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As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services understands how a proactive IT strategy and a clear roadmap can help reduce operational risks as changes are made and facilitate budget planning. Information technology now permeates many business processes across all industry sectors, keeping data secure and available at all times can be the difference between winning new customers and earning their trust and losing existing clients and reputation damage. As Houston cybersecurity solution providers, AVATAR Managed Services works with clients to protect data. With an ever-increasing range of cyber security threats to contend with, prevention is always the preferred path. If a cyber attack is successful then the mitigation could be costly in terms of time lost, money spent, and a compromised reputation. As well as incorporating the smartest tools to help detect and counteract cyber threats, staff should all be trained to recognize the warning signs that an attack is imminent and should know exactly how to respond if a suspected cyber attack is confirmed. AVATAR Managed Services looks at all aspects of IT, from the platforms, servers, network protocols, maintenance patches, and hardware, to the processes, documentation, and communication that dovetail to make the IT architecture fit for purpose and suitable to deliver the expected return on investment.

As a premier Houston IT consulting company, AVATAR Managed Services offers a comprehensive range of services to support a business with its information technology needs, ranging from cybersecurity compliance through to a strategy to move away from a data center and beyond. Every company is unique and yet increasingly businesses across multiple business sectors have IT-related themes in common, two of which are dependence on information technology in order to carry out day-to-day operations and the need to protect and safeguard client data from cyberattacks and attempts to steal that data. A proactive IT strategy helps a business budget for the future with step-by-step enhancements to keep the company ahead of cyber threats while simultaneously upgrading infrastructure and harnessing cutting-edge IT tools and programs to automate repetitive tasks and monitoring. As Houston cybersecurity solution providers, AVATAR Managed Services have extensive experience across industry sectors including law firms, manufacturing companies, healthcare facilities, banking institutions, professional services, construction, engineering, energy, transport, and more. The starting point is usually a baseline IT assessment which AVATAR has developed and tuned over time to gauge the overall health of existing infrastructure technology performance and effectiveness. These indicators are quantitative and can be repeated over time to demonstrate the results of change and return on investment. A holistic approach is essential, with staff processes and procedures fully in scope for review and development. At times of stress in particular, after a cyber attack has been detected for instance, AVATAR's Computer Incident Response Team assumes command of the next actions to be taken, mitigating threats and minimizing risk moving forward in terms of cyber security, staff training, and reputation management. With IT operations a critical pillar of many businesses and with the need to have an online presence at all times, AVATARs security operations center operates 24x7x365, covering all business hours, weekends, and holidays. Once the assessment has been translated into a roadmap and plans, the next phase is implementation. Progress can be measured and plans should always be reviewed to ensure the option initially mapped out is still the best, this is because in the rapidly changing landscape of IT, new products may be launched or prices may fluctuate. Following the implementation of improvements and even after gaining cybersecurity compliance, ongoing maintenance and proactive enhancements are a sound investment for the future of the business.

GiftWrappedUp.com.au, a company dedicated in providing variety of gift hampers, has recently launched its new website and has added more items to their inventory. The company offers gift hampers for nearly every occasion such as Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Get Well Hampers, Thank You Hampers and many more. Gourmet, Baby, Chocolate and Corporate gift hampers provided by Gift Wrapped Up have received great praise and the company informed that 99% of their new business is through referrals from satisfied customers.

People who are on the look out to make money online, without having to pay an upfront fees for registration should watch the YouTube video by Michael Smith, who is the co-founder of the website Socibuzz.com.

Curse & Kisses, a alternative rock artist; is taking the music industry by storm. He has recently introduced his very own mobile app for music lovers. It comes available with innovative media techniques, which allow fast market distribution of music and products in the online world.

Facebook’s success as a business is having little effect on its success as a social media platform, with the online networking tool proving largely ubiquitous throughout the developed world. Leveraging the power of this social tool for businesses is the new challenging facing the format, and AppPointment may well be a huge step in the right direction. Small businesses who already have a Facebook page to engage with their service users can now install AppPointment in order to let their customers make appointments, bookings and more from within the social network space.

