Appleton Ridge Technology Services, Inc.
Customer focused PC support &
education with personalized service.

John Fromer
Tel & Fax (207) 975-6995
Email: john@appletonridge.com


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Mission Statement:
The mission of Appleton Ridge Technology Services, Inc. is to provide high quality desktop tech support, website design and optimization, IT consulting, education and technical services to businesses in Midcoast Maine. 

Customer Focused:
Services are provided to businesses with Windows based systems and networks through long standing, personal relationships.

It's really that easy: All you have to know is that I have 20 years of IT experience and am very patient and supportive of my clients. To get started and after we're working together, all you have to do is pick up the phone and I will be there to help.

Whatever your business need, these services will make the difference for you. I provide individualized attention to help you be more productive and meet your business goals. With the introduction of Windows Vista and MS Office 2007, here is a buying guide to help familiarize you with the decision process for purchasing and upgrading business systems: Click Here


Here's how my experience can help your business meet its IT needs:

Technical Support

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Some one to call with how-to questions, advice, answers to technical questions, ways to work better and limit your down time.  Proactively manage your systems to run smoothly by keeping them up to date. 

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Setup and testing for data backups. The most important thing you can do is back up your data regularly and test each backup. The hardware can easily be replaced but your business information is priceless.  Backups save time and money - just ask someone who's lost it all.

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Protect yourself, your data and your systems from attacks. You need to protect against viruses, spyware, malware, popups, spam, break ins and a host of other terrible things. These tools need to be properly installed, updated and run for maximum coverage. Then, you know you're as safe as you can be.

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Proactively manage your systems to run smoothly by keeping them up to date.     

Systems Analysis

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Let's look at what kind of systems, software and communications you need now and as your business grows.  Having a plan helps you budget for and schedule additional systems, upgrades, new software, website improvements and regular maintenance.

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Provide better customer service with better information, improved communication and more productive time.

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Match systems and software to the people using them

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 Upgrade existing systems for new capabilities and save money in the process.

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Control your business more effectively with tools to analyze sales figures, manage billing, A/R & payables, and examine trend analysis.
    

Website Design

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Communicate to existing and potential customers your product and service offerings, promotions and company information online with a custom designed web site.

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Promote your site with website optimization and be found on the internet.

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Know who is visiting your site, where they came from and when and what key words they
used and what interested them at your site.

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Learn to edit your own site and make changes when you want - in house.
 

Communicate

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Stay in touch with your customers through email or mass mailings merged with your customer lists.

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Develop marketing  and promotional materials.
 

Networking

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Integrate your business information within your office to increase teamwork and speed up projects. 

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Save money and space by sharing printers and more.

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Protect your data with backups going across your network.
 

Education

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Learn to use your systems more efficiently and harness the power of your investment.

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Shorten the learning curve and get better results in less time.

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Bring new employees up to speed faster.

John Fromer
Tel & Fax (207) 975-6995
Email: john@appletonridge.com