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Secured Network Access with Novell Access Manager

With the help of Novell Access Manager one can give secured access to the applications even if they are located anywhere. User experience will be the same for a particular application when they are outside or inside the firewall.
Through Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network ie SSL VPN, applicants are allowed to give their mobile workers with a secured connection between the source and destination which are server based, with Access Manager.

SSL VPN allows secured access to non-HTTP dependent applications. This supports the client integrity check in order to ensure the corporate governed software like firewalls are enabled.

While using SSL VPN authorization mode and policies are defined and the resources which can be accessed by the users are specified by IP addresses and port numbers. Confidentiality is ensured by using a desktop cleanup wizard which deletes the documents which are all accessed during the SSL VPN session.

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

* 100 GB hard disk
* 3.0 GHz processor or better recommended, with 2.0 GHz as the minimum
* 3 GB RAM recommended with 2GB as the minimum

Software Requirements

Linux Support:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
* Python
* compat (libraries to address compatibility issues)
* gettext

Following requirements are vital and the requirements are need to be clarified with the manufacturer:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
BEA WebLogic Agent
IBM WebSphere Agent
J2EE Agent
JBoss Agent
SSL VPN
Access Gateway
Virtual Machine Support

Manage Photos Online Effectively

Managing online photo is not an easy task as there is huge amount of risk involved.
Online photos are costly in risk perspective. Photo sharing websites are available online as free of cost and as premium photo sharing.Following are the useful Tips to manage the online photo sharing effectively.

Terms and Conditions, Terms Of Service TOS is the important terminology to be handled where most of us lack concentration to go through it. Before registering or signing up in a online photo sharing site, one has to read the TOS completely to make clear that there is no hidden scenarios.
TOS can be found in the FAQ page. FAQ is the acronym for Frequently Asked Questions.

Photo transfer to other sites are critical as the policies goes strict and not up to date in technology. So one has to make sure whether that particular website enables you to download high-resolution versions of the photos uploaded so that one can transfer these photos or pictures to another photo storing websites if there are any policy changes.

Google clearly shows the TOS in simple English. Picasa an online photo sharing site is meant for free. But this does not apply for other photo sharing communities like Snapfish, Kodak and Shutterfly.

Even though Flick offers the users to download high resolution images but that can be done either through premium accounts which are ultimately paid or if the person gives permission to others for distributing his images.

Photo Deletion

Deletion or account termination is in practice with these type of online image storage. For instance, Shutterly deletes the account if it found inactive for more than 180 days but this move is not enforced one. Websites like Snapfish and Kodak get into the action of deleting the images if that account violates the TOS and program policies.

High quality sites offer prepaid plans for image printing and shipping.
Very high content photos are organized through softwares like Kodak EasyShare software through which one can tag the photos, rate it and organize effectively.
One has to be more careful with the free photo sharing sites. Lot of mathematical calculations have to be done in terms of cost comparison between photo uploading, photo printing and photo shipping.This is because some sites will take more money for printing the images even if there is no cost for photo upload.

Photo Printing

Kodak has many exciting plans like Kodak Premier Super Saver which allows to save upto 33 % off 4/6 prints even though there is a $50 per annum. Digital photo prints from these store are sort of royal quality.

Maintaining picture album online is a good entertainment and kind of social networking where utmost caution is needed.

Detect and Remove Malware with Norton Internet Security 2010

Malware

Malware falls under the category of malicious code. This type of malicious code includes worms, viruses and Trojan horses. Malware of destructive type utilize the communication tools to spread the malicious code.

These worms are sent through the email and instant messages. Trojan horses use the websites and virus infected file transfer as their best victim where they are dropped over. Malware also uses the vulnerabilities which are found existing in a system.

Vulnerabilities are defects in the system software and this is the easiest means for the malware entry. Mostly the vulnerabilities are found by the software providers and fixed through the software updates and patches.

Malware Through Networks

Files sharing has become common and also essential in in the internet for most of the applications.Main loop hole for the malware spreading is through common peer entity to peer entity file sharing applications which are placed in the shared directories.

