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June 2011
In this issue
> Protect Private
Information
> Be
Prepared for
Anything
> Connected
Businesses
Win
> Get More from
Your
Data Center
> Embracing Social
Networking
> Small Business PBX
> Business Continuity Tip
>
Cartoon/Did You
Know
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Small Business
PBX: The Basics
used
with permission from Cisco
Small business PBX phone
systems today are increasingly more sophisticated. Here's a quick
comparison of a conventional small business PBX system and a Unified
Communications system that combines an Internet Protocol (IP) PBX
and other features.
A Conventional Small
Business PBX
Traditionally, a small business PBX (Private
Branch Exchange) is a telephone switching system that manages
incoming and outgoing calls for a company's internal users. A PBX is
connected to the public phone system and automatically routes
incoming calls to specific extensions. It also shares and manages
multiple lines. A typical small business PBX system includes
external and internal phone lines; a computer server that manages
call switching and routing; and a console for manual control.
Read more
Business Continuity Tip
Safety is Key
A disaster can strike at
any time. You and your coworkers should know what to grab and where
to go if an emergency happens.
Does your company have an
emergency plan in place? Ask around, and if no plan is in place,
help create one.
Employee safety should be
THE top priority when disaster strikes. When an emergency happens it
is important for employees to react quickly and with purpose.
Knowledge and practice are paramount.
Click here for employee safety tips from
Ready.gov.
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
organization who might be interested!
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5 Sure-Fire Ways
to Protect your Private Information
used with permission from
the HP Small Business Site
 Last year, the reputation of online security took
yet another major hit when over 200,000 users of Gawker Media
websites — including those users who log in via Twitter — had
their usernames and passwords hacked and distributed across
the web. This massive data breach just goes to show that,
while data security remains a major concern for Internet users
the world over, protecting your business's confidential
information is more than just a worry, it's vital to
survival.
With that in mind,
here are five sure-fire ways to keep your professional
information under digital lock and key — whether you're online
or off.
Read more
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Be Prepared
for Anything—Not Just Disaster
reprinted with permission
from HP
 Most companies spend time anticipating and
planning for disasters. But in a global economy, where
opportunity and risk go hand-in-hand, other events can be as
devastating to the unprepared as any hurricane.
The corporate
landscape is dotted with potential landmines that can take a
toll on businesses:
- Skyrocketing
energy costs and environmental mandates are forcing cuts in
energy consumption.
- Security audits
can distract IT staff if the organization is not
sufficiently prepared.
Read more
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Connected Businesses Win
Networks connect your
world securely, reliably and more
efficiently.
used with permission from the Cisco
Small Business Website
People
in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) regularly connect
with others who are vital to their success. Customers bring
income, the lifeblood of any business. Partners, such as
contractors and suppliers, provide services and products for
daily operations. Prospects are vital for growth and new
opportunities, and employees are the brains, hands, eyes, and
ears that make a business successful.
A
network can connect them all, according to Deb Mielke,
operator of HomeOfficeReports.com, a Web site providing
technology advice and information to small and home-based
businesses. "Electronic communication is a great way to reach
a lot of people," she says. "The beauty of networking and the
Internet is that it can make a little guy look like a big
guy."
But what
is a network? And how can it connect your world securely,
reliably, and efficiently?
Read more
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Get More from Your
Data Center
 Creating An IT Infrastructure to Support
Consolidation & Virtualization
Server
consolidation and virtualization can increase computing and
data center performance while reducing costs. But they also
change the power and cooling profile of your data center and
can introduce potentially crippling power and cooling
challenges.
With consolidation
and virtualization, computing is concentrated on fewer
servers, so each unit becomes more critical, requiring higher
levels of protection. Additionally, new high density servers
require more power and generate more heat that must be removed
to avoid server degradation and allow you to fully utilize
rack space.
Read more
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What You Need to
Know Before Embracing Social Networking
used with permission from
Symantec
Summary:
Begin with a formal and well-understood policy for employees'
use of public sites like Facebook and Twitter. Then follow the
five recommendations in this article for balancing the risks
and opportunities presented by social networking.
When Adam Savage,
the tech-savvy host of the popular TV show "MythBusters,"
posted a picture on Twitter of his Toyota Land Cruiser, he was
sharing a lot more information than he realized. As The New
York Times reported last August: "Embedded in the image was a
geotag, a bit of data providing the longitude and latitude of
where the photo was taken. Hence, he revealed exactly where he
lived. And since the accompanying text was "Now it's off to
work," potential thieves knew he would not be at home."
Read more
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Did You
Know? |
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Did you know Databranch provides multiple
platforms of Mobile Computing, including Blackberry
Playbook and the HP
TouchPad?
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Databranch,
Inc.
132 North Union
Street, Suite 108
| Olean, New York
14760
(716) 373-4467 - Olean
| (607) 733-8550 -
Corning/Elmira
http://www.databranch.com/
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