Archive for the 'Better Technology' Category

An Easy to Follow Guide to Buying Refurbished Computer Hardware

Monday, March 8th, 2010

These days it’s important for innovative companies to get hold of network hardware simply to sell their products or services on the web. In addition to the initial expenditure, IT equipment needs scheduled maintenance and upgrading and this frequently has to be carried out by an IT professional. Then there’s the unwelcome loss in profit caused by that down-time and hassle involved.

Keeping Virtualized Infrastructure Secure

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The increasing popularity of virtual environments like managed hosting is mostly driven by its tangible benefits to enterprises. These include the ability of virtual machines to run over open systems, protocols and platforms as well as their portability. But companies have to implement proper security controls that will accommodate the dynamic nature of VMs while […]

Internet Companies and Consumer Groups Oppose Digital Rights Bill

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

There has been stiff opposition against policies adopted by the government to control the growing menace of online piracy. One particular plan of the government that has not gone down too well with consumer groups and companies running social networking sites is that of planning to disconnect the lines […]

Outfitting the Practice - the Opthalmologists’ Equipment Guide

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Optometrists need quite a lot more than professional knowledge, something even more important than their training and experience; for beyond this what they really need above all is most likely to be specialist equipment to assist them in producing answers as precisely as they possibly can. Let’s consider three necessary instruments: covering measurement, patient comfort, and equipment storage, and key points to bear in mind when shopping for these and similar items: whether they’re used, new, remanufactured or refurbished.

Selection of Internet and Mail Hosting Plays Significant Role in Determining Online Failure or Success

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Companies working to make their presence on the Internet will find a large number of hosting services. These services are primarily limited to the web such as web hosting service, reseller hosting service, shared web hosting service, dedicated web hosting service, virtual private server, managed hosting service, home servers, collocation web hosting service, etc.

How to Generate Recurring Revenue

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The whole point of a managed hosting services practice is to generate recurring revenue. But a lot of small IT providers tend to focus on the service part of this industry that they forget the other methods of attracting recurring revenue.
One way to generate recurring revenue is to watch the networks. Even when you’re […]

Building Your First Website

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The initial task when you are establishing a website and a robust Internet presence is deciding on the most desirable domain name and getting the best suited Web registration for your particular requirements. This is not ordinarily a painless process. While you are wrestling to discover the most suitable hosting you’ll probably realize that investigating the company through customer evaluation reports is a necessary way to go…

Managed Hosting Company Turns over Hard Drives to Feds

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting said Friday that it has turned over hard drives to US government officials. The said hard drives came from web servers that were leased to certain individuals including online journalists. The company gave the equipment following a court order on an international treaty that covered investigations for crimes such as […]

Microsoft to Improve Mobile Broadband Features in Next Windows Release

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

There has been a lot of talk about Microsoft’s next OS release - Windows 7. The company is said to have made a lot of major improvements to the entire Windows experience, and has been giving due attention to mobile broadband support by the OS.
Windows 7 will improve the way current operating […]

Why Is VoIP Cheaper than POTS?

Monday, October 13th, 2008

The normal perception is that VoIP costs so little because most things are cheap on the internet. There’s fierce competition, and a fraction of the overheads etc. However you need to acknowledge the history of the telecommunication companies and how they relate to computer networks, and the way data actually travels around the net. An […]