October 2008
In this issue
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Annual Chamber
Business Expo
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Wireless Threats
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Economic Stimulus
Act of 2008
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Jeans for Cash
Recipient
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Not Easy Being Green
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AT&T Corner
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Jeans for Cash Recipient
Dynamic
Computer Solutions presented a check from
the “Jeans for Cash”
campaign to the Lulac, the Topeka group that is part
of the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in
the United States that is focused on education,
civil rights, and employment for Hispanics. 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.
It's Not Easy Being Green!
Written by: David Tan, CTO
Traditionally, standard
business practice for Information Technology has dictated that the
primary focus of IT decisions and initiatives is based on the
economic impact and viability. In other words, how much will it
cost, and how much will it save me over time, and when will I recoup
my investment.
This mindset has started to change drastically in the
last year or so, as companies adopt a Green IT mentality, and start
to consider not only the economic impact of their decisions, but the
environmental and social as well. The problem is, for IT, it’s not
easy being green.
Green IT is one of
those industry catchphrases we love to use so much. Essentially it
is the practice of using computer resources in a more efficient and
environmentally conscientious way.
Read
more
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Annual Chamber
Business Expo
Title Sponsor:
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Platinum Sponsors:
Dynamic
Computer Solutions,
Briggs Auto Business Link, and CoreFirst Bank & Trust
The 2008
Business Expo will be Tuesday, October 28 at the Ramada, 420
SE 6th Avenue. Last year over 1,100 Chamber members and
their colleagues attended the event which included lunch,
the Expo open to the public, and a late afternoon networking
social. This year's event promises excellent networking
opportunities for the nearly 70 exhibitors expected to
participate.
Dynamic
is pleased to be able to have several of our preferred
vendors join us for this great event. They will have
representatives on hand to answer your questions.
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1.
Adtran –Data switches for network solutions
2.
Objectworld –Unified Communications software
3.
Microsoft- software
4.
Agility Recovery Solutions-Disaster Recovery
Systems
5.
WatchGuard- Firewalls
6.
LeftHand Networks-Data Storage Systems
7. Okidata-Printing Solutions |
Read more
for schedule of events!
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6 Wireless Threats to Your Business
by Christopher Elliott
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 If you think a promiscuous
client is a scantily-dressed customer, you're in trouble. And I'm not
talking about having an affair.
Think an evil twin is a
horror-movie villain? Wrong again. The horror you should be bracing
yourself for is not on the silver screen — and it's not from a rolling
pin flung at you from across the kitchen, for that matter. Rather, the
trouble is in the airwaves and targeted to Wi-Fi users.
Both the "Promiscuous
Client" and the "Evil Twin" are two of the latest wireless threats to
your small business. If you haven't heard of them, you probably will
soon.
"What would happen to your
business if your strongest competitor gained access to all of your
data?" asks Greg Phillips, chief executive for AirTegrity Wireless,
Inc., a Stateline, Nev. wireless security company. "Unfortunately, it is
a very real possibility if appropriate controls against these new
threats are not exercised."
So what's out there?
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Economic
Stimulus Act of 2008
A Tax Break for
you, the small to medium business owner. . .
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One item is a provision that allows you to
increase the allowance for business assets
purchased in 2008 to $250,000.00.
2.
Another important item is the first year
depreciation rate for capital purchases in 2008
that may be claimed has been increased from 20%
to 50%. |
You need to
purchase these assets and put them into service before
12-31-08.
For more
information
click here
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Quote of the
Month
October.
This is one of the peculiarly
dangerous months to speculate
in stocks. The others are
July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.
--Mark
Twain
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Meet the Newest Member
of the AT&T Team. . .
Dynamic
is proud to announce that Sue Buckley in now our AT&T Solution
Specialist. Sue has worked the past two years at
Dynamic
as a business solutions account manager and previously worked at
KMC Telecom, Cox and CenturyTel CLEC telephone companies. Sue
has expertise in voice and data services as well as
telecommunications systems and VoIP. Prior to her “techie” jobs
she worked in higher education so has a knack for “educating”
customers to the new technologies and benefits they can offer.
This new focus for
Sue will offer customers another dedicated staff member who can
review your needs, evaluate your network and offer you the best
fit and greatest promotions/savings for your voice and data
needs. She will “team” with your current account manager to
provide you the best overall services in telephony and
technology!
Sue is now in the
process of visiting customers to review their current services.
If you would like her to drop by your office and discuss the
newest AT&T offerings, please call her at 785-354-7000 ext.234.
Just for Laughs
2214 SW 10th Street
Topeka KS 66604
Phone (785) 354-7000
Fax (785) 354-7022
www.dcstopeka.com
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