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Tom's Hardware Reviews the Thecus® N5200PRO

The absolute eye-catcher on the front face of the N5200PRO, however, is the blue illuminated display. Displayed information includes the system, RAID and fan status and the IP addresses of the device. - November 29, 2008 - Thecus

Walling Data Simplifies Internet Security for Illinois School – with Help from AVG

Director of technology at Illinois high school cites unobtrusive operation and worry-free customer service as key decision drivers. - November 22, 2008 - Walling Data

123vISP.co.uk Reports Detection of Massive Increase in Online Fraud for 2008

UK vISP wholesaler 123vISP.co.uk today reported major increases in its detection of online fraud cases. UK visp wholesaler 123vISP.co.uk has today reported their own independent research findings regarding the current steep increase in cases of attempted UK online fraud. Their findings point towards a steep climb in fraudulent websites attempting to capture unprotected computer users vital personal information rather than the more traditional email-based scams of old. - November 21, 2008 - 123vISP.co.uk

Premisnet Sistem to Exclusively Distribute DragonSoft's Network Vulnerability Scanners in Malaysia

Premisnet Sistem (M) Sdn Bhd is an Information Technology consulting and services group, focuses in core infrastructure, content and security, is appointed by DragonSoft Security Associates as their exclusive distributor in Malaysia. - November 21, 2008 - DragonSoft Security Associates

Walling Data Provides Hassle-Free Protection to Northern New Mexico College Networks with AVG Anti-Virus

Ease of installation, management, and superior customer care seal the deal. - November 20, 2008 - Walling Data

Thecus® N7700 Scores 90% Overall on eaegis.com

The N5200PRO quickly established itself as a major leader on performance and the N7700 it seems may continue to hold the performance crown in the mid range SMB NAS category. The N7700 has a generous seven bays and can support a total 10.5TB based on the available capacity currently supported by SATA II format… - November 20, 2008 - Thecus

Daon Partners with TriVir to Deliver Physical Access Control Provisioning to Novell Identity Manager Customers

Daon Partners with TriVir to Deliver Physical Access Control Provisioning to Novell Identity Manager Customers

Daon, a leading provider of identity assurance software announced today a strategic partnership with Trivir LLC focused on delivering physical access control systems (PACS) provisioning to Novell Identity Manager customers. Customers can now fully integrate their physical access control systems,... - November 19, 2008 - Daon, Inc.

Orkash Expands Operations; Launches State-of-the-Art Cyber Forensics Lab in India

Orkash, a rapidly growing management consultancy and a technology solutions provider, has expanded operations and launched its Cyber Forensics Lab in Gurgaon to enable companies to ensure greater business assurance in an uncertain and complex corporate world. “The service will help give rise... - November 12, 2008 - Orkash Services Pvt Ltd

ESWC 2008: win.rar GmbH Attends European Software Conference

The publisher of WinRAR is a sponsor of the European Software Conference, taking place from Nov 8th to Nov 9th 2008 in Berlin. - November 08, 2008 - win.rar GmbH

Security Expert Launches ThreatChaos.com

Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, announces the launch of ThreatChaos.com. - November 08, 2008 - IT-Harvest

Washington Local Government Office Improves Productivity and Stretches Their Budget with AVG Anti-Virus

Grant County Technology Services turns to Walling Data to help them switch. - November 08, 2008 - Walling Data

Thecus and ACTN Coming to Storage Expo 2008

The newest Thecus NAS devices to appear in Porte de Versailles. - November 08, 2008 - Thecus

AVG Anti-Virus Delivers Security Continuity for Washington School District

Loyalty pays off for nationally-acclaimed Pasco High School. - November 07, 2008 - Walling Data

Thecus® N3200 Scores 4 Out of 5 at MacUser Magazine

In the world of 3-bay NAS units, the Thecus® N3200 is the king of the hill. In their September 2008 issue, MacUser Magazine brought the N3200 in-house for testing, and at the end of it all, found that the N3200 really does deliver the goods, awarding it a final score of 4 out of 5, citing RAID... - November 07, 2008 - Thecus

Datarecovery.com Predicts Widespread Voting Machine Failures

Datarecovery.com Predicts Widespread Voting Machine Failures

ESS Data Recovery (datarecovery.com), a St. Louis based firm, predicts widespread incidents of failure with Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine systems today. “DRE’s depend on NAND flash memory chips, which we see in our lab on a routine basis,” explains Ben... - November 04, 2008 - Datarecovery.com, Inc.

