• Contents:
• Networking
• Telephony
• Web Application Development
• UNIX / Linux Sysadmin
• Databases / MySQL

Whether you have a large local office or are a multi-site organisation, or if you're aspiring to create a local community broadband scheme or planning a nationwide ISP, we can help you plan, build, configure and manage all your networking needs.

Look at our customers page and case studies page for examples of out customers and what we provide.

Customers currently relying on Open Solutions' networking services include:

• a 100-seat VoIP-based call centre;
• a national ISP serving tens of thousands of DSL customers;
• a multi-site company with >200 staff;
• two customers with dedicated data centre deployments;
• and Ireland's national Internet exchange point.

Open Solutions is also a market leader in IPv6 consultancy and deployment.

High-end ASP/ISP Network Services

For Application and Internet Service Providers with large bandwidth requirements, we can organise and manage uncontended fault-tolerant connections from multiple providers.

We have experience with a wide range of networking technologies, including: core routing protocols (e.g. OSPF, BGP); VLANs, link aggregation and STP; and networking devices from the likes of Cisco, Foundry, ZyXel, etc and we have good relationships with vendors in Ireland and the UK.

We also specialise in the provision of low-cost, high-end networking solutions through the use of Linux coupled with the open source routing suite Quagga.

We can also liaise with the RIPE on our customer's behalf to organise AS number and PA/PI IP v4/v6 allocations.

Office/Business Network Services

We can help you develop a robust, future proof and secure LAN including office firewalls, DMZs, multiple Internet gateways via ADSL, SDSL, leased line and/or wireless products, load balancing, traffic management, QOS, Internet proxy servers and content filtering, e-mail SPAM and virus protection, remote worker/office access via VPN as well as management and monitoring technologies.

24/7 Monitoring

If you have a critical network infrastructure that you need to cover with 24/7 monitoring and correction services then please contact us for a quote.

Security Consultancy

We provide a full security auditing and consultancy service which includes staff training, firewall installations, vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection systems, logging tools, protection from viruses, worms and Trojans, data protection and recovery and also investigation of intrusions or attacks.