Concerto Networks (US) News and Information http://www.concertonetworks.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:30:35 -0700 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:28:58 -0700 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.4) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.concertonetworks.com/images/concertonetworkslogo.gif http://www.concertonetworks.com Welcome to the Simple Office 142 85 Inter flora, the west coast’s premier retail, wholesale and producer of top quality artificial plants, trees and floral products has completed the redesign of the Company’s website, www.interflorainc.com. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#InterFlora 87BBAF92-2467-4ADD-BFBE-D777CE3C9799 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:28:58 -0700 Concerto Networks, a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the UK, is pleased to announce its ranking of #16 in the FAST 55 for 2008, by Franchise Times Magazine. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#frantimes2008 A620B6B5-D259-41A7-8735-0C608087E32A Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:23:21 -0700 Concerto Networks, a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced the official launch of the first franchise within the state of South Carolina. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news022008 6C5FA49A-0127-49A1-8233-7FDA369C73F5 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:35:39 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces their plan to partner with fellow franchisor, Instant Imprints to utilize shared franchise support resources. " I am looking forward to working more closely with the Concerto Networks team,” said Leo Kats, President of Instant Imprints, "I know that through our continued collaboration, we will be able to bring even greater value to our respective franchise networks." At Instant Imprints’ Corporate-owned building and World Headquarters location, each franchisor will combine some aspects of internal resources including, office space, operations, franchise development, sales and marketing. Through the joint franchise support efforts, each franchise network will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of the respective companies. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php 6A3F26DE-CECA-4549-A9EB-0082915AF578 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 06:30:30 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced the official launch of the first franchise within the state of Kentucky with a Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news122107 46660CCC-24B6-47A0-A9DA-A1C8DE26599E Tue, 8 Jan 2008 15:19:09 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces that the newly awarded fourth Franchise Owners within the Washington D.C. area, John Videna and partner Bill Davis, recently graduated from the December 2007 session of Concerto Networks University at Concerto Networks' Global Headquarters in San Diego, CA. John and Bill are excited to begin operations of the franchise in early 2008. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news122007 8DD6D754-39C3-48AB-AAAA-503A91F0E231 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:08:08 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK), announced announced today its newest franchise owner, Javier Ortiz, is operating the first Concerto Networks Business Technology Solutions Franchise to operate within Puerto Rico. Concerto Networks provides complete business technology solutions and consulting to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). "Small and medium businesses in Puerto Rico will now have access to professional technology support and products at a service level previously only available to large organizations," said Ortiz "and through the Concerto Networks offering we will be able to bring more value to clients than ever before." Ortiz brings more than seventeen years of Information Technology (IT), entrepreneurial and business management experience to his new post with Concerto Networks. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News120207 12CC00B1-6B76-4562-B389-F7441707C5CB Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:52:55 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced its collaboration with TalkSwitch. Since its establishment in 1990, TalkSwitch has dedicated itself to developing the PBXs and IP PBXs that tens of thousands of small businesses across North America already rely on. While small companies with less than 20 employees account for approximately 90 per cent of worldwide businesses, traditional telephone manufacturers have generally ignored the unique needs of the segment. TalkSwitch has recognized the importance of the small businesses segment of the market, and has led the way in designing and developing award-winning phone systems for small, multi-location and franchise businesses. They can be used as standalone devices, or on a network and can combine both traditional telephone lines and VoIP services, using analog and/or IP phones. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news112907 1AC91B52-D0B0-4964-9342-E66E87595913 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced their Maplewood, New Jersey Franchise Owner, Dean Clarke, has signed a new Simple Office® Support contract with the Gateway Cathedral of Staten Island, New York. The Gateway Cathedral was seeking an outsourced technology provider to maintain and support their business offices of twenty plus computers and a server. Mr. Clarke was able to offer them the support they were seeking and much more. The Simple Office Support contract will provide the cathedral with a fixed rate program for all of their maintenance needs including up to date anti-virus protection and Windows updates; which are monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The cathedral has been able to cut their technology expenses in half, saving them thousands of dollars annually and giving them peace of mind knowing that they not only have someone to call when they need support, they will have knowledgeable eyes on their network around the clock. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News111507 6134520D-1243-4A02-99AB-62F28B792905 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:09:29 -0800 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the award of the fourth Franchise Owner within the Washington DC area. The new Franchise Owner plans to attend Concerto Networks University at Concerto Networks' Global Headquarters in San Diego, CA and will then begin operations of the franchise in early 2008. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News110107 4EEE2E89-3023-4419-8F55-C96FD04B8709 Thu, 1 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the award of the first Franchise Owner within the state of Connecticut. The new Franchise Owner plans to attend Concerto Networks University at Concerto Networks' Global Headquarters in San Diego, CA and will then begin operations of the franchise in early 2008. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News102907 919EFD96-2D38-4482-9D58-0E40C8568385 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:55 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the award of the first Franchise Owner within the state of South Carolina. The new Franchise Owner plans to attend Concerto Networks University at Concerto Networks' Global Headquarters in San Diego, CA and will then begin operations of the franchise in early 2008. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news102907 1186E2CC-6098-4EED-9CBA-93DAA5BDFDEB Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:03 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces business saving tips for all companies to prevent future data loss and how to recover data for those businesses affected by the recent wildfires in southern California. