held, woman-owned enterprise has served pharmaceutical, state and local government, education, healthcare and professional services clients for more than three decades. Alphanumeric has received numerous awards and recognition, including 15 years as a CRN Magazine VAR 500 Solution Provider, Triangle Business Journal’s Top IT Networking Company, and many others. Alphanumeric maintains its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., and provides its full-range of services from satellite offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom. Further information about Alphanumeric is available at www.alphanumeric.com. Contact: Bryan Reed breed@alphanumeric.com (p) 919-376-4593 Need More Info? Email our Marketing Department today to get more information or to receive brochures by mail: marketing@alphanumeric.com ### Press Releases, 2011-07-07T18:04:18+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/headphones-in-the-cloud-new-music-services-extend-cloud-services-at-the-con http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/headphones-in-the-cloud-new-music-services-extend-cloud-services-at-the-con#When:18:36:07Z Web-based applications already have moved consumers' most common functions - e-mail, entertainment, and word processing - to the cloud. Can business be far behind? 2011-06-01T18:36:07+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/mobile-technology-brings-new-challenges http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/mobile-technology-brings-new-challenges#When:13:38:40Z It's no secret that mobile technology is changing the way we communicate and conduct business. It's no rare feat to round up a handful of people in our, or any, office who could brandish a Blackberry, a Droid, an iPhone or an iPad. And it's not unlikely that they've got their device synced to company e-mail. This, of course, is a major boon to rapid communication, responsiveness and productivity. But the integration of mobile devices - especially user-owned devices - into the IT environment raises a number of new security issues. 2011-02-10T13:38:40+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/reports-of-e-mails-demise-have-been-greatly-exaggerated http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/reports-of-e-mails-demise-have-been-greatly-exaggerated#When:21:47:40Z As the technology landscape shifts its way toward greater mobility, real-time communication and cloud-based infrastructures, some have begun to speculate that e-mail’s days are numbered. Those reports, I’d argue, are greatly exaggerated. 2010-12-03T21:47:40+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/theres-less-carbon-in-the-cloud http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/theres-less-carbon-in-the-cloud#When:17:12:54Z Moving key business applications out of the datacenter and into the cloud could reduce energy use and carbon emissions by 30-90 percent, according to a white paper published by Microsoft. To gather and report the findings of this report, Microsoft partnered with technology consulting and outsourcing company Accenture and WSP Environment & Energy, a global consultancy dedicated to environmental and sustainability issues. 2010-11-11T17:12:54+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/can-it-solve-national-debt http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/can-it-solve-national-debt#When:21:04:39Z Balancing the budget is a perennial goal for any campaigning U.S. politician. And most would agree that controlling national debt is a good thing – even if we can’t always agree on how to do it. But especially in the days since the 2008 economic downturn, the national debt has been on the minds, and in the mouths of many. Not least of these, the Technology CEO Council, has offered a proposal to help alleviate the federal government’s monetary pressures. By up to $1 trillion over the course of a decade, if their calculations are correct... 2010-10-26T21:04:39+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/the-best-laid-disaster-recovery-plans http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/the-best-laid-disaster-recovery-plans#When:15:29:24Z You’ve got a plan to ensure business continuity in case of a network outage, right? Are you sure? A poll conducted by distributor CDW suggests that, as the poet Robert Burns wrote, “The best laid schemes of mice and men / Go oft awry.” Of 7,000 companies polled, a full quarter had experienced network disruptions of more than four hours. Ninety-seven percent of those disruptions had “detrimental” effects on business productivity. 2010-10-12T15:29:24+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/study-video-collaboration-yields-surprising-benefits http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/study-video-collaboration-yields-surprising-benefits#When:13:12:00Z Everyone knows video communication has its benefits -- lower costs, less traveling -- but a new study finds that the qualitative benefits might be just as compelling. Unified Communications, 2010-10-06T13:12:00+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/go-green.-save-green http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/go-green.-save-green#When:20:52:09Z People can argue about the impact of climate change and the need for environmental awareness all they want. I’ve always felt that no matter conserving resources is still a good idea. I felt this way for one simple, too often overlooked reason: saving resources saves money. If you could do the same job, and create the same result for less money, wouldn’t you? Virtualization, 2010-09-16T20:52:09+00:00 http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/how-much-does-free-content-really-cost http://www.alphanumeric.com/index.php/newsroom/entry-view/how-much-does-free-content-really-cost#When:18:42:04Z As if Web surfers needed one more reason to avoid unauthorized downloads, a McAfee study found that adding the word “free” to a search for music or movies, or any entertainment content, increases the chance of stumbling onto a malicious link. Network Security, 2010-09-16T18:42:04+00:00