Year: 2008

Microsoft Patches and Breaks Excel

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(TheForceField.Net ) March 15, 2008 — Microsoft notified users of its popular Excel spreadsheet program that a patch released Tuesday causes the application to return erroneous results in calculations.

In a message posted March 14 on The Microsoft Security Response Center site (MSRC) Bill Sisk, Microsoft Security Response Communication Manager, wrote "I wanted to let you know that we have updated bulletin MS08-014 to provide additional information on a newly identified issue that causes Microsoft Excel 2003 calculations to return an incorrect result when a Real Time Data source is used."

The patch was for Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-014, a vulnerability in Excel that allows remote code execution. The patch was listed as critical and effects Microsoft Office Excel 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007 as well as Microsoft Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac.

"Our teams are testing a fix and will release it once it meets our quality bar for broad distribution.", Sisk wrote.

 

AVG Nightmare: The Risks of Reselling Software

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(TheForceField.Net) March 15, 2008 — Steven Young has a story to tell, and it’s pretty scary. It is a story about how a trusted vendor can easily put a reseller on a limb and possibly out of business at a moment’s notice. His experience is a good lesson for all of us, not just when selling software but when we do any type of consulting or migration with any software purchased.
 
Young, an IT reseller and member of computerbusiness@yahoogroups, posted about the incident early yesterday morning in the newsgroup. It is repost by permission in its entirety in The Force Field forums .

Young had registered as an AVG reseller and had been migrating his clients away from Norton and to AVG Network Edition. He recently sold one of his clients 100 user licenses of Network Edition 7.5. It hadn’t been an quick sell. Young had to meet with his client, a charity, numerous times to get approval for the purchase and migration. The client approved the purchase, but there was a problem.

 “Between board meetings to approve the software purchase and further meetings to approve the installation labor, AVG version 8 was released.”, Young wrote.  “I’ve been pretty deep in proposals writing and other work and didn’t pay much attention to the 8 release. I was planning to try it out but not to use it until the bugs get worked out – since most software companies release first versions when they should still be in beta these days.”

Young attempted to order licenses for version 7.5 but it was no longer for sale. The problem was, version 8 .0 was almost double the price and the client had already given Young a check.  Fortunately, once Young called the reseller support line they agreed to sell him version 8.0 for the same price as  version 7.5.

But when Young downloaded the trial version of 8.0 he found it too resource intensive. It also caused issues with FireFox. The software company offered a downgrade license to 7.5 so he decided to take advantage of it.

After a round of e-mails with Grisoft he finally reached someone who was willing to provide the downgrade, with a catch. To his surprise Young was told that AVG 7.5 updates would cease after December 31, 2008. After that date all installations were required to upgrade to version 8.0.

Young was miffed. “I asked who was paying me to upgrade 100+ computers from 7.5 to 8.0 only 9 months after paying me to install 7.5 on a 2 year license. She tried to comfort me by saying ‘there will be a button the user can click to upgrade to 8.0’!”, he fumed. Then he added, “I’m done with them.”

“You have been warned. Wish I had been!” Young said.

 
In an e-mail to The Force Field Young said he spoke to AVG Channel Operations Manager Jeff Zinnert. According to Young, Zinnert confirmed that version 7.5 would no longer update after December 31st.  “They are reviewing this due to outcry from other resellers though and it may change.. Hopefully!” Young said.
 
Reselling software is a risky business.
 
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Kaplan Continuing Education Adds Five New Online Microsoft Certification Programs

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Microsoft Certified Professional Certificate Programs offer career IT training in advanced fields like systems engineering, systems administration and information technology.

Davenport, IA (PRWEB) March 14, 2008 — Kaplan University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies announced its new name: Kaplan Continuing Education (KCE), as well as the launch of five new online Microsoft certification programs designed for Career IT training and to help you reach new levels of your career.

"We are excited to offer these new Kaplan Continuing Education programs for professionals seeking to enhance their skills and marketability," said Ron Trautman, Vice President and General Manager of Kaplan Continuing Education. "The goal of our programs is to help professionals with advanced career training to accelerate their careers in fast-paced industries like those associated with the Internet and software technology."

