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July, 2005
Voice Over the Internet - NetTalk™
NetAccess Summer Promotion
Avoiding Email Loops
Secure Password Protection
Protect Your Modem From Power Surges
Redundant Connections
NetAccess Enters Year 13!
NetAccess Seminars
Voice Over the Internet - NetTalk™
In July 2005, NetAccess will launch our Voice Over IP service, NetTalk™, which enables free long distance calling between NetTalk™ subscribers worldwide, free long distance to any telephone in 95% of Ontario and Quebec, and very low rates to everywhere else. The service also enables callers to call you toll-free from a regular phone from most locations in Ontario and Quebec. Watch for the official release announcement!
NetAccess Summer Promotion
If you have not yet taken advantage of our NetShield™ or NetBackup™ services, be sure to check out our summer promotion. Simply click on the link http://www.nas.net/request.phtml and fill out the request form. Normally we can activate your complementary trial service within 48 hrs.
Avoiding Email Loops
Be very careful if you forward your email to another email service or have a program that picks up your email and forwards it to an account at another provider. If for any reason that message bounces (for example if your mailbox fills up, or if the message is rejected as Spam) then you will create an endless loop whereby the message is delivered here, then sent to the other provider, who sends it back here, who sends it there, etc., etc.
Secure Password Protection
A recent article in the Hamilton Spectator outlined the importance of secure passwords as the threat of hackers continues to grow daily. New password-cracking programs can be used to generate dictionary words in as little as two seconds. These programs can also recognize words that are combined with extra characters and numbers, confirming the need for more secure passwords. We suggest passwords that contain eight or more characters, complete with numbers, upper and lowercase letters in a random order that does not contain a recognizable word, to ensure the utmost protection. To generate a unique password simply click here.
Protect Your Modem From Power Surges
Recent power outages and power spikes have caused some ADSL modems to fail. Its a good idea to protect your modem behind some form of UPS and/or surge protection. For more information and recommendations see http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/2001-07-09-komando.htm.
Redundant Connections
As more and more businesses come to rely on the internet for essential business functions, even brief periods of down time can be very costly. NetAccess is working with its suppliers to ensure optimum system up time, but certain areas of vulnerability remain beyond our control. We are building in further redundant fail-over connections to our facility, and would also encourage clients to look at redundant connections as part of their own IT planning. We are currently looking into some reliable and inexpensive options for fail-over services for our clients, and will be providing more information in our next news letter.
NetAccess Enters Year 13!
To take advantage of our experience and extended network of partners, please click here to book a complimentary NetAccess consultation. Our staff will be glad to meet with you to assess your current Internet requirements, and make recommendations on ways you can make the best use of the Internet for your business needs.
On June 1, NetAccess entered its 13th year of business. In "Internet years" this represents a couple of generations and makes NetAccess one of the oldest remaining Independent ISPs in Canada. The cumulative experience of the NetAccess staff, management team, and Board of Directors provides a combination of expertise that is unique in the industry. NetAccess has also developed close working partnerships with a number of excellent area computer service and networking companies that can be brought in to assist your company with IT planning and implementations.
NetAccess Seminars
Our spring series of seminars was very successful and drew over 60 clients and contacts. We plan to continue the series again in the fall. If you have topics you would like us to cover, please send us your suggestions by filling out our seminar response form.
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