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IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR QuickBooks Customers. Intuit is receiving reports of individuals receiving fraudulent emails from QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online. The two separate emails ask customers to either download a plug-in to assess their security or download a Digital Certificate.
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AgniTEK on
1/21/2010 8:01 AM
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[IT Services - Austin], [IT Services - Bryan / College Station], [IT Services - Dallas / Ft. Worth], [IT Services - Houston], [IT Services - San Antonio], [IT Support Services], [Line of Business Applications], [Network Management]
Popular tags: Computer Security, Computer Upgrades, Network Security, Patch Management, Computer Repair, Accounting Software, QuickBooks
We often talk about what-ifs in our business. I wanted to share some specific experiences from the last year. We will start with Company A. They are a small operation of five office users. They deal in large projects scattered around Texas, and everyone on the team is an important cog. We implemented a managed IT service plan to...
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David on
1/20/2010 9:43 PM
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[Company & Community], [IT Services - Austin], [IT Services - Bryan / College Station], [IT Services - Dallas / Ft. Worth], [IT Services - Houston], [IT Services - San Antonio], [IT Support Services], [Line of Business Applications], [Network Management]
Popular tags: Computer Security, Computer Upgrades, Microsoft, Network Security, Patch Management, Computer Repair, Phishing, Green Business, Cloud Computing, Accounting Software, QuickBooks, Spam, Mallware, Backup Recovery, Disaster Planning
In the past 10 years, over 10,000 new regulations have been placed on the books by local, state, and federal agencies pertaining to the handling, storage, and disposal of confidential client, patient, and employee documents and information. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for example, recently enacted one of these privacy laws and is requiring anyone who has business in that state to comply by March 2010.
Basically, ANY company that holds social security numbers (your employees’ SS#’s, for example), credit cards, or financial statements needs to comply with these regulations or the fines for not doing so can be hefty.
Want to make sure you stay on the right side of these laws? Here are a few tips that will go a long way in making sure you don’t end up fined, sued, or with a bad reputation for not securing client or employee information:
1. Get The Facts- If you think you are holding confidential information that should be secured, ask a qualified attorney who specializes in data confidentiality ...
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With meetings and the general chaos of a normal work day, your e-mail Inbox can quickly get cluttered. An unorganized mailbox can make it difficult to find the e-mail you need and know where to get started. This messy situation can be remedied. Microsoft Office Outlook offers great tools that help you organize your messages in meaningful, easy-to-control ways. Whether you're already using Outlook 2007 or still using Outlook 2003, you'll be able to stay on top of your mail.
Not using Outlook at all? Maybe you have Windows 7 and have downloaded the new, free, Windows Live Mail. Or perhaps you're using Outlook Express, which comes as part of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Both programs have an interface that's similar to Outlook, but don't offer the same breadth of tools for e-mail management. Find out more about Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express.
This article shows some tools in Outlook that you can use to manage your e-mail. You can use one of these tools—or a combination of tools—to help shrink your Inbox ...
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Sometimes it’s okay to ask for help — especially if you are a small or mid-sized business that doesn’t have the time, staff, or expertise to properly manage your IT security and availability. Security help is available — you just need to know how to find the right partner for your business’ unique needs. Partners don’t just sell hardware and software; they also offer strategic planning, design, implementation, training, and consulting services. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of enlisting a security partner, and some factors to consider before you make your decision.
Partner benefits
IT security partners are trusted professionals whose job it is to stay on top of the current threat landscape, employ the right data protection and recovery measures for your business, and do so within your budget constraints. This is a win-win situation for many businesses whose in-house IT staff is stretched thin and/or isn’t able to stay on top of current security technology and threats, which can change from ...
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by Andrea Kalli
I’ve found that people have a general idea of what SharePoint is, but many have no idea how to apply it to their own business.
I’d like to share with you the top 20 ways that SharePoint can solve your common business needs. And I want to emphasize that these 20 are only a few of the many ways to utilize the SharePoint Services. Once you start using it, you will begin to realize the many other valuable benefits that can easily be accomplished by the everyday user.
Shall we get started? Let’s see if you can find a few productivity solutions here that you’ve been trying to find for your own organization.
With SharePoint you can:
1. Store all your emails on a secure and centralized Website for easy archive.
2. Keep a central task location for assigning tasks to team members. These tasks will automatically show up in your team’s Outlook 2007 To-Do List. Those tasks will also link to your projects so you can easily find out what tasks are still open for each project.
3. Organ ...
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Every business has a dream client — one prospect they'd give just about anything to land.
The gap between that wish and reality can often be substantial. But it's not hopeless. Here are five different issues that may separate you and the customer of a lifetime, along with strategies that may turn your wish list into a working relationship.
1. "I'm working with a competitor." Most every business has a competitor with a significant client in the fold — one that you'd dearly love to bring into your own. The first step is to avoid the issue of loyalty. No matter if the customer is satisfied or not, they may feel a degree of attachment to a business with which they've worked for some time. Instead, offer a fresh perspective.
"Ask them if the current company is giving them anything new — fresh ideas or new ways of approaching things," says Alan Weiss, author of "How to Write A Proposal that's Accepted Every Time.""Every company changes accounting firms or others they work with regularly. It's a way of getting ...
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For the first time ever, Microsoft is expanding the 50%* off Up-To-Date discount to include TWO prior versions on both Microsoft Office Professional and Microsoft Windows worldwide and this offer will be available until...
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