iM1 launches new website for Security Electric in Fort Myers, FL

Brighton, MI based iM1 launches a new website for Security Electric in Fort Myers, FL. Security Electric is a full-service Electrical Contractor (Florida State License #EC0001746) specializing in Commercial, Residential, and Solar Energy Systems. Visit the new Security Electric website at www.securityelectric.com.



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The Many Flavors of Conferencing

There are difference types of conferencing tools for your business: Audio, web and video conferencing. The main reason to use conferencing is communications, but today we are seeing conferencing used as a sales tool and for collaboration of a location diverse team.

Audio conferencing is a conversation bridge for two or more people to talk. Some bridges can handle up to 1000 callers. With many callers you have options to make it lecture mode only, so only one person is talking. Or it can be wide open when everyone can ask questions (and talk).

Web conferencing is a great way to collaborate, since most platforms allow you to share documents for all participants to see. Many web conferencing platforms even allow desktop sharing. In other words, you can demo something on your computer for all the participants to see and experience. Web conferencing platforms incorporate audio as well – either through a separate voice bridge or via a VoIP application that sends the audio portion of the meeting through the software or web browser. There are usually added features such as chat for questions from the audience.

The next level in conferencing is video. Vendors selling video mention that video conferencing can replace in-person meetings; reduce travel costs; and are a green alternative for energy conservation and carbon footprint reducing. Video requires suitable and reliable bandwidth – about 1MB up and down to carry 1 stream – in order to send and receive a quality experience.

The premium service is called Tele-presence, since participants are sitting in a conference room specially designed to offer a face-to-face experience that closely resembles an in-person meeting.

Overall, conferencing in all its flavors is an added way to communicate with customers, prospects, employees, partners and groups.

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Password Security Review

Passwords are the first line of computer security. Most computer users make a series of mistakes. They use personal information like birthdays or phone numbers for their password. They write it down on paper that is not secured (like right under the mouse pad).

One other issue is that passwords are used for more than one site. It isn't wise to have your bank password the same as your email password or your password to a frequently visited website. "Attackers can use low-security Web sites such as news outlets to figure out passwords associated with certain e-mail addresses, and then use those passwords to access accounts at higher-security sites such as e-commerce vendors." Users can't help re-using passwords or making them easy to guess because most users have too many online accounts to manage simply or securely.

The key to password security is complexity. Capitalize some letters; add punctuation marks or symbols; and insert numbers. Some thing like this: ?lACpAs56IKMs". Fourteen characters is the ideal length, but AMEX, for example, has restrictions that disallow that type of strong password. Combat this by changing the password often (every other month).

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