INFONETICS, Inc. - 1729 Gateway Circle - Grove City, OH 43123 - Phone: 614-875-2006
On the web: www.infonetx.com - email: info@infonetx.com - Fax: 614-875-7761
September 2002
-- From The President's Console -The INFONETICS family evolves! It seems as each newsletter brings with it some sort of announcement of
developments in our staff. With this edition we'd like to welcome two new employees.
Fred Scheltz comes from the "retired, but not ready to retire" group. For many years, Fred worked at NCR as a
technical writer for cash registers and whatnot. These days, he'll be manning our shipping/receiving and inventory
control department making sure your packages stay out of trouble (not to mention keeping him out of trouble).
Greg Sidelinger starts at the other spectrum of his career, as he's a recent graduate of Penn State Erie, The Behrend
College. His Bachelor's degree in Management Information Science has prepared him particularly well for his forays
into PC/Network Technician work here. We look forward to him helping out on all your LAN, WAN and Internet
connectivity issues in the near future.
Please welcome both Fred & Greg to the INFONETICS family if you should happen to speak with them in the coming
days. Look for their short bio inside this newsletter.
This edition of the newsletter also contains an important announcement of our upcoming INFONETICS' User's Group
2002 meeting. It's back "on-the-road again" so check out the details inside.
Long overdue are welcomes to a number of new customers who've joined the INFONETICS family of customers this
summer. Please welcome; Chip, Michelle & Mark of Airtec in Altoona, WI; Bob, Judy, Pat, Bill, Pete & Dennis of
Nevada Compressed Gas of Las Vegas, NV; B.J., Steve, Lynn, Sandy & Becky at Natwel Supply in San Antonio, TX;
as well as John, Rob & Melinda from Dahl Welding in Council Bluffs, IA. Whew, what a busy summer it's been.
Welcome to all.
INFONETICS, Inc. - 1729 Gateway Circle - Grove City, OH 43123 - Phone: 614-875-2006
web address: http://www.infonetx.com - e-mail: info@infonetx.com - Fax: 614-875-7761
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THE NEW GUYS (Fred & Greg)
Frederick L. Scheltz, Shipping/Receiving
Fred has worked on electronic equipment while serving the USAF for 5 years. His
professional career was with NCR Corp, for 27 years, as a Computer Repairman (back in the
days when computers still had vacuum tubes) and Technical Writer.
fls@infonetx.com
Counting himself among the "retired, but not yet ready to retire" group, Fred now stays out
of trouble by manning INFONETICS' shipping/receiving and inventory control department.
In his off hours, Fred's interests include golf, watching his son play softball, attending
church, reading books, and participating heavily in the good works of the Knights of
Columbus.
Gregory D. Sidelinger, PC/Network Tech
Greg is a keyboard sling'ng, code writing, system admin'ng computer geek. He can't recall a
time when there was not a computer in front of him. As a graduate of Penn State (go
Buckeyes!) he received his Bachelors of Science in Management Information Systems and
got his first real job with INFONETICS shortly after graduating. When he is not at work he
can be found in front of one of his many systems learning something new about computers.
gds@infonetx.com
INFONETICS HITS THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
It's been said that everything is bigger in Texas! That's certainly the case when it comes to the number of INFONETICS users in the state. In
early 2002 Texas Welding Supply Company in Austin, Texas decided that INFONETICS was the right choice to take their business to the next
level. As Texas Welding Supply owner Bud Brooks described it, "we finally stopped procrastinating and decided to start running our business
instead of just operating it" while talking about the move they made from Quickbooks to the INFONETICS system. We were glad to help.
Bud should know a thing or two about the welding supply industry, after all he's been in the business since 1961. It was then that he first went
to work for a distributor in San Antonio, Texas. From there he went on to work with a couple of wholesalers before spending 21 years with
Miller Electric in both Texas and Wisconsin. Finally in 1994 Bud returned from Wisconsin to Texas and got to work building Texas Welding
Supply from the ground up. After eight years in business Texas Welding is up to 10 employees and three trucks that serve a 60 mile radius in
eight counties. In addition, Bud also acquired a company called Air Action that specializes in helium, balloons, and related accessories. Air
Action continues to operate under that name and has been integrated into the INFONETICS system with Texas Welding Supply.
