Peer 2 Peer Networks & Your Businesses Risks by Brian Wilson
As most of us had heard of p2p networks and services like Kazza and limewire what we don’t think about is that businesses are responsible for the activities on there networks. When an employee, vendor, or customer is on your businesses network do you know what they are doing? ... One of he biggest risks to business networks are the users and the only way to insure network safety is to make sure the users fully understand network policies. ... As always most local network consulting firms can provide what I have discussed and you may need to take additional step to meet the needs of your...

IT Network: Faxing Capabilities by Joshua Feinberg
If you sense resistance during the IT network sales cycle, listen very carefully to the prospect's objections. Many times, they like what they hear, but small business owners need to hear three or four different opinions in order to bolster their confidence. ... Ask Questions about IT Network Needs To understand the cost of not addressing the single Internet access account or fax machine dilemma, talk with the small business owner. ... In small business IT consulting many of your prospects and clients will have similar IT network needs.

Computer Security: Home Wireless Networks by Rex Fisher
Home wireless networks dramatically increase the versatility and usefulness of computers. I have a wireless network at my home that allows four computers to share two printers and a high-speed internet connection. It works great! The technology has made wireless networking so inexpensive and... Use a network name that does not make your network appear interesting and will not identify you as the owner. ... Anyone within range of your unsecured network could easily use it to access the internet, which makes your network run more slowly.

IT Networking: Cost-Savings, Productivity and Security by Joshua Feinberg
By engaging small business decision makers in discussions about their IT networking needs, you can highlight how automating services like faxing will save your prospect’s or client’s company on manual labor, which indirectly translates into substantial salary savings over the course of the year. ... If you’re discussing IT networking with the president or owner of the company, the hot buttons might include costs, the value of proactive technology investments, industry trends, competitive factors and lower labor costs through more automation.

Network Security – Not With a P2P Network! by Rick Parrott
Most small business networks grow and evolve as the business grows. In one way, this is good. It shows the business is growing, becoming stronger. Unfortunately, from a network perspective, it can be a disaster in the making. Most small business networks are setup in a peer-to-peer (P2P) format. ... A network setup in this format consists of at least one server, a domain controller, to administrator the rest of the network. ... If they have a high level of security conscience then your network will be more secure, if they don’t your network will be wide open to insider exploitation.

Network Monitoring for Serious eCommerce by David Leonhardt
In the real world, businesses come in every size, from self-employed entrepreneurs like me to mega malls like Wal-Mart. On the Internet, companies come in every size, too, from a stand-alone ebook sales page with webmaster and owner all in one, to 300 pound gorilla like Amazon, with over a... Very few websites of any size and functionality are anything less than a complete network, and many networks rely on servers in different parts of the world. ... A good network monitoring service can ensure, as a base, that all servers are properly functioning, that data can be sent to and received...

Why Businesses Need to Start Archiving Email Now! by Stuart Crawford
Electronic communications is the standard for many business transactions in today’s small business organization; however, many small businesses still do not have adequate mechanisms for archiving correspondence with vendors, team members and customers. ... The question you need to ask as a business owner is this: how much would one lost deal or one lost purchase order cost my business? ... Compliance and regulatory legislation is now dictating that some lines of business have a strategy of recording every email that comes into a business or leaves a corporate network destined for an...

Local Area Networks - Computer Networking by Michael Cooper
Local Area Networks also called LANs have been a major player in industrialization of computers. In the past 20 or so years the worlds industry has be invaded with new computer technology. It has made such an impact on the way we do business that it has become essential with an ever-growing need... Second, the network management responsibility for a local network falls solely on the user”. ... For WANs, this is less often the case, or at least a significant fraction of the network assets are not owned.

Moving Up From Peer to Peer by Bruce Naylor
Millions of small business owners across the country have peer to peer networks installed in their companies. Of these small networks, many are running various operating systems such as Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, and XP Professional. ... After working with many small business owners troubleshoot these small networks, many have realized that the savings over a real network, and dedicated file server, simply vaporized. ... I have a power point demo of SBS Server 2003 available on my web site =>...

The Onion Approach to Antivirus by Stuart Crawford
Many small business owners are concerned about business continuity and ensuring that their staff remains productive during work hours. One of the biggest risks to productivity in the work place is the threat of viruses, worms and other malicious activities that circulate around the Internet and... One example of a firewall solution that offers complete protection is SonicWALL and their solutions are priced to bring value to the small business owner. ... Firewall solutions that offer UTM provide the small business network with a gateway antivirus solution, which stops viruses at the...