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| Welcome to the latest
newsletter from Spearhead Multimedia. We hope to offer some beneficial tips and advice
to our valued clients and associates.
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| Remote Backup
Services Just about every business performs some form of backup regularly or at least periodically. What rarely occurs is testing of that system. At the end of this article we'll provide you with a test for the reliability of your system. First I'd like to tell you about a relatively new service now available, and affordable for small businesses. In December of last year we began testing various remote backup software packages on a Compaq Proliant server we had put together specifically for that purpose. After months of rigorous testing we determined the best was the original, a company who pioneered the idea of safe, reliable off-site backups for critical data. We created a new division called Remote Backup Services. Remote Backup Services provides a simple system, every night critical data on your computer is encrypted, compressed and transmitted over your data line to our server. It is stored there and on multiple daily backup tapes for redundancy. Only you have the encryption key to restore the data of which you may change quickly and easily at any time. Restoring files is also simple and can be done without our intervention although assistance is always available. It meets or exceeds the new HIPAA Compliance standards and is used by thousands of law firms for their crucial, private data. Click here for full details. If you are involved in the Medical field you should strongly consider Remote Backup Services. Today, with the wide spread use of high speed internet connections and cost reductions in electronic storage, remote backup is not only for the multi-million dollar companies. Remote Backup Services has plans tailored to meet the needs of small to the largest of companies. Visit our web site at www.mydatakeeper.com for pricing and more detailed information about how it will help your business recover quickly following a catastrophic failure or loss. Testing you current backup system. A simple way to test your back up system is to create a file (we like to call it "backup"). It can be a spreadsheet, document, just about anything. Make sure you save it in a directory which is included in your backup solution. After two days, delete the file. The following day attempt to restore it. Send us a note and let us know how you make out and good luck!
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| Are you a victim of
SpyWare? - Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different
kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do
not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if
your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have
spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging
that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to
advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into
your computer, too. PC Magazine has recently written a great review about spyware and ways to remove it. After reviewing 9 different spyware removal programs, they came to this conclusion: "Only one, PepiMK Software's SpyBot Search & Destroy (our Editors' Choice), actually managed to destroy the spyware and adware it detected without leaving much detritus behind. [...] SpyBot Search & Destroy is the best of the bunch. And as a free application (with a voluntary donation requested), it's far more worthy than competitors that cost upward of 30 dollars." Spearhead Multimedia has no association or business relationship with this company but we've used it and recommend it. Click here to get your copy.
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| Latest Threats from
Symantec's Security Response Something we could live without but an unfortunate fact of life online. Make sure all of your computers are updating virus definitions regularly. Record the expiration dates of your subscriptions and make certain you renew prior to that date. Those of you with a server and 4 machines or less will benefit from the Corporate Edition for Small Business from Symantec. We offer licensing for larger systems as well. Click here for more information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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