Some malware threats use the shared networks to communicate to and fro with the infected system.

Malware Detection

Malware detect softwares are available. Malware infections are not visible to the users as they will hide actively or simply making their presence as absence on the system. Norton Internet Security 2010 is well known Malware Protection.
How to Remove Malware

Malware removal is an important task in maintaining a network security as malware protection cost much of the budget. Malware blockers and malware removal softwares are available as free of cost and as premium software.

If malware is detected then file scanning must be done. Scan the files before they are transferred to the system of interest with an Internet security solution.

Transfer the files only if they are from well known and authorized source.

Norton Internet Security is one such system that can be used to do malware block.

Prevent Malware Attack

* Without opening delete all the unwanted messages
* Before opening scan the attachments in the email with secured virus scanner
* Open the attachments that are arrived from email or IM, only if they are from trusted sources
* Dont click the website links if you are not sure where that will lead to or from whom you got the link
* Do file transfer with good Internet Security Solution
* Regularly update with patch files

How to register a Domain name ?

Due to the need and demand for the good online contents in the internet, lot of professionals think to start a new website of their own. Lets get into that in detail.

Domain Business

Have you ever thought of what google.com, yahoo.com, actually are ? Technically speaking they are IP internet protocol addresses in real that are made in such a way that will lead to the webpage of the domain owner.
Domain names uses the Domain Name Server ie DNS system. This system helps to convert the IP addresses into the domain names, if registered. Not all names can be taken while registering a domain, because the domain names are unique.

Some people do it as a business in a way that they will register the domain names and sell to the customers if needed. These domains are parked at PPC company.


Once domain is registered the value of the domain increases as the popularity of the domain increases which in turn increases throught the traffic it drives.

Domain Registration

Lot of things to be followed and taken care while and after registering a domain. Before registering a domain name one has to check the availability of the domain names. This can be done at the domain registering or web hosting sites like godaddy.com, 123-reg.co.uk, business.BT.com/domains, Daily.co.uk, 1and1.co.uk, Names.co.uk, One.com/Domain, NetworkSolutions.com, MadDogDomains.com, CheapDomains.com.au, webcity.com.au, CrazyDomains.com.au, Unlimited-Space.com.au and so on.

In the above mentioned sites one can check the availability of the chosen domain names and register at the said cost. Usually the duration of the ownership is 1 year. But somepopular sites do for 5-10 years as well.

TLD

TLD stands for Top Level Domain. This refers to the suffix attached to the domain names. These TLDs are predefined and sorted and chosen based on the application. For example .edu is taken by education institutions, .com is taken by commercial entities, .biz is taken by business organizations and so on.
Registering a domain is not a tedious process. Once you are sure with thte domain name you can continue the registration process by paying the fees online through credit cards, debit cards, or even paypal methods are acceptable. This will roughly take 10 minutes or lesser.

If mistakes are done in registering a wrong name then the amount paid will not be refunded. Most of the domain registering companies operates on the non-refund policy. These registered domains will become active enough to be accessed by the internet users worlwide within 48-72 hours.

When the ownership period is over or yet to over, the owner of the domain has to renew the ownership period if he wants that domain name belong to him. Else if the period is expired, anyone can take ownership of that particular domain by buying that.


Offers

Some offers are being delivered by the web hosting companies to the customers like 1 year free domain name, Domain names are low cost, Domain names starting at Re 1, Domain names starting at $1. One should go for the reputed and well known web hosting companies to get the 24x7 technical supports.

Norton AntiVirus 2010

Technologies

Following are the key technologies employed in developing this anti virus protectin software.

