General Masters, Inc.®

Information Technology Consulting

General Masters, Inc. is a premier business strategy and technology solutions firm, delivering value to clients by developing and implementing innovative digital strategies that capitalize on the opportunities presented by new technologies. We are professional services firm delivering customer-focused business solutions to organizations in a wide cross section of industries, including healthcare, insurance, banking, retail, telecommunications and government. Our  service approach integrates business intelligence, Internet application development skills and customer relationship management technologies with business strategy.

We deliver Information Technology Solutions; always have, always will. We understand advanced technologies, as well as the competitive marketplace and the need to execute IT initiatives quickly, effectively and economically. We provide the expertise, speed and scale to help our clients achieve a faster and higher return on their capital investments.  We manage all facets of engineering, designing, building, implementing, and integrating IT Solutions. We believe in building long-term partnerships with local, national, international and government clients in an effort to consistently meet and exceed their expectations.

Given the complexity and rapid changes in technology, there must be assurance that a solution is right for today without limiting future options. It takes Knowledge - in-depth, comprehensive business and technical expertise that is unparalleled in the industry and constantly updated with experience and training. It takes Partnership - a desire to build long-term relationships with clients so there is complete understanding of the business environment, a consistent approach to achieving solutions and trust that the job will be done. It takes Technology - best of breed advancements integrated to meet individual business goals, requirements and budget objectives.

General Masters, Inc. brings together project management, knowledge, partnership and technology to deliver the full range of integrated computing and communications e-Solutions for businesses, institutions and government. Our consultants design, implement and support web and network-based solutions ranging from simple information sites to elaborate Intranets accessible to worldwide users.

Our Project Management Office team provides the experience and business acumen to effectively manage the proposal, execution, and delivery of complex projects.  Overall, we help our clients find solutions to their crucial business issues in these areas:

·         Backup and Recovery Services

·         Change Management Design Consulting

·         Change Management Automation Consulting

·         Connectivity, Firewall & Security

·         Contract Programming

·         Conversion and Testing

·         Credit Card Payments Processing

·         Database Management Consulting

·         Data Warehousing Consulting

·         Data Center Design & Construction

·         Data Center management

·         eCommerce Design and Support

·         ERP Consulting

·         Facility Management Consulting

·         IT Governance Implementation Consulting

·         IT Strategic Planning & Implementation

·         Internet, Intranet, Extranet Content Management

·         Local and Wide Area Network Consulting

·         Mobile Application Development – Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, Window mobile, etc

·         Mobile Optimized websites for all platforms.

·         Needs Analysis,  Software Package Selection and Implementation

·         Operating Systems Administration and support consulting

·         Outsourced Services Consulting

·         Penetration Testing Services

·         Project Management Office consulting

·         Project Management Services

·         Remote Network Management 

·         Security Access Administration Services

·         Security and Access Control Consulting

·         System Design, Development, Testing, & Production Implementation

·         Shared Services – Business Process Outsourcing

·         Staff Augmentation Services

·         Telecommunication Consulting

·         Virtual Private Network Implementation

·         Voice Response Unit Solutions

·         Web-Based Applications

·         Web Design, Hosting, Site Management

In order for us to provide above services effectively, we have formed Alliances with selected service providers and packaged software vendors to help facilitate the delivery of our services to our clients.  The keys to making all of this happen is an entrepreneurial culture highly motivated professional consultants, and continually evolving and proven processes. 

By combining vision, flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness, General Masters forms lasting relationships with clients as the best single-source IT partner. Ours is a lasting partnership with our clients.

Our IT consulting core service offerings are grouped into the following five competencies:

            Project Management – The Project Management Office team provides the experience and business acumen to effectively manage the proposal, execution, and delivery of complex projects.

Global IT Consulting – We provide a cost-effective source of dedicated engineering, software, business process, project management and other IT professionals. We provide the expertise, speed and scale to help our clients achieve a faster and higher return on their capital investments.

