Progent's UNIX-family consulting services provide small companies and software developers help with managing and servicing UNIX-family networks that may operate alongside Microsoft technology. Progent offers your company access to UNIX support professionals, authorized Microsoft engineers, Cisco-certified CCIEs, and security experts accredited by CISM. This wide array of expertise gives you a convenient one-stop source to help your business to create and maintain a safe and robust cross-platform network and communications system that incorporates Microsoft technology with popular derivatives of UNIX including: Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, HP-UX (Hewlett Packard UNIX), Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX) or important Linux distributions such as RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux, Debian-GNU and CentOS, Ubuntu, Mandriva, PCLOS, fedora Linux, and Gentoo.

UNIX, Windows and Cisco consulting services available from Progent include:

Immediate Online Support for UNIX Networks
Progent provides nationwide urgent technical support and troubleshooting services for businesses that operate UNIX, Linux, or Solaris networks or whose information systems feature a combination of UNIX and Microsoft technology. Online technical support provides maximum leverage for your information technology dollar by extending user productivity and shortening the time billed for computer analysis and repair. Sophisticated remote support utilities and skilled technicians and engineers allow Progent to handle most network problems without squandering time and money by going to your location. In most of situations your IT issues can be remediated by telephone or through a mix of phone help and online network analysis. Progent can offer the services of Cisco CCIE infrastructure engineers and CISM certified security professionals to help with the most difficult network problems. Find out additional information about Progent's urgent phone-based consulting for UNIX, Linux, and Solaris networks.

UNIX Developer Support for Mixed Platform Networks
If you are developing UNIX-based software on a network that includes Windows-based servers, desktops, and office productivity products, Progent offers comprehensive IT outsourcing that frees you to focus on your field of strategic expertise while avoiding the constant hassle of maintaining your business network. Through the use of smart server monitoring and by delivering online and on-site support as your business needs it, Progent offers an affordable alternative for managing an information system that features excellent reliability, security, and efficiency. Progent's developer assistance offerings include full-service network support outsourcing, virtual server infrastructure, remote and on-site service and troubleshooting, 24x7 monitoring services, and Help Desk services. Find out additional information concerning Progent's assistance for UNIX developers.

UNIX Integration with Windows
If your office computer system mixes UNIX, Linux or Solaris platforms with Windows, Progent can show you how to incorporate your IT resources into a unified environment that permits all your operating systems to run side by side for easy management, transparent dataflow, high availability, superior performance, and tight protection. Progent's UNIX and Microsoft Windows coexistence support services include network architecture configuration and service, consulting for Windows services for UNIX, remote network monitoring and administration, remote network help and repair, on-site technical support, and Help Desk outsourcing. Learn additional information about Progent's UNIX and Windows coexistence expertise.

CISSP Certified Enterprise-wide Security Consulting
If your business has a UNIX or Linux environment or a mixed-platform computer system, Progent's CISM, CISA and CISSP-certified consultants can help your entire organization in a wide range of security topics such as security management practices, security design and strategies, connection control products and methodology, software development security, operations security, physical security, telecommunications, network and Internet security, and business continuity planning. CISM, CISA and CISSP stipulate the fundamental skills and worldwide standards of knowledge that network security professionals are required to possess. These accreditations offer IT management the confidence that consultants who have earned their CISA or CISSP certification have demonstrated the experience and knowledge to deliver effective security support and consulting help. See additional information about Progent's CISM-Premier security assistance.

Support for UNIX-based Network Monitoring Tools
Nagios and MRTG are useful, license-free monitoring tools that operate on Linux and can be used to monitor UNIX environments, Microsoft Windows networks, or mixed-OS systems in which UNIX and Windows run side by side. Nagios allows network managers to track system services including POP3, HTTP, FTP, and NNTP. Multi Router Traffic Grapher lets you track the traffic through SNMP-enabled network appliances such as processors, routers, and switches. Progent's network integration consultants can assist you to use both these utilities to streamline and troubleshoot your computer network. Learn additional information concerning Progent's network monitoring services.

Migration from UNIX to Windows
Progent can help your company to plan and execute a smooth transition from a UNIX-based IT environment to a network powered by Microsoft Windows and capable of supporting Microsoft's powerful office productivity software, commercial applications, and developer platforms. Progent's UNIX, Windows and Cisco engineers and application experts can show you how to preserve your information and reduce business disruption by developing an efficient migration strategy that protects your current assets in UNIX application and infrastructure. UNIX-to-Windows transition consulting services available from Progent include analysis of current environment, migration strategy and validation, Exchange migration expertise, data and application transition, and processor and storage system transition and consolidation. Read more concerning Progent's UNIX to MS Windows migration consulting.

To find out how to get in touch with a UNIX consulting expert, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.

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