Introduction

Silicon Systems is headquartered in Wokingham, Berkshire in the heart of the UK’s technology region. The company was formed in 1997 with the objective of delivering leading-edge, highly supported IT solutions to all areas of industry.

Today, our company has a large base of customers across the UK and Ireland and has developed a support-services infrastructure which is widely recognised for providing some of the most comprehensive and effective IT support available in the market.

Focus

Silicon Systems focus on supplying and supporting the more technically complex elements of a client’s IT requirements. Typically these elements are those which require advice and consultation at the planning and implementation phase and which require specialist technical skills at the stage of implementation and on an ongoing basis.

Solutions

Silicon System’s range of market specific solutions include:

Graphic Server Solutions – Silicon Systems provide solutions from a range of their own high-performance file-servers, Intel, Silicon Graphics and Apple. Complimented by a variety of additional high-speed, fault-tolerent, high-capacity RAID storage systems.

Backup Solutions – Automated tape devices and libraries for quick and data backup and retrieval.

Digital Asset Management – Solutions for storing, managing, sharing and distributing digital files across networks and via the Internet.

Graphics Workflow Solutions – Industry specific software for the print, pre-press and creative industries.

PDF Technologies – From PDF generation to pre-flight and amendment, Silicon Systems provide a range of PDF solutions suitable for use throughout the graphic, print and pre-press industriess.

Remote Approval – Solutions that utilise the internet to control the complete approval process including approval tracking, annotation and sign off.

Services

Silicon Systems range of services include:

Technical Consultancy – Requirements and needs analysis. IT planning and implementation.

Network Design – Design of local area (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN).

Software Integration and Development – Providing integration between existing software applications and development of bespoke software solutions.

Support – On-site and telephone hardware and software support. Ultra-fast diagnosis and response for ‘mission-critical’ IT systems such as central servers and storage devices.

Training – On or off-site training for all major systems carried out by a dedicated team of Silicon Systems trainers.

Support

Silicon Systems have a uniquely broad-base of technical skills enabling us to support a very wide range of operating systems, hardware and software. We support all Macintosh and Windows desktop and server operating systems, all major Unix operating systems including Linux .

The majority of our clients have centralised servers and storage devices supported by Silicon Systems and rely heavily on Silicon System’s technical expertise, rather than their own internal skills, for the support of these critical elements of their IT infrastructure.

Industry Expertise

Silicon Systems have extensive experience of working with clients in the print, print-related, media and creative industries and have an in-depth understanding of the working processes in these fields. The company has developed a wide portfolio of products and services to suit this sector and is well known and highly regarding in this area.