Staying Ahead

ACT Insider's Info.

Where We Are Going

» Broadband Wireless is Here

It was only 12 years ago that a local entrepreneur had a vision of planting the seed for a company that would grow to be Antigua's Largest Technology Superstore. More recently, it was only in June 2001 that ACT incorporated another technology solution into the list of services that we provide, with the launching of our ISP services, to the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda.

Now, in keeping with our pledge of being a Single Source Technology Provider we are still growing, this time into an Application Service Provider or ASP. ASP's transmit applications to your business via the internet, and charge you based on a yearly, monthly or per-use rate, whichever is most convenient for you, the client. As an ASP, ACT will bring costly, high-maintenance, frequently updated software applications straight to your door.

Why An ASP?

Four reasons stand out as the most appealing to our corporate clientele:

1 - Setup cost and time
Costs associated with ASP's are usually low, and setup time is usually short.

2 - Control of Salaries Expense
Since the ASP will be your IT department, you need not worry about equipment or technology advancements, we will do it all for you.

3 - Reduction in Equipment Expense
Sophisticated IT solutions often require costly IT infrastructure for housing and supporting applications. The ASP will store all of your software applications on their secure servers.

4 - Overall Convenience
ASP's will host your website, manage and protect your corporate e-mail, as well as provide secure worldwide access to your data at minimal communication charges. In addition, ASP's provide a redundant backup facility, along with a remote backup facility, to allow all customers to have 99.99% uptime.

What about My Bandwidth?

Bandwidth refers to the volume of data that can be transmitted over a given medium. Some businesses still log-on to the internet via a 56K dial-up connection. Other connectivity options can be made available and include 64K, 128K, ISDN, Fractional T1, T1, as well as Broadband Wireless (coming soon). ACT's professionals will establish a connection medium of your choice directly to your business to give you a swifter data-flow over your dial-up modem access, to allow you to harness the full power of our ASP and ISP services.