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| Thailand Flooding Affects Computer Availability | |
By Suzi Sevcik, Inside Technical Sales Specialist
The flooding in Thailand had a significant impact on the production of hard drive and other electronic components used by computer manufacturers. This includes HP, one of our leading suppliers.
As your trusted HP Partner, we wanted to ensure you we will do our best to source HP business units from various channels to continue to meet the needs of your business. However, due to the shortage, we are temporarily unable to guarantee price quotes or availability and are forced to verify pricing and stock status at the point of sale.
We primarily see volatility in price and the stock-on-hand of business-class laptops & desktops. What we've experienced in the past couple of weeks were spikes in price & lack of availability of HP's more popular models - the 4300 series laptops & the 6000 series desktop. HP has also suspended production of many popular models in these series. As such, we ask that you please be patient with us if there are availability issues in fulfilling your orders.
This shortage is not limited to HP. Other PC manufacturers such as Dell & Lenovo are facing the same issues.
We have heard different timelines for when the hard drive shortage will be over, but have not received an exact date. I would plan for at least seeing business PC/laptop shortages until early 2012.
Special note: HP continues to be a leader in the computing industry, recently receiving CRN's Annual Report Card awards. Based on a survey of more than 3500 solution providers, HP was awarded top honors in the categories of Notebooks/Mobile Computers and Volume Servers. |
| Free Tools Can Be Used to Enhance Websites | |
By Rick Rodriguez, Executive Account Manager
Published November 7, 2011 in "The Business News"
It's nearly impossible to find a business or organization today that doesn't have some sort of presence on the World Wide Web. That Web presence has te ability to attract or turn away potential or existing customers, so it's important for that website to properly reflect the business it represents.
Website development is an extremely specialized field that requires a fair amount of training.
However, there are some free tools available on the web that can help just about any business...
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| 4 Facebook Plugins To Increase Traffic | |
Socialmediatoday.com reports "social networking accounts for 1 of every 6 minutes spent online." Social media is expected to continue to grow, enabling businesses to connect with their clients and beyond! If your company is using Facebook, here's an article that can help you take your Facebook initiatives a step in the right direction.
By Jeff Johnson
"4 Facebook Plugins to Increase Traffic, Followers, and Your Own Credibility"
Does your website incorporate any social interactivity on it? I'm talking about more than a little Facebook logo that directs to your company page... something with more substance that actually KEEPS your website visitors on your page at that same time.
If not, you may want to test the use of Facebook's social plugins to easily accomplish this - but be careful!
Click Here to read the entire article.
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| Top 5 Network Security Mistakes | |
1. Weak Passwords. Everyone knows you need to have a strong password, yet "password" is still the #1 password used by computer users. For maximum security, your password should contain numbers and letters, both upper and lowercase combined. It is also recommended passwords be changed on a regular basis.
2. Lack of Education. Most viruses and spyware are invited by the user. If you want to prevent employees from downloading viruses, educate them on what new viruses are circulatingand about common scams, so they don't inadvertently let hackers info your network.
3. Lack of Maintenance. No software is perfect, which means security loopholes will be exploited by hackers the minute they are discovered. That's why it's critical to keep your security patches up to date.
4. Plug & Surf. Computers are not designed "ready to go" out of the box. Before a phone line, ethernet cable or wireless card is anywhere near a new computer, security needs to be configured. This should include virus protection and a firewall at the very minimum.
5. Do It Yourself. Setting up a network, applying proper security measures and downloading and installing software can be tricky. Large companies have IT departments. Small business owners should also ask for advice or even hire help. It's worth the extra cost. |
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Easy Way to Make Captivating Videos |
 So, you are thinking about a video for your business. But, you don't have the budget to hire a production firm, yet want something a little more professional than just turning on your flip camera and uploading it to the web. A great way to create really nice videos easily and at a low cost, or even no cost (free version) is by using Animoto.
Animoto enables you to take your pictures and video clips and then through a step by step wizard-style instruction turn them into a video slide show. What's different is you choose from a library of template styles and music that combined, bring your video to life. The free version of Animoto comes with a small template style selection and is limited to 30-second video shows.
For those looking for an affordable way to create more compelling video messages, you'll love the features Animoto offers.
Click Here to view a animoto video by Junior Achievement in Brown County to promote its upcoming Speaker Series event.
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| New Client Offering: Lenovo Computers |
 We are proud to announce Infinity is now a Lenovo Solution Partner. Gaining rapid popularity in the business market, we feel it important to expand our laptop and desktop options to include this PC maker.
In its third quarter, Lenovo outsold Dell to take second place in the global PC market and has become the fastest-growing PC maker among its top five competitors (source: processor.com 11/18/2011). |
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-Dennis Challe, President
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Name: Willa
Breed: Boxer (with a little mix of evil ;-) )
Age: 13-weeks
Thoughts: Chew, chew, chew... Wonder why they hid those barbies?
Guardian: Claudia, Project Manager and foster Mom (greenacresboxerrescue.com) |
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