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FileBound Names Vince Fuemmeler To Advisory Council

IMS of Mexico, Missouri has been selected as a member of the FileBound Advisory Board, acting as one of the ten executive partners in the United States and Australia. FileBound is a cloud-based function which offers a user friendly, end-to-end solution for document management.

FileBound executive partners are chosen based on their high-level of professionalism as well as their sustained record of success in assisting businesses and organizations carry out lasting solutions.

"Being a part of the FileBound Advisory Board is a fantastic honor," Vince Fuemmeler, IMS President/CEO, said. "There are greater than 350 FileBound resellers around the globe and only ten were selected to the board. The selection committee based the decision not just on volume, but also on expertise of the software."

IMS is a document management company supplying solutions to help clients become more organized, efficient, agile, scalable and compliant in the way they manage their business critical paper files, electronic documents and forms.

Members of the advisory board also function as advisors to the FileBound executive team in matters of product, marketing, sales and strategy.

"I am extremely proud of our IT staff and the accomplishments in implementing FileBound to our clients," Fuemmeler said. "In addition to offering input on product development, by having a seat on the advisory board, IMS will have the opportunity to bring solutions to our clients and prospects quicker and more effectively."

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Mike Odneal joins IMS

Mike Odneal has joined IMS as the Client Solutions Manager. Odneal will collaborate with IMS customers nationwide.

He has more than 20 years expertise in handling operations and marketing for a variety of businesses. He has managed strategy and implementation for small companies, big corporations and non-profit organizations in 3 states.

" I look forward to helping all kinds of organizations benefit from the expertise and experience of the IMS team and our wide variety of technology solutions," Odneal said. " Once I discovered how many different tools IMS uses to improve organizational processes for our clients, I was really eager to join the team."

Odneal previously served as Executive Director at the American Red Cross Mid-Missouri chapter and as Manager of the Mid-Missouri branch of the Better Business Bureau. He has experience in telecommunications, political and solar energy management, and has been a business owner.

" My brain is pre-wired to constantly seek and implement cost-effective and efficient technology solutions, and I've enjoyed that kind of work throughout my career," Odneal said. "So, my approach to assisting IMS clients will be really consultative. My aim is to help all kinds of companies save time, money and hassles-- on everyday processes which IMS can streamline for them."

The business continues to expand, providing solutions that assist clients become more organized, efficient, agile, scalable and compliant in the way they take care of their critical paper files, electronic documents and forms.

" We are delighted to have Mike join our team," Vince Fuemmeler, IMS President/CEO, said. "As IMS continues to broaden across the country, Mike is going to play a vital role in assisting businesses, schools and government agencies in strengthening efficiencies and reducing paper."

Odneal received his bachelor's degree in mass communications from Truman State University, and a master of arts in social science from the University of Leicester, England where he was a Rotary Foundation scholar.

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IMS Earns AAA Certification from NAID After Rigorous Process

IMS, a Mexico, MO based business has been granted AAA certification by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID).

The nine-month process to earn NAID certification ensures that companies adhere to best practices in records destruction of all forms of discarded media containing personal and proprietary information. The process is voluntary for companies, which choose to undergo the extensive inspection necessary to earn NAID certification.

"While IMS has been a member of NAID for nine years, becoming NAID Certified places IMS at a higher level in the document shredding space," Vince Fuemmeler, president/CEO, said. "Identify theft, compliance, government regulations and the assurance that our clients' (and our clients' clients) confidential information is properly destroyed has become an important part of any business' privacy and security plan. I'm proud of how hard our team members at IMS have worked to belong in the elite group of Certified NAID companies."

The certification process included an onsite inspection of the IMS facility and its security procedures and systems. IMS also had to demonstrate that its policy and procedure manual reflected NAID standards in terms of access, employees and operations for onsite and mobile handling of data destruction.

Due to the ongoing inspections, which are both scheduled and unannounced, NAID-certified businesses are held accountable for maintaining the standards. These standards cover all processes from the background checks and drug testing of employees to the shred size and destruction of material.

Auditors observe the employees as they collect material from the locked storage containers at sites such as offices and schools through the final recycling of the shredded documents.

The parameters for the shred site and the recycling requirements include specifications that the hard copies must be cross-cut shredded, pulverized, or incinerated until there is reasonable assurance that the material can not be reconstructed. IMS pulverizes all materials and recycles the finished bales of paper in a closed-loop, environmentally safe process.

