July 2007

July 2007
In this issue:

■ WatchGuard Award
■ RSS Feeds
■ eMazzanti Events
■ Taking the Pain out of
Server Recovery
■ The New Wave of SPAM
■ Where in the World
■ Opportunities

Taking the Pain out of Server Recovery

“Complete hardware failure” are three words no IT administrator ever wants to hear. That is because a complete hardware failure is one of the most common reasons for a server to go down — and to most admins, recovering a server is one of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks to perform. Whether your small or mid-sized business is running one or a handful of servers, there is no doubt any server failure is costly in terms of lost business and productivity. Find out what is involved with recovering a server, and learn about a remote recovery solution that can take the agony out of recovery.

New Wave of SPAM

Spam continues to be a pervasive problem that all small to mid-sized businesses must deal with. According to the most recent Symantec Internet Security Threat Report:

>>Between July 1 and December 31, 2006, spam made up 59% of all monitored email traffic. This is an increase over the first six months of 2006 when 54% of email was classified as spam.

>>65% of all spam detected during this period was written in English.

>>Spam related to financial services made up 30% of all spam during this period, the most of any category.

>>During the last six months of 2006, 44% of all spam detected worldwide originated in the United States.

Dealing with spam is a waste of valuable employee time. According to a new study conducted by Nucleus Research, two out of every three email messages received by today’s business users are spam. The study also says that users are spending 16 seconds identifying and deleting each spam email, at a cost of $712 per employee in lost productivity, which translates into an annual cost of $70 billion to all U.S. businesses.

eMazzanti Named First WatchGuard Technologies North American
Partner of the Year eMazzanti Technologies, a Hoboken-based computer networking firm has been recognized by WatchGuard Technologies as its 2006 North American Partner of the Year. WatchGuard is a leading provider of network security, virtual private network, and remote connectivity tools. The announcement was made by David Rout, executive vice president of worldwide sales at WatchGuard the Seattle, WA-based Corporation.“eMazzanti has earned the distinction of partner of the year by delivering overall excellence in a variety of key areas: revenue performance, training and certification and marketing,” said Rout.

eMazzanti has earned the distinction of partner of the year by delivering overall excellence in a variety of key areas: revenue performance, training and certification and marketing “eMazzanti has been a WatchGuard expert level security partner since 2002, and after almost a decade of working together the partnership between eMazzanti and WatchGuard continues to strengthen. Consequently, the depth of knowledge this relationship offers allows eMazzanti to deliver customers with unparalleled service, in the form of good recommendations, fast implementations and troubleshooting when it is needed most,” says Jennifer Shine, eMazzanti president.

Microsoft Outlook – RSS Feeds

RSS Feeds provide easy, up-to-date information, delivered to you straight from the Internet. Learn the essentials here so that you can find, add, and read the articles or blogs in an RSS Feed right in Microsoft Outlook 2007, as conveniently as you receive and read your e-mail.

The Internet contains a lot of information on just about any topic. For example, you might use the Internet to read the newspaper or check stock reports. But finding what you need can be time-consuming.

Wouldn’t it be nice if, instead of surfing and searching, you could simply have information delivered to you?

Help is here! Take this course and learn how, with Outlook 2007, your Web browser, and an Internet connection, you can get the news and information that you choose, delivered to your own Outlook Mailbox.

After completing this course you will be able to:

Identify Web pages that contain RSS Feeds.
Subscribe to an RSS Feed and set up Outlook for delivery.
Read RSS articles and blogs in Outlook.
Remove an RSS Feed from Outlook.
Choose where RSS Feed articles are delivered in Outlook.

SEE DEMO

EVENTS: Network Security at the Newark Bears GamePlease join eMazzanti Technologies and WatchGuard for a night of Newark Bears Baseball and Network Security at Riverfront Stadium;..And the Crackerjack is on us. This event presents an opportunity to learn about computer network security and how it effects your business. We’ll discuss these issues with network security experts as we enjoy a great evening of baseball.

For more on this event and other eMazzanti events, click here.
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Throughout the years, patrons of eMazzanti have sent us pictures of their travels while sporting eMazzanti gear. Can you guess where this eMazzanti fan is located? Be the first to guess right and be recognized.

To submit a photo of your own or guess this month’s location, email where@emazzanti.net. Should we use your picture or your guess be closet to the mark, you will receive a thank you package and be entered into our annual drawing.

Where in the World
is {e}Mazzanti?

Opportunities at
{e}Mazzanti

eMazzanti seeks bright
minds to join the team.

Refer a
Network Engineer to
www.emazzanti.net/jobs
and be eligible for a
shopping spree at
eMazzanti’s online store,
www.emazzanti.net/store.
Qualifying applicants
must receive full time
employment and have
referenced the referring
friend on the original
application in order for the
referrer to be eligible for
the annual drawing.
Shopping spree is limited
to $1,000 in merchandise.