Watchguard Firebox Going End of Life

Here is a important bulletin for companies that have old Watchguard Firebox appliances. They are going end of life on October 25, 2009.
This includes the following models: X5000, X6000, X8000, X2500, X1000, X700, X500, X50, X15, X5, X50W, X15W and X5W.
These models have not been sold since October of 2006.
All support and warranties will end on October 25, 2009. These means no more virus or spam updates can be downloaded.
More information can be found on this link http://www.watchguard.com/products/endoflife.asp
The good news is there is a migration path with a new appliance and there is a trade-up that can be made with a discount for your old Firebox equipment.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Thank you.

Analog to Digital Conversion

Ok, February 17th was going to be doomsday for analog TV reception in the US but that all changed a few weeks ago. It has been pushed to June 12th, 2009.
I actually purchased some of the digital converters and antenna for some TVs in my house that are not connected to cable TV.
After connecting the antenna and the converter box, I was able to pull in about 20 TV stations with incredible quality. Some from a city 56 miles away. It kind of made me wonder why I pay extra for these channels on my cable bill. The connection of the equipment was relatively simple but there was some re-wiring that was needed for the VCR and DVD player.
There is a great site that can give you the exact settings for the different TV stations in your area by typing in your zip code.
Here is the link: http://www.antennaweb.org/aw/Welcome.aspx
If you have an omnidirectional antenna, you will not need the settings but it does give you a list of the TV stations and their network.

Enjoy the transition!

Certified Women Owned Businesses

One thing that is constantly being overlooked is the tax breaks that companies can get by purchasing items with minority owned businesses. Women owned business qualify in this category. More and more businesses are being run by women and the government will give your company tax breaks for doing business with them.
The companies must be certified. The WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council), pronounced wee-bank, is the national organization that sets the certification standards and procedures administered by 13 regional affiliate organizations. The WBE certification is recognized nationwide.
Please check out their website for more information at www.wbenc.org.
Why am I posting this information on my blog?
MNJ Technologies is a certified WBENC member with Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) certification.

Have a great day!

The World's Most Secure Flash Drive

IronKey Enterprise solution combines hardware-encrypted USB flash drives with the IronKey Enterprise Service. This little device allows you to not only remotely administer policies across thousands of IronKey devices but also to remotely disable devices.
If a thief tries to break into an IronKey Enterprise device and exceeds a policy-determined number of failed login attempts, the IronKey Cryptochip will lock out the encryption functions and securely erase all encrypted data.
The drives range in price from about $75 to $330 depending on the size and version you need.
Please feel free to email me for a quote.
More information can be found at www.ironkey.com.

Enjoy the winter, only six more weeks!