NAID was established in 1994, when data breaches, privacy issues and identity theft became common problems.

More Information

Just throwing out confidential files and information puts you and your clients' personal info at risk also causing you to be susceptible to possible legal action. Our document shredding services guard against somebody willing to dig through dumpsters or unguarded paper drops. There are far too many cases of discarded confidential documents blowing out of open trucks, outdoor bins, and other unsecured locations. With our document shredding service, IMS can help you minimize the risk of a paper security breach. Shredding in Mid Missouri or in other areas of Missouri such as Jefferson City, Kirksville, Moberly, Macon, Mexico, Hannibal, Columbia, or Lake of the Ozarks with IMS is safe and convenient.

If you are hunting for a document shredding team to service your company, please think of IMS. You need a certified team with the training and honesty you can count on to get the job done right.

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Microsoft Office 365 Integration for IT Support

Is maintaining your team's software up to date a challenging task? Worried if you are in compliance with the most recent laws? Microsoft Office 365 can help with this. Business and enterprise oriented plans allow access to cloud-hosted solutions via Office's service and Applications. Also referred to as Software As A Service or SAAS, Office 365 receives frequent updates making certain your staff is always using the latest features, and updated software. Updates to the software are installed immediately, covering both security updates and significant new versions of Office as they appear.

All of Office 365's parts can be managed and configured through an online portal and by using their subscription model, an aspect of your IT budget is easy to compute and control. Deploy and handle Office 365 around your company, no IT proficiency required. You may add and remove users within minutes.

Feature rich tools come with Office 365 including the following packages:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Access

OneDrive Cloud Storage

Cross platform service makes it easy for Windows and Mac users and offers access through mobile devices. By keeping your files on the cloud you can access and deal with your information and documents from anywhere with an Internet connection.

Always have the most up to date version of files

Having your files stored online keeps it easy to store, organize, and share them, so you can work on documents with colleagues, share reports with business associates, or connect with customers. Your files are constantly up to date, so everyone has access to the latest version. You can share files inside and outside your business.

You always manage access. In our networked world, file sharing isn't really limited to within the office. But within or out, you manage who sees and edits each file. And you may create, edit, and review with others to stay clear of back-and-forth hassles and save time in the process.

Compliance You Ask?

As far back as 2011 Office 365 was compliant with ISO/IEC 27001 safety and security standards and HIPAA requirements for the health care industry. In 2012 it became compliant with the Federal Information Security Management Act which makes it possible for it to be utilized by government agencies. This makes it the perfect solution for a lot of organizations.

Effectively take care of your company's data, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and monitor actions taken on your data using integrated Office 365 compliance solutions for Archiving, eDiscovery, Advanced eDiscovery, and Auditing.

There are greater than 900 controls in the Office 365 compliance framework that permit us to stay up to date with the ever-evolving industry standards.

Keep Your Team In Sync

Keep everybody up to date and working with each other as a team by utilizing Office 365 and its various ways to help ensure that everyone can find exactly the files needed quickly and that all team members are moving forward together. Plus you control access to your team site and with automatic policies, rights protection, and archiving, you can guard your team assets.

If you are looking for a way to incorporate your computer systems like never before, get in touch with IMS Technology Group for more details about what they can supply you via Microsoft 365 and other platforms. They concentrate on meeting the IT needs of organizations like yours.

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Finding the Right IT Solutions For Your Business

The simple fact of the matter is that today's business world operates on modern technology. Just like your business needs electricity and plumbing, you have to get the technological assets to take your business to the next level if you would like to thrive in today's market. Nonetheless, if you do not have an internal Information Technology team or a ton of technical know-how, you need to identify the ideal place to go to satisfy your technology needs.

Your company's technology ought to give your business an upper hand in the marketplace, not a handicap. For full-service IT services in Central Missouri, IMS Technology Group offers all of the services you will require. Many businesses in Fulton, Mexico, Columbia, MO and all over the Mid Missouri area already trust their tech to IMS.

We Offer:

Servers

Workstations

Notebooks/tablets

Networking

Barracuda NextGen Firewalls

Barracuda backup and cloud backup

IMS can upgrade your existing units (hardware, software, network). For instance, if you wish to move from Microsoft Office and Outlook to Office365, we can supply all the assistance needed for that migration. IMS offers both wire and wireless network support. We consult and advise, we install and set up, we test and troubleshoot.

