June 2010 One Person’s Trash is Another’s Treasure. Now days, technology is constantly changing causing people to upgrade to the latest products almost monthly. But what happens to what they previously owned? To Cass & Bishop, a law firm in Burlington Ontario; it did not make sense to put their old computers to waste, and decided that they wanted to donate some of their used computers. Along with the help of McMaster University and the Rotary Club of Hamilton AM 20 computers were gathered, and prepared for donation. [Read More..]

May 1, 2010 Binatech is pleased to announce that they have been appointed to the HP SMB Elite program. This designation has only been achieved by a handful of HP Partners. This designation demonstrates Binatech's committment to the Small and Medium Business market and our ability to deliver solutions to the highest industry standards.

Binatech launches SAS 70 and HIPAA certified Remote Backup services. According to Mike Haworth, "it was important to us to be able to offer clients a certified remote backup solution where they can be at ease that industry standards and best practices are being following in the backup, storage and recovery of their data. Additional information and sign up forms can be found at: http://binatech.onlinebackupsolution.com/

February 16th 2010 - TECHNOEDGE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Binatech and the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce where pleased to host the first annual Hamilton TechnoEdge Awards Night With over 60 people in attendance at the Hamilton Club it was quite a celebration of Small Business in the City of Hamilton Speakers included, Hon David Sweet, MP Ancaster, Dundas and MC Bill Kelly from CHML and Neil Everson from the City of Hamilton (Economic Development). Award One Winners - HP Server package and Small Business Server - Imperial Cotton Award Two Winners - HP Desktop and Mobile Package - Employment Hamilton Thank you to all of those who entered the contest and attended the awards nights. Congratulations to Employment Hamilton and Imperial Cotton  

Binatech is pleased to announce that HR Electronics of Lancaster, NY has merged with Binatech System Solutions of West Seneca, NY. HR has been providing technology services to law firms and healthcare in Western NY for over 25 years. We look forward to continuing the tradition of HR Electronics and expanding the range of IT Services to the clients of HR. Michael Haworth President

Binatech System Solutions, West Seneca NY has been appointed a Dragon Voice Recognition Partner serving the Legal Community. According to Binatech President, Mike Haworth, "this will strengthen our service offerings to the legal community in both Western NY and Southern Ontario." The partnership with Dragon will allow us to offer integrated solutions from Philips, Dragon and Crescendo."

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY has selected Binatech System Solutions to provide revamping of their Internal Accounting system. Recognizing the solid platform that Accpac Advantage provides Binatech has been retained to make substantial changes to the underlying system to better meet the non profit accounting requirements of the Extension. Utilizing custom programming interfaces and consolidations modules will enable Binatech to provide the Extension with a robust system with a non profit focus to provide the means for future growth and expansion.

Gourmet Baker of Vancouver BC chose Binatech System Solutions of Hamilton ON to implement a company wide ERP solution, centered on the Sage Accpac family of ERP solutions. Gourmet Baker is a leading manufacturer and marketer of baked and unbaked desserts and breakfast pastries to the in store bakery and food service channels in Canada.

Binatech System Solutions recently completed a major security analysis and remediation for a leading community credit union in Southern ON. Examining all internal IT procedures and developing strategies to mitigate risk Binatech was able to greatly reduce the client’s exposure to both internal and external threats.

Medina Hospital, of Medina NY has partnered with Binatech System Solutions to implement a hospital wide Medical Dictation solution. Standardizing on Crescendo Medical Solutions, Medina will have a state of the art, dictation system to be utilized by Doctors and their support staff. http://www.medinamemorial.org/ View case study >

Binatech System Solutions has implemented a company wide network infrastructure upgrade for the Waterford Group. Waterford is a diverse company that serves many facets of the construction industry with the supply of sands and granular limestone, as well as concrete for the building trade companies. Waterford has 6 offices across Ontario. http://www.waterfordgroup.ca

Binatech System Solutions Inc, of West Seneca, NY has completed its merger with Orchard Computer, of Orchard Park, NY. By bringing Orchard Computer into the Binatech fold we have significantly increased our technology services in Western NY. The combined company will continue to focus on Managed IT Services and Accpac Solutions for the SMB market place, as well as Digital Dictation Technology for the Legal and Medical markets.

Binatech System Solutions completes Messaging Infrastructure project for Hamilton International Airport. Hamilton International Airport is an International Airport, based in Hamilton, ON serving 600,000+ passengers and is the largest Cargo/Freight airport in Canada. Binatech System Solutions was retained to provide specific expertise and project management related to large Exchange and Blackberry Server environments.

Innovative Energy of Oakfield, NY partnered with Binatech System Solutions to develop and deploy an Integrated Inventory Control and Barcoding system. Using Accpac Advantage as the backend and custom programming for Symbol Technologies barcode readers enabled Binatech to develop a highly specialized inventory tracking system. This system will reduce costs and improve efficiencies for Innovative Energy. Innovative Energy Systems is a leader in the development and operation of Landfill Gas to energy Power Plants.

Wilson Blanchard, one of the regions largest Property management company has selected Binatech System Solutions to manage all of their IT resources. Binatech System Solutions is providing IT management, strategic planning and all operational aspects of IT Resources for Wilson Blanchard.Wilson Blanchard has 5 offices with +100 employees.

Incom-Group (Top Tape & Label) http://www.incom-group.com/ with offices in NY and Ontario, Canada has chosen Avaya IP Office to handle this growing company’s telecommunication needs. Incom-Group is a leading supplier of Industrial and consumer safety products across the US and Canada. Needing a robust telecom solution that provides superior call center technology and VoIP for remote offices, Incom-group selected Binatech System Solutions to implement the award winning Avaya IP Office solution.