With an eye on the future, the good people at Texas Welding Supply see expansion as a reality down the road. Backed by such key people like
Distribution Manager Mike Aufdenkamp, the sky is the limit for the Austin-based business.
Please welcome Bud, Mike and the rest of Texas Welding Supply to the INFONETICS family!
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INFONETICS, Inc. - 1729 Gateway Circle - Grove City, OH 43123 - Phone: 614-875-2006
web address: http://www.infonetx.com - e-mail: info@infonetx.com - Fax: 614-875-7761
NEW HIGH SPEED ACCESS DEPLOYED
Recently, significant advances in the Internet Access connecting INFONETICS web/email hosting platform to the Internet have placed
INFONETICS at the leading edge once again.
Three years ago, INFONETICS blazed the technological leading edge (sometimes called the "bleeding" edge) by implementing new "Cable
modem" based Internet Access from Time Warner. Considered state-of-the-art in high speed, affordable, broadband access, the RoadRunner
service served well the early days of our web and email hosting service. However, speeds and throughput slowly dropped as others in the local
area connected to the same backbone, rendering our connection less than optimal.
Earlier this year, we began a search for a replacement. High-speed was a top priority, as well as availability of "static IP" addresses for future
expandability, and of course affordability. All three criteria were met with the recent successful deployment of SBC/Ameritech's DSL service.
The new service was installed in early July and tested side-by-side with the cable modem. Extensive benchmarking and reliability testing was
done, and eventually a "go-live" date was settled on. A quick switch of cables on an early Sunday morning, and our servers were up and
running. By the next morning our new IP address had bubbled out through the Internet world, and we were once again serving our domains to
the universe!
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) continues to make tremendous strides towards dominating the broadband (but affordable) Internet Access
market. With pricing that competes favorably with traditional "dial-up" access, it promises to be the future for many companies. If you'd like
INFONETICS to investigate implementing or upgrading your connection to DSL, just give us a ring.
INFOGROUP 2002 ROADSHOW
INFONETICS is taking it's annual User's Group meeting "on-the-road again". As one of our most popular INFOGroup events, the late-summer
retreat once again returns to its roots as a traveling road show with this years event slated to take place in New England this fall.
The focus topic will be "Use of the Internet as a communications vehicle", or "RITA+VPN" for short! We'll explore one of the most exciting
nuances in the development of the Internet with its use as a low-cost, high speed replacement for traditional leased lines to connect remote
branches and traveling personnel. Plus, we'll have plenty of opportunity to meet and greet INFONETICS personnel, as well as new product
demonstration, and question & answer session.
WHERE:
Doubletree Hotel @ Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(Hartford Area)
WHEN:
Thursday, October 24th, 2002
9am - 5pm
COST:
$75 per attendee
(includes continental breakfast & lunch)
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
Doubletree Hotel @ Bradley International Airport $119 per night (plus tax)
Phone: 1-860-627-5171
Call hotel directly and ask for the INFONETICS Group Rate
(reservations need to made by 10/9/02)
TRANSPORTATION:
Complimentary transportation to and from the airport
Please don’t delay in registering as space is limited. Deadline to register is October 9th. Please register with or direct any questions you might
have to Jeff Roope via e-mail at jmr@infonetx.com, by phone (614)875-2006, or by fax (614)875-7761.
INFONETICS, Inc. - 1729 Gateway Circle - Grove City, OH 43123 - Phone: 614-875-2006
web address: http://www.infonetx.com - e-mail: info@infonetx.com - Fax: 614-875-7761
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INFONETICS, Inc.
1729 Gateway Circle
Grove City, OH 43123
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INFONETICS, Inc. - 1729 Gateway Circle - Grove City, OH 43123 - Phone: 614-875-2006
web address: http://www.infonetx.com - e-mail: info@infonetx.com - Fax: 614-875-7761