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News102607 EC99A906-B756-40D8-900D-6317414BC67B Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:18:55 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the launch of the fifth franchise owner within New Zealand. Franchise Owner Tim Clarkson joined Concerto Networks in October 2007 as the first franchisee in the Merivale, Christchurch area of New Zealand. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News102307 667C576C-2811-4B46-9A15-ADB4957B0607 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:08:46 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the U.K., is pleased to announce the recent receipt of the registered trademark status for the word marks, "Simple Office®". They have received the Registered Trademark (®) status from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#News091807 6BD3F17B-43EF-4241-9FC1-EE085B114BF4 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:04:57 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced further expansion within the United States. Concerto Networks has announced the award of the first franchise within the state of Kentucky. The proud Franchise Owner, Steven Karcher, plans to begin operations of his technology solutions franchise in the fall of 2007 in the Lexington, Kentucky area. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news081507 8CE91FF2-F394-4F21-826A-FB40BBF42F97 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:09:50 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the launch of the fourth franchise owner within New Zealand. Franchise Owner Kevin Galvin joined Concerto Networks in August 2007 as the first franchisee in the Otago area of New Zealand. He brings more than 30 years financial sector management, IT and software support experience to the network. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news081407 EEB3AA1A-4B52-4177-947F-03AB91D342EE Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:39:41 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced further expansion within Ireland. Concerto Networks Master Franchise Owner, Michael Cotter, has announced the award of the first franchisee within Ireland to serve Galway and surrounding areas. The proud Franchise Owner, James Faherty, plans to begin operations of his technology solutions franchise in the fall of 2007. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news081307 C74E7923-21AC-4FAA-AB3D-6125ABD34395 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:40:20 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the launch of the third franchise owner to serve the Auckland, New Zealand area. Franchise owner Phillip Walmsley brings more than 25 years of Information Technology (IT), software development and business experience to his position with the company. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news080607 1236CB9B-3F7B-4B94-BC1B-04ABE2C49D6D Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:43:45 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced its expansion into Puerto Rico. Concerto Networks has announced the award of the first franchise owner to serve the San Juan and Caguas areas. The proud Franchise Owner, Javier Ortiz, plans to begin operations of his technology solutions franchises in August 2007. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news071007 815B300F-F2AC-47A9-ACC8-D32895C49205 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:11:02 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced its further expansion in Spain. Concerto Networks has announced the award of the second franchise owner in Spain, to serve the city of Alicante. The proud Franchise Owner, Juan Luis Tomás Domínguez, plans to begin operations of his technology solutions franchises in August 2007. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news062707 1D8866C9-FA2C-4D12-BEF2-734531683266 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:44:21 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a multi-national franchise company that provides complete business technology solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announces the launch of the second franchise owner to serve the Auckland, New Zealand area. Franchise owner Lex Paterson, brings more than 20 years of Information Technology (IT), engineering and business experience to his position with the company. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news061507 204BE541-AB98-403F-99FA-D084CF05DFC0 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:45:14 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Beinhaur, Concerto Networks of Central PA, to Chairman of the Technology Business Council by the Board of Directors of the West Shore Chamber of Commerce. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news051507 76F717C6-93D4-4946-8F9D-541083848DE9 Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:27:56 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the U.K., is pleased to announce the recent receipt of the registered trademark status for the word marks, "Welcome to the Simple Office®". They have received the Registered Trademark (®) status from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The company's logo has been updated to reflect the recent trademark status. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news051507 C9CDBE6A-D64E-4611-A968-ABA0D6A9FA68 Tue, 15 May 2007 15:28:48 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced further expansion within the state of California. Concerto Networks has announced the launch of the first franchise owner to serve Folsom Lake, CA and the surrounding areas. The proud Franchise Owner, Marie Civitano, will begin operations of her technology solutions franchises in May 2007. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news042507 B9759916-D0B1-4677-A497-E6648F790090 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:28:48 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom (UK) announced further expansion within the Washington, DC area. Concerto Networks has announced the launch of the second and third franchise owners to serve the Washington, DC area. The proud Franchise Owners, Andres and Debbie Valencia, will begin operations of their technology solutions franchises in May 2007. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news042407 FC926F09-4198-4445-8DC6-1896159D3A34 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:29:45 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the UK, is pleased to announce its ranking of #18 in the FAST 55 for 2007, by Franchise Times Magazine. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news031307 8BC3E1C9-B84D-4FBA-AAB6-0ACD31091FF0 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:13:11 -0700 Concerto Networks announced today its newest franchise owner, Nathan O'Bryan, is operating the first Concerto Networks Business Technology Solutions Franchise to operate within Portland, Oregon. O'Bryan brings more than 15 years of Information Technology (IT), entrepreneurial and business experience to his new post with Concerto Networks. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news011607 6459949F-4043-4D69-A69F-59C223E6218A Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:13:49 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the UK, is pleased to announce its ranking of 44 in the 50 Top New Franchises for 2007, by Entrepreneur Media. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#news010407 0321D71E-01B3-4EE2-A2D4-E8B24BA50A39 Thu, 4 Jan 2007 15:15:50 -0700 Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the UK, is pleased to announce its ranking of 439 in the 2007 Franchise 500® by Entrepreneur Media. http://www.concertonetworks.com/news.php#2006 65E6E9CB-A5E8-478A-9F0E-6D6A3D121E31 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:16:20 -0700