Heron Consulting become Cisco registered

As part of defining the strategic direction for Heron Consulting, certain alliances are being forged. Historically, those with Zedmed (www.zedmed.com.au), Kyocera (www.kyoceramita.com.au), VMware (www.vmware.com), as well as others like Microsoft and Flexirent have empowered us to be able to create tailored solutions for our members, offering best-of-breed characteristics. As part of this process, we have recently registered with Cisco. This is the first stage in our Cisco certification process.

(19/06/2009)

Continued growth sees Heron Consulting move to larger premises!

In order to have additional space to aid our expansion, to gain access to a wider selection of delivery couriers and to get ADSL2+ service, Heron Consulting have moved from Ravenswood to Mandurah.

(27/04/2009)

Heron Consulting recognised as DELL Channel Partners

In what the computer industry considers a bold move, DELL has decided it will enhance the “Dell Direct” model that has taken it so far, with the addition of a Channel Partner scheme.

Companies were interviewed by Dell and successful applicants were invited to apply.

Through our previous dealings with Dell (one of our team was the engineer in charge of all of the field service technicians for Dell in the UK), Heron Consulting was invited to become a Channel Partner.

Dell have been an enabling technology partner for Heron Consulting for some time. Deploying Dell Computers enables the highest levels of availability, technical support and asset management

(19/03/2009)

Meet Gary - Heron Consultings latest Tech!

We added a new technician - Gary - from Tuesday 28th April 2009. We have wanted to add additional resources to our team but our existing offices were just too small to cram in more bodies. Gary brings with him a wealth of computing knowledge, particularly surrounding Windows migration and security. Expect more additions this year!

(28/04/2009)

Forrest Medical Group leads the way to create Western Australia’s FIRST Integrated Primary Health Centre

Monday October 20th 2008 was a very notable day for the residents of the Murray shire. The Forrest Medical Group opened its doors for the first time at Murray Districts Hospital in Pinjarra, becoming the first centre of its kind in Western Australia. This represented the culmination of 5 years hard work by Dr’s Peter and Patricia Wallace, along with the considerable efforts of all of their excellent team.

At the Forrest Medical Group, all Patient notes are electronic. All incoming Australia-post is scanned and shredded. All results from Pathology providers and Radiology providers are delivered electronically, in an encrypted state. Additionally, they operate a number of satellite practices, the largest being in Waroona. Real-time access to patient data, in a secured environment, from any secured location forms part of the backbone of Patient care.

If any of these systems fails, patient care may be adversely affected.

That same Monday represented a slightly different set of challenges for the staff of Heron Consulting.

Heron Consulting is a premier IT company specializing in the Medical Industry, based in the Peel region of Western Australia. They pride themselves of being able to “think Medical”, rather than being generic and offering predictive solutions to meet the specific needs of medical professionals.

Heron Consulting was appointed as the technical authority for ensuring that all of the disparate systems required to make this “superclinic” function. Timescales were tight – the then current Forrest House clinic was to close on Friday 17th and the new clinic must open Monday 20th. Without fail.

Everything was planned down to the tiniest detail. Contingency plans were devised to mitigate the risk of any component or system failure. The servers were shutdown and moved, the new PC’s delivered (pre-built in the technical lab at Heron Consulting), the printers connected, all of the remaining electronic jiggery-pokery was achieved, resulting in a working system by Saturday lunchtime. This left some time to fine-tune the operation of the system as a whole and provide some on-the-spot education & training to the on-site staff.

Let’s take another look at Monday 20th October.

The doors open on the new clinic and cheery and confident staff wait to tend the patients. For a new facility, it is remarkable how the sense of calm pervades what should be a hectic opening (Shouldn’t it?).

It should have been manic, but there was just a sense of “rightness”. 5 years is quite a long time to see a business dream come to fruition, particularly when the key players are doing it as well as their full-time jobs.

The staff knew what to do and the computers didn’t skip a beat. That’s gotta be good!

(20/11/2008)

Heron Consulting Attains Microsoft Small Business Specialist Certification

Heron Consulting Pty Ltd announced today that it has attained the Small Business Specialist certification from Microsoft. To attain this new certification, Heron Consulting Pty Ltd has demonstrated expertise in planning and building Microsoft solutions for small businesses.

"We are extremely pleased to have Microsoft recognize our team for their past and present efforts in supporting small and medium sized businesses across the State, said Chris Tansell, Consulting Partner at Heron Consulting Pty Ltd. "The Small Business Specialist (SBS) certification shows that we have proven to possess the technical and consulting ability required to deliver high-value, strategic solutions for small businesses. The Small Business Specialist status also provides Heron Consulting Pty Ltd with early line of sight to new products, services and programs from Microsoft, which can extend the value we bring to our clients. Heron Consulting Pty Ltd isn't about just doing what everyone else is, but rather taking small businesses to a more successful end state over their competition."
"Our Microsoft solutions specialists have both the technical expertise and business domain knowledge to help small business customers take full advantage of Microsoft's technology offerings. What many business owners may not realize is that Microsoft has a very stringent testing process making the certification no easy task. As it should be". "When a business owner hires an IT company to design, install, and manage their computer network, they deserve the best talent, and Heron Consulting Pty Ltd is proud to be recognized as one of the best.

As part of the Small Business Specialist Community, Heron Consulting Pty Ltd will receive a rich set of support from Microsoft, including access to training specifically designed to benefit small business customers. The Small Business Specialist Community, available as part of the Microsoft Partner Program, was developed in response to input from customers and partners that expressed a need to build easier connections that enable small-business customers to quickly and easily identify technology partners best suited to support them.

Heron Consulting Pty Ltd provides IT/network support and solutions to Medical businesses Statewide. Heron Consulting Pty Ltd has accumulated over 70 years of experience with its team and strives to the same level of service that larger companies have to meet the growing needs of small business. For more information on Heron Consulting Pty Ltd or its services, please visit: www.heronconsulting.com.au

(09/09/2008)

Always striving to offer our medical customers what they want, Heron Consulting are selected as sole WA dealers and channel partners for ZEDMED - The new generation of medical software. This allows us to better serve the needs of our existing and future customers by offering them better choice and better service!

If you want a robust Clinical and Back-Office solution for General Practice that is fully-Australian owned with all of the development and coding being done in Australia, Zedmed is a prime choice.

Let us help you make the best technical decision, whether Zedmed or otherwise, we can help!

(02/06/2008)

Our Real Estate clients shouldn't feel left out.

Heron Consulting have also been selected as sole WA dealers and channel partners for Console products!

Console offer strong, stable and scalable solutions for the Real Estate marketplace, combined with excellent customer service. Really a "Best of Breed" product. If you are in Real Estate or Real Estate Management, you owe it to yourself to take a look at Console products before making a decision.

Give us a call, drop us a mail and we'll gladly discuss your needs and show you what Console has to offer.

Email: enquiries@heronconsulting.com.au

or call us on (08) 610 27 277.