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Many people don’t think using backup solutions are a priority for them. Using backup solutions is, in fact, a necessity for every computer user. Austin Lane IT Services can help your business implement a data protection strategy that will ensure that your valuable data is protected in the case of hardware failure or accidental loss.
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Today, we begin a series of articles that examine the various backup options that network support vendors recommend to clients. The first backup option that will be reviewed is the newcomer, Online Backups. The online, remote backups are the current fad in backup and disaster recovery planning. As a result, it is the first backup […]

Just about everywhere you go you’ll see people busily texting, talking, or playing, on cool electronic devices. Collectively known as Smart Phones, they promise to deliver the electronic world to your finger tips. But do they really live up to the promise?
Regardless of the brand, model, or service provider, if you spend some time with […]

One of the infections that has caught the attention of the press worldwide has been the Conficker or Downadup worm. These worms have infected millions of computers, and is hard to detect for the average user until now. There is a website that you can visit that allows you to visibly see if you are […]

“People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.” – Ralph Nader
Data is the life blood of most companies, and in the computer age protecting it has become equally important.  Hardware failures, software failures, and hackers using viruses and data gathering techniques have become a very real danger for […]

Have you ever wondered why some emails get through the email filtering provided by Austin Lane and others don’t? One of the biggest reasons is one that you may not realize. The Barracuda Outlook plug-in that should be installed on your system to allow you to mark email as SPAM or not as SPAM provides […]

In the world of today, businesses are relying more on technology for communications and to perform business critical applications than in the past. We trust this technology will not have a problem, but what happens when it does? Will you know? Traditionally when a problem arises, the only way of knowing is through reports from […]

Austin Lane constantly strives to provide our customers with the latest and best security software to help keep your networks running smoothly and securely. A few months ago Symantec launched a new version of its excellent Corporate Antivirus software. This new software seems to be a complete rewrite along the lines of Microsoft Windows Vista.
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The well-known and much documented Storm botnet is at it again. This time, just over a year after its first round of SPAM, the Storm botnet is once again sending out mass amounts of email to unsuspecting recipients. These emails have subject lines similar to “You’re the One” and “Falling in Love with You” and […]

This is one top spot that no one should be upset about losing. The top spot I am referring to is the top source of SPAM. According to Symantec, the biggest producer of spam email is the European Union. The United States has held the title of the number 1 spamming country in the world […]