Windows Home Server is the ideal product for families with multiple home PCs.

I've been fortunate to be one of the early adopters of Windows Home Server and I've been very pleased with the results. Too often, we have irreplaceable photos and personal documents on our home computers and rarely are they backed up. Microsoft Windows Home Server provides an easy way to centrally save all your data and allows remote access to your PC while you're away from home. For more information, visit the link-

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx

ChannelPro Magazine features Affluent Technology owner Frederick Johnson

ChannelPro Magazine, a monthly magazine produced by EH Publishing featured serial entrepreneur Frederick Johnson and his firm, Affluent Technology. Johnson, who graced the cover shared his insight about trust and working in the sports and entertainment industry. To read the full article, please click on the following link.

http://www.channelpro-digital.com/channelpro/200801/

Ross-Tek president contributes to CRN 2007 Sourcing Study

http://www.crn.com/it-channel/201806505?queryText=ross-tek

Affluent Technology Owner featured in CRN Magazine

CRN columnist Scott Campbell covers Frederick Johnson's IT business that focuses on the sports and entertainment industry. For the full article, click on the link.

http://www.crn.com/it-channel/201805576;jsessionid=WK2RT0QFQYKRAQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN

Ross-Tek CIO quoted in CRN Magazine- Top 5 Tech Segments SMBs will Spend Money On

To read the full article, please click on the link below.

http://crn.com/small-business/201801245?queryText=ross-tek

Ross-Tek & Microsoft produces case studies for Windows Home Server for Hollywood's elite celebrities.

Ross-Tek and Microsoft will collaborate to create case studies for Microsoft's newest product, Windows Home Server. The first case study participants will be Ross-Teks' celebrity clients, Angela Bassett and husband, Courtney B. Vance. Another notable clients being considered are actors Chris Tucker, Gabrielle Union, and Wimbledon champ, Venus Williams.

Stay tuned more information.

Ross-Tek President invited to speak at PowerNetworking Conference in Atlanta, GA

Frederick Johnson, President of Ross-Tek has been invited to speak at the Frasernet PowerNetworking Conference on June 25, 2007 in Atlanta, Ga. Johnson will be featured on a technology panel discussing emerging technologies and how to leverage the value of technology for entrpreneurship. The annual national PowerNetworking Conference is the largest gathering of African American professionals, business owners and community leaders from across the United States. Attendees receive world-class training from the best of the best minds and scholars in Black America. PowerNetworking Conference attendees gain professional growth and development training--geared towards leveraging Black America's tremendous resources and intellectual capital. For more information about Frasernet and the PowerNetworking Conference, please visit www.frasernet.com

Ross-Tek CIO quoted in CRN Magazine Article- "Channel Best-Sellers: Networking

http://crn.com/networking/197800763?queryText=ross-tek

Ross-Tek President receives 2007 Microsoft MVP Award for 4th consecutive year!

Frederick Johnson, President & CIO of Ross-Tek was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for Windows Small Business Server 2003. This is Freds' fourth consecutive year receiving this distinction from the Microsoft Corporation. 

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community's best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others. For more information the Microsoft MVP award, visit the following link.

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Ross-Tek/Affluent Technology CIO provides business advice in Cleveland PD.

Frederick Johnson provides his business advice in the Plain Dealer column, "My Biggest Mistake." For more information, please click the link to read the article in its entirety.

http://www.cleveland.com/biggestmistake/plaindealer

"Ross-Tek president listed as one of the top 15 Successful Small Business IT Consultants."

In a recently released book written by acclaimed technology author/teacher Beatrice Mulzer, Fred Johnson was featured as one of 15 successful IT professionals that serves the small business market. The book titled, "Making it Big in Small Business", is a business recipe style guide where each highlighted professional provides their own perspective and lessons learned on growing their business and continuing to thrive. For more information, visit amazon.com for purchase or review.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0977094928/

Specific SMB consultants and resellers profiled include Microsoft Small Business Server Advisory Council members, SBS MVPs, Microsoft Certified and Gold Partners (including worldwide annual partner award winners) and other "thought leaders" you will find extremely interesting and informative:

• Matthew Dickerson (Australia), top reseller, consulting practice owner, worldwide award winner
• Mariëtte Knap & Marina Roos (Netherlands), SBS-MVPs, successful consultants and SmallBizServer.net portal queens (the Magical M&M’s)
• Nigel Mulholland (Northern Ireland), leading international reseller, award winner
• Arlin Sorsenson (USA), top reseller, consulting practice owner, SBS Channel Advisory Council member
• Curtis Hicks (USA), award winner, top reseller, consulting practice owner, SBS Channel Advisory Council member
• Michael Cocanower (USA), top reseller, consulting practice owner, SBS-MVP, SBS Channel Advisory Council member
• Jeff Middleton (USA), SBS Migration Kit creator, SBS-MVP
• Vladimir Mazek (USA), SBS thought leader, owner\operator of SBS off-premise hosting service and e-mail service.
• Harry Brelsford, (USA) SMB Nation founder, original SBSer, author, speaker\trainer
• Tim Loney (USA), top reseller, consulting practice owner, IAMCP board member
• Frederick Johnson (USA), minority community leader, consulting practice owner, SBS-MVP, SBS Channel Advisory Council member
• Marc Harrison (USA), top reseller, consulting practice owner, SBS Channel Advisory Council member
• Grey Lancaster (USA), SBS-MVP, SBS "Grandfather" and long-time SBS thought leader
• Laura DiDio (USA), long-time SMB analyst, Yankee Group

Ross-Tek Secures Small Business Specialist Designation!

This past month, Ross-Tek Information Systems secured Microsoft's newest certification, The Small Businesses Specialist.  While Ross-Tek maintains its status as a Microsoft Certified Partner, by continuing the pursuit of new specialties, it enhances its ability to deliver quality service to its customers. 

The small business segment has always been a focus of Microsoft, which has directed a great deal of energy toward creating an accessible technology community.  “Microsoft is committed to helping small businesses around the world be more efficient and better serve their customers through the use of technology,” said Steve Guggenheimer, vice president of small business for the Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partner Group at Microsoft. “Microsoft offers solutions that have been custom-made for small businesses, like Windows^® Small Business Server 2003. Now we’re taking another step, this time with our partners, to help better serve this important customer segment. With resources like the partner locator tool in the Microsoft Small Business Center site and the Small Business Specialist Community announced today, we’ll make it much easier for the 41 million small businesses around the world to identify those partners in Microsoft’s network that are best able to address their specific needs. We are confident this offering will help our valued industry partners reach their full potential by creating more visibility, opportunity and demand in the small-business segment.”

The combination of resources available to the Ross-Tek staff through its Microsoft Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist status allow the Cleveland based company to be a valuable part of any business strategy.  Frederick Johnson, President and CIO of Ross-Tek recently opined, "I am excited that we have the capability to provide a more robust consulting package.  That excitement is the clearest indicator of my confidence in the benefits of our strengthened relationship with Microsoft."