Archive for July, 2009

Webcams, video conferencing, and all that jazz

Blog on July 27th, 2009 Comments Off

The internet makes a great number of tasks more convenient for many people, especially in the area of communication. The power of the internet allows millions of people around the world to talk to each other over voice programs and even videos – all in real time.

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Protect Your Systems from Organized Crime Networks

Blog on July 27th, 2009 Comments Off

While software companies have made significant progress in protecting customers from malicious online threats, these threats continue to evolve, and now a new player has entered the game: organized crime. Malware, short for “malicious software,” is designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner’s consent. It includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, and even adware

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Microsoft Releases Fixes and a Workaround for Several Vulnerabilities

Blog on July 27th, 2009 Comments Off

The web is indeed becoming a dangerous place. These days, your PC could become infected with malware or vulnerable to a hacker attack just by innocently browsing a website or opening an email.

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Businesses Should Replace PCs Every Three Years

Blog on July 27th, 2009 Comments Off

For many small and medium-sized businesses, the cost of maintaining an old PC may be more expensive than upgrading to a new one.

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Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Pricing

Blog on July 25th, 2009 Comments Off

Microsoft has finally announced the pricing for the much anticipated new version of its flagship product, Microsoft Windows , expected to go on sale this October. Users will be pleasantly surprised that Microsoft has announced aggressive promotional pricing for the product and its different editions.

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Get the Most out of Microsoft Outlook

Blog on July 24th, 2009 Comments Off

Outlook is surely one of Microsoft’s most popular products, widely recognized as a standard application alongside Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

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Proactive Computer Network Management Reduces Total Cost of Ownership

Blog on July 23rd, 2009 Comments Off

In today’s challenging economic times, many small businesses like yours are reluctant to spend money. However, a modest investment in network maintenance can ultimately improve your profitability and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your network infrastructure

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Business Impact of a Major Data Loss Event

Blog on July 21st, 2009 Comments Off

Data breaches are costing companies more than ever, according to a recent study—and smaller companies may be most at risk. Data losses, which can result from theft or carelessness, are a downside of the information age.

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Does your business need a server?

Blog on July 21st, 2009 Comments Off

Is it time for you to consider a server for your business? This question was raised recently by Rhonda Abrams, a writer for USA TODAY’s Small Business section.

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Hackers Launch Cyber-Offensive Against American and South Korean Sites

Blog on July 21st, 2009 Comments Off

Last July 4th and 5th, a massive denial-of-service attack was launched against several government and commercial websites in the United States and South Korea. According to security researchers, the attacks were the work of malware that infected PCs and routed traffic to government and commercial sites during the July 4 weekend in an attempt to take them down with the flood of simultaneous requests hitting them. Among those affected were the U.S

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