September 2007 - Video Killed the Frequent Flyer

September 2007 - These Boots Are Made For Running

September 2007 - Consolidate and Save

September 2007 - Spam Outbreak: PDF & Excel Files Are New Targets

January 2007 - First UAC 2.0 in Asia Pacific installed at Caroline Chisholm College

Juniper's Unified Access Control v2.0 offers standards-based access control that combines user identity, device security state, location information and policy that works with the AAA infrastructure, endpoint security apps and 802.1X switches/access points or Juniper firewalls you have today.

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One single point of access for all your messages?  Enter the next generation of mobile handsets.  Now capable of email, msn chat, VoIP, and high speed web browsing, the controls for your business rest in the palm of your hand.

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You may not know you have it and when you finally do, it’s too late.  Malware.  Unfortunately leading anti-virus tools catch less than 20% of Malware.  So how do you prevent this growing and insidious threat?

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In 2007 watch out for Microsoft’s forthcoming release of Windows Vista.  The biggest impact of Vista will be hardware.  Is your network (and budget) prepared for the significant performance upgrade?

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Power consumption of IT equipment is emerging as a serious threat to operating expenses, destined to overtake the cost of hardware!  Find out how to keep your power costs down in 2007.

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Increasing staff mobility and physically distant branch offices, mean staff need access to centralised resources using fast connections between sites.  WAN Acceleration appliances will provide a cost-effective solution in 2007.

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Video calls in 2007 will be financially within reach of any business.  This enhancement to face-to-face contact will dramatically improve business communication.  How do you prepare your infrastructure for this trend?

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Storage is only useful if you can easily find what you’ve stored.  Gaining momentum in 2007 is Storage Resource Management (SRM) which provides control of your abundant stored data. 

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Ideal for older buildings or other hard-to-wire facilities, 3Com IntelliJack Switches reduce installation costs in any network environment.

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We all know that Voice Over IP is clever, but did you also know that with the Education Module, the 3Com NBX is able to help your school manage communication between teachers, students and parents?

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Current firewalls do not protect e-mail traffic hence it is essential that organisations protect this valuable asset with an Email Firewall.

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Spyware is not just a nuisance- it silently and insipidly attaches, sucking information and sending data back to its author By the time you have identified the threat and installed preventative measures, your data will already be gone.

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Now there is no need to lug around a laptop to stay updated with your email, calendar and contacts- your mobile phone can be a complete mobile communications tool, fully synchronised with Outlook.

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Research has shown that typical knowledge workers spend 30% of their work day looking for information. What if searching for any data within your company was as easy as it is on Google? The Google Search Appliance is here.

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Usernames and passwords are the traditional keys to the company information.  Server authentication however does not provide a total “network” security mechanism that will deter unauthorised access. With the prevalence of wireless networks, illegitimate computers and ready hackers, can be just waiting in your car park!

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The tyranny of distance in Australia sees distributed staff communicating via expensive conference call services from Telco’s. The new alternative, the conference bridge allows up to 120 parties to connect in and be on the same call – at no extra cost!

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May 2006 - What’s in the box?  Appliance vs Software for Email Hygiene

Driven by the massive need for spam-blocking, the popularity of appliance-based mail hygiene platforms is rising rapidly. This overview details the differences between a software-only product vs an appliance solution.

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May 2006 - Disaster recovery: Do you cut it?

A call comes from the Fire Brigade- the Generation-e office has been flooded.  “On the 6th floor?” I ask incredulously. After the shock wears off we realise it’s time for our disaster plan. Find out how we were fully operational within 18 hours.

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May 2006 - Enabling the Asia Pac Office

Companies with multiple offices in the Asia Pac region often suffer poor communication- and it’s not just the language barrier. So is there a way to move Singapore closer to Melbourne? Yes, if you streamline your multiple site operations with MPLS. 

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May 2006 - Don’t get left hanging by your Hybrid

You’re ready for an upgrade on your phone system.  So what is the difference between pure IP and a hybrid or IP-enabled solution?  How do you choose a system that will grow and evolve with you, rather than be stuck with obsolete technology?

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December 2005 - What time is Zero Hour?

How quickly can you respond to a network attack?  Take that number and halve it.  That’s how long you’ve actually got- today.  Then continue to halve it every year.  In 2002, the average time between a vulnerability in a system being made public and the first exploits starting to attack that vulnerability was 3 months.  In 2004, 5 weeks and now in 2005, 2.5 weeks.  How can you protect your organisation from this rapidly evolving threat?

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December 2005 - Is snail mail faster than your email?

Companies with one HQ and multiple branch offices, often suffer slow applications between sites.  To paraphrase the words of Napoleon the pig from Animal Farm, “all offices were created equal but some are more equal than others”, any company with multiple locations understands the complexity and cost associated with providing egalitarian HQ-like application performance to all.

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December 2005 - Working remotely this summer

Australians love our summers, our beaches, our getaways- when we’re on leave of course.  But if you happen to be working during the hiatus in January, you may not want to travel to the office.  Broadband adoption has allowed us to work effectively at home where we are set up with high speed internet connectivity.  But what about having the flexibility to work from café’s and beach houses, while in transit or doing field work?  Until recently, options for effectively working remotely in other locations were limited, expensive and complicated.

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December 2005 - Instant Messaging: Tool or Toy?

With the exception of email, few applications in history have grown as rapidly in popularity as instant messaging (IM).  IM now represents a revolution in corporate communications.  Gartner Group research forecasts 70 percent of all businesses will use IM by 2007 for some form of business-to-client communication.  So how will you manage its proper use?

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September 2005 - Spyware - the new Internet threat that works undercover

Have you ever used your PC to pay a bill, transfer funds, or even trade stocks? If the answer is yes, you could be at risk of the insidious effects of Spyware.
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September 2005 - How to reduce your phone bills by 60%

If your landlord came to you with an offer reducing your rent by 60%, you’d jump at it – right? So why not do the same for your phone bills? It’s easy and uncomplicated.
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September 2005 - Stranger Danger and the Internet

We judiciously teach our children avoid speaking to strangers in the street or when they call at the front door. We ferry them around so they don’t walk the streets late at night, we install security doors and window locks in our homes. And yet, the threat of a stranger soliciting our children with less than honourable motives, is already in our homes.
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September 2005 - 4 steps to eliminating unsolicited email

Unless you’re living in the Congo jungle and don’t know what the Internet is, you’ve got an email address.  The average person gets about 50 unsolicited commercial e-mails (spam) a week.  Spam is more than just a nuisance – it costs money, in internet bandwidth consumption, lost staff productivity and the additional equipment, software, and manpower needed to combat the problem. Here are 4 key tips to keep spam from arriving in your inbox in the first place and an analysis of the solutions available.
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September 2005 - Put the bite on hackers

Today’s most threatening robbers don’t wear a balaclava or brandish a sawn off shot gun.  They infiltrate your company striking like thieves in the night and vanish without trace, leaving chaos in their wake.  With on-line blackmail and extortion attempts on the increase.  Firewalls, anti-virus software and intrusion detection systems don’t stop the hackers.  But intrusion prevention technology now exists to block threats before they get into your business then they report their action so you are aware of what is happening.
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