Monthly Archives: December 2011

Strategic Investment for Office Productivity

Productivity is one of the fundamental building blocks of profitability. In New Year planning sessions around the globe, a common theme is how to enable current employees to achieve more in less time. For companies using Microsoft productivity tools such as Office and Exchange, the strategic advantage of an ERP system that fully integrates with [...]
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4 Million Bots Busted c/o Trend Micro

In an unprecedented move against online fraudsters and hackers, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and authorities in Estonia, aided by information from security firm Trend Micro, recently conducted a raid that brought down an enormous bot network made up of at least 4 million bots. Four million is a big number – [...]
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Trend Micro’s 4 Million Bot Bust

A joint operation between the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), authorities in Estonia, and IT security firm Trend Micro recently put down a massive bot network that victimized an estimated 4-5 million users around the globe. Four million is a big number – which makes four million bots, in security terms, a staggering [...]
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Trend Micro Helps Bust 4 Million Bots

A massive network of bots – an estimated at least four million of them – was taken down in a raid recently. Completed with the cooperation of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), authorities in Estonia, as well as security firm Trend Micro, this bust is the biggest cybercriminal arrest in history. Four [...]
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Office 365: Manage Sender Limits

When you sign up for Office 365 it’s important to understand the sender limits restrictions and how they could affect your business. In a 24 hour period, each Office 365 account can send to a maximum of 500 recipients (1500 for Enterprise). For most users it’s never an issue, but if your business sometimes sends [...]
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Understand Sender Limits in Office 365

For most small businesses using Office 365, the sender limit restriction will never be a problem. But in some situations, the restriction of 500 (1500 for Enterprise) recipients per day per account could pose a challenge. There’s an easy solution for organizations that need to send high volume emails. While many small businesses evaluate moving [...]
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Office 365 Rule Fights Spam

Small businesses using Office 365 are unlikely to have an issue with the restrictions Microsoft has imposed in an effort to fight spam – but it’s best to know and be prepared. The sender limit sets the daily maximum number of recipients for one cloud-based email account to 500, or 1,500 for Enterprise accounts. With [...]
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Unsend Emails Sent Using Gmail

Have you ever sent an email and then immediately regretted sending it? If you are using Gmail as your mail client, you can do just that with an interesting but buried option in Gmail settings. To enable this feature, go to Mail Settings in Gmail (upper right corner, under the gear icon). Navigate to the [...]
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Surprising TCO Insight from Aberdeen Group

When evaluating ERP systems, most companies analyze the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) as part of the decision process. TCO includes the full cost of implementation and maintenance over a period of time, often 3-5 years. Factors incorporated into the analysis generally include software license, implementation, and software maintenance costs. Well managed implementation will deliver [...]
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The Threat of Employee-Owned Devices

Employees using their own mobile devices for work may seem like a good idea at first – it’s less expense for you, the employer, and they can also make employees more productive. However, it also means that you are allowing potentially unsecure devices to access your company’s data. The solution? An effective IT security policy [...]
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