July 2008
In this issue:
? New iPhone Connects to
Microsoft Exchange
? Ensure IT Resilience
? Power of Saying "Thank You"
? Seek Legal Assistance
? Is Your Data Protected
? Read Receipts
? Just for Laughs
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Is Your Data Protected?
How long would your business survive if your data disappeared overnight? Not long.
Click here to learn more about how we can protect you!
Read Receipts and
the People Who
Need Them
In life, when you order a meal in a restaurant, you know that the chef has received your "message" because your food arrives a short while later (provided you've ordered off the menu and haven't angered the chef by making too many suggestions).
When it comes to e-mail, however, things aren't so black and white. How can you be sure that someone has received and actually read your message?
Just For Laughs
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out
for your country.
-Calvin Coolidge
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New iPhone connects to Microsoft Exchange!
 I know a lot of you have been waiting patiently for the iPhone to work with your Exchange Server. The new iPhone software allows you to wirelessly push company email, calendar events, and contacts!
Please call the office or email
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for more information on setting up the new iPhone with your Exchange server.
Read more on iPhone integration with Microsoft Exchange
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Ensure IT Resilience
Creating an IT Infrastructure for Business Continuity
 Business continuity is an issue that no organization can afford to ignore. In fact, according to The Definitive Handbook for Business Management, between 60 and 90 percent of companies without a proactive disaster plan find themselves out of business within 24 months of experiencing a major disaster.
Increasingly, IT power and cooling are becoming more important as factors in ensuring business continuity. These 10 steps provide a good start for ensuring the integrity and availability of your IT systems.
1. Assess your situation.
Review existing power and cooling systems to identify threats and vulnerabilities to business continuity.
2. Ensure the physical security of your equipment
While large data centers often have strict access policies and procedures, smaller locations or more remote locations may not. It’s important to use racks that come with key or card swipe locks and contact closures that protect against unauthorized access.
Read more steps
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The Power Of Saying Thank You
By Joanna L. Krotz
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small Business Center
 The wheels of business revolve with such spin and speed these days that we roll right over the courtesies. Who has time for quaint customs?
More to the point, who can afford to let competitors rush onto the new and the next while we slow down for pleasantries? You're in for a surprise. The advice that follows, rest assured, is not some lecture about society's loss of grace (not that I couldn't get into that). This is about leveraging an underutilized edge in the marketplace.
Today, extending old-time courtesies helps you stand out. Yes, boys and girls, saying "thank you" has become a competitive advantage. So few people express appreciation — a Lenox etiquette poll found that nearly five out of every 10 people don't always say thanks — that remembering to do so is a sales point of difference. It also goes a long way toward forging the relationships that can turn into opportunities.
Here are fast and affordable ways to show business gratitude, as well as tips about timing and tactics. Your takeaway: Don't underestimate the power of saying thanks.
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7 Good Reasons To Call A Lawyer
By Jeff Wuorio
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small Business Center
 For many small-business owners, contacting an attorney is akin to opening a faucet — everything gushes out but little comes back in return, short of a hefty water bill.
OK, so this analogy is a little trite. It's also horribly inaccurate. Legal advice and guidance in varied forms is absolutely central to any small business. You will get a bill, yes. But using an attorney doesn't have to be a burdensome financial drain.
Here are seven signs that suggest your business may benefit from the involvement of an attorney:
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