according to research agency gartner, a great number of businesses are quite hesitant to upgrade older windows desktops and laptops, in particular due to uncertainties about the cost involved for, among other things, new hardware and software.  that is no longer necessary. 

switch effortlessly from xp or vista to windows 7 with office 2010 and immediately lower your ict costs, with zero investment.

our system immediately lowers your ict costs, you don’t need to invest in your desktop environment anymore.  you can start directly, using your current desktop, laptop or thin-client.

it allows you to immediately introduce teleworking, at home or on the road.  with the same comfort as in the office.  completely secure, no limitations, access to the same desktop, anywhere.

your personal desktop runs in our secured data centre, securely accessible anywhere, over the internet.  flexible.  effortless.  carefree.  safe.  reliable.  up-to-date.

the “pay as you go” formula rules out financial surprises.  it offers unparalleled flexibility.  desktops you no longer require can be returned.  you only pay for what you use.

the exite carefree desktop offers you:

• professional, standardised, centrally managed, windows 7 desktops.
• complete:  outlook 2010, word 2010, excel 2010, powerpoint 2010, and more.
• carefree email as an optional add-on (email, agendas, contacts).
• the ultimate solution allowing you to also work effortlessly at home and while mobile.
• no upfront investments, re-use your present hardware.
• flexible.  effortless.  carefree.  safe.  reliable.  up-to-date.
• "on demand" i.e. you only pay for what you use.
• total control of your operational costs, instantly.
• immediate decrease in your tco (total cost of ownership).
• always more economical than doing it yourself.

how does it work ?

you subscribe — for a fixed fee per user per month — to a number of fully equipped windows desktops, which actually run on the servers in our data centre.  but you never notice.  except for the obvious cost advantage.

using your laptop, your pc, your thin-client, in the office, at home, in a pub, in a restaurant, at the gym, in a hotel, at the airport, in the train, or in an (internet) café, literally anywhere where internet access is available, you easily make a secure connection to your own desktop.  as if your pc is standing next to you.

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• you can login to your desktop, from any computer, whether in the office or on the move.
• it allows your employees to work from home or travelling, effortlessly and without any investments.
• instant secured access to your desktop or your mailbox over the internet, anywhere in the world.
• works with the least expensive pcs, laptops, netbooks or thin-clients.
• use your own peripherals such as local printers and usb disks or sticks.
• highly secure (virus filter, spam filter, firewall and data encryption).
• guaranteed 100% privacy, and a daily backup of all your data.
• high availability (up to 99,7% uptime).
• no more worries about patches, updates, service packs and the purchase of new versions.
• no software license administration and other related administrative tasks.
• fixed fees, no financial surprises, no hidden costs.
• flexible: additional desktops can be provisioned and available within 5 minutes, without any technical knowledge required!  pay as you go:  redundant desktops can be returned.
• never again having to migrate to new versions of software or operating system.
• no need for your own server equipment, or system administrators to manage them.
• technical support directly by our experts, not a "call centre".

advantages

with exite carefree desktop your data doesn't have to travel with you anymore, so you never lose important files again.  your sensitive data can no longer get out in the open.  should your laptop or pc get broken down or stolen, you can continue your work on any other computer without loss of data.

your desktop is always there for you.  no more unavailabity due to defects, repairs or downtime of your servers.  exite guarantees the most recent versions, all relevant updates are installed right away.

with the pay as you go formula of exite's carefree desktop you no longer have a need to invest in hardware, software, licenses and system administration for your office automation.  you pay a fixed fee per months, with no surprises.

our "bronze" package is already very complete !

• microsoft windows 7, outlook, word, excel, and powerpoint (in english or dutch).
• microsoft internet explorer and/or mozilla firefox.
• adobe acrobat reader, flash, microsoft silverlight, apple quicktime, microsoft media player.
• disk space for your personal files and settings.
• disk space for common, shared files.

the  "bronze" package most likely covers the requirements of 80-90% of your staff.

options

below, we provide examples of popular extensions of the bronze package.  among the "standard" options are:

• carefree email- integrated microsoft exchange server (also centrally managed).
• additional standard software (e.g. ms access, publisher, frontpage, visio, project).
• more internal memory, larger mail box, additional disk space.
• increased levels of guaranteed uptime and/or tech support.

of course we can further tailor these standard options to your specific requirements.  for example, adding one or more of your own application programs to the carefree desktop.  here are some of the possibilities:

• smooth ans seamless integration of your existing applications (if technically feasible).
• integration of "not-so-standard" peripherals (e.g. scanners, cameras, etc.).
• linking your "smartphone" such as a blackberry and/or iphone.

convince yourself

call or email us for a meeting.  we will gladly demonstrate carefree desktop or provide you with a fully functional trial, with no obligation.

download the brochure of the exite carefree desktop.

always more economical than doing it yourself !