Cloudworks Launches ‘Webtops’ as Greener Alternative to Desktops for Small Businesses

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The launch of a comprehensive “webtops” product line from Cloudworks (www.cloudworks.com) promises to help small businesses focus on their core business rather than IT while trimming costs and improving remote access.

“Instead of desktops, employees work from ‘webtops,’ which are accessible from any computer, anywhere,” said Mike Eaton, CEO of Cloudworks, a full-service hosted computing company. “The model is considerably more efficient and greener than the solutions it replaces. We trim IT costs by 30 to 50 percent for small to mid-size businesses by consuming less power, and using less equipment and labor. A hosted version of a complete Windows environment includes Microsoft Office, QuickBooks and any other applications a company needs to be productive.”

All of a company’s applications, data and emails are now brought to individual users with lightning speed through nearly any browser from a secure, managed data center.

Cloudworks’ hosted “webtops” solutions are a major strategic shift for many small businesses who over the past 10 to 15 years have resisted outsourcing IT services, particularly server hosting.

“Small companies today realize that hosting your own servers and maintaining desktops drains resources and creates a lot of headaches with no gain in control of your data,” Eaton said. “Given the advances in reliability, security and redundant backup protection that hosted services provide, it’s much more cost effective to focus on your core business than to dedicate resources to IT. We’re a better way for companies to build and grow their network.”

Typically, as companies with in-house IT staff hire more employees, computer maintenance also increases. There are updates, upgrades, downloads, IT overtime and maybe even company downtime. In contrast, Cloudworks handles the majority of maintenance remotely with limited client interaction required. And, if there are issues or questions, the help desk is available 24 hours a day to provide critical IT and consulting services that are unavailable to many small businesses.

Cloudworks “webtops” solutions are priced for small businesses at as little as $595 monthly for five users or $995 with a dedicated server. Enterprise-level packages for companies with more than 100 employees are completely customized. All packages scale up or down with no planning or capital investment. The result is an easily budgeted IT expense that allows small businesses to know exactly what their costs will be from month to month.

Current Cloudworks clients include law firms, accounting firms, non-profit organizations, municipalities, manufacturing, entertainment, design, advertising, recreation, food services and many other types of companies. They each enjoy increased reliability, better remote access and the option of leaving the laptop behind when they travel.

About Cloudworks

Cloudworks provides completely web-based computing services for small and mid-sized business. Employees login through a web browser to access their “webtop,” server, software, files and email. Cloudworks, which works with both Macs and PCs and virtually any web browser, eliminates costly software updates, server upgrades, hardware failures and data loss in many instances. For more information, visit www.cloudworks.com.