Taking a rational approach to telecommunications
Imagine a world of business where there were no computers, no mobile phones, no Internet and no e-mails. You barely have to go back a couple of decades to find that world – where telecommunications meant a phone on your desk and that was it.
In a very short time, businesses have added car phones, quickly to be replaced by mobile phones, plus personal computers, then laptops, a company web site and e-mail access. For many businesses, their telecommunications have grown in a piecemeal fashion, with different contracts for landlines and mobiles, one company responsible for web site development, another company responsible for web hosting etc. The result can be telecommunications that are both inefficient and expensive.
Fortunately help is at hand. i DATA Com Limited was founded by three people who know the telecommunications industry inside out and who have a genuine passion for providing their clients with solutions that maximise efficiency and minimise costs.
A converted garage in Ewloe seems an unlikely base for a hi-tech business, but this is where James Wilson, Christopher Quayle and Nick Cheetham started i DATA just 18 months ago. This year they bought new premises on Welsh Road, Zone One of the Deeside Industrial Estate, which they completely refurbished and moved into in September.
Starting a new business just as the recession was beginning to take its toll might not sound like a good idea, but James Wilson explained that a tough trading climate has brought benefits for i DATA: “Businesses are looking at ways to reduce costs and improve performance and their telecommunications has proved to be a good starting point. We undertake a review of existing systems, including landlines, mobiles, Phone Systems, web sites and e-mail. We have found people paying rental on lines that they never use, and we have found businesses that have advanced systems in place, but they are just not using them to their full potential. Simply changing to new suppliers can save a company a substantial amount on the cost of telephone calls, Line rentals & communications in general .
“Our advice is totally independent, so we can recommend systems and contracts that are best suited to individual company’s needs based on what is available across the marketplace. Our clients range from self-employed tradespeople to companies with branches throughout the UK. The reviews we undertake are free of charge and we encourage companies to obtain alternative quotes, as we want to show that our solutions are the most competitive.
“We have saved literally thousands of pounds in telecommunications costs for many businesses, and we like to build relationships with our clients and gain an understanding of their businesses, so that we can let them know when new technology or new systems are launched which will keep them at the forefront of the benefits that good telecommunications can bring to a business.”
The cost savings and efficiency that i DATA achieve for their clients go beyond the technological solutions that they recommend. Time and stress is saved by having the support of a company that can offer a single source, highly professional service.
i DATA’s services encompass five core areas: Land-line Services, Mobile Services, IT Services, Web Services and Vehicle Tracking. Every customer has different needs, and these are met with solutions that range from introducing Blackberry technology to developing and maintaining effective web sites, enabling telephone calls to be made via the Internet (VoIP), to ensuring the security of remote workers, which James Wilson says is of increasing importance:
“Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their remote workers, whether these are engineers, Care Workers, midwives, people working from home – anyone who works off-site. We can utilise Blackberry technology so that someone working remotely can swiftly alert their employer in an emergency.”
i DATA is easily accessed from the A55 expressway, which it overlooks, opposite RAF Sealand, and has ample parking at its new Business Solutions Centre. Here businesspeople can call in to see demonstrations of the latest technology and discover how they can achieve savings on their telecommunications and benefit from the professional advice and expertise of a single source supplier.
i DATA is based at Parkgate House, Welsh Road, Zone 1 Deeside Industrial Estate, Flintshire CH5 2LR (Near Amontola Restraunt) Visit us . . .
Phone : 0844 84 76 76 6,
e-mail : info@idata.uk.com
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