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In This Issue:
Save $100 on Windows XP!
IND Names Timothy Thew as Vice President of Sales & Partnerships
Inc. Magazine Names IND to Annual List
What to Expect with Vista SP1
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Inspiration: "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
- Henry Ford
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Save $100 on Windows XP! |
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Windows XP will no longer be available for purchase after January 31, 2008. IND will credit $100 towards the installation of every Windows XP computer that you purchase from us thru December 31, 2007!
Contact your IND representative to take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer.
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Visit IND's i-Shop to view all Windows XP computers
Now that XP's sunset date is rapidly approaching, have your applications been certified to operate under the new Vista Operating System? In addition to your software testing, has your hardware also been tested to confirm it will/can support Vista? Our research has revealed several typical compatibility issues including:
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Printer Driver Issues
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Hardware Incompatibilities
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Scanner and USB Devises Vista Compliant Issues
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Vista Compliant Software/Hardware Issues
If your time is too valuable to to waste on these issues and you can't justify doing all of the homework on the Vista interface change impact, contact your IND representative to discuss how we can help!
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IND Names Timothy Thew as Vice President of Sales & Partnerships |
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IND is pleased to announce Timothy Thew has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Partnerships.
Mr. Thew has 25 years of executive sales and sales management experience, including Siebel Systems, Inc. In his time at Siebel he drove sales in the Northeast offering business process and sales productivity solutions to Fortune 500 clients. He also brings extensive experience to IND in sales process, having served as a sales manager and consultant to medium and enterprise business segments.
“I am proud to be affiliated with IND for reasons beyond its unique technology offering to the New York and New Jersey markets,” states Mr. Thew. “They are committed to excellence and passionate about serving their customers. These are buzzwords that too often populate corporate literature, but I have found them to be true here. The mission statement that emphasizes integrity, innovation and teamwork as core concepts are genuinely embraced by its employees.”
“We are excited to have Tim join our growing team. His vibrant and outgoing personality and his varied business experience are not only great assets but instrumental to our expansion into the New York and Philadelphia markets,” commented Douglas Rahn, CEO of IND.
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Inc. Magazine Names IND to Annual List |
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IND is proud to announce that it has been named among the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine for consistent and significant growth over the past 4 consecutive years.
The Inc. Magazine list celebrates the 5,000 most dynamic private companies out of the more than seven million businesses in the U.S.
IND, ranked 3,680 on the list, is the premier New Jersey provider of software development and computer network engineering and PC helpdesk services.
The Inc. 5,000 list is ranked according to growth in revenue from 2003 through 2006. In order to qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by the first week of 2003, and be able to show four full calendar years of sales. Additionally, the businesses had to be based in the U.S., privately held, and independent.
The Inc. Magazine article about IND is located on their Web site.
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What to Expect with Vista SP1 |
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Now is the time and the time is now: let's talk about Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). Much has been made of what will or will not be included in SP1 and when it will be released (some accurate, some otherwise). Microsoft is here to set the story straight: they are in the process of developing and deploying a Beta version of SP1.
First, a note on service packs. As you are aware, service packs are part of Microsoft's traditional software lifecycle; they’re something Microsoft provides for most major products as a commitment to continuous improvement. But, the servicing situation has changed with the advent of Windows Vista, as they no longer rely solely on service packs as the main vehicle used to deploy system fixes and improvements. The Windows Update online service is one new way to deliver many OS improvements. For example, the other day in advance of SP1 they released via Windows Update two separate improvements to Windows Vista’s reliability and performance. Microsoft did this prior to SP1 in lieu of requiring customers to wait for these fixes to be rolled into a single service pack. Beyond this, they improve the Windows Vista experience by continuing to work closely with software partners to ensure application compatibility. Microsoft also aligns efforts with partners on the hardware side of the business to broaden the range of devices that work with Windows Vista and to constantly improve device driver quality.
What is SP1? What is it not?
In addition to updates Microsoft has previously released, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues they've identified via customer feedback, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also makes additional improvements to the IT administration experience. Microsoft didn’t design SP1 as a vehicle for releasing new features; however, some existing components do gain enhanced functionality in SP1.
When can I get my hands on the Beta of SP1?
A Beta release of Windows Vista SP1 is slated for availability in the next few weeks. A small group of testers has been putting a preview of the SP1 Beta through its paces to help prepare for broader release. We made the choice to start with a very small group of testers because we think it’s better for both our customers and for Microsoft to keep the beta program small at the start.
A later pre-release of SP1 will be available to a larger group of testers via MSDN and TechNet subscribers.
And what about SP1 itself -- when will that be available?
Microsoft is targeting releasing SP1 to manufacturing in the first quarter of 2008, but as always, they have first and foremost focused on delivering a high-quality release, so they will determine the exact release date of SP1 after they have reached that quality bar. (FYI, in case you didn’t already know: the Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 engineering efforts are aligned, so the Server team also said on their blog today that they are targeting the first quarter of 2008 for their release to manufacturing.)
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Network Design & Management
It's a nonstop world - one where 24x7 high availability is demanded of not just hardware, but also the software and network components of your IT infrastructure. In short, you need the uninterrupted ability to do business-critical work, all day, every day.
IND's enterprise design services focus on risk assessment and prevention. The goal is to prevent problems and ensure that if they do occur, they won't stop your business.
IND helps our clients balance technology support with management strategies to ensure the highest availability of your enterprise. We employ highly trained certified consultants capable of analyzing, designing, and implementing solutions to increase your business potential by maximizing the effectiveness of your IT equipment.
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What's Your Computer Doing?
Your computer may look as if it’s just sitting there innocently, but it could be secretly connecting to the Internet. To take a peek in Windows, go to the Start menu to Run and type in “cmd” (without the quotation marks) to get to the geeky command line screen. Type in “netstat –b 5 > connections.txt” and press the Enter key. After a few minutes, press Control-C to stop the monitoring and type “connections.txt” on the command line to open a text file that lists everything that went out to the Internet those past few minutes.
On the Mac, go to the Applications folder to Utilities. Open the Network Utility program, click on the Netstat tab and pick the option for displaying current socket connections. If you see a lot of unwanted activity, consider a firewall or increase the security settings in the one you already have.
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