* Anti Virus
* Bot protection
* Anti Spyware
* Vulnerability Protection
* Norton Pulse Updates
* Anti Rootkit
* NEW! Norton File Insight
* NEW! Norton System Insight
* NEW! Norton Threat Insight
* NEW! Norton™ Insight Network
* NEW! SONAR™ 2 behavioral protection
* NEW! Norton Download Insight

CORE PROTECTION

* Intelligence-driven technology for faster, fewer, shorter scans
* Blocks viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits
* Pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes or faster


ADVANCED PROTECTION

* Blocks browser, OS, and application threats; protects against infected Web sites
* Threat Insight provides in-depth information about detected threats including what actions the threats attempted to perform and how they were eliminated
* Finds and removes Internet Explorer and Firefox cookies
* Protects against the latest threats with proactive multilayered protection system
* SONAR 2 technology uses real-time, online intelligence and proactive monitoring to detect and stop new threats before traditional definitions are available
* Performs real-time, online security checks to protect against the latest-breaking threats
* Helps keep your kids safe online with parental controls
* Tells you where files and applications came from and if they're trusted
* Download Insight warns you of dangerous downloads before you install and use them
* Silent Mode suspends background activities automatically when you are watching movies or TV

Protect your PC with Norton 360

Symantec, a giant in system protection software manufacturer released the latest and new version Norton 360 3.0. This provides the solution for protecting the PC and all other activities done online. Norton 360 ensures the protection from the following system threats:

* viruses
* hackers
* online identity theft
* botnets
* worms
* spyware

While giving protection against viruses and other threats, this software from symantec will not affect the system performance.

Botnets Blocked

When Norton 360 is installed successfully, it blocks the botnets used by the hackers to take control of the system and private data.


Online Safety for Shopping

While shopping this software provides the users of warning regarding the unsafe websites and suspicious sellers.

Online Identity Protection

Users are ensured with protection against phishing kind of activities by validating the authentic sites and identifying the fraudulent sites during online transaction, purchase or browsing.

Blocks Keystroke Loggers

Once this software is installed, users can sign into the sites with a single click as it automatically stores the usernames and passwords. By this action the keystroke loggers are blocked which are being used to seize the user's information without their knowledge.

Protection against Browser attacks

Cybercriminals are prevented from using the malwares into the PC.

Virus Protection

New virus definitions are checked automatically every 5-15 minutes. This is done without affecting the performance of the system

Wireless Network Protection

Intruders and unauthorized users are prevented from stealing the bandwidth and file access. Warnings are given when unsecured wireless network are accessed.

Clean the registry with CCleaner

CCleaner Features

CCleaner is a freeware available in the web. This is basically used as a system optimizer, privacy and cleaning tool.
One can allow the system to run faster by removing the unused, unwanted files and this can be done by using this application.
It has added fully featured registry cleaning process that makes the pc running faster by freeing the junk space occupied in the hard disk.

Features

CCleaner removes the following in the applications like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, opera, Safari, Windows, Registry Cleaner, Third Party Applications:

* Temporary files
* History
* Cookies
* Download history
* Form history
* Autocomplete form history
* index.dat
* Log files
* Recycle Bin
* Recent Documents
* Temporary files
* Unused and old entries
* File Extensions
* ActiveX Controls
* ClassIDs
* ProgIDs
* Uninstallers
* Application Paths
* Shared DLLs
* Fonts
* Help Files
* Invalid Shortcuts
* Icons

After Installation

Once the CCleaner software has been installed, a desktop icon will be created like other installations.
This application can be opened by the following ways.

(1) Double-clicking the desktop icon
(2) Right click the Recycle bin and select the "open CCleaner" in the menu
(3) Go to Start->Programs->CCleaner

There is yet another way to clean the system by clicking the Run CCleaner option in the Recycle bin menu.


CCleaner Sections

There are four sections in the main window in which Cleaner is set as default.

Cleaner

System optimization can be done by removing the unused and temporary files through this cleaner feature.
This will remove even the traces of the websites visited and the files opened,thereby keeping up the privacy protected.


Registry

Usually the windows system's are stored in the registry. This feature analyses and fix the problems if any in the registry.

Tools

Main function of this feature is to manage the applications and programs whichever being installed in the computer that start running once the pc is turned on.

Options

From the name of this feature one can very well understand that this used to set the preferences as how the CCleaner should run.


Settings

This is an enhancement in the software point of view. There are a list of items displayed in the settings tab.
By checking or un checking one can make the CCleaner what to remove and what should not be removed.
For instance, if you uncheck the cookies, then the internet cookies stored will not be removed.

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