We Support:

Microsoft Operating Systems

Office365

Anti-virus software

Anti-malware software

Adobe software

IT SUPPORT

IMS is located to offer IT support for central Missouri, including in Mexico, MO and the surrounding communities including Montgomery City, Martinsburg, Laddonia, Paris and Fulton. Service calls can be arranged for the installation of replacement servers and computer systems, and repair of internet connections.

MANAGED IT SERVICES

IMS's qualified system administrators also offer remote IT services for your peace of mind. Your servers may be monitored to make sure there are no issues with hardware and that the back-ups and security updates are functioning. Cyber security has never been more vital, and we offer virus defense firewalls for your network. We also deliver recovery procedures for deleted data.

Services also include:

Weekly backup verification

Daily backups

Maintenance of user accounts

Firewall configurations

Priority service for onsite and remote assistance

IMS offers full-service IT solutions. Hardware and software sales, installation and service are important aspects of our program, in addition to Managed IT services. We don't just sell products, we offer education and service in order to help you maintain and update your tech needs.

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Barracuda Backup & Security Solutions

Is your data secure? Do you have a plan in the event of a disaster? Barracuda Does!

Barracuda Backup is a worthwhile solution for safeguarding your data in physical, virtual, and cloud settings. The Barracuda solution is uncomplicated to deploy and simple to manage and provides scalable retention and offsite disaster recovery to the Barracuda Cloud or between your websites for private replication. If your institution is looking for the correct security and data backup system in Central Missouri, let IMS tell you more regarding Barracuda Backup. Organizations can minimize storage demands, bandwidth requirements, and backup costs.

Secure Backup Solutions That Are Cost Effective

By replacing your multi-vendor products, Barracuda can offer cost-efficient data protection for your whole organization. Barracuda Backup may be installed as a solution that brings together software, local storage and offsite backups in a singular package. If your infrastructure is online, you can easily use Barracuda Backup without additional hardware. Cloud-based files can also be secured by deploying the Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup Service. Barracuda offers numerous data centers worldwide to replicate data.

The Barracuda replication technology allows organizations to securely send data to the Barracuda Cloud or another backup appliance. Barracuda's duplication technologies supplies 256-bit AES encryption so organizations can be assured their data is safe and secure. Barracuda Backup easily simplifies data protection throughout your entire infrastructure. Designed for the cloud, Barracuda offers you the flexibility to easily back up files wherever it is located - on premises or in the cloud - and to replicate the data to our secure cloud or private location.

Simple to set up and manage

Single vendor solution for on-premise/cloud data

Flexible deployment options

Backup to secure cloud or private location such as offsite or secondary location.

Protection for Office 365 and Email

While application software running in the cloud is a wonderful way to secure your data against natural and mechanical failings, human-caused data loss is consistently present. Barracuda's Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Microsoft Office 365 protects Exchange Online mailboxes and OneDrive for Business files and folders from loss. The solution can back up mission-critical servers every 15 minutes while simply looking for new or changed files, cutting down the backup time and bandwidth needed.

The Barracuda solution offers a large range of flexible restoration options. Organizations with physical servers are able to perform total restores in case of catastrophic failure. Virtual environments take advantage of fast image-based restores. In the event of disaster, customers with Instant Replacement can have Barracuda ship an apparatus pre-populated with the data in the cloud for quick local restores.

Security Applications

Multi-location network firewalls.

Email Security - Block viruses, spam and other email threats.

SSL VPN allows secure remote access for employees.

Web security saves you bandwidth by filtering content that is inappropriate or harmful.

CudaCa a cloud based video surveillance option provides physical security.

Solutions function in the virtual world by protecting Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and VMware vCloud Air. A complete single vendor solution for all your data needs, IMS is happy to present Barracuda Backup as a practical solution for your business's information technology needs.

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IT Services For Your Central Missouri Business

IMS provides full-service IT strategies. Hardware and software sales, installment and service are essential elements of our program, alongside managed data processing support services. We do not only sell products; we provide education and service in order to help you take care of and upgrade your technology needs.

We Offer:

Servers

Workstations

Notebooks/tablets

Networking

Barracuda NextGen Firewalls

Barracuda backup and cloud backup

IMS can update your existing systems (hardware, software, network). For example, if you choose to move from Microsoft Office and Outlook to Office365, we can provide all the assistance required for that migration. IMS provides both wire and wireless network support. We consult and advise, we install and set up, we test and troubleshoot.