Application Development – We provide extensive experience designing and developing enterprise applications on a variety of platforms.  Projects can range from complex, enterprise-wide systems to simple programming assignments.

            Security Protection Appliances – .We have partnered with Cyberoam – America for the delivery of proven security appliances. We also provide proactive regulatory compliance monitoring and reporting tools.

            Application Development – .Using the services of our highly esteemed partner, we build and manage private IP-based wide area networks that do not use the public Internet. Connecting business sites at virtually any address in the United States, we allow businesses to choose any blend of available access technologies - from DSL and T1 lines to fiber-optic and wireless broadband connections - for building private and secure MPLS networks with performance guarantees.

Security Protection and Management Appliances and Software:

We provide comprehensive security solutions for organizations in a rapidly evolving external and insider threat environment.  We have partnered with Cyberoam – America for the delivery of proven security appliances.  Cyberoam delivers a comprehensive security portfolio that meets both the network and endpoint protection requirements of organizations. With Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances, Endpoint Data Protection and Cyberoam iView – The Open Source Logging and Reporting Solution, Cyberoam delivers complete visibility and control over user activity.

Cyberoam’s CheckMark Level-5 certified, ICSA firewall-certified UTM appliances are purpose-built for comprehensive network protection. They meet the high performance needs of small, medium and large enterprises with appliances ranging from CR15i to CR1500i.

Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances protect organizations against user-targeted external and internal threats through tightly integrated solutions over a single platform: Stateful Inspection Firewall, VPN (SSL VPN & IPSec), Gateway Antivirus and Anti-Spyware, Gateway Anti-spam, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Content & Application Filtering, Bandwidth Management, Multiple Link Management and On-Appliance Reporting.

Cyberoam Endpoint Data Protection delivers enhanced security to organizations with policy-driven data protection and asset management over the endpoint. With a full set of modules including data protection and encryption, device management, application control and asset management, it prevents data loss and supports organization-wide efforts towards security, employee productivity and efficiency in management of IT assets.

Available in appliance and software form, Cyberoam iView is a logging and reporting solution that offers visibility into activity within the organization for high levels of security, data confidentiality and regulatory compliance. It provides an organization-wide security picture on a single dashboard through centralized reporting of multiple devices across geographical locations. It also achieves compliance reporting for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GLBA and SOX and performs forensic analysis to study security breaches through logs and reports.

Cyberoam offers great flexibility in its solution offerings on SSL VPN, for secure remote access requirements of organizations with branch offices, through three modes of delivery including VMware-based virtual appliances, dedicated hardware appliances and software installers that can be applied on customer hardware.

Cyberoam’s dedicated SSL VPN family includes the CR-SSL-800, CR-SSL-1200 and CR-SSL-2400 appliances, accommodating between 50 to 1000 concurrent users. The virtual SSL VPN appliances integrate the entire SSL VPN software stack into a virtual machine image, enabling organizations to avoid any hardware purchase, thus, achieving greater ROI. Finally, the solution is also available in software installer form to enable easy integration into the existing hardware at customer premises.

Multi-Protocol Label Switching Networks & Business-Class Internet Access

We have partnered with New Edge Networks, a proven single-source provider of private managed networks for businesses and communications carriers. With their well established nationwide footprint, we can service almost any business address in the U.S. We eliminate the inconvenience and complexity of managing multiple carrier relationships so you benefit from one seamless network, one provider, one bill and one point of contact.

Private IP Networks
The growing need for companies to reduce costs, increase productivity, support more applications and ramp up security is driving today's shift to private Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. This completely private, fast, and flexible network technology provides end-to-end prioritized network traffic, predictable application performance, and built-in Quality of Service (QoS).

Business Internet Access
New Edge Networks’ wide range of high-speed, business-class solutions are designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. We offer full broadband speeds, ultra-reliable connectivity, business-class features like static IP addresses, multiple email accounts, and first-class customer care that's available 24x7.