No matter the size or age of your company, it relies on hardware and software to keep it running smoothly-day in and day out. MAPSYS is a Tier-1 distributor of IBM security and business recovery services that help protect your business operations.

Anti-virus management: Have you established a wide­spread and far-reaching approach designed to protect your company from malicious code? IBM can help you do it. IBM Managed Security Services - anti-virus management provides complete outsourcing of key activities at various points in your infrastructure.

E-mail security: Monitor incoming e-mail around the clock with IBM Express Managed Security Services for e-mail security (IBM Express Portfolio). This service, offered on a per-seat, per-month basis, helps you to intercept and eliminate e-mails containing viruses, spam, pornography and other undesired content before it reaches your network and users and affects productivity. Prices start as low as US$1.80 per user per month. 30-day trial available.*

E-mail recovery: In the event that your primary e-mail system fails, will e-mail keep flowing in and out of your company-and will distribution lists, contacts and calendar information be protected? Installed in usually less than a day, this fully hosted, on demand, backup e-mail servicecan respond to an e-mail disruption in as little as 60 seconds. Built on Linux^® platforms for enhanced security and performance, IBM Express E-mail Recovery Solution (IBM Express Portfolio) automatically notifies employees (through their e-mail addresses, PDAs, pagers and cell phones) to switch to browser-based e-mail, then gets to work on helping restore the primary system.

Firewall management: There is nothing glamorous about firewall management, yet it is one of the keys to maintaining a security-rich environment. With IBM Managed Security Services - firewall management, IBM can remotely and securely manage your Check Point and Cisco PIX firewall(s) via a secure Internet connection. You can also depend on IBM to help you keep your technology current and effective so new security threats don't take you by surprise.

Infrastructure recovery: This service helps you quickly and cost-effectively reduce the impact of unexpected events that can limit your company's IT capabilities or interrupt operations altogether. IBM Infrastructure Recovery Services (IBM Express Portfolio) includes a customized recovery plan and use of a preconfigured IBM ee server^® iSeries'', IBM @e server pSeries^®, IBM AS/400^® or IBM RS/6000^® system in the event of an outage or emergency.

Intrusion detection: Can you monitor your networks 24x7x365? IBM Managed Security Services - wireless intrusion detection can monitor, investigate and alert your security team when suspicious activity occurs. IBM will work closely with you to define and coordinate appropriate responses for accurate and efficient handling of any incident.

Online storage and backup: Retire your tape backup procedures and replace them with a flexible, dependable service that automatically backs up and secures your data offsite. With IBM Express Online Backup for Distributed Servers (IBM Express Portfolio), you can manage and monitor the entire backup and vaulting process and initiate recovery operations-from virtually any Web browser, anytime. You can also select between continuous and scheduled backups, and pay based on the amount of data stored. 30-day trial available."

Education solutions: We can help you stretch your education dollars by providing your IT staff access to IBM classroom training, technical conferences and e-learning courses. IBM Education Pack (IBM Express Portfolio) can help you keep your technical team's IT skills up to date and competitive-at discounts of up to ten percent off the price of IBM education purchased separate.