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3	AGENDA Hardware Update Business Analytics Wireless SPAM Telephony Managed Services Downtime Calculator Microsoft Office 2007 / Windows Vista
4	Hardware Major hardware speed jumps IBM Hurricane – 40% faster than Xeon “Cell” CPUs – faster than most computers in world. Developed for what? Home use. $200/CPU Intel’s numbering system 3 digit sequences: 7xx, 6xx, 5xx or 3xx. Number + processor family will comprise the overall processor name (6xx = desktop; 7xx = mobile) http:www.intel.com/products/processor_number/info.htm
5	Memory / Disk Drives Watch for DDR III Samsung showed world’s first DDR chip Clocked at 1066Ghz Available now Typical Disk Drives ATA (Parallel) 80 to 250GB SATA – up to 500GB No ribbon cables…all fiber Runs hot and some failures documented Slower adoption rate than expected SATA II Just released last summer Best for enterprise
6	Other Hardware Vibrating disks Replacement to rotating – gain speed Vibrates 600/second Retrieval in 417 nanoseconds – 10X faster than 15,000RPM drive Expected – Vibrate 100,000/sec or 12M RPM Time for CAT 7 cable? SAN Solutions NAS Solutions
7	Example SAN Solution DELL AX150 3 500Gb drives Fiber channel Holds 12 drives total $10,978
8	Business Analytics / Intelligence SAP Business One – Drag & Relate Microsoft FRx Forecaster Prophix (really a report writer) Cognos ProfitCents Exact Business Analytics ACCPAC Insights Solver - XL Reporter
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12	WIRELESS – not all created equal 802.11n (40Mhz) – new standard Throughput expected > 100Mbps Could range from 320 – 540Mbps!! Approval this year WiMax (3.5Ghz) – standard by 4^th QR Speed - 70Mbps or more Range - 37 miles Intel shipping ‘Rosedale’ chip to support
13	UltraWide Bandwidth (UWB) Bluetooth replacement – this year Connect TV, Cable box, MP3, Camcorder DVD – kitchen appliances 2 Standards OFDM (Intel) DS (Motorola – the little guys)
14	RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Tags – Walmart – look like paper labels cost $.80 each Read – up to 15 feet Shipping / Receiving – main use VeriChip – Implantable medical record Miniaturized RFID chip Approved by FDA – embed in humans Radio Beacon – integration to ERP
15	RFID – Example Intermec EasyADCTM Warehousing & Dist Hardware – Two CK30’s, WA22, PM4i Software – Install CD, LabelShop Media – two rolls One year Medallion service and support Two days onsite consulting (partner) $24,995
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19	SPAM Adware: Advertising supported Foistware: Commercial software – piggybacks on free software Hijackware: Web site apps – home page Drive-by Downloaders: unwanted apps that install automatically
20	Phishing Active sites – 2,780 Brands hijacked – 64 Attacks 80 % financial services 11% ISPs 6% retail Countries involved – top 3 32% USA 13% China 10% South Korea
21	Pharming New technique for Internet fraud Interfering with name resolution on web User THINKS access to a site is gained but it’s a fraud Proxy Servers – anonymous PS are very vulnerable
22	SPIM Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system (spIM) 2 billion messages in 2004 4 billion messages in 2005 Kids – 18 year old arrested for 1.5M msg
23	SPIT Spam over Internet Telephony VOIP phones are computers (IP…) Marketers - can dial your phone Deliver over 1,000 messages a minute Phones with legal IPs – very vulnerable Just another pain in the…..ear
24	Best filters?? http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/spam-filters/index.html
25	TELEPHONY Best Practices Solutions: Cisco Aviid 3Com NBX/MBX Avaya Shoreline Communications Vonexus Providers Vonage, ITXC, AT&T/SBC, Verizon, TWTC PC based – www.skype.com or Firefly
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27	Managed Services Hottest thing in IT Remotely monitor key hardware / software Proactively fix before broken Remote support (WebEx, GoToAssist) Security monitoring Patch monitoring Remote backup management Email management
28	System Downtime Cost Assume 70% of company depends on corp network $4M company and 2,080 hours per year Revenue / yearly hours worked * % depending on the network $4M / 2080 * .7 = $1,346 cost per hour if your system is DOWN
29	Windows Vista – coming soon!
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