Every dollar counts when running a small or medium sized enterprise. And in today's economy, up front infrastructure costs can become an unsustainable burden. Technology can go a long way to reduce operating costs, but technology alone cannot drive down Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Indeed TCO is impacted by startup/setup costs, operating costs and complexities, maintenance and upgrade costs and deployment costs. A technology might provide a specific feature, but if the deployment of that technology is too complicated, TCO could actually go up for a business.

With PanTerra's WorldSmart Unified Cloud IT Service solution, virtually all aspects of TCO are addressed and reduced. Up front capital costs and on-site setup are eliminated because all services are delivered form the cloud without any on-premises hardware or software to deploy. With WorldSmart's FutureProof guarantee, all upgrades, maintenance and support are provided free of charge for the lifetime of the service. And when fully deployed, businesses can save up to 75% on their monthly communications expenses. WorldSmart's Unified Cloud IT Service solution delivers world-class unified communications, storage and mobility services while driving TCO lower for your business.

In today's business world, companies must implement flexible infrastructures or face going out of business under a tidal wave of red ink. Businesses that can adapt to the ever changing economic winds can weather through storms and ultimately become successful enterprises. Deploying a cloud-based infrastructure gives businesses virtually unlimited flexibility AND scalability (both upward and downward) because there is no "obsoleting" on-premises fixed asset to maintain or manage. In fact, with a cloud-based infrastructure, the word obsolete becomes obsolete!

PanTerra's WorldSmart service is 100% cloud-based in its deployment and doesn't require any special on-premises hardware. Nor does it require any on-premises software to be downloaded or deployed on the client, significantly reducing IT complexities while increasing overall corporate security. This makes WorldSmart the most powerful, secure, scalable Unified Cloud IT Service solution in the industry, capable of being rapidly deployed anywhere in the world with click of a mouse. In addition, since all communications and user files are stored in the cloud, it means users can take their secure communications and information anywhere they want even when they're mobile!

The amount of communications information and user files is growing exponentially: documents, application data, emails, voicemails, text messages, faxes. Storing all that information on poorly protected client desktops and notebooks can pose a serious security risk for your company. Additionally, how dependable is your backup strategy for all those desktops and notebooks? Can you guarantee recovery if the desktop gets corrupted or lost? Can you imagine if your HR manager's notebook gets stolen and it has all the communications from all employees on it! The benefits of saving all your communications should not be outweighed by the security and backup risks of storing them on remote desktops and notebooks.

Because WorldSmart is a fully cloud-based unified IT services solution, you gain both enhanced security AND reliable backup for all your communications and user file information. All communications and user files are stored in the cloud and not on the desktop or notebook, which means even if the desktop is lost, the information is safe and available in the cloud. It also means that you don't have to worry about implementing and managing several independent backup schemes. WorldSmart keeps your information secure and protected in the cloud available wherever and whenever you want to access it.

The Internet has ushered in innovation at blinding speed. If your company and IT department is having trouble keeping up with that innovation, you're not alone. And the cost of implementing the wrong technology or infrastructure, especially for your communications can be deadly, costing sales, productivity and negatively impacting customer satisfaction. That's why so many companies are realizing that outsourcing their IT and communications needs to a "Best of Breed" service provider can not only reduce their operational costs, but also allow the company to focus on sales.

Outsourcing your communications, storage and mobility services to PanTerra's cloud-based WorldSmart solution means that you have a Best of Breed unified IT services solutions provider in your corner, solely focused on being the leader in delivering cloud-based unified IT solutions that make businesses more responsive. New technologies are continuously being integrated into the platform, resulting in features and services that can positively impact a business's sales, productivity and customer satisfaction.

Because WorldSmart was build from the ground up as a cloud-based service, storing all your communications and user files securely in the cloud and eliminating any on-premises hardware or software requirements, it is the ideal platform for decentralized and mobile workforces. Industry trends have shown that distributed and mobile workforce businesses are the fastest growing business type in the world. Indeed, this is the century in which businesses are going to the customer as opposed to requiring customer come to the business. However, there are significant communications challenges when your workforce is distributed and mobile. Responsiveness can drop significantly if your business doesn't have a global Unified Cloud IT Service infrastructure.

WorldSmart's Unified Cloud IT Service solution delivers a globally optimized cloud IT infrastructure which can be managed and administered through a simple web-based portal that can be accessed and controlled centrally or in a distributed manner. With WorldSmart, deploying or modifying your workforce's communications, storage and mobility infrastructure can be done with a click of the mouse securely and instantly!

In today's business world, all aspects of your business need to be tightly integrated and "aware" of each other in order to maintain optimal business performance. Business services and processes that integrate with each other will make a business more responsive and more competitive. Those businesses that don't integrate and optimize business processes will find themselves at a disadvantage

WorldSmart integrates with your other business processes to improve efficiencies and make your business more competitive. Whether it's directly interfacing to your Customer Resource Management (CRM) systems or your Outlook groupware services, WorldSmart fits in to make your business more competitive.