MyTempEmail.com is Helping to Stop Email Spam – and Offering a Chance to Win a Pair of Mp3 Players

MyTempEmail.com, the Internet’s Premier Spam Fighting, Free Temporary Email Service is Sponsoring a Video Contest, with prizes including His and Hers’ Matching MP3 Players, and a Cool Logo T-Shirt. - November 03, 2008 - MyTempEmail

Thecus® Announces N8800 Rackmount NAS Server

Unbeatable performance, security and capacity in a 2U form factor. - November 01, 2008 - Thecus

FRSecure LLC Now Offers Information Security Managed Services, On-Demand Consulting, Emergency Response, and Regulatory Compliance Services

FRSecure LLC announced today the addition of four new information security services created to enable small to medium-sized businesses access to the same information security expertise that is traditionally reserved for large businesses with multi-million dollar budgets. - October 30, 2008 - FRSecure LLC

Macmillan Publishing Solutions (MPS) Global Reader Announces Digital Sales Partnership with DNAML

DNAML’s DNL eBooks and MPS Mobile’s Global Reader are joining forces to accelerate publisher adoption of the DNL eBook format (.DNL) and the Global Reader mobile format worldwide. - October 29, 2008 - DNAML Pty Ltd

Symantec Antivirus 2009 & Quick-Tech Computer Services

Quick-Tech Computer Services is offering Symantec Norton's Antivirus with Antispyware 2009 for $25 online at Quick-Tech.com. - October 27, 2008 - Quick-Tech LLC

Texas Managed Service Provider Promotes Customer Satisfaction with AVG Anti-Virus

Walling Data, the nation’s top distributor of AVG Security products, provides behind-the-scenes expertise and personalized service. - October 25, 2008 - Walling Data

PrivacyView Software LLC Expands and Becomes Privacy Partners LLC

Award-winning privacy software developer PrivacyView has changed names to Privacy Partners. The change was made to reflect the company's growth and position as a leader in Internet privacy and online safety. - October 17, 2008 - Privacy Partners, LLC

Radio America Chooses Walling Data and AVG Anti-Virus

Nationally syndicated radio network turns to the experts for comprehensive threat protection. - October 16, 2008 - Walling Data

Illinois Courthouse Finds Security with AVG Anti-Virus

After competing security software failed, the courthouse’s confidence in technology was restored by switching to AVG Network Edition. - October 14, 2008 - Walling Data

Success Group International (SGI) Announced Today That Somerset, N.J.-Based AEP Networks Has Joined the Success Group Global Technology Coalition

Marv McGrew, CEO of Success Group International stated, “AEP Networks is a great addition to our global technology coalition. This will serve enterprise and SMB customers, as AEP Networks offers a comprehensive networking solution that provides complete security to address the growing threats... - October 10, 2008 - Success Group International

“Seeing is Believing”: Anti-Virus’ Stellar Performance Creates a New Die-Hard AVG Fan

With support from Walling Data, Clyde Leslie learns to love his new anti-virus solution. - October 09, 2008 - Walling Data

win.rar GmbH and RARLAB Release WinRAR 3.80

win.rar GmbH and RARLAB Release WinRAR 3.80

win.rar GmbH and RARLAB has announced the release of the new version of the powerful compression program and archive manager WinRAR 3.80. WinRAR 3.80 is available for downloading as of October 1 on the WinRAR website (www.win-rar.com). As part of a special promotion, Download.com is offering the software as of September 30. - October 04, 2008 - win.rar GmbH

IntruGuard Patent Covers Key Technologies That Are Core Elements of an Effective DDoS Mitigation Solution

