Estate Agency IT Security Support and Maintenance
IT Security means a lot of things to different people. To us, it means reliability and privacy.
We believe the most important aspect of security is the ability to recover from a disaster, and the second most important aspect is the prevention of unauthorised access to your business information. However, every company is different, and we take this into account when focusing on IT security.
Security is one of the most mis-understood and poorly managed aspects of
Information Technology. Can you afford not to implement a cohesive and workable
IT security model? Our approach to security focuses first on reliability,
then privacy.
Search and Submit will;
- Provide a tailored solution for backing up your data, and TEST the
ability of your estate agency to recover from events such theft, break
ins or fire.
- Manage your hardware warranties, allowing your estate agency to continue
if critical hardware breaks down.
- Protect your network from viruses, and worms that can break your network
and email systems.
- Protect your network from hackers that can affect your estate agency
website, take control of your computers, or steal information.
- Manage your passwords and help you implement a password policy that
works.
- Help you control access to certain network resources, e.g. MYOB data
files, personal information and customer data.
- Did you know that most estate agencies that think they have a backup
solution in place have NEVER really tested the solution?
The package starts with an IT Security Audit;
We will review the existing estate agency IT systems in place, and document
our findings. This includes all PCs, Servers, and networked devices. We
determine if there is an existing security protocol or standard, including
password rules, backup procedures, recovery procedures etc.
All findings are documented in a report presented to you.
Based on our findings, and in close consultation with you, we will design
a solution to bring your estate agency in line with best practice. This
solution may encompass any or all of the following:
- Set up a firewall between the internet and your local network (This
is included in the Focus on Internet Package)
- Purchase, configure and install a File / Mail / Application server
and a tape backup unit.
- TEST the tape backup hardware, and document the backup procedure (you'd
be surprised how many companies have a tape backup unit that they've never
tested)
- Optionally arrange a regular off site tape backup to be stored at a
secure facility.
- Purchase, configure and install appropriate Anti-Virus Software.
- Scan the network for viruses and worms.
- Update service packs and patches for all appropriate software.
- Formulate an ongoing maintenance program to ensure security is maintained.
- Revisit the site to ensure everything is working correctly.
Estate Agency Development
Real Estate Software & IT
We are active providers of internet
marketing and IT
support services to forward thinking and entrepreneurial UK Estate
Agents. We hope that you will find this website both practical and appropriately
written. As the property industry becomes more and more reliant on new
technology for the efficiencies it can bring to the day to day running
of estate agencies it finds itself at a tremendous disadvantage in this
new environment.
Estate Agents' hardware suppliers are not aware of property software
requirements and similarly national property portals are not interested
in the configuration of an office network. The deep domain expertise
needed to specify, purchase, implement, install and manage the estate
agency computer system efficiently does not exist in the industry and
why should it? By simplifying IT
purchasing, we are currently helping major independent estate agents
in the UK to benefit from massive increases in efficiency.
The true cost of connecting to the internet did not need calculating
10 years ago and some estate agents still consider that a lot of what
is needed can be had on the cheap or for free. Exposure to wider range
of estate agency IT suppliers has left estate agents more and more confused
as they begin to calculate the true cost of computer ownership.
The fact that not one company or person is directly responsible for overall problems is even more frustrating as estate agents are left at the mercy of adolescent help line staff, delivery men and software developers met at a distant trade show in a moment of weakness.
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Individual UK suppliers tend to only cover their own individual niche, so when things go wrong there is ample opportunity for collective buck passing, right up the chain. Simple problems escalate to boiling point, as all concerned try desperately to avoid responsibility for the true cost of the system. The Herculean task of just getting it all to work in the first place results in a long-term mistrust of the industry, bypassing all of the benefits the technology was originally purchased for.
Our estate agents clients make only one call when resolving any computer related issue. This policy liberates the client's staff to concentrate on lucrative property business, decreases operating expenses and maximises the return on their computing investment.
There have been no benchmarks or standards for UK Estate Agents IT purchasing until now. call us on +44 (0)7763 96 2002
Estate Agents Software
Technology should be playing a big role in any estate agents and when used correctly can have a marked effect on service levels in two distinct areas.
Use of technology can help improve property management, back office efficiency, marketing, advertising and other front office functions.
Those estate agents that are not embracing technology are in danger of being left behind by the rest of the field. For Estate Agents wanting to take advantage of technology, this site offers excellent educational content and is and ideal way to learn about current estate agency marketing and real estate software developments.
