Being connected is fundamental for any business. With the increased reliance on working online your connection to the internet or links to other sites is vitally important.

So how does your organisation make the most of these connections? With falling prices and new technologies your organisation can benefit immensely.

In this educational and informative seminar we will explore what is happening in the world of connectivity and more importantly what you can do with those connections.

We are very pleased to be joined by BT so we can hear first hand about the 21CN and what that means for you and your business.

Schedule:10 am   Registration & Refreshments

10.30   Welcome (Paul Bryce, Business Development Director, Node4)

10.40  Welcome to the 21st Century Network

Speaker:  Liz Walsh, 21CN Consultation Manager, BT Wholesale

BT is building 21CN – the world’s most radical next generation network transformation which it believes will radically enhance and transform the way we work and live.  So what is the 21CN, what does it provide, what does it mean to me?

• What is 21CN (jargon free!) What does it offer (products – e.g. Wholesale Ethernet, WBCM, IPExchange)• What are the advantages?• When is it all happening?• How does it affect me (in terms of existing services I have)• Latest developments and changes made to Ethernet already

11.10  Break

11.25  Connect!

Speaker: Paul Bryce, Business Development Director, Node4

Getting the right connection for your organisation is the platform for being able to benefit from the best in technology.  This session looks at what the connectivity options are and then what options become available, touching on areas such as centralised services, cloud computing, software as a service and hosted telephony.

• Connecting multiple sites and/or remote workers• QoS Networks• Centralising services

11.55  The future of making phone calls

Speaker: Richard Buxton, Senior Technical Consultant, Node4

In this session we look at another way in which you can make the most of your connection – for making phone calls resulting in line rental and call savings.

• Basics of SIP Trunking• Benefits including number porting and allocation• Extras available including fax to email, international numbers

12.25   Lunch

1.00pm  Tours of Node4’s DC3 Data Centre

See for yourself inside Node4’s latest 26,000 sq ft data centre that benefits from the latest technology in terms of climate control, security and resiliency.  With a fast connection your organisation could benefit from hosted services in a data centre like this.

To find out more details on the sessions taking place or to book your place at the event, please contact Marketing at a.webster@node4.co.uk or call 0330 008 0000.