KCE Career IT training is available 24/7 from any computer, anywhere in the world and includes:

The Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) Certificate program, which is designed to teach System Engineers and Analysts how to plan, implement, maintain and support information systems. The curriculum will include seven courses, including Managing and Maintaining a Win 2003 Server, and Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP.

The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) Certificate program, which includes a three-course curriculum, is geared toward network and systems administrators who plan to work or currently work with Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The courses are designed to teach technical proficiency and expertise in Microsoft Systems environments.

The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) Certificate program, which offers three certification paths: Web Developer, Windows Developer or Enterprise Applications. This coursework is designed to prepare professional developers to assist in building technical infrastructure for organizations.

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) Certificate program, which is designed to teach students to support Microsoft Windows, Web applications or distributed applications that use the.NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 development. This program also offers three certification options: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications, .NET Framework 2.0 Windows Applications or .NET Framework 2.0 Distributed Applications. The MCTS coursework is geared toward helping students become proficient in troubleshooting and debugging Microsoft applications.

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certificate, which is geared towards helping professionals prepare for the CISSP examination. This program consists of courses such as Enterprise Security Architecture; Telecommunications, Networks and Internet Security; and Information Security and Risk Management

With more than 70 years of innovative education experience, KCE programs empower professionals to take their career to the next level by giving them a real-world education with the flexibility to achieve advanced career training on their own terms, in their own time. Typically, programs can be completed in nine to 12 months.

Enrollment in the online Microsoft certification programs begins immediately. For more information on Kaplan Continuing Education, visit http://www.kaplan.edu/ku/schools/continuinged.

About Kaplan Continuing Education (KCE):
Kaplan Continuing Education (KCE) provides advanced career training and coursework focused on improving academic success for online students in various categories, focusing on Business and Finance, Healthcare and Information Technology.

Kaplan University, based in Davenport, Iowa, is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The University offers more than 100 academic programs and currently serves more than 38,000 online and on-ground students, with support centers in Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Phoenix. To learn more, visit www.kaplanuniversitynews.com.

About Kaplan Higher Education
Kaplan University is part of Kaplan Higher Education, which serves more than 75,000 students through 70 campus-based schools across the United States and in Europe. It also has online programs through Kaplan Virtual Education and Concord Law School of Kaplan University. Kaplan Higher Education schools offer a spectrum of academic opportunities, from high school diplomas to graduate and professional degrees, including a Juris Doctor degree. Kaplan Higher Education is part of Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).
For more information, visit www.kaplan.com.

4DSP launches PEG2000 hardware compression platform

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A unique JPEG2000 hardware compression platform has been launched by 4DSP, an innovative design company based in the USA and Europe. Powered by Xilinx FPGA accelerators, the new system promises better image compression to meet the needs of next generation digital cameras, 4G infrastructure and headsets.

Nevada, USA (PRWEB) March 14, 2008 — A unique JPEG2000 hardware compression platform has been launched by 4DSP, an innovative design company based in the USA and Europe. Powered by Xilinx FPGA accelerators, the new system promises better image compression to meet the needs of next generation digital cameras, 4G infrastructure and headsets. In addition, medical, military and other precision imaging applications will benefit from improved compression performance.

JPEG2000 is a wavelet-based digital imaging compression standard superseding the original discrete cosine transform-based JPEG compression method. 4DSP's JPEG2000 PMC daughter card is based on two ADV212 devices and a low-cost SPARTAN-3AN FPGA.

The JPEG2000 CODEC platform from 4DSP can grab and compress up to 140Mpixels per second from two independent cameras. It can either encode the video frames prior to or after applying an advanced video/imaging algorithm. Real-time pre-processing on raw data can be performed in the Virtex-4 or Virtex-5 FPGA devices. This flexibility can be used to correct effects such as local brightness or barrel distortion to enhance image quality and filter out elements that may reduce the compression effectiveness.

"The JPEG2000 compression rate is much more efficient than traditional JPEG algorithms," said Pierrick Vulliez, CTO of 4DSP Inc, "This solution accelerates the next generation of image compression for digital cameras, 4G infrastructure and headset systems."

"JPEG2000 is the preferred compression method to store vital digital data from microscopy and radiography imagery instruments and it is expected to be the premium compression solution for most demanding medical applications," commented Sebastien Maury, sales and marketing director of 4DSP Europe.

