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August 2006
In this
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Introducing FOCUS
> Office Tip
> Malware
> K & L Wines
> Key Loggers
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Malware infects one in every 300 PCs according to Microsoft
Malware, or
software designed to track the user’s activity and even damage a
computer system without the end user’s consent, infects one in
every 300 PCs running Windows. 
Microsoft
recently compiled this data from 270 million Windows users who
currently run the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.
Between January 2005 and March 2006, 2.7 billion system scans
were performed in which malware was found 0.32 percent of the
time, or in one of 311 scans.
Computer
viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware and adware are all
commonly referred to as malware and there are several ways these
malicious programs get onto a computer.
Many malware
creators use web pop-ups that prey on human emotions–telling
users that their computer is infected, or that it has a virus.
Malware developers also use pop-ups that are similar in nature
to the actual Web site users are visiting. These are all direct
routes for malware to infect a computer.
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Outsourced IT lets you FOCUS on your Business
One of the more common problems that we hear from small
organizations is that they really need the horsepower of a “big business” IT
staff, but they don’t have the “big business” budget this requires.
That’s what drove us to create FOCUS, Endsight’s new
outsourced IT service. With FOCUS, we’ve hired the very best IT
professionals and developed “Enterprise-Level” tools which we leverage
across our clients' small business network. From our Network Operations
Center (NOC) we monitor our clients' computer infrastructure and perform
automated preventative maintenance activities ensuring a level of
network uptime rarely seen in small organizations.
The Focus program’s people, process and technology create an
outsourced IT solution small business can easily afford. This “Enterprise
Level” of IT support that was once cost prohibitive is now within reach for
small organizations everywhere (See the K&L article) The end results are
better, healthier small business networks that cost much less to own.
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 Client
Spot Light:
K & L Wines Uses FOCUS to Save Money
and Boost Business
K&L Wine Merchants, based in
northern California, sells a variety
of wines in all price ranges to
regional customers at two retail
stores. It also sells its products
to global customers through a
comprehensive Web site. Five years
ago, the company hired EndSight, to
help it better integrate its systems
to handle an increase in business
transactions and online sales. As
K&L continued to expand its online
and retail operations, its server
capacity and number of computers
needing management were increasing.
However, it was too costly and
time-consuming for K&L to handle
these issues on its own. To meet
these challenges, K&L recently hired
EndSight as its complete outsourced
IT management solution, which has
allowed K&L to focus more on the
wine business. As a result, K&L has
been able to save time, reduce
operating costs, boost efficiency,
and increase business.
Read the complete case Study
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Microsoft
Office Tip
Have you ever noticed when you
open a MS Word document that it defaults to a reading layout. If you
prefer to view a normal page layout when you open a document, follow
these steps:
>Open
your MSWord document
>Go
to Tools --> Options
>Select
the General Tab
>Uncheck
the Allow starting in Reading Layout
Keyloggers – How to Steal Without Even Looking
Ever noticed how people turn away from your computer when
you’re logging into an account? They avert their gaze to show that
they’re not looking at your password as you type into your computer.
What if they didn’t need to see the characters you had typed in order to
steal your password and access your bank account or read your
e-mail?What if they had something that would do it for them?
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