Old Dominion University http://www.odu.edu/ has selected Adobe Breeze as part of the school’s Elearning strategy. Located in historic Norfolk, Va., the 188 acres of the Old Dominion University campus stretch from the Elizabeth River to the Lafayette River. Although situated in a metropolitan setting, the University offers a small-college look and feel, with tree-lined walkways, a mix of old and new buildings, and colorful gardens and ponds. Founded in 1930 as a division of the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion has grown into its own over the years and is now one of only 101 public universities with a Carnegie/Doctoral Research-Extensive distinction.

Holt Renfrew, Canada's leading upscale department store (www.holtrenfrew.com) has selected Sage Accpac to handle their Project and Job Costing needs. Accpac Advantage Series is a leading ERP solution that is noted for ease of use, solid reporting and superior technical architecture. Accpac Advantage provides Holt Renfrew with a robust platform to handle all of their project needs across 11 stores.

Transport Canada has chosen Adobe Breeze as their platform of choice for Synchronous E-learning. Breeze Meeting is a leading E-learning and web conferencing solution from Adobe systems. Based on Flash technology, Breeze is uniquely positioned in the market place to offer a robust E-Learning solution that easily integrates both Synchronous and Asynchronous learning content in a Flash Environment.

Binatech System Solutions is pleased to announce that we have been appointed as a Avaya BusinessPartner. Avaya (www.avaya.com) is an international leading in IP based telephony solutions and Binatech is honored to represent Avaya IP Office. IP Office is an all-in-one solution specially designed to meet the communications challenges facing small and medium sized businesses.

New England Historic Genealogical Society has chosen Macromedia Breeze as their asynchronous ELearning solution. NEHGS has been in existence since 1845 and is the nations leading genealogical research and education organization. Using Macromedia Breeze, NEHGS will be offering educational training and lectures online for their members.

Macromedia Breeze is selected by Red Deer Community College as their Distance Education Platform. Situated half way between Calgary and Edmonton in the Province of Alberta. Red Deer is a medium sized college with 20,000 students and their up-to-date technology and state-of-the art facilities serve learners in certificate and diploma programs, university transfer, degree completion, credit-free courses, and high school upgrading.

Binatech System Solutions is appointed as a Macromedia Breeze Certified Training Center and as a Member of the Macromedia Professional Services Enablement Team. This will allow Binatech to provide the highest level of Training and Professional Services to Macromedia Breeze clients across North America.

SET-BC selects Macromedia Breeze. SET-BC, based in Vancouver British Columbia is a Ministry of Education Provincial Resource Program. SET-BC has a mandate to assist school districts in British Columbia in meeting the technology needs of students with physical disabilities, visual impairments, and autism. Breeze was selected for it's ability to easily develop and deploy ELearning content to staff members and clients.

California EDD selects Macromedia Breeze Presenter and Meeting Platforms. California EDD is one of the largest state departments--with employees at hundreds of service locations throughout the state. For more than 60 years, EDD has connected millions of job seekers and employers in an effort to build the economy of this Golden State.

BCEd Online Conference - April 20 to 22, Richmond, B.C.
Binatech is pleased to announce our participation in the BCEd Online Conference April 20-22 in Richmond, British Columbia. The conference focuses on online education initiatives. Binatech Systems will be presenting and demonstrating how Macromedia Breeze is used for distance learning in the Yukon. For more information or to attend this event visit the BCEd Online website. Website: www.bcedonline.com

See also: Binatech Upcoming Events

New Media Charter School
New Media Charter School, Philadelphia PA, adds Macromedia Breeze as their preferred solution for creation and delivery of E-Learning content. The New Media Technology Charter School offers a revolutionary project-based learning model that incorporates every aspect of traditional high school curriculum while giving students tangible projects to bring their core academic subjects to life. Website: www.newmediatech.net

Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Hydro, Winnipeg Canada selects Macromedia Breeze to deliver employee training and staff development. Utilizing Macromedia Breeze Presentation and Training enables this Public Utility to rapidly develop and deploy learning content. Breeze Live was selected to provide a robust Flash Based Web Conferencing solution for remote meetings and distance learning. Manitoba Hydro is the province's major energy utility, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We serve 505 883 electric customers throughout Manitoba and 253 631 gas customers in various communities throughout southern Manitoba. Virtually all electricity generated by the provincial Crown Corporation is from self-renewing water power. We are the major distributor of natural gas in the province. The Corporation's capital assets-in-service at original cost exceed $10 billion, making us one of the largest energy and natural gas utilities in Canada. Website: www.hydro.on.ca

SUNY Downstate Medical Center
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY selected Macromedia Breeze Presentation and Training as a truly integrated E-Learning solution. SUNY Downstate is one of the nation's leading urban medical centers. SUNY Downstate comprises a College of Medicine, College of Health Related Professions, College of Nursing, School of Graduate Studies, and University Hospital of Brooklyn. Website: www.downstate.edu

Opta Minerals
Opta Minerals standardizes on Accpac HR. Seeking a robust and flexible Human Resources application, Opta Minerals with employees in both the US and Canada implemented Accpac HR to manage the Employee relations for this fast growing Public company. Binatech System Solutions managed and deployed Accpac HR over a 3 month period. Opta Minerals processes, sells and distributes abrasives and other industrial minerals to the foundry, steel and marine/bridge cleaning industries, sources specialty sands and garnets for the water filtration industry, and recycles inorganic materials under special permits from government authorities at both its Waterdown, Ontario and Norfolk, Virginia sites.