IntruGuard, The leading DDoS mitigation solution provider, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office (PTO) has issued a patent for "Method And Appartus For Rate Based Denial Of Service Attack Detection And Prevention." This patent covers technologies that are key elements of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mitigation. - September 29, 2008 - IntruGuard

Shira Rubinoff Wins Coveted Award from Executive Women’s Forum: Green Armor Solutions’ President Named “Woman of Influence” and “One To Watch”

Green Armor Solutions, a leading provider of information security software, announced that its Founder and President, Shira Rubinoff, has been named one of four recipients of CSO magazine’s Women of Influence awards and honored as the One to Watch at the sixth annual gathering of the... - September 26, 2008 - Green Armor Solutions

Green Armor Solutions Expands Authentication Platform to ASP.NET: Announces Availability of ASP.NET-Based Multi-Factor and Site Authentication System

Green Armor Solutions announced today the availability of a Microsoft ASP.NET-based version of its trend-setting multi-factor and site authentication system which secures access to online banking, healthcare, and other systems from computers and handheld devices. - September 25, 2008 - Green Armor Solutions

Emerging Countries, Businesses Creating Major IT Security Demand: RNCOS

The global IT security market is growing rapidly with increasing deployment of advanced IT security systems and improving IT infrastructure in emerging economies. - September 24, 2008 - RNCOS

Brand New Imonitor Employee Activity Monitor 4.7 Released, World First Employee Monitoring Software Which Can Save Logs on Remote Server

Brand New Imonitor Employee Activity Monitor 4.7 Released, World First Employee Monitoring Software Which Can Save Logs on Remote Server

Imonitorsoft released Employee Activity Monitor 4.7, an all-in-one solution that records and controls all employee computer activities and prevents loss of critical and confidential data from leaving. - September 23, 2008 - Imonitorsoft

LifeSpan Receives NAID Certification for Computer Hard Drive Sanitization

LifeSpan Receives NAID Certification for Computer Hard Drive Sanitization

LifeSpan Technology Recycling is among the first four companies to successfully complete the new security certification program for organizations that provide computer hard drive sanitization services. - September 19, 2008 - LifeSpan

Greece’s Emporiki Bank Deploys Todos Authentication Technology

Todos, a leading provider of strong user authentication products, today announced that Emporiki Bank is the first Greek financial institution to start a full deployment of the Todos eCode™ technology. - September 17, 2008 - Todos Data System AB

Midwest Palliative and Hospice CareCenter Entrusts Network Security to AVG Anti-Virus

Chicago-area healthcare organization cites “hands-free” remote management and nonprofit discounts as reasons for buying through Walling Data. - September 10, 2008 - Walling Data

Hosted Solutions Announces Deal with EQmentor

Charlotte-area firm selects Hosted Solutions for renowned reputation and expertise. - September 10, 2008 - Hosted Solutions

The Hana Financial Group Selects ActivIdentity Mini Tokens to Meet New FSA Mandatory Requirements for Two-Factor Strong Authentication

ActivIdentity, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in digital identity assurance, today announced that the Hana Financial Group has selected ActivIdentity Mini Tokens to meet the new Financial Security Agency (FSA) mandatory requirement set by the South Korean government. The FSA has issued a... - August 28, 2008 - ActivIdentity

Esquire Innovations’ iOffice System 7, Previewed at the Upcoming ILTA Show

Esquire Innovations’ iOffice System 7, Previewed at the Upcoming ILTA Show

Esquire Innovations, Inc. announced that iOffice System 7 will be previewed at the International Legal Technology Association Annual conference August 25-28, 2008. Developed for the legal industry, iOffice System 7 includes: iCreate, templates and formatting tools for document creation and editing;... - August 22, 2008 - Esquire Innovations, Inc.

Esquire Innovations, Inc. Previews Version 7 of iRedline at ILTA’08

Esquire Innovations, Inc. Previews Version 7 of iRedline at ILTA’08

Esquire Innovations, Inc. announces that iRedline 7 will be previewed at the International Legal Technology Association Annual conference held August 25-28. iRedline 7 is a document comparison and revision collaboration tool for Microsoft Word documents. “Fully-integrated with Microsoft... - August 22, 2008 - Esquire Innovations, Inc.

