On behalf of our entire team, thank you for a wonderful 2008 and we wish you a very happy and prosperous 2009.

I would like to welcome you to our inaugural Bi-Monthly newsletter, “IT’s a New Day”. Our goal is to deliver educational and insightful information about information technology and best practices that will assist your organization in utilizing technology to its fullest capabilities. We’ll also provide a ‘behind the scenes’ look at some of our clients, partners and employees that have been involved in innovative ideas with CorCystems, as well as, a “did you know” section that I’m sure you will find useful throughout your day. Enjoy and best wishes.

Tony DeMarco
President, CorCystems, Inc.

When people think of disasters, they generally envision hurricanes, tornados or floods - catastrophic events that devastate communities. But for a business, a disaster can be something as small as a failed switch or computer virus. These seemingly minor events can have a shocking impact on a business, often bringing operations to a standstill.

Creating a basic, executable business continuity plan is one of the most important steps you can take to protect your organization and assure business as usual – no matter what the scenario. Click Here for five key steps to help you get started.

Businesses today wrestle and grapple with the thought of hiring their own technology support staff to support their daily need for IT support without fully understanding the risks and the costs associated with having their own team of technology professionals.

Business owners, C level execs and Managers are attracted to the idea of having a team or a consultant readily available within shouting distance down the hall, basically having an IT resource committed to them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, many of today’s business owners across the country are not aware of the total risks their business is exposed to by electing to bring their technology support in-house.

More often than not it is purely a cost based decision, on the surface it may appear to be more cost effective to hire a consultant or employee who is committed as a full time employee. CFOs and Accounting Managers often look only at the cost of having their IT outsourced and or attracted to hiring someone for a few thousand dollars a month as part of their staff will save their company in the long run. This is not the case in reality and by having a full time employee will actually end up costing business today more in the long run.

So what are the advantages of having an IT Partner who focuses on delivering a complete managed technology solution? There are a number of immediate benefits over having a full time employee.  Click Here for these benefits.

Worried about computer viruses? Does the mention of malicious macros scare you? Is there a way to protect yourself from these things?  Security has a very high prominence and many people worry about whether their computers are secure. This course will introduce you to the basics of security in Office and give you some resources you can go to for more information.

Learn about security fundamentals in Microsoft Office programs and what you can do to help protect your computer and documents. Find out about digital signatures, some basic information about macros and viruses, and how to create strong passwords to help protect your documents

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Create robust passwords and password-protect documents in Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Understand the importance of using antivirus software.
• Define what a macro is and set macro security levels to protect against viruses.
• Check a digital signature to see if a macro was created by someone you can trust.

SEE DEMO

January 2009
In this issue:

Did You Know

Apple is cutting the price of some songs in its iTunes online music store to 69 cents and plans to begin selling all tracks without copy protection.   Read the full story here

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Did you know you could download free anti-malware software? In addition to the antivirus software that is installed on your pc, it is a good idea to also install anti-malware software and run it regularly as this software can detect risks that your antivirus software does not.

This software is free and is available here

~ Mark Dickinson,
Field Service Technician

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Behind the Scenes

CorCystems is here to protect your organization's most valuable asset and its employees' time. If your organization receives just 15 spam messages a day, CorCystems anti-spam solution will provide a positive return on investment (ROI) by eliminating the wages paid to your employees to read the spam.

Please contact Susan Lindine, Business Development Manager, to inquire on how a redundant nationwide network can improve the availability of your business email while blocking spam and viruses before they reach your network.

~ Peter Milazzo
Service Manager

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Just for Laughs