Technical information on the JPEG2000 daughter card is available online at www.4dsp.com/modules/FP-JPEG2K.htm. More details on the 4DSP VID475 JPEG2000 compressing platform can be found at www.4dsp.com/VID475. Alternatively, email info@4dsp.com.

More Information

USA
Pierrick Vulliez, CTO
Tel. +1-800-816-1751 Fax. +1-916-880-207
E-mail: sales @ 4dsp.com Web: www.4dsp.com
4DSP Inc, 955 South Virginia St, Suite 214, Reno, NV 89502, USA

Europe
Sebastien Maury, Sales and Marketing Director
Tel. +31-172-782-190 Fax. +31-172-891-261
E-mail: saleseurope @ 4dsp.com Web: www.4dsp.com
4DSP Europe, Leidse Schouw 2, 2408AE, Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands

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vtiger Upgrades Leading and Fully Open Source vtiger CRM Suite

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vtiger today announced the availability of vtiger CRM 5.0.4, a new release of its fully open source CRM suite with a number of improvements and feature enhancements. vtiger CRM integrates many useful CRM functions including Sales Force Automation, Customer Support & Service, Marketing Automation, and Inventory Management. vtiger CRM is widely used around the world, with over a thousand downloads a day and over 1.5 million downloads to date.

India and Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) March 13, 2008 — vtiger today announced the availability of vtiger CRM 5.0.4, a new release of its fully open source CRM suite with a number of improvements and feature enhancements. vtiger CRM 5.0.4 addresses critical security issues, and a number of other issues reported by the vtiger community. Key enhancements include enhanced UTF-8 support for foreign languages, SSL support for email access, ability to export selective records, and ability to send marketing emails with rich text. The new version also sports a new default theme selected by the vtiger community.

vtiger CRM integrates many useful CRM functions including Sales Force Automation, Customer Support & Service, Marketing Automation, and Inventory Management. It provides strong Security Management, Calendaring, and E-mail integration (with Outlook and gmail).

"Version 5.0.4 is an important milestone towards providing SMBs and enterprises with a fully open source CRM that is robust, flexible and feature-rich," said Sreenivas Kanumuru, VP of Business Development at vtiger. "Over 900 change requests submitted by the community have been addressed in the 5.0.4 version."

The vtiger partner network continues to grow with over 15 new partners in various countries signed up in the last quarter. vtiger partners can now take advantage of the newly introduced 2nd Level support to support their client's vtiger CRM installations.

In addition to the core vtiger CRM open source software, a large selection of plug-ins and extensions are available on vtiger forge. These plugin-ins, including Outlook, Asterisk, and Web Forms plug-in help users integrate vtiger with other applications. Users can extend the functionality of vtiger by installing plug-ins such as Customer Support Portal, Project Management module, etc.

About vtiger CRM:
vtiger CRM is a community-driven, fully open source, CRM software project. The aim of the project is to provide the best and most open CRM solution with the lowest total cost of ownership to small and medium enterprises. The product is widely used throughout the world, with over a thousand downloads a day and over 1.5 million downloads to date. vtiger CRM has an active community of developers and users, with contributors from many different countries. It is available in many languages, with a strong partner network in dozens of countries.

vtiger CRM has been deployed by thousands of enterprises in various industries around the globe. vtiger CRM customers include Aegon USA, Nokia, NYSE Euronext, PB Factoring GmbH ( German Postbank), Datentechnik, Data HQ Limited (UK), Eon Products, and American Broadband Family Of Companies.

vtiger is a Private Limited Corporation with offices in Chennai and Bangalore, India and Sunnyvale, California, and manages the vtiger CRM open source project. Unlike more expensive CRM offerings, including venture-backed open source solutions, vtiger CRM provides small and medium enterprises with completely free and open source software, with low support and customization costs. Users incur higher costs with other leading CRM products, due to the huge marketing and other costs of venture-backed or public companies. vtiger CRM maintains a low cost operation with a community-driven model and a small core team at the vtiger company, for product development, support, training, and customization services.

Why Websites Fail: Websites are Failing Small Businesses

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Research carried out by UK-based web company Netflare Ltd reveals the true extent of website failure in start-ups and small businesses in which only 23% of those surveyed reported any measure of success. This is despite the UK having the most active online population of any country in Europe with around 21 million logging on every day.

