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If your business uses Windows™ workstations and Microsoft Office™, and you are in need of an extremely dependable, flexible, powerful, yet still truly affordable information server solution, please read on...

The ARK Technologies ArkStor VT is not a complicated piece of software you need to figure out how to install. It’s not a complicated server class computer that will cost you thousands before you even start using it. You won’t need to pay a consultant a large sum of money to make it do what you need it to do, and you certainly won’t need to hire a “computer guy” to keep it running. When you lease an ArkStor VT, you don’t just get a product, you get a solution. The solution includes all the necessary hardware, software, licensing, AND consulting needed for a relatively small monthly service fee. Managed Services are ideal for small and medium sized businesses wishing to utilize high end technology at a very reasonable price. Many small businesses are faced with very large up-front costs when a business class server solution is necessary. The ArkStor VT solution delivers all the functionality of the leading server solution with very little up-front cost.

Breakdown of costs...

	with a typical Small Business Server:	with Ark Stor V server solution:
Hardware:	$2,000 - $6,000	$0
O/S Licensing for File & Print sharing, Network Backups, E-mail Serving, Web Serving, & Firewall Services:	$1,500 - $10,000	$0
Engineering & Installation Labor:	$1,000 - $10,000	$0 - $,000
Recurring cost for administration per month:	$0 - $3,000	$99 - $399*
*ArkStor VT pricing ranges from $99 - $399 per month, depending on which services are needed, which service level package is chosen and how many workstations will need to be served. This can include all necessary server hardware, file and print server configuration, local electronic mail configuration, basic monthly server administration, weekly backups, basic server monitoring, firewall services, Internet electronic mail connection, basic web server configuration, FTP server configuration and VPN services.

Certain service levels include a 1-month FREE trial. ARK Technologies will configure and implement the ArkStor VT service absolutely free of charge. The first month of operation will be a free NO OBLIGATION trial period.

The ArkStor VT provides Big Cost Savings on the three most expensive components of Information Technology:

	Labor
	With an ArkStor VTT Internet appliance lease, you don’t have to pay ANYTHING for implementation, administration, or maintenance of the server. Contracting these services costs an honest $60-$150 per hour by themselves. Hiring a full time Systems Engineer/Administrator can cost $40k-$90k per year, depending on the size and complexity of your network.
	Hardware
	The leading Small Business Server solution requires expensive, robust, leading edge computer hardware in order to provide adequate performance. With ArkStor VT, your business pays NOTHING for brand new server hardware, and a Service Level Agreement with a guaranteed-uptime contract is included with the service.
	Licensing
	With most Server Operating Systems, you pay thousands of dollars for licensing of each major component. With the ArkStor VT, there is no need to purchase any licensing at all.