September 2008
In this issue
√ Productivity
Calling
√ Already Using
VoIP?
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Wireless Threats
√ Avoid
Out of Memory
Errors
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For Laughs
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6 Wireless Threats to
Your Business
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
If
you think a promiscuous
client is a scantily-dressed customer, you're in trouble. And I'm not
talking about having an affair.
Think an evil twin is a
horror-movie villain? Wrong again. The horror you should be bracing
yourself for is not on the silver screen — and it's not from a rolling
pin flung at you from across the kitchen, for that matter. Rather, the
trouble is in the airwaves and targeted to Wi-Fi users.
Both the "Promiscuous
Client" and the "Evil Twin" are two of the latest wireless threats to
your small business. If you haven't heard of them, you probably will
soon.
"What would happen to your
business if your strongest competitor gained access to all of your
data?" asks Greg Phillips, chief executive for AirTegrity Wireless,
Inc., a Stateline, Nev. wireless security company. "Unfortunately, it is
a very real possibility if appropriate controls against these new
threats are not exercised."
So what's out there?

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Productivity Calling
VoIP Can Dial In Rewards for Your
Growing Business
Your company's IP network
already enables your employees to use the internet, e-mail and web
resources on the job. But did you know the very same technology can help
your company save money -- by transmitting phone calls through voice
data in packets using IP rather than a traditional phone line?
If your company is like
many SMBs, you're on a fast track of growth but want to keep your
business expenses from running amuck. One way to achieve both goals is
through a robust technology called Voice over IP (VoIP).
This technology was once
touted as a solution of the future, and today is already proving its
worth for many SMBs seeking to prepare for the future.
What exactly is VoIP?
Simply stated, VoIP converts the voice signal from a user's telephone
into a digital packet that travels over the internet, and then converts
the data packet back to voice on the receiver's end. The benefits of
this technology are numerous -- making it perfect for businesses that
want to switch from standard (analog) phone calls to a more
cost-effective alternative. Here's why:
Lower Cost
Although long-distance rates have decreased in recent years, VoIP is
still less expensive than traditional private branch exchange (PBX)
phone service. That's because long-distance (toll) charges that were
previously connected over the publicly switched telephone network can
now be carried over the internal network at no cost -- a selling point
that resonates with budget-conscious executives.
In fact, once you consider
the reduced hardware, software and maintenance costs -- not to mention
the reduced network management costs -- it's easy to see why many
companies show an average time-to-payback of less than two years, with
some achieving return on investment immediately upon implementation.
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Already Using VoIP?
Give Productivity a Boost by Going
Wireless
If you're serious about
lowering business expenses and increasing efficiency, you may already be
among the growing number of SMBs using Voice over IP (VoIP) technology
to offset telecommunications expenses.
But did you know that by
blending VoIP technology with your existing wireless LAN, you can make
another leap in productivity -- through a new technology called wireless
VoIP?
The idea may not be so
strange.
In recent months, more and
more businesses with 10- to 50-person networks are realizing Voice over
Wi-Fi technology is within their grasp. By using it, these SMBs are
leveraging the power of converged wireless communications to transport
telephone traffic to and from mobile users.
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How to avoid 'Out of Memory' errors: 3
tips
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center

There comes a time in the life
of every computing device when it says "enough!"
Can't go on. Need . . .
more . . . memory.
The dreaded "Out of Memory"
error is relatively easy to fix when you're talking storage (short-term
solution: delete a file; long-term solution: buy a new hard drive). But
when it comes to the other kind of memory, also known as RAM
(random-access memory) — that's the internal kind of memory your
computing device uses — things can get a little bit more complicated.
"Inadequate memory is a
productivity inhibitor," notes William Kazman, chief executive of iTeam,
a Westford, Mass., information-technology outsourcing company for small
businesses. "A small business typically keeps a computer for three to
five years. During that hardware lifecycle, operating system and
application upgrades consume more and more computer resources — memory
being key among them."
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