Dawsons Solicitors, long established London Law firm with a dedication to Novell, recently decided to migrate to Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 to cure a number of interoperability issues. Challow were awarded the migration project in a tender process that included three other, larger IT consultancies.

Although Novell had served the firm well for over 10 years, the interoperability issues with Document and Practice Management Systems had convinced the firm that the time had come to Migrate to Windows.

The Royal Anthropological Society (RAI) is the world’s longest established association dedicated to the study of human kind. Based in London, this Not for Profit organisation selected Challow to perform the migration from Windows NT to Windows Small Business Server 2003.

The RAI’s IT infrastructure was in urgent need of attention and the decision had been made to implement a new server. Though an established relationship with The Wiener Library, The RAI had heard of the work completed for the library and were interested in receiving the same level of care and attention.

The Work Foundation have recently agreed a new three year Managed Services Agreement to assist the Not for Profit consultancy with its expansion plan. The Agreement, which beings in February, will include all new Hardware, Software, Consultancy and Support Services to take The Work Foundation forward for the next three years and beyond.

Bindmans has around 40 lawyers working in 14 different legal fields. The breadth of their expertise and the wide range of services they offer means that for most clients we can offer a one-stop-shop for all their legal advice. Delivering on this promise relies on increasing efficiency, specifically when it comes to creating documents.

Challow has recently developed custom document templates to improve document creation efficiency and standardisation. These customisations have allowed documents to be created in a more uniform manner, with the net result being increased efficiency.

Masseys LLP is a London based Litigation and Arbitration firm and a long standing client of Challow. As a result of the firms expansion into new offices, the firm’s partners looked to Challow to assist with relocating and implementing all aspects of their IT and Telecoms infrastructure.

Keeping the disruption to a minimum, Challow planned the relocation in conjunction with our Telecoms Partners, Spitfire, arranging for new Internet and Voice lines to be installed, email and web hosting to be transferred, a new 3Com NBX VoIP phone system and the relocation of the current IT infrastructure.

Starting up a new business is tricky enough without having to worry about the increasing emphasis that the modern company places on the IT infrastructure. To compete with established, larger companies, the new enterprise needs access to reliable, flexible systems at a very affordable rate.

Managing these networks also proves challenging as the costs of dedicated IT support staff can be prohibitive to growing your business. Add to this, the drain on capital resources that purchasing hardware and software requires, should be avoided but is always a challenge between functionality and affordability.

As the worlds of telephony and data converge, Challow has selected 3Com as their VoIP partner. Through our long standing relationship with 3Com, having already qualified as Silver accredited partners and Education Specialists, 3Com have demonstrated their commitment to Data and Telephony convergence with a release of some very exciting products.

The new version of the 3Com NBX platform fits in perfectly with Challow’s market segment, fitting in ideally for the sub 250 user company. As a native VoIP based phone system, the NBX platform benefits from a completely converged design; a truly integrated system that is not often seen in the still immature but growing VoIP market.

As a leading London based private client firm with a reputation for long term client relationships, Hunters Solicitors, place a great deal of importance on delivering on client promises. As such, having complete faith in the IT systems is essential.

In keeping with the firm’s a 200 year history, Hunters Solicitors favours reliability and consistency. Over the years, keeping up with the demands of modern IT systems has resulted in a number of false starts. With this in mind, Hunters Solicitors were looking for a new IT support provider to ensure that their network achieved a level of reliability and provided a secure basis on which to expand the network to deal with new advances in technology.

A new, modular Back Office System, developed by Challow, delivers increased efficiency to Event Management team, and in doing so, delivers greater value to funders. Music for Youth is an educational charity with a worldwide reputation for its work in music education. It provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for all kinds of groups of young musicians and audiences through a nationwide series of festivals and concerts.

These events were originally managed with a complex assortment of databases, spreadsheets and registration forms, resulting in a large duplication of data and an inefficient process. As the problems increased, MFY gradually developed a wish list for centralising all of their data into one end-to-end Event Management System.

The Wiener Library, an Institute of Contemporary History and the world's oldest Holocaust memorial institution, recently upgraded their aging server infrastructure. Challow was chosen to undertake the migration from NT4 to Small Business Server 2003 and implement a new HP server to house the library’s increased amount of documents and emails.

Leveraging our Microsoft Small Business Specialist accreditations, Challow was able to implement a proven solution that maximised the libraries budget, ensuring the greatest return for the library and the community as a whole.

Graveney School, recognised by OFSTED as an "outstanding school" prides itself on the high standard of Information Technology curriculum provided by the school. Keeping that reputation up requires a solid network foundation to ensure staff and students are assisted by technology, not hindered by it.

As a part of the major infrastructure upgrade conducted over the summer holidays, Graveney School decided this was the ideal time to implement a complete network upgrade, including a new fibre optic network to ensure the highest levels of performance and reliability. To maximise on the overall network speeds, a new Network Switch infrastructure was also called for.

Gavin Pollock, Challow’s Application Development Manger, recently competed in the 2006 World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, Korea. Representing Team GB in the marathons events presented Gavin with the opportunity of a life time to compete at the highest level in a sport that he clearly has a passion for.

Challow has recently assisted Tarlo Lyons, a London based mid sized law firm, with a seamless migration from Windows and Exchange 2000 network to Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003.

The primary drivers behind the migration were a desire for increased Exchange collaboration and Microsoft Mobile 5 based push email to replace the costly, complex and unreliable Good Technology mobile email solution. The decision was taken to migrate the entire network to a Windows 2003 architecture, ensuring maximum compatibility and longevity of the network.

Pinney Rogers & Co, an Upminster based firm of family solicitors, chose Challow to assist them with their Migration from Small Business Sever 2000 to Windows 2003 and Exchange 2003 as well as implementing the thin client infrastructure for the new Bedford Office.

In line with Pinney Rogers & Co’s expansion plans and the opening of a new office, they recognised this as the ideal time to implement a new IT infrastructure.