If the global masses have been spending increased amounts of time online in the last 5 years, it is also a fact that the websites that they have been clicking into are no longer passive spaces that contain company details and news only. Exponential site advertising and SEO is a reality in today’s date and getting introduced to the “World Wide Web” through SEO expert quarters, a crucial requirement.

HowTo-Get-A-Girl-to-Like-You.com, a website that offers dating tips and other useful pointers and recommendations for men to be successful in dating women, provides several articles that serve as a guide to men. The website has a review of the popular dating program from Joshua Pellicer, ‘The Tao of Badass’, and articles including tips on how to flirt with a girl and how to get a girlfriend.

The IT industry has grown rapidly over the last few decades. Medium and large-sized businesses have entire departments devoted to computer maintenance and information technology. Today, schools all over the world are dedicated to teaching the next generation of IT professionals how to succeed in a competitive industry.

The brand new D3 Report from PeopleKeys offers businesses an amazingly powerful tool to use in order to improve workplace efficiency, morale, teamwork, productivity and more. It's an all-in-one solution for any business looking to gain an edge, and see company-wide improvements which will ultimately lead to a business which is fine-tuned for ongoing success, growth and profitability.

QuickBooks, one of the popular accounting software is now offering great discounts on their QuickBooks training. Small business owners who had no idea about accounting can avail this special offer. The discounted training program trains the users on various aspects related to software usage. The online training program is well designed so as to fit in the schedule without any disturbance to the daily business hours. To download the free demo, visit books training official website and download the link.

Form 1099s and 1098s reporting should not a pain for users this 2013 tax season. Payroll tax software provider Halfpricesoft.com has added new features to Ez1099 Software which allows users to prepare, print, e-file 1099s, 1098s forms easily and smoothly. Users who are facing Feb 28 form mailing deadline can try out the new data import and efile features to speed up tax filing.

Integrity Supply Inc. accepts the GSA Smartpay card for orders made by government agencies. The company provides the platform to all its clients who are known to work with government agencies, to make payments for their placed orders right from their chair.

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Under cyber attack: From the small online business owner to the billion-dollar conglomerate, no business or business structure is safe or immune from an information systems attack. But smaller businesses seem to be especially vulnerable. In fact, according to the Information Security Breaches Survey 2012 Technical Report published by PWC.com, up to two-thirds (or 66 percent) of security breaches affected businesses with between 11 and 100 employees. ServerSpace, in collaboration with Black Lotus, announced today a new, more affordable means of cyber defense, specifically designed for UK small-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company is offering enterprise-level Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection, starting at just £700 to £1000 per month.

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Codespoon, a small Portuguese software company, has announced the launch of a new game, called Fang den Diplom, for iOS, in which players should collect as many diplomas as possible.

The iPad is rapidly becoming many for all of us the best tool of choice, but the dramatic increase in the number of Apple devices in circulation means they are becoming an increasingly popular target for hackers, thus increasing iPad security.

Touristlink.com, a social network connecting travelers with local travel providers announces a set of new features allowing small business owners to list private campgrounds on the site alongside their social profiles. Campground hosts will be able to upload information and pictures. While members visiting the page will be able to ask questions and interact with the hosts before planning a trip. Visitors to the site will be able to see the profiles of other travelers who have visited a particular campground in the past and who might be planning a visit in the future. This is a key point of interaction and can be useful for those planning a trip and looking for specific information.

In an effort to help businesses, corporations and institutions guard against the growing risk of “spear phishing” email attacks, Milton Security Group, Inc. is now offering the Edge7200 at the low price of $5995. The Adaptive Network Access Control device is one of a suite of adaptive network security appliances and network management solutions developed by Milton Security Group, Inc. for education, business and government entities.

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