Thin Client

Tuesday January 4, 8:03 am ET

LANGHORNE, Pa., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Alternatives, Inc. (NAI), a nationally recognized provider of full-service technology solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises in the legal and professional services markets, announced today that it has implemented a thin-client computing environment for Lavin, O'Neill, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in the defense of product liability actions.

"Our technology system was behind the times and we needed to make enhancements in order to provide our large corporate client base with better service," said Bill Murphy, administrator at Lavin. "We were already comfortable with Network Alternatives from previous projects. The new system they implemented puts us in synch with all of our clients, eliminating the document conversion challenges that we often faced with our old system. Our new thin-client solution has enhanced our internal and external communications, improved our access to information and significantly decreased our downtime. Network Alternatives stayed on schedule and helped us to make it a smooth transition for our employees."

"The thin-client environment was an ideal solution for Lavin," explained Steve Hatch, vice president of operations at NAI. "With the power in the servers, not the PCs, the firm's technical staff are able to eliminate their ongoing PC replacement cycle and no longer have to perform software upgrades on every employee's desktop. The thin-client computing environment has improved the firm's productivity and has positively affected its bottom line."

The Lavin law firm was moving all three of its offices (Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey) to new locations in 2004. This was an excellent time to also make the switch to a more technologically advanced computing solution. Network Alternatives reformatted the firm's files for the new environment before the actual moves took place, enabling employees to be more productive during the transition. The new system, which included changing to Microsoft Office and Exchange, was first deployed to a pilot group. After some adjustments to the system, it was then deployed to all the offices.

About Network Alternatives, Inc.

Network Alternatives, Inc. (NAI) is a nationally recognized provider of full-service technology solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises in the legal and professional services markets.

NAI offers a range of cost-effective services and solutions, including hosted application services, consulting and network integration and customer support. OASIS®, NAI's flagship solution, is a completely outsourced desktop service that delivers high performance, reliability and security at an affordable cost. The Company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Langhorne, Pa. For more information, please visit http://www.network-alternatives.com .

Network Alternatives, the Network Alternatives' logo and OASIS are registered trademarks of Network Alternatives, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Contact:
Karen Higgins
Sagefrog Marketing Group for NAI
(610) 831-5723
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