August 2009
In this issue
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The Economic Stimulus
Act & Section 179
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The Value of Data
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Defcon Five Personal
Backup & Recovery
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Jeans for Cash
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Attention:
Back Billing
on 911 Calls from AT&T
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Jeans for
Cash
Dynamic Computer Solutions presented a check from
the “Jeans for Cash” campaign for July to Let’s Help. They are
committed to working with individuals and families so that the
cycle of poverty is broken and self-sufficiency is attained.
Founded in 1969, this not-for-profit organization provides a
variety of programs and services for adults, children and senior
citizens; and collaborates with other public and private
agencies for greater effectiveness. Their programs reach tens of
thousands of people each year and involve hundreds of
volunteers. Together, they are breaking the cycle of poverty. .
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and building a better community
The Jeans for Cash Campaign is funded by the
associates of Dynamic
Computer Solutions
of Topeka
who choose to wear jeans on Fridays and make a donation
of $5.00 to the selected Non-Profit of the month.
Quote of the
Month
“Social Notworking”
– The Art of using Facebook, Twitter,
and MySpace
during work hours
Just for Laughs
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Let
the Economic Stimulus Act and
Section 179 Help You
The American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has officially
extended the Section 179 Deduction increases made available
in the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 through December 31,
2009
 With
the current news that is all around us it is sometimes hard to
justify opening our pocketbooks and investing in our companies. We
all know that the best way to improve ourselves and our businesses
is to invest time, energy and money in accomplishing our goals. As
the year draws to a close take a look and see what can be done to
improve your business. The decision to improve may save you money.
With
the changes to the Section 179 Deduction made by the Economic
Stimulus Act signed in February 2008 there are some exciting
benefits for business.
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The Value of
Data: What is your data worth to your organization?
by Pete Heles, Founder/CEO, Frameworks IT
What is your data worth?
This question is one that will have a unique answer to each
and every entity in existence. There is no easy answer. This
is obvious in the fact that this very question has been
asked many times without a quantitative foundation for the
answer. It is the objective of this document to assist you
in better determining the value of your firm’s data, how to
increase its value and ensure the on going retention of
value.
In researching
this question, there are several current themes for
determining the value of an organization’s data. The most
basic formula is the data of an organization is equal to one
times annual revenue. This theory is supported by the fact
that if a company’s data is lost or handed over to a
competitor, the firm is worthless without it.
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Attention: We
have just been notified of Back Billing on 911 calls from
AT&T for Southwest Region Commercial Customers:
Description/Details:
There is a new State law in the five Southwest Region states
(MO, OK, AR, KS & TX) requiring that they bill and collect 911
charges/fees/taxes from end users and remit the amounts they
collect to 911 agencies. AT&T has discovered that 911
charges/fees/taxes have not been billed on some customers’
accounts in these states. A 911 “back-billing” will be
implemented in two phases.
AT&T will
back-bill the previously unbilled 911 charges/fees/taxes in
two phases (except in Oklahoma):
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In the
first phase, back-billing will be for one of two
periods, depending on whether the customer’s account
began billing January 1, 2009 – either (i) from July
1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, or (ii) from July 1,
2008, through December 31, 2008; and• |
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In the
second phase, back-billing will be for the period
beginning July 1, 2009, until the 911 billing is
corrected, which is currently targeted for February
19, 2010. |
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In
Oklahoma, back-billing will be confined to the
6-month period from July 1, 2008, through December
31, 2008. |
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Affected services are: PRI (SmartTrunk) B channels,
as well as other business local access line
services, provided under certain promotions and/or
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Call to
Action:
Please be aware of customer back-billing to begin August
2009.
Contact
Information:
Call Linda Miller, one of your Dynamic Computer Solutions of
Topeka AT&T Solution Provider Support Team, at 785-354-7000
ext 206, for questions and support.
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