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About 99main and What We Offer
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99main Internet Services is a Norwich, Connecticut based Internet Service Provider, established in 1996. It is our mission to provide fast, reliable and affordable Internet access and technical support to home and business users across Connecticut. If you need more from your ISP, call us today - we do it all! Internet Access, Domain Hosting, E-mail Services, Spam Filtering, Business Class Connections (T1's / Fiber) and Technical Support. We continue to grow by offering solid local service and tech support with no gimmicks, no hidden requirements and no long term contracts. 99main does not "re-sell" services from another provider - we are a local company and the network and bandwidth are our own. We support all operating systems (Windows, Mac, Unix) and any browser or SMTP/POP3 E-mail program you choose. We have dedicated servers for WWW (domain hosting), DNS, E-mail & Spam Filtering, FTP and Usenet News. What does all this mean for your home or business? Better throughput, faster speeds, fewer dropped connections and the best tech support in the area! To find out more about our services, see our Account Options.
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2009 Thursday, November 5 - What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by the cloud symbol that's often used to represent the Internet in flow charts and diagrams. A cloud service has three distinct characteristics that differentiate it from traditional hosting. It is sold on demand, typically by the minute or the hour; it is elastic -- a user can have as much or as little of a service as they want at any given time; and the service is fully managed by the provider (the consumer needs nothing but a personal computer and Internet access). A cloud can be private or public. A public cloud sells services to anyone on the Internet. (Currently, Amazon Web Services is the largest public cloud provider.) A private cloud is a proprietary network or a data center that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people. When a service provider uses public cloud resources to create their private cloud, the result is called a virtual private cloud. Private or public, the goal of cloud computing is to provide easy, scalable access to computing resources and IT services. There is a very interesting article at CNN.com that describes one person's investigation into the world of cloud computing. If you would like to read the article, it can be accessed at CNN's web site here.
2009 Wednesday, October 28 - Microsoft Releases Patches to Mend 34 Critical Security Holes
Microsoft issued a record number of security patches for its software as part of its October monthly updates. The software maker plugged 34 holes and designated most of them "critical", Microsoft's most severe rating. Previously, the most security flaws Microsoft had addressed in a single update was 31, which happened in June of this year. Among the patches issued are fixes for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and even Windows 7, which just went on sale to consumers on October 22nd. The patches target a wide array of Microsoft software, including the Internet Explorer Web browser, Media Player, Outlook and the Silverlight technology underlying multimedia Web sites. Many of the holes addressed this month are dangerous because they expose regular PC users to harmful programming code when they visit rigged Web sites or play media files that have been tampered with. To keep yourself protected, please check Windows Update for the appropriate patches and updates for your operating system. If you are unfamiliar with Windows Update, please contact your System Administrator or Microsoft directly before downloading and installing any of Microsoft's products.
2009 Wednesday, October 14 - Beware of E-mail Hoax
Many 99main customers are reporting that E-mail messages are being delivered to their accounts that appear to be sent from "Customer Support Robot" or "Postmaster" or "System" with the subject line "A new settings file for your mailbox" or "The settings for your account were changed". The body of the message will contain text that claims that your 99main E-mail account settings have been changed. It will then ask you to click on a link to verify the settings. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK! Doing so will most certainly cause a virus or malware to infect your computer! These messages ARE NOT legitimate and ARE NOT being sent by 99main Internet Services or our Support or Abuse Department. If you receive one of these messages, DO NOT open it and DO NOT click on any links within it. Please ignore and delete any messages that appear to have the characteristics described above. Please contact our office with any questions. Thank you!
2009 Thursday, October 8 - Imposters on Social Networking Sites, Like Facebook, is a Growing Concern
Scammers and fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software by using various techniques. One technique involves the use of spam to promote phishing sites, claiming there has been a violation of the terms of agreement or some other type of issue which needs to be resolved. Other spam entices users to download an application or view a video. Some spam appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user responds to the phishing site, downloads the application, or clicks on the video link, their computer, telephone or other digital device becomes infected. Another technique used by fraudsters involves applications advertised on social networking sites, which appear legitimate; however, some of these applications install malicious code or rogue anti-virus software. Other malicious software gives the fraudsters access to your profile and personal information. These programs will automatically send messages to your "friends" list, instructing them to download the new application too. Infected users are often unknowingly spreading additional malware by having infected Web sites posted on their Webpage without their knowledge. Friends are then more apt to click on these sites since they appear to be endorsed by their contacts. You can read more about this growing issue with social networking sites at MSNBC's web site here.
2009 Tuesday, September 29 - Microsoft Releases Free Anti-Virus for Windows
Microsoft has released a free anti-virus program for computers that run Windows XP (Service Packs 2 or 3), Windows Vista or Windows 7. The program, called Microsoft Security Essentials, is reported to use real-time protection to help prevent PCs from becoming infected by viruses, as well as providing a base level of protection from malware. You can read more about this new release at MSNBC's web site here. If you would like to try this new product yourself, you can visit Microsoft's official web site here.
2009 Thursday, September 17 - PC World Reviews Free Anti-Virus Programs
If you are like many computer users out there, spending your hard earned money on Anti-Virus programs is the last thing you want to do, especially when there are so many utilities available on the Internet that can do the job for free. But can free Anti-Virus programs be trusted? PC World recently reviewed a number of free Anti-Virus programs and came up with a list of the best and the worst. You can read the entire article here.
2009 Thursday, August 27 - Apple to Release Snow Leopard Ahead of Schedule
Apple has announced that it will release its latest operating system for Macs on Friday, August 28th, weeks ahead of schedule. Apple promises new and faster apps with this operating system, while saving 7GB of space. The upgrade is available for a mere $29 for current Leopard users. You can read more about the release on CNN's web site here.
2009 Tuesday, August 11 - Google Provides Peek Into New Search Engine "Caffeine"
Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate. The new engine, available at a separate address, looks the same as the current one but ranks results differently, which could affect businesses who rely on Google results to drive traffic. In a blog posting late Monday, Google Inc. says the new engine, code-named "Caffeine," will be faster, more accurate and more comprehensive. The public testing of the new engine comes two weeks after Microsoft Corp. struck a deal to replace Yahoo Inc.'s search engine, with its own Google competitor, called Bing. Yahoo Search and Bing are the second and third most popular engines after Google. If you would like to take a "Caffeine" test drive, you can visit Google's Blog here.
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