Esquire Innovations’ iScrub 7, Previewed at the ILTA Show

Esquire Innovations’ iScrub 7, Previewed at the ILTA Show

Esquire Innovations, Inc. announced the preview of iScrub 7 at the International Legal Technology Association Annual conference August 25-28, 2008. iScrub is Esquire’s metadata management software for the legal industry. Managing the metadata found in Microsoft Office and PDF documents is a... - August 22, 2008 - Esquire Innovations, Inc.

Esquire Innovations, Inc. Previewing Version 7 of iDocID at ILTA’08

Esquire Innovations, Inc. Previewing Version 7 of iDocID at ILTA’08

Esquire Innovations, Inc. will be previewing the new version of iDocID at the International Legal Technology Association Annual conference August 25-28, 2008. iDocID automates the insertion of a document ID into a document footer. “Leveraging Microsoft’s new ribbon technology in Office... - August 22, 2008 - Esquire Innovations, Inc.

Esquire Innovations Previews iCreate 7 at ILTA ‘08

Esquire Innovations Previews iCreate 7 at ILTA ‘08

Esquire Innovations, Inc. announced that iCreate 7 will be previewed at the International Legal Technology Association Annual conference held August 25-28. iCreate is Esquire’s popular document production software designed specifically for the legal industry. “With accuracy and... - August 22, 2008 - Esquire Innovations, Inc.

SecureRF’s National Science Foundation Grant for Secure RFID Tags Has Been Extended

The National Science Foundation has extended SecureRF Corporations's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop a secure radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for the Pharmaceutical supply chain. Putting security on RFID tags will benefit the pharmaceutical and other industries by providing data protection and privacy. - August 09, 2008 - SecureRF Corporation

Todos Team Up with TAG Systems Finland OY

Todos' global partnership strategy today continued to prove successful as an agreement was reached with TAG Systems Finland, adding to Todos' already strong presence on the Finnish market. The agreement implies that TAG Systems adds the Todos eCodeTM products to their client offering, enabling them to provide leading Strong Authentication solutions to the Finnish market. - August 09, 2008 - Todos Data System AB

Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program

Blackwell Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in Information Worker Solutions, Networking Infrastructure Solutions, and Security Solutions - August 08, 2008 - Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio, LLC

Identity & Access Management Industry Booming High to Manage Identity Crisis

Rising need for efficient security systems to curb online identity fraud cases and to protect the valuable data is driving the identity & access management industry globally. - August 08, 2008 - RNCOS

Green Armor Solutions Defends Against Exploitation of DNS Vulnerabilities

Green Armor Solutions announced that its Identity Cues authentication platform offers defenses against online fraud techniques that exploit the recently discovered vulnerability in DNS, and that it delivers such security without compromising user convenience. Furthermore, Green Armor’s defense approach can shield against attacks that leverage as of yet unannounced DNS vulnerabilities. - August 05, 2008 - Green Armor Solutions

Demanding Better Data Backups

Not all software is made equal and clients of data backup services are demanding ever more reliability and functionality from their secure, remote data backup services. A recent upgrade to Activ Link's remote backup client is setting the bar higher. - July 31, 2008 - Activ Link Ltd

Anonymous Surfing is Now Available for Firefox and Vista Using Private Proxy

Anonymous Proxy released for Firefox version 3.0 under both Windows XP and Windows Vista. Download a free trial of the anonymous proxy at http://www.privacyview.com/anonymous_proxy/anonymous_proxy.aspx. - July 30, 2008 - Privacy Partners, LLC

"Windows Vista Security Quick Guide" - a Comprehensive Yet Portable Daily Reference

The Windows Vista Security Quick Guide is a comprehensive yet portable reference for all Windows Vista users to fully utilize the security features of this operating system. Windows Vista security quick guide covers all daily used Windows Vista security features and options, provides quick solutions when crisis happens, and gives tips for users to better manage his/her system to achieve security goals. - July 25, 2008 - Javvin Technologies, Inc.

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