Controlling Costs
Cost control for your business expenses
In today’s economic climate, reducing costs is imperative. The challenge is finding ways to cut expenses while increasing the business productivity. It’s a delicate balancing act that requires you leverage your current technology investments, manage network costs and control your business expenses.
Windstream’s communications and network solutions deliver sound cost savings. Our expertise, experience and product portfolio can help you successfully compete in today’s economic climate. We help you control and manage network costs, improve efficiencies, streamline workflow and increase productivity.
Solutions from Windstream:
Windstream’s VPN solution is delivered over our private, managed IP/MPLS backbone and gives businesses the ability to connect geographically dispersed branch offices and business partners into a fully meshed, highly resilient IP network. Windstream's VPN solution provides a reliable platform for integrating voice, video, and Internet applications onto one seamless, efficient IP network, while reducing operational expenses. Providing a more cost effective alternative to point-to-point transport networks, Windstream VPN provides one of the highest performing and versatile network solutions to give you scalable connectivity, guaranteed quality of service and multiple access options. Reduce business operations costs by allowing multi-site accessibility to corporate computing and data storage resources for efficiently sharing applications and key data.
Corporate networks have quickly become key business enablers as a result of the proliferation of business-critical, multimedia and real-time Internet enabled applications. Windstream Ethernet Internet provides dedicated, high-speed Internet access supporting the most advanced business applications and extreme bandwidth requirements. It combines performance, reliability and low cost in one flexible solution for your business. Ethernet Internet is a more cost-effective solution than traditional access with the same consistency and reliability. Plus, the familiarity and plug-and-play capabilities of Ethernet means lower CPE costs and easy scalability as your business needs grow. Use Ethernet Internet to enhance other Windstream network and business applications such as Virtual LAN Service or VPN to connect multi-site offices.
Windstream’s Total Office is a fully managed, unified communications solution that converges your voice and data applications on a single network, enabling the bandwidth on your T-1 to dynamically switch between voice and Internet as your call volume needs dictate. Total Office delivers productivity-enhancing applications, streamlined operating expenses, and outstanding network management. Windstream provides all the CPE required, software updates and system maintenance, decreasing total cost of ownership for your business. Additionally, having one network for data, voice, and Internet simplifies network installation and management, which reduces costs. Cut phone costs and long-distance charges, too.
In today’s collaborative business world, companies need to keep all their associates in close communication. With travel expenses on the rise, Windstream’s conference calling options are designed to promote cost-effective communications and teamwork even across long distances. Windstream’s audio and Web capabilities provide a complete multimedia solution for meetings, training sessions, and presentations without the time constraints and costs associated with business travel. Conduct meetings faster and more efficiently to maximize your organization’s time and resources. Plus, cut down on your T&E expenditures, such as plane tickets, hotel rooms and meals. It’s never been easier to boost productivity and reduce down time and travel.
As the number, frequency and sophistication of Internet security threats continue to increase, security remains atop the list of IT concerns for companies and their networks. Few small to medium-sized businesses have the staff to monitor their network around the clock for cyber threats and intruders. Windstream offers the latest unified threat management technology with ConnectStream Secure managed security, freeing your staff of the time and resources required for effective security management. ConnectStream Secure is a new standard for cost-effective defense against emerging threats to your network, offering a single comprehensive solution for unified threat management. Features include stateful firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention/detection, Web content filtering, IPSec and SSL VPNs, remote access, and more. Use ConnectStream Secure to reduce the financial, legal, and competitive threats associated with security breaches.
The latest phone system technologies have time-saving features that enable staff to be more effective, saving time and money. Voice mail, caller ID and Internet phoning and data file sharing are all benefits to your staff's productivity. When customers call, they expect to reach the right person—right away. Voice mobility throughout the workplace enables callers to reach employees directly, whether those employees are at their desk, in a meeting, in the warehouse or on the showroom floor. Windstream offers high-quality telephony solutions from some of the most respected names in the industry that will help you run your business effectively.