Simtech Solutions can be your guide to determine whether or not having your iSeries (formerly AS/400) infrastructure hosted is right for your company.

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Simtech's Analysis Service evolved out of years of consulting experience with IBM customers and associated leading Managed Hosting Providers. We have helped guide companies such as San Francisco based trailer leasing company, PLM International, (AMEX:PLM) in finding the right hosting solution. Whether you simply need to save on internal infrastructure costs or you are an ISV requiring an ASP-enabled solution as a licensing option, each company's needs are unique. There are no "one-size fits all" solutions. From complete Class-A data centers to time-share test systems for programmers, we can introduce you to some excellent options.

Beyond providing you with current, competitive information from multiple Infrastructure Providers, Simtech can act as a broker for soliciting bids through a "blind" bid process that protects your privacy and yields a fair market service price. As part of the process Simtech includes a free dynamic "Internal vs. Managed Hosting" Analysis Excel spreadsheet tool, customizable to reflect your true environment costs versus the managed hosting bids.

Benefits

• Significant cost savings due to economies of scale.
• 24x7 maintenance support with full redundancy and high security.
• Secure access to applications over the Internet from anywhere.
• Capacity on demand prevents paying for unused storage and processing power.
• Constant system diagnosis prevents problems before they occur.
• Access to a larger group of highly trained technical experts.
• Timely technology-refresh cycles and PTF updates.
• Disaster Recovery Co-location Solution.
• Customizable Service Level Agreements.

Once a Managed Hosting Infrastructure provider is chosen, Simtech provides, at no cost, its EASY400 suite of tools to increase the power of the 400 and peoples' abilities to use it internally and in concert with the provider. EASY400 functionality includes tools such as The Environment Manager for partitioning an iSeries into multiple operating environments, The Data Detective for locating sources of information from within a database, as well as an Object Usage Utility, which shows users how all of the objects within their operating environment interact with each other.

Since all that is needed is Internet access and VPN software, applications can be accessed securely from anywhere in the world. This has been an enormous benefit to employees as it gives them the flexibility to work from the office, at home, or when they are on the road. For ISVs, A sales force can even demonstrate software live from a prospect's site without needing to install it on their iSeries. The uptime is guaranteed by a service level agreement, which ensures access to your data. Call us at 866-3SIMTEC, e-mail us at info@easy400.com or simply download and fax the completed Managed Hosting Environment Questionnaire to help us prepare a FREE return on investment (ROI) analysis. Our fax number is (617) 557-9349. We bet you will be amazed at the money, headaches, and time that managed hosting can save you.