Research carried out by UK-based web company Netflare Ltd reveals the true extent of website failure in start-ups and small businesses in which only 23% of those surveyed reported any measure of success. This is despite the UK having the most active online population of any country in Europe with around 21 million logging on every day.

The main findings of the phone surveys of a representative sample of small businesses are;
Most businesses surveyed said they want their website to increase sales, yet only 23% achieved any measure of success. 25% do not have any idea what sales are generated by their website.
On average, the last update of their website was ten months ago. 23% have not updated their website since its launch, on average 4 years ago.
38% spend no money updating their website.

Jon Beal, Managing Director of Netflare says "it's not surprising businesses are wasting the potential of their websites, they lack the knowledge, marketing and support to reap the benefits of this new marketplace."

Beal also reports that this is typical of businesses who seek help from him with their website creation, design and marketing. "In my experience, businesses do not measure the success of their website; worse do not even know what or how to measure. Because they don't even know if it's working, they are not investing in their website, and yet they are still paying monthly fees for failing websites, because they feel they ought to have one."

Netflare has created a way out of this spiral of website decline by publishing four free reports it calls "The 4 Pillars of Website Success" and by launching its Business Web Factory service that uses a "7 Week Blueprint to Success" email course to guide business owners step by step through the whole process.

"The 4 Pillars of Website Success" are a series of free reports in pdf format that detail;
Knowledge – provides business owners with the confidence that they can self manage their own website and keep it up to date with valued content.
Marketing – It is vital to grasp the basic concepts of marketing or the website will inevitably fail.
Ownership – Only by taking ownership and control of their website can a business owner hope to get the most from it.
Support – This final report shows how with the right marketing, design and technical support a business can achieve website success.

"We've created these 4 pillars to demonstrate that with a purpose, your website can produce measurable results to become a significant contributor of new sales to your business", explains Beal.

He continues, "Business owners who want to break free from the circle of decline and start building the success of their website on these 4 pillars of knowledge, ownership, marketing, and support can download these reports, from www.businesswebfactory.com and by clicking on the 'FREE REPORT' link.

Notes to Editors
Jon Beal is available for comment and interview by (tel: 01954 230986 email: jonb @ netflare.co.uk)

Netflare is a web design and marketing company that produces purpose driven websites backed by full marketing support to give small businesses the ability and confidence to take ownership of their marketing strategies to generate clear results.

Spammers off to Fast Start in 2008

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MX Logic Reports Surge in Phishing Attacks, Image Spam; Social Engineering Tactics Persist

 

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) March 12, 2008 — MX Logic, Inc., a leading managed security service provider, has observed a fast start to 2008 for spam and malware threats compared to previous years.

News Facts:

  • Spam volumes typically decrease during the first few months of a new year, dropping by as much as 30 percent from holiday peak periods.
  • This year spam levels appear to be steady and even rising, particularly with phishing emails, which increased 100 percent between January and February.
  • Image spam also grew, increasing by 60 percent during the same timeframe.
  • Social engineering tactics such as the Microsoft update notices or phony Google search results that forward users to sites that have been abused by the Google PageRank system continue to propagate.
  • Several legacy threats also reemerged in January and February, including Drive-by Pharming and Master Boot Record Rootkit attacks.

News Image Related/Useful Links:

MX Logic Threat Center  

www.mxlogic.com/threat_center/

Link to Sam Masiello’s blog  

http://www.mxlogic.com/itsecurityblog/index.cfm

Spam Cost Calculator  

http://www.mxlogic.com/resources/spam_calculator/

Quotes from Sam Masiello, Director of Threat Management, MX Logic:

“This year has in some ways bucked the trend as we’ve seen a number of unusual developments just in the first two months of the year with MBR Rootkits, Drive-by Pharming, and high spam volumes, which normally drop off after the first of the year.”

“This shows that spammers are as committed as ever to exploiting the vulnerabilities of email wherever and whenever they can, so it’s especially important to be vigilant about security.”

“While these trends and events are important to follow, using our MX Logic Email Defense Service can virtually eliminate the need to worry about them since it provides a flexible architecture with multiple layers of protection that are constantly updated.”

