• We are an Information Technology company serving the East Tennessee/Knoxville area.
• We specialize in engineering high performance Linux networks, developing custom web based applications, and providing custom system integration solutions.
• We have provided solutions for customers ranging from small offices to multi-campus companies with over 2,000 workstations.
• We consider everything we do as custom. We don't use cookie cutter solutions or have affiliations with any particular vendor.
• We are not locked into exclusivity agreements with vendors. As such, we sell our customers products that provide the best solution.
• Instead of trying to be a catch all company, we concentrate in our areas of expertise to provide secure, properly executed solutions based on your actual needs.

• Everyone has different levels of technical ability, we will treat you respectfully and with patience.
• We will partner with you to provide solutions designed to grow your company.
• To listen to your needs and desires and provide the best possible solution for those needs.
• To stand behind our work.
• To treat you fairly and honestly.

Networks are the foundation upon which we built our business. Hard work, integrity, and honesty are the cornerstones.

We can handle all networking needs from planning and engineering, to implementation and management.
Our customers range from small companies with just a few users, to large multi-campus institutions with over 2,000 workstations.

Leveraging over 20 years experience engineering high performance Linux/Unix based networks, our customers enjoy tighter security, greater uptime, and drastically lower upfront and ongoing costs.
Big Forest will take the time to learn your needs and then design appropriate solutions that integrate with and enhance your daily operations.

If you are expanding, remodeling, or building, we will partner with your architect and contractors to properly design your network infrastructure.

Small offices sometimes feel that professional IT services are not feasible. We can show you how experienced, proper, engineering can save money and increase productivity for your organization.

Some of the networking services we offer include:

• Infrastructure design and implementation
• Server design and implementation
• Disaster recovery solutions
• High availability / redundant services
• Tailored solutions
• Consulting
• Turn key management

Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss any needs you may have, we would be happy to share our knowledge with you.

Developing custom software allows us to provide target solutions for our customers.

With over 15 years of custom business application development, we can provide you with a software solution to fill your exact needs when canned software can't fully deliver.

We specialize in building web based applications and have extensive experience augmenting existing software to provide custom functionality.

Our portfolio contains many varied products that include vehicle telemetry, reporting and analytics, order fulfillment and tracking, Android and iOS mobile apps, and even our own flagship product, You Are Here! Development services include:

• Target solutions that fit your needs
• Cross-platform desktop applications
• Web based, data driven applications
• Rapid development
• Timely changes and enhancements to meet future needs
• Offsite hosting and management of web based services in our Tier 4 datacenter
• Collaboration with your graphic artists to introduce your branding into the development process

Please contact us to discuss your next project.

You Are Here! allows our clients to provide their customers with outdoor venue mapping and navigation.
Venues such as zoos and theme parks can enjoy a custom mapping solution with full navigation and search capabilities.
You Are Here! utilizes your existing stylized maps, overlays hotpoints for each of your points of interest, and provides GPS routing to those destinations.

• Utilizes your existing maps.
• Allows users to search for points of interest by name or description.
• Routes users to selected points of interest.
• Shows a user where they are on the map.
• Shows special events at your venue.
• Removes the chaos and tension associated with paper maps.
• Keeps the user relaxed, translating into longer visits.
• Works offline or where cellular coverage is non-existent.
• Is bandwidth friendly and doesn't use a lot of your customers data (if available).
• Is power friendly and won't drain a users battery unnecessarily.
• Is available for Android and iOS devices.

• Is individually branded for you and placed on the app store.
• Keeps the customer at your location longer, in turn, providing you additional revenue.
• Provides a portal where you can control all aspects of the application such as POI descriptions, styling, and event management.
• Pushes portal changes to the customers device within 2 minutes, providing near real-time updates.
• Provides you with analytics regarding the activities and habits of your customers.
• Exposes an API (advanced programming interface), allowing your IT staff to integrate You Are Here! with other internal solutions, giving users live data such as ride wait times.
• Does not require IT staff to manage, we host and manage You Are Here! in our Tier 4 datacenter.