We Service:

Microsoft Platforms

Office365

Anti-virus software

Anti-malware software

Adobe software

IT Support

IMS is positioned to supply IT support for Central Missouri, including Mexico, MO and the close-by communities including Columbia, Montgomery City, Martinsburg, Laddonia, Paris, and Fulton. Service calls may be scheduled the installation of replacement servers and computers, and repair of internet connections.

Managed IT Services

IMS's qualified system administrators also supply remote IT services for your contentment. Your servers may be monitored to make sure there are no issues with hardware and that the backups and security updates are functioning. Cyber security has never been more crucial, and we provide virus protection firewalls for your network. We also offer recovery methods for deleted data.

Services also feature:

Weekly backup verification

Daily backups

Maintenance of user accounts

Firewall configurations

Priority service for onsite and remote assistance

As Technology Moves On

Upgrades and reconfigurations that emphasize making your existing systems better are the foundation of our IT service. Technology will not stay stationary, and neither will IMS Technology Group in Mexico, MO. Meeting your technology needs does not need to mean a lot of difficulty to you. Leave the information technology stuff to us and get back to concentrating on your business.

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How To Judge A Document Management Company

You might think that any system for document management is just as good as the next. However, that’s not necessarily the case. Actually, there are several qualities that you ought to be specifically looking for if you want to find the correct document management solution for a business. The folks at the IMS Technology Group would like you to consider these questions that can assist you as you make this vital decision for your organization.

Does your document management provider have a client-centered perspective?

This is the very first item on this list of questions because it refers to the most important portion of the business: you and your employees. You should rely on someone to take care of document management that is prepared to work with you to meet the specific needs of your company. This includes such things as what on-site training will be provided to your staff, the quickness with which your questions are answered, and things like that. The best document scanning and management company is one that does not only look after their own bottom line, but yours too!

Does your company of preference supply you with the choice of on-site or outsourcing options?

Every business plan is different, and that means that you should have choices about the way in which your documents are scanned and stored. Some companies are better served by having their documents scanned at another site. Others are best off to have that handled in the convenience of their own office. Sometimes a company will need a mixture of the two. Exactly like with the prior question, this one boils down to whether or not the document management company is able to work around your needs.

Is your preference a professional service with all of the needed security?

When dealing with your most sensitive business info, you will be glad that you left it in the possession of of a competent, professional group like the IMS Technology Group. It is not only a question of convenience (although that is relevant.) It is your security that's really at risk here. Look for a company that boasts sufficient storage capacity, great system security measures, constant service, and a fully-optimized work flow model.

Is your document scanning and management service willing to work with your existing model of business?

If you find some company that would like to make you entirely change exactly how you are doing everything, that's not the kind of service that you want. Obviously, you will have to make a few small changes regardless of what business you go with. However, you should choose a document management provider that's willing to work to your benefit. The seamless exchange of information without a substantial hassle to you is the goal.

Does your company of choice have the right passion for document management?

If document management is simply one item on a laundry list of services offered by a company that you are looking at, you may want to reconsider a few things. After all, you'll want a committed specialist in giving you quality document scanning and management. That isn't to say that the folks that you go with cannot do IT services or document shredding or anything comparable such as that, however, if the company you choose does ballet lessons with document management on the side, you might not be the high quality service that you could be getting otherwise.

Does your company of preference give you reason to think that they'll deliver on their promises?

Anybody can list off a variety of promises of awesome, uninterrupted document management service. But, it requires real commitment and excellence in the field to truly deliver on those promises. Look for qualities such as nearly perfect uptime on web-based services, meeting the due dates that you agree on, and quick and correct response to any issues that you might present to them. Needless to say, mishaps happen to everybody. However, the company that you go with ought to have an extremely positive record for delivering on their promises to their clients.

Is your company of choice offering their services for a reasonable price?

Needless to say, you will find some truth to the maxim that you get what you pay for, but that doesn't always mean that the more costly company is inevitably going to do the best job. The IMS Technology Group encourages you to check around at the different options available and they are confident that you'll see the superior services they can offer for an affordable price. If you've got any questions regarding document management, document scanning, or information technology, please get in touch with IMS and they'd love to work with you to find the best solutions for your needs.