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2005 In Review
As we look ahead toward 2006, let's take a minute to look back over the previous DTL Service Updates. Check out all the cool stuff you learned in 2005.- New year's graphic resolutions. Your web site is a year older and how is it faring? If it looks just like it did last year, old copyright dates and all, it's time for a little attention. (January)
- Don't react to IT. Consider DTL's proactive approach to maintaining your computers and avoid trouble. We've got the tools you need. (February)
- Protect your domain name. Based on a true horror story, we offer 10 great strategies for avoiding a domain name disaster. (March)
- Strong mail filtering for your office. Shield your mail server with DTL's Business Email Gateway and say goodbye to spam and viruses. (April)
- A moving experience. Let us do the heavy lifting and move your web site to a better hosting experience. (May)
- More power to you. That little DTL icon at the bottom of your web page is more powerful than you think. It is boosting your site's search engine rankings. (June)
- Ten email savers. Our most popular update of year, and no wonder. Valuable advice goes beyond the mailbox with Internet tips that everyone should know. (July)
- Backing up. It's more important than ever. Thankfully, it's easier than ever, too. (August)
- Remote control freaks. You're scaling Mount Everest. Suddenly, your boss calls. He needs a file on your PC at home. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Put your wallet away and go to your PC for free, right now. (September)
- You could be a spammer. The nogoodniks are using your web site as a launching pad for spam attacks. Here's how we shut them down. (October)
- Cool software you can steal for free. New toys for your computer, and they won't cost you a cent. (November)
Put a Store Locator on Your Web Site
DTL recently helped Sperry West, a manufacturer of video surveillance equipment, relocate their web site from an ailing web host to our servers. In addition to the improving their hosting, we also provided a feature that allows customers to find stores carrying Sperry West products. Just enter a Zip Code and a list of the nearest locations is presented instantly. Ever wondered how that worked? So did we. In order to find out, we built it.An entire industry supports web site owners in offering customers this ability. It usually involves commercial software and an ongoing subscription service. Since we engineered our own solution using readily available data (paid for by your tax dollars), we can integrate it with your web site and pass the savings onto you. Plus, we can customize it to return location information, addresses, phone numbers, relative distance, and driving directions all within a split second. If you would like a demo, just ask us.
Showcase: San Diego RV Center
I was amazed to discover that people routinely buy and drive million-dollar recreational vehicles. Aside from the obvious sticker shock, I'd be a wreck if I had to drive one. Taking a million-dollar RV out into heavy traffic could be pretty stressful. But, if I did have one of these rolling palaces, and it got a scratch or dent, I would immediately take it to Mike Eidsmoe's San Diego RV Center for care and repair. While building their new web site, I learned that these people really know their stuff.
Their improved, standards-compliant site leverages design elements produced by Ras Graphics, and was the final piece in the company's total identity makeover. But what was most important for San Diego RV Center team was the ability to easily make simple changes to the site's content. So DTL built a content management system. They also needed a way to list RVs on consignment, so we built a self-service tool for easily managing vehicles, descriptions, and photos using an ordinary web browser. The web site consistently presents the information as if a professional web designer built the pages. San Diego RV Center found that when you're steering megabuck RVs onto the information superhighway, having a custom-tailored, "no stress" content management system is the only way to avoid design accidents.
Drive safely.
“Everyone at DTL Networx acknowledges and
appreciates your ongoing support. Without you, we have no reason
to come to work (or, rather, be on-call 7x24). We are thankful
for your business and the opportunity to serve you every day. We
hope you and your family enjoyed Thanksgiving and wish you a
truly blessed holiday season. Merry Christmas!”
The Most Important Person at DTL...
...is you! Your feedback is extremely valuable. If you have questions or suggestions on how DTL can help you succeed online, please contact me.Sincerely,
Morgan Davis
President, DTL Networx
About DTL Networx
DTL provides design, development, IT, and hosting services for organizations that demand a higher quality of web site production and management, Internet operations and marketing support. It is the second-generation Internet services company pioneered by Morgan Davis, author of several computer books and creator of one the first applications to connect personal computers to the Internet in 1984.
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