About MX Logic

MX Logic is a leading provider of managed email and Web security services that deliver enterprise-grade performance without enterprise-level complexity and cost. Our easy-to-use, award-winning services reduce risk and liability, lower overall IT costs, and increase productivity. MX Logic services are available through our industry-leading partner network. For more information, visit www.mxlogic.com.

 

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$80 Tiny Computer Runs Linux, Development Tools, Controls, and Servers

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US embedded hardware OEM KwikByte is shipping a low-cost, tiny embedded system designed for general purpose computing, embedded controls, and database/web servers. KwikByte demonstrated the system running open-source packages such as Apache, MySQL, and PostgreSQL within a Debian environment.

Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) March 12, 2008 — US embedded hardware OEM KwikByte demonstrated a complete, embedded Debian environment and applications running on a power-conscious, microcontroller-based system. The system is designed for general purpose computing, embedded controls, remote monitoring, and server applications.

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The board used for the demonstration, KwikByte’s KB9260, is based on the AT91SAM9260 microcontroller. The controller’s small footprint reduces system size while the low power consumption allows the board to be powered by Power over Ethernet – PoE also known as IEEE 802.3af. By using PoE, a single Ethernet connection to the board can provide power as well as network connectivity. This minimizes facility installation costs.

The board supports minimal configurations like BusyBox and uClibc as well as larger installations like Debian. The Debian development kit was shown running a controls application built and debugged on the board (screen shot attached). No tools were required on a host PC as the system exports a virtual display over Ethernet. This configuration resides entirely within on-board Flash. The dev kit includes schematics and the board ships with recent Linux kernel, currently 2.6.24.

The number of general purpose I/O (GPIO) combined with programmable clocks, serial channels, analog input channels, and timer/counter/PWM channels make it ideal for embedded controls applications. Additionally, the USB host power supply was designed to provide extra power for most USB hard drives. Applications that require very large storage space are only limited by the size of an external hard disk and the entire system can be powered over the Ethernet cable.

System Details

  • AT91SAM9260, ARM926EJ-S 200MHz
  • 32/64 MB SDRAM
  • 8 MB boot Flash
  • 256 MB – 2 GB NAND Flash
  • 10/100 Ethernet
  • 1 x USB 2.0 host port
  • 35 x GPIO, max
  • 3 x serial channels including debug serial
  • 4 x programmable clocks
  • 3 x timer/counter/PWM channels
  • 4 x analog input ADC channels
  • Power options: Power over Ethernet, on-board voltage regulator, or external power supply
  • Size: 3.1” x 3.1”

Availability
The KB9260 is shipping now with volume pricing of $79.99. A WinCE port is also available.

About KwikByte
KwikByte designs and manufactures embedded hardware systems. Founded in 2003, KwikByte is located in Tempe, AZ.

Wireless Platforms Key to Joined-up Healthcare

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The market for wireless and mobile phone based healthcare platforms will grow rapidly as health providers seek ways to drive down costs. According to a report published this week, by Cambridge UK based research company Wireless Healthcare, mobile communications platforms provide a relatively simple means of connecting diagnostic medical devices to the electronic medical records systems and advanced Health 2.0 based services being developed by companies such as Google and Revolution Health.

Cambridge, UK (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 — The market for wireless and mobile phone based healthcare platforms will grow rapidly as health providers seek ways to drive down costs. According to a report published this week, by Cambridge UK based research company Wireless Healthcare, mobile communications platforms provide a relatively simple means of connecting diagnostic medical devices to the electronic medical records systems and advanced Health 2.0 based services being developed by companies such as Google and Revolution Health.

In the report, "Wireless eHealth Platforms", Wireless Healthcare identifies two main types of platforms; those, such as BlueAid, which are being built from the ground up as healthcare communications platforms and others, such as IBM's WebSphere, which are conventional ecommerce platforms that can be customised to support ehealth applications. The report notes that a number of IT vendors are keen to bring to the healthcare sector technologies and business processes that they have already used to increase efficiency and reduce costs within the financial services and travel industries.

Peter Kruger, Senior Analyst with Wireless Healthcare, points out: "While banks and airlines have managed to radically reduce costs by deploying technology that lets the customer carry out transactions online, healthcare providers have yet to realise similar savings by providing online heart monitoring and blood glucose checks. These types of services, which free up clinicians by automating routine tasks, are essential if we want recession-proof healthcare services".

