Community Bank
Community Bank recently
discovered a need for improved Internet
access. The three areas's of concern were
performance, security and cost.
Since Heritage has been
supporting Community Bank since the conversion
of their network with Aurum Technology
(formerly EDS) in October of 1998, they
asked for some assistance with their Internet
needs. With nine branches to support for
Internet access, Heritage looked at the
network infrastructure of the bank, their
current Internet usage and plans for future
growth.
First, Heritage recommended
upgrading the current 10MPS hubs and replace
them with dedicated switches. The switches
provide dedicated bandwidth to each workstation
rather than shared bandwidth with the
current hubs. This allows support for
the increase network traffic from the
Internet. The second recommendation was
to install a T1 Internet connection via
a Cisco 2620 router and an IP/IPX firewall
option for security. The T1 connection
will provide 1.5 Mbps of constant, 7 x
24 connection to the Internet. In addition,
the firewall will provide filtering of
unwanted web site access to bank employees,
along with protecting the bank from any
outside intruders.
Finally, the bank added
up its current modem line and individual
Internet account charges and discovered
a significant amount will be saved monthly
to help justify the expense increase.
If your company is in
need of help with analyzing its Internet
usage and current service, please contact
Heritage Business Systems today for
a no-cost evaluation of your Internet
requirements.
Case studies are based on actual client success stories.
The company names have been changed to protect their security and confidentiality.
