Monthly Newsletter
December 2018
HOLIDAY GREETINGS

As CDS Office Technologies begins its 48th year in business, we want to thank all of our loyal customers for their continued business.

We hope everyone has a safe and joyous holiday season and a very happy and prosperous 2019.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mark & Jay Watson
President & CEO, CDS Office Technologies 
In This Issue
Getting to know the President...

Mark Watson's profile doesn't read like a typical technology executive.  Since leaving college in 1987, he's worked for precisely one company, CDS Office Technologies.  As a regional provider of office technology and managed services, Mark provides some valuable in-site into the organization, the IT marketplace and himself.  

A recent article about Mark was published in the Channel Executive Magazine.  Congratulations Mark!
Bad Guys Are Now Taking Over Email Inboxes Without Phishing Attack

According to an alert published earlier this year by the FBI, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Email Account Compromise (EAC) have caused $12 billion in losses since October 2013. Traditionally, social engineering and intrusion techniques have been the most common ways to gain access to business email accounts and dupe individuals to wire funds to an attacker-controlled account. But the really bad guys are into a whole new technique...
Going on 25...

CDS Office Technologies is pleased to recognize one of its long-term employees, Angela Kirby, as she begins her 25th year with the company.

Angela has been a sales representative with CDS since November 15, 1994.  "The last 24 years of my career with CDS have been the most educational and rewarding years of my life.  I love my dedicated CDS family and I am sincerely grateful to be here continuing my tenure providing the best technological solutions to our community."

Congratulations Angela! 
The AirLink® MG90 High Performance Multi-Network Vehicle Router is FirstNet Ready Certified with Band 14 Support
 






The FirstNet Ready Certified AirLink® MG90:
  • Selects the best available network based on user-defined policies
  • Seamless network handover and sub-second network switching
  • Consolidated security with the AirLink® Connection Manager (ACM)
  • Remote, real-time network insight and control with the AirLink® Mobility Manager (AMM)
  • Purpose built for vehicles
The AirLink® MG90 offers dual LTE-Advanced Pro, Dual Concurrent Gigabit Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet, with extensions to Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and satellite systems.
 
The AirLink® MP70 is Band 14 and FirstNet Ready Certified,  is a high performance, LTE-Advanced Pro vehicle router developed specifically for mobile mission critical applications in public safety, transit and field services.
 
The FirstNet Ready Certified AirLink® MP70:
  • Offers high performance vehicle area network (VAN)
  • Provides connected vehicle awareness
  • Purpose built for vehicles
  • Provides secure intelligent communications
  • Network management in the cloud or in the enterprise data center
Welcome New Employees!

Lisa Taft, Sales Representative, Quincy
Bryan Pinson, IT Engineer, St. Louis
Anthony Hickle, IT Engineer, Peoria
Customer Kudos

Don Foster, MFP Service Tech, Springfield, is FANTASTIC!!! He is ALWAYS prompt and courteous. If he is going to be late there is ALWAYS a phone call if I am not at my desk he leaves a voice mail. Don is a BIG asset to CDS and as long as he is an employee doing the service calls we will be a customer. Thank you Don for all your hard work and dedication to CDS!!!!

Teresa, Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, IL
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I just wanted to let you know that Mike Ebersohl, MFP Service Tech, St. Louis, did an EXCELLENT job at the office today. He set up the new machine, connected various computers to print and scan, answered questions from various
attorneys and secretaries and explained the new machine. Everyone commented on how patient he was with all the questions. CDS is fortunate to have Mike as an employee. Thank you.

Cathy, Law Offices of Charles F. Dufour, St. Louis, MO
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Roland Machinery, commented about Terry Claypool, MFP Service Tech, Springfield.  Terry was very helpful, prompt and we really like him to come repair our machines.  

Michael & Melissa, Roland Machinery, Springfield, IL 



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