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Meet the Team: Phillip Geer
Name: Phillip Geer
Position: Fulfillment Supervisor
Years at CCS: 3
Responsibilities: I oversee the operation of our warehouse and shipping departments to allow for maximum efficiency of day-to-day processes. I also help these departments to...
How to Achieve a High-Quality, Sustainable, Extended Lifecycle Computer on Your Own
So you understand the value associated with purchasing a turnkey solution, but still have reservations about working with a third party? Perhaps you would like to learn how to create a similar high-quality, sustainable, extended lifecycle computer solution on your own? To help you better understand exactly what is involved in such an endeavor, here’s some insight into the process we use every day at CCS to provide the high-quality, consistent solutions we’re known for...
CCS Adopts New Environmental Policy and Donates to Local Food Pantry
CCS recently developed an internal Environmental Policy stating its commitment to reduce the company’s impact on its local environment. This effort was led by the CCS Green Team in support of its membership in go green NRV. To adhere to this new policy, some sustainability-oriented initiatives are being introduced in celebration of Earth Day 2013. These include...
5 Ways Purchasing Turnkey Solutions Add Value to Your Organization
So now that you are more familiar with the goal of turnkey computing solutions, I would like to discuss their importance by introducing 5 ways that they can add value to your organization. Although turnkey solutions may seem slightly more expensive initially, the advantages gained by utilizing these types of solutions allow them to pay for themselves over time...
The End (of XP) is Near
The end of Windows® XP extended support is one of those rare events that has a far-reaching impact on the industrial computing world. First released in late 2001, XP is ancient by operating system (OS) standards. In fact, Microsoft® is now on its third post-XP OS. However, for a number of reasons – XP’s unprecedented stability, the failure of Windows Vista to gain mainstream approval, and a strained economy, to name a few – Windows XP is still widely used in many mature industries. And this concerns me...
The Goal of a Turnkey Computing Solution
Here at CCS, we specialize in providing turnkey computing solutions for harsh environments and mission-critical applications. But what exactly do we mean by “turnkey”?
Wikipedia defines a turnkey project as “a type of project that is constructed so that it could be sold to any buyer as a completed product”… OK, maybe. That definition is probably more applicable to industries like home construction, where a home can be built and furnished to the extent that it is “move-in-ready.” Although the home may be complete, it is not likely to be very customized from one house to the next. For those of you that grew up in a neighborhood like this (as I did), I’m sure you remember the feeling of...
Welcome to the CCS Blog!
The CCS team is excited to introduce our new blog! This area of our site will be focused on providing “Insights into Computing for Industrial and Mission-Critical Applications.” In addition to housing a variety of valuable technical articles and resources, blog posts will include highlights from important industry trainings, new technology trends, and company updates to give you a better idea of what we’re up to here at CCS...
Meet the Team: Hutch Gray
Name: Hutch Gray
Position: Sales Executive
Years at CCS: 3
Responsibilities: I am responsible for developing new business and growing our strategic accounts. I also work closely with our engineering teams to create solutions to solve our customers' problems...
OS Upgrade for First Responder Consoles
Explaining how we helped one international communications and information technology company upgrade its software to support newer operating systems, this case study demonstrates our team’s attention to detail and dedication to each project. While assisting this company with their upgrade, our team decided to perform tests on...
CCS Recognized as Innovative Company
Last month, a Montgomery County economic development official attended a meeting held in Washington, D.C. that was organized by Startup America Partnership. This meeting was focused on the importance of fostering vibrant startup communities throughout the United States. During this meeting, CCS was referenced as an innovative company by Charlie Jewell, Project Manager of Marketing & Business Development for the Economic Development Department...
