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Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Seminar - Free - Tuesday, October 23, 2007
8-11:30 a.m.
See feature story for event information and directions to register. RSVP Required.

Wisconsin Wolves - Madison's only professional all-women football Team - Saturday, October 20, 2007.  Kick off at 7:05 pm at the Middleton High School football field at 2100 Bristol Street.  For more information, visit http://www.wiwolves.com/

October's High Tech Happy Hour - Thursday, October 25, 2007.  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Zimbrick European Building at 2300 Rimrock Road, Madison.  For more info, visit www.hthh.org

Building BOOm at the Children's Museum - Members of the Madison Area Builders Association and their families are invited to join MABA at the Madison Children's Museum on Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 5:30 to 8:30 for pizza, soda, and access to the entire museum including the Building Boom Exhibit.  Costumes highly encouraged!  Visit www.maba.org for more information or to register.

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Training Seminar - October 23, 2007

YOU, OR SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY,
SHOULD ATTEND THIS EVENT!

As business become more dependent on IT, your risks increase from disruptions caused by catastrophic weather, national emergencies, civil unrest, malicious attacks and poor IT management.

According to industry research, 93 percent of companies that lose their data for 10 days or more due to a disaster file for bankruptcy.

The speaker for this event is nationally known Chris Squier (CISSP). Chris is the Information Security Advisor, Educator and Advocate for the Fortune 500 listed Ingram Micro, the world’s largest IT Logistics and Distribution Company. He travels extensively across North America speaking to organizations of all sizes on the subjects of information and holistic security. His goal is to take the often complex and confusing world of security and present it in a practical way so that everyone can benefit, regardless of their experience level. In addition to helping tens of thousands of audience members learn how to better protect themselves, Chris has appeared in several top industry publications, including CRN and the Channel Advisor. Chris has also consulted for such publications as eWeek’s Channel Insider Magazine.

Join us for the no-cost, vendor-neutral seminar where we will provide education about the risks of data loss and learn how to plan for your business continuity.

Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 No cost to attend
Time: 8:00am to 11:30am - Continental Breakfast Provided
Location: Quality Inn and Suites—Conference Center 2969 Cahill Main - Madison, WI

RSVP Required.
Click here to register. Please RSVP by October 19, 2007
For more information, contact Julie Vike at 608-257-6051 or vike@appliedtech.us

Cory’s interest in computers peaked thanks to computer games. (So, parents, don’t harp too much on your child, they just may end up with a Statistics degree and a MCSA certification from PC Pro Schools (MCSA: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) like Cory!)

A transplant from Kewaskum, Wisconsin, Cory studied at the UW-Madison and later at PC Pro Schools. Before coming to Applied Tech, Cory managed the network and the point-of-sale system for all of the Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin restaurants. It was this experience that provided Cory with the skills and desire to further his computer know-how and to demonstrate his scholarly talent. Cory’s time is split 70/30 working from our offices assisting with help desk calls and internal support and then providing onsite support for our customers, respectively.

Cory recently announced that he and his wife, Nichole, are expecting their first child in May 2008. This child can look forward to family camping trips, watching Dad at volleyball and being entertained by Dad and uncle Ryan letting loose on their guitars. (Cory – you two might want to start practicing the cords of twinkle, twinkle, little star). Cory and his wife make exhaustive efforts to keep up with their TV shows, Heroes, Lost, 24, and Boston Legal to name a few!

I, (Jack Safrit, President, Axxys) recently attended an IT security conference in Chicago and the keynote speaker's address reminded me that IT people and business owners often have different views on what are your company's assets and what constitutes adequate security. Dave Stelzl, author of The House & the Cloud, simplified the security model for business by comparing a business's security to a home. We “Protect” our home with doors, windows, locks, and fences. However, we all know that these security measures do little to stop a determined or skilled burglar. The next ingredient is the ability to “Detect” a security breach. In a home we put in alarm systems, motion detectors, subscribe to monitoring services and support neighborhood crime watch groups. Finally, the most important provision of the security model is the “Response.” We have a dog that will bite the thief, some people will have a gun ready for intruders, others rely on the police to respond and others purchase insurance to replace lost items and repair any damage.

Using the house as your business scenario you must ask three questions.

Do you have an IT question or concern that you’ve been hung up on? Now’s your chance to “Ask Sparky”!  Sparky is what we loving call our company logo.  Sparky is our fearless leaders who encompasses all that is IT. Applied Tech works hard at keeping IT as pain-free as possible and Sparky is with us every step of the way! Send your IT questions to Sparky at sparky@appliedtech.us.

Amy  asks:
"I’m pretty good at Excel but feel that there must be a better way to separate data in a cell versus inserting a line and having to cut-n-paste or delete and re-type into the new cell. Please tell me there is a better, faster way!!  Click here to read the answer.

Steve asks:
"What is a Trojan Horse virus?" Click here to read the answer.