Carl Loder- CEO, CentralRacingParts.com

"Thrive did a great job building my online store.  I wasn't always sure of some of the decisions that were made in the construction process but Michael has won my trust!  Recently, five suppliers I had lined up to purchase from, visited my site.  Normally they require a "buy-in" for an initial order which can be upwards of $10,000.  When they saw my site, they were calling ME to represent them.  They waived their buy-in and are getting in line to be a supplier."

Solution: E-commerce store and credit-card processing

Dave Mace, First Employee, Maverick Creative Group

"Michael combines several talents to create an incredibly valuable service for his clients. He is part designer, part technician and part business strategist, making him a formidable partner. I've enjoyed working with him, and I've learned a lot from him."

Aaron Davis, Sedgwick County Health Department

"What does it for me when it comes to Thrive is their dedication to detail. Thrive takes the time to really listen to what I want and need and then make sure that they produce exactly what i asked for. I really appreciate their customer service, Michael and the team isn't perfect but when they make a mistake their team jumps on it to make sure any problems are resolved in a timely fashion. If you need an web-application built that works, I recommend Thrive!"

Solution: Emergency Responders Registration Database

Marta Curry, Waddell and Reed

“While Thrive Business Solutions is the company name, Michael personifies integrity in his industry. Thrive is genuine in their approach to listen, offer assistance and solutions to your agendas. Strive is one word as they pledge to help others, but they really thrive at it. I am fortunate to collaborate with them regularly through our Chamber Leads Group #3 - where many strategies and business networking goals are shared - and achieved!”

Pat Knolla- Founder / Owner, Knollas Pizza on 13th

“Thrives customer service has really impressed me. When I call they solve whatever I throw at them right away. I have been processing credit cards and have had my website with them for three years now and the rates have always been fair. Most importantly, they have integrity. I have never had to question if Thrive is doing something with my rates or service that I should be concerned about.”

Solution: Website, Online-Ordering, E-mail Marketing and Credit-card Processing

Mark Oelze, Owner, True Life Marriage and Family Counseling

"Michael is not only a man of great vision, but a man who has the mind and ability to take that vision apart and see it happen one step at a time. He does so with a steadfast spirit about him in a confident but gracious manner. When you are around Michael you are caught up in the same confidence that together what has been set out to do will indeed be accomplished. I can't say enough good about this man!"

Mike Steele, Co-Founder, The Galleon Company

“Michael is a man of high character and competence. He accomplishes what he sets out to do. I recommend his services without reservation.”

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Network
What is a network? E-mail

Work Stations:

It is a commononly overlooked piece of the puzzle. The end point on any network is the computer that you stare at day in and day out. Since it is often not thought of as part of the network the pc typically gets shopped for independently of the network and the assumption is that a local technology company wouldn't or couldn't be a provider for our worksatations. Thrive wants to change all that!

We provide the best hardware for the lowest price from multiple vendors which means you save up to 30% on hardware alone!


Infrastructure:

Proper cabling installation plays a significant role in obtaining the speed and reliability of your network. Often a poor installation or design could result in slow and problematic networks that will later require hours of troubleshooting and debugging to remedy. Our field’s engineers want to ensure your network is installed and configured correctly to maintain the most stability and performance.

Whether you are troubleshooting an existing network, simple extension or modification to your existing network, or installing a complete networking system for your location, we are ready to work for you.


Routing / Switching:

In Networking, the process of moving a packet of data from source to destination. Routing is usually performed by a dedicated device called a router. Routing is a key feature of the Internet because it enables messages to pass from one computer to another and eventually reach the target machine. Each intermediary computer performs routing by passing along the message to the next computer. Part of this process involves analyzing a routing table to determine the best path.

Thrive is your local source for affordable networking!


Network security:

It's not necessary for a smaller company to skimp on security. Thrive delivers state-of-the-art, comprehensive security that is both affordable and easy to implement. We do this as the low cost leader using award winning open-source software deployed on the equipment of your choosing. Too little security can be worse than no security at all, and the small business that simply implements any minimal firewall and forgets it, often has a false sense of security and more often than not, falls victim to unexpected attack.

Thrives security appliance designed for the SMB market, deliver enterprise-class security at a small business price!
 
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Untangle delivers an integrated family of applications that simplify and consolidate the network and security products that businesses need at the network gateway.

  • Pre-configured to work right away
  • Downloadable for rapid deployment
  • Integrated with a common GUI, logging & reporting
  • Designed to run on generic Intel/AMD hardware

Open Source & Free Commercial Add-ons

Open Source (and Free)

The Untangle Server and 12 of the applications that run on it are open source and free under the GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2). Untangle’s platform provides the GUI, logging, reporting and “virtual-pipelining” technology to make all of the apps run together smoothly. Signatures updates and software upgrades, which install automatically, are also included.

Commercial Add-ons

These are designed for networks with advanced needs. Commercial add-ons include live support, advanced management features and applications for additional security and remote access.

Deployment Options

Untangle has 3 network deployment options:

Router: Dedicated server that performs routing & firewall services
Transparent Bridge: Dedicated server that drops seamlessly behind existing routers & firewalls

Re-Router™: Adds network-wide protection while running on an existing desktop (runs on Windows)

Supported Platforms

Untangle runs as a bare-metal install, on Windows XP, VMware, Ubuntu & Debian

Hardware Requirements

Untangle runs on generic Intel/AMD hardware. A Pentium III processor, 2 NICs and 512MB of RAM is the min spec for smaller networks and multi-core chips with extra RAM really make Untangle sing for larger networks. More specific sizing guidance and links to the community hardware compatibility list can be found on the Hardware Requirements wiki.

3rd Party Connectors

Active Directory: Integrate with existing AD deployments
Kaseya: Monitor & receive Untangle alerts
Level Platforms: Monitor & receive Untangle alerts
N-Able: Monitor & receive Untangle alerts

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