We would like to congratulate Senator Amanda Stoker who was client before she moved to Canberra to become a politician.

Today, Senator Stoker, a former barrister (At Level 27 Chambers) and prosecutor was announced as the Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General.

Read more at the ABC here.

Netconn is excited and honoured to have ranked #43 in CRN’s Fast50 2020 award.

This comes after such a tough year for so many people and businesses. 

​During this time, we have been able to help clients transform into being more agile, mobile and flexible utilising their IT systems.

We have hired more staff and implemented new business systems to help clients through this difficult year.  

We were able to achieve being one of the fastest growing IT companies even by reducing rates to clients affected by the pandemic and allowing contracts to be more flexible to help clients in need.

We were one of the few, small Managed Services Providers to win in 2020.

2020 was another year where we were able to grow by at least 50% on the year before, despite COVID19 and the economic impact this had on many industries.

With many clients having to close in the Events Industry space, and our largest clients having to close as well, we were able to pivot and help other businesses move their workforce to their homes or other environments.

We also spent time with businesses that had to close, and help put in new systems during the down time, and offer financial support and help to some clients.  This has helped solidify our long term relationships with our clients, and made sure they understand that we genuinely have their best interests at heart, and that helps both them and our business.

Internally, letting out staff know that we were there for them, giving them time off as required and making sure they knew how important they were to the business.  This gave them confidence their jobs were secure and valued, and that we were there for them as needed.
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​Established in 1998, CRN is a central source of news and business insight for IT resellers, systems integrators, managed service providers, IT solutions companies, distributors and vendors.

The CRN Fast50, now in its 12th year, recognises the fastest-growing companies in Australian IT based on year-on-year revenue growth. According to CRN, the Fast50 is the only awards program in the Australian technology industry that recognises the best businesses based on hard numbers, with judges adhering to a strictly numbers-based formula.

In its announcement of the award winners, CRN noted that “2020 has been a tumultuous year for Australian IT providers but we have seen their resilience and ingenuity bring them through a tough year. These companies [have helped boost] Australia’s economic recovery by bringing solutions which drive down cost and complexity.”

We would love to welcome another new client, restaurateur and chef Jonathan Barthelmess and his new restaurant in Brisbane, Greca.

The famous chef behind Sydney institutions The Apollo and Cho Cho San – has brought his unique Greek cuisine to Brisbane for Greca. Inspired by the simplicity of traditional Greek cuisine and the Mediterranean lifestyle, Greca embraces Queensland’s climate with a menu of share-style dishes and a timeless indoor-outdoor trattoria aesthetic.

Diners can expect some of The Apollo’s original dishes remixed with the best local produce, including sizzling saganaki cheese, spanakopita and so many other great dishes.

We have helped coordinate all technology from laptops, Point of Sale, Wireless, Internet, cabling among other things.  We will look at smoothing the link between all restaurants that Jonathan looks after as well over 2019.

We want to welcome Howard Smith Wharves as a client!

We are doing site IT which includes all networking, servers for files, Point of Sale, backbone infrastructure, computers, wireless, mobile devices to name a few.  It's a massive site, with thousands of expected visitors.

The new riverside entertainment destination is located beneath the iconic Story Bridge, and celebrates the best of Brisbane.

Originally constructed in the 1930s, they're bringing life back to a historic space, with a waterfront entertainment area that provides the perfect setting to eat, drink, play and stay. A destination for curated events and exhibitions, a brand-new boutique hotel, brewery, and a lineup of riverfront restaurants from some of Australia’s leading restaurateurs, all with views of the vibrant city centre and Story Bridge.

Opening late 2018.

http://www.hswco.com

We have now implemented a new phone system, and a new way to log a job.

When you call our 1300 NETCONN (1300 638 266) number, you will now be able to enter a choice as to whether you want to log a job, talk to a consultant or be put through to one of our other companies, Netconn Automation or Netconn Travel.

If you choose to book a job, you will say your name, phone number, email address and job details.  This will then automatically create a job ticket in our system, and be assigned to a consultant!!  Pretty cool!

Lenovo Yoga x1 Laptop

We have a massive special on Lenovo Yoga X1's just given to us today.

Online at Lenovo.com they have these top of the line laptops for $3500 with much worse spec's than we have them for.  This is the exact laptop we use at The Netconn Group.  Check below.


Online with Lenovo

Intel Core i7-7500U Processor
Windows 10 Home 64
14.0"WQHD Multitouch 2560x1440
16.0GB LPDDR3-1866 LPDDR3 1866MHz
256GB SSD PCIe
Warranty - 1 Year Depot
Intel HD Graphics 620
4 Cell Li-Polymer
Bluetooth Version 4.1
Intel Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 AC


What we have in our Yoga X1s.  

Intel Core i7-7600U Processor
Windows 10 Pro 64
14.0"WQHD Multitouch 2560x1440 OLED Ultra
16.0GB LPDDR3-1866 LPDDR3 1866MHz
512GB SSD PCIe
Warranty - 3 Year Depot
Intel HD Graphics 620
4 Cell Li-Polymer
Bluetooth Version 4.1
Intel Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 AC
4G Sim Card for Cellular Internet
Lenovo USB C Dock (Worth over $350)

Loren is working in the USA this month March 20-24.  Geoff will be the contact for you if you have any issues.

Geoff is away in April from the 24th to the 28th on holidays.

Loren is also planning to be away for his 40th birthday in May/June for 2 weeks. 

This is the last week to order any special priced, high-end laptops.  They all arrive this month, and Loren is with suppliers in the USA getting them shipped.

Some examples include:

HP 17" Laptop

• Intel Core i7
• 16GB RAM
• 256GB M.2 SSD Hard Drive
• 17.3" 1920 x 1080 Anti-Glare Display
• SuperMulti DVD Drive | Media Card Reader
• 802.11ac Dual-Band Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.2
• USB 3.0 | USB Type-C | HDMI | VGA
• Windows 10 Pro (64-Bit)

HP 15" Workstation (Great for Graphics, CAD or just speed)

• Intel Core i7
• 16GB RAM
• 15.6" Touch Display
• Full HD 1920 x 1080 Screen Resolution
• AMD FirePro W4190M Graphics Card (2GB)
• 512GB SSD Hard Drive
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.2 LE
• Built-in 720p Webcam, Mic, & Speakers
• Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)

All of these and others are at least $1000 off our normal pricing on them.  Amazing deals.  Lots of other options, just let us know what you are after, or your price range.

We have now purchased our own fire-walled Spam filter server, that we can use for clients domains.

We have been trialing this on some of our larger clients, and so far we have a 99.95% success rate of stopping spam from entering your email box, with a 0.05% rate of 'good' emails being caught.

This should help weed out emails that have links to viruses like Cryptolocker and others, and also just reduce the amount of emails in your junk folder, or your inbox.

If you would like to chat about this for your business, please email help@netconn.com.au and we will talk you through the options.

We are using it on our own email currently, and although it was an investment for us, the results that we can now pass onto clients are amazing!

Above and below are some stats from one client over the last two weeks.

We can now support your iOS (iPhone and iPad) devices along with Google Android devices remotely.

You grab the App from the respective App store, and we can connect diagnose and do other things like setup email and wifi connections for you!

​See some screen shots below.