The report sees an important role for platforms that are flexible enough to allow medical devices that use a range of wireless standards, such as Bluetooth, 802.11 or ZigBee to communicate with a mobile phone or wireless healthcare hub. It also notes that the platform market will gain increased traction as search vendors and healthcare portals extend their health orientated services by adding support for mobile phone based consumer healthcare services, such a diet management and fitness monitoring. As Kruger notes, "We believe the market will be watching the forthcoming launch of Qualcomm's ehealth platform, LifeComm, to see how effectively it links mobile phone based healthcare applications to next generation back office healthcare infrastructure".    

The report "Wireless eHealth Platforms" is available from: www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk

About Wireless Healthcare

Wireless Healthcare are independent UK based analysts specialising in the application of mobile and wireless technology in the healthcare sector.
www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk

Apple to Support Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync in Its Next Generation iPhone

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Mobile business users can now have anywhere, anytime access to email, calendars and tasks while away from the office with Apple's iPhone and 123Together.com's Hosted Exchange Server. Currently iPhone users are limited to accessing their data via IMAP or Outlook Web Access. iPhone 2.0 with ActiveSync will provide the mobile workforce with two-way wireless synchronization.

Burlington, MA (PRWEB) March 11, 2008 — 123Together.com, the leading provider of hosted enterprise-class messaging and collaboration solutions such as hosted Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and hosted Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1, announced today that it welcomes Apple's recent announcement of support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync in the beta release of Apple's iPhone 2.0 software. This new feature enhancement will provide wireless "over-the-air" push email, allowing users to access email, contacts and calendars and enabling IT administrators to remotely "wipe" the device if lost or stolen so data will not get into the wrong hands.

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123Together.com's hosted Exchange service provides small and mid-size businesses with immediate enterprise-class messaging and collaboration tools including full support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Windows Mobile and Good Messaging Server. Mobile users have anytime, anywhere access to their email which enables them to view calendars, schedule meetings, and access contact data without having to return to the office to synchronize their data.

Although a popular mobile device with consumers, the iPhone has not been widely accepted as a business tool due to its lack of two-way wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Server. With Apple's licensing of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, iPhone users will be able to take advantage of the full features and functionality of 123Together.com's hosted Exchange service with mobile support previously only available to users of BlackBerry, Treo, PocketPC, SmartPhone, and Windows Mobile devices. Apple's iPhone coupled with 123Together.com's two-way wireless synchronization with hosted Microsoft Exchange Server will allow executives, sales people and other mobile employees to be in touch with the office no matter where they are, increasing productivity and responsiveness to their colleagues and customers.

"We welcome Apple's decision to support ActiveSync in the iPhone", said Ravi Agarwal, chief executive officer of 123Together.com. "This will enable a whole new set of mobile business users to take advantage of Microsoft Exchange as a hosted service and stay connected to their email, calendars and day to day tasks at anytime from any location. This announcement will enable greater implementation of hosted Exchange by iPhone business users as well as increase purchases of iPhones by the mobile workforce."

iPhone users can take immediate advantage of 123Together.com's hosted Exchange service to increase corporate productivity and collaboration. Although two-way wireless synchronization will not be widely available on the iPhone until June, users can take immediate advantage of 123Together.com's hosted Exchange to access their email wirelessly through IMAP in addition to their office PC's, laptops or from any online device via a web browser.

About 123Together.com
Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, 123Together.com, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is a leading provider of hosted enterprise-class messaging and collaboration solutions including Microsoft Exchange Server. Among its offerings are shared and dedicated hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1, full mobile availability for BlackBerry, Treo, PocketPC, SmartPhone and Windows Mobile handhelds; and the ability to resell the service completely white labeled. 123Together.com offers Exchange customers free Outlook 2007, live 24×7 U.S.-based technical support, advanced spam and virus filtering, and a 100 percent uptime guarantee for dedicated servers. A 30-day no obligation trial is available for shared customers. Additional information can be found at www.123Together.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:
Lisa Masiello
123Together.com
www.123together.com
781-273-6245 x652
lmasiello @ 123together.com