About Beck Computer Systems, Inc.
 
  Beck Computer Systems (BCS) is a privately-owned computer and network solutions corporation founded in 1983, focusing on mission critical systems and service.  
     
  History and Key Executives:   
 

Gary D. Beck is Founder and President. Mr. Beck has been developing and designing mission critical systems since the late 70's. His expertise encompasses hardware, software and customer support, across numerous industries. Since that time, he has been building the company, staff and technology based on his customer centric ideals of service and support, along with industry leading products. Today, he personally oversees product design and customer satisfaction.

In 1992, Jeffrey Hodgson joined the firm as the Expansion and Marketing Executive. Mr. Hodgson brought 25 years of management and market consulting in Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 environments, including 19 years in the mini and mainframe markets. Mr. Hodgson graduated of the University of Chicago where he received his MBA in Finance and Statistics. Today, he serves as Vice President of Marketing & Sales.

BCS is successful because of its people. While leadership and ideals may provide direction, it's the people who provide the efforts that the company is built on. A core of dedicated professionals averaging over 10 years working as a team at BCS provide superior customer service and products. The staff is dedicated, and understands what it is to be part of a team that helps customers with computer solutions to improve their business, and fight criminal activities.

BCS cares about its customers. We work at earning the privilege of our customers' business every day. We endeavor to maintain the highest level of service for each and every customer. We are proud of our customers' loyalty, many of whom have been with us over 10 years (one even 18 years). Our competitors say, "Beck's clients love them."

 

 
     
  Product and Services Evolution:  
 
  • Remote System Management (RSM)

BCS pioneered the concept of assuming complete remote technical responsibility and administration for client hardware and software performance, storage, security, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Today, this service is provided as Remote System Management with every system implemented.

  • Fraud Prevention SmartSystem™ :

Beck's Fraud Prevention SmartSystem (FPSS) was developed because of the telecommunications industry's vital need for a system to quickly stop phone fraud in all forms. Most systems are simply threshold based. Most Anti-fraud systems are partially effective at slowing down phone fraud, and are not able to deter the ongoing growth of fraud - 11 to 25 percent annual growth.

Perpetrators could be external and/or internal, anywhere on the network. Some examples of how they gained access are: clipping onto phone wires, hacking into computers/networks, shoulder surfing, automatic dialers, social engineering, etc. When culprits are finally shut down, it was after weeks or months of profitable thievery. Then they resurfaced wiser and warier a few days later. The problem is fluid, elusive, pervasive and spreading. It forced a new strategy, a new paradigm - FPSS.

 

 
  Unique Functions of FPSS:  
 
  • Usage Signature™:

Other anti-fraud computer solutions set thresholds or set "known fraud patterns" that criminals learned to avoid. The FPSS unique "Learning Module" generates a three-dimensional "Usage Signature" for every Line of Service (and within the following call types ANI, 800, Calling Card, etc.) on the system. This automatic and dynamic computer model allows FPSS to rapidly detect any ruse, while at the same time reducing the substantial phone company setup and ongoing maintenance other systems require.

  • Case Manager:

The Case Manager allows a phone company to manage any volume of CDR traffic with the least amount of effort and staff. With its Automatic Intelligent Feedback (AIF), practically unlimited history, and user-friendly; feature rich screens; it's the fastest and easiest way to monitor, find and stop fraud. False positive ratio as low as 5 to 1.

  • Fraud Service Bureau:

It can be difficult for phone companies to spend the kind of money required to purchase or implement an in-house system. Prices can range as high as $1,000,000. Now with capital money tight and with the size of staffs being reduced, it has become even harder to justify the cost.

The Fraud Service Bureau brings the time tested FPSS system capabilities to every size telecom company. With just one monthly payment, the entire functionality of FPSS is available to anyone. Recently, a customer was running over 25 million CDRs daily on the Service Bureau.

 
     
 

Trademark Notice: "Fraud Prevention SmartSystem," and "Usage Signature"
are Trademarks of Beck Computer Systems, Inc.