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Here at the Now IT Works office, we are always ready to handle any problem that our clients encounter and today was no different. A local business owner, who has been a Now IT Works customer for just over a year, called in a panic today. He knew the pop-ups and warnings on his screen could spell big trouble for his laptop and his productivity for the day.

In no time at all, we were able to clean out any infected files on his laptop and get him back up and running, without having to send a technician on-site.

Thanks to the immediacy of social networking, we even received feedback from the client this afternoon:

“This morning I came in and my computer was under heavy attack from viruses, malware, and other nasty monsters.  I’m pretty sure that it may have caught fire had it gone much longer.  Thank you Now It Works for saving the day.  It’s working perfectly.”

We always appreciate hearing from our clients – thank you Mike!

To start off 2011, we decided to invest in some new & exciting technology for our own infrastructure. Here is how we have improved because of it:

• Reduction of hardware; from 6 servers down to 3

• Increased speed by 35%

• More efficient fail-over strategy

• Savings of approximately $3,000 in taxes

Here is an article that talks a little bit more about the last bullet point – a Cinderella tax break which is set to boost IT sales this year. (Computer World)

Our friends over at the Lutz Museum held their annual Groundhog Day celebration yesterday. Lucky for all of us suffering in New England, Molly the Connecticut Groundhog is predicting an early Spring!

According to this article, 57% of businesses do not have a proper disaster recovery plan, I encourage you to start thinking about putting this on your to-do list for 2011.

Here are some interesting facts from our clients:

• 90% of our clients are backing their data up remotely, through some sort of automatic backup tool

• 98% of our clients are able to restore their computers entirely after a crash, regardless of PC type

Read the full article here: 57% SMBs Have No Disaster Recovery Plan (Informationweek)

For us here at Now IT Works and our clients all around New England, the last couple of days there has been little else on everyone’s minds besides snow! We are still digging out but luckily, we are able to set up remote access for our clients so that their employees can work from home. Not only is this helpful during times of inclement weather but remote access can help reduce gas costs, employee expenses and overhead.

Contact your account manager if you would like to discuss remote work environments for your employees.

Happy New Year and welcome to 2011! This new year has special meaning to us here at Now IT Works because it marks our 10th year in business. Throughout the year, you will notice our new limited-time 10 Anniversary logo, special announcements and gifts for our loyal customers as well as the official launch of our new corporate website: www.nowitworks.com.

We are looking forward to another successful & progressive year with all of you, our loyal readers and valued clients.

I hope you had a wonderful holiday and that the new year starts off right for you & your business.

The team at Now IT Works hopes you and your family have a Happy & Healthy New Year!

We are looking forward to another successful year in 2011 and celebrating the 10th anniversary of Now IT Works. Stay tuned!

As the holiday season officially gets under way, I’d like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving from the team at Now IT Works. We have so much to be thankful for, this year and always. Have a safe holiday and enjoy the long weekend!

- Chris

East Hampton, Connecticut based technology company, Now It Works, announced today that it will become a corporate sponsor of The Entrepreneur Circle, a Connecticut based organization that offers peer advisory boards and educational opportunities for business owners, presidents, and CEO’s.

“We are thrilled to have such an innovative, emerging company take part in helping us provide additional programs to our members”, stated Mike Keiser, Co-Founder of The E Circle.   “We’re really looking forward to forging a lasting relationship with Now It Works”, he went on to say.

Chris Meacham, president and founder of Now It Works said “being a business owner myself, I saw the value of helping other business owners get the best answers and the best ideas that they can find. Becoming a sponsor of The E Circle was one way that we could give back to the business community and build strategic alliances with a number of high quality businesses”.

Now It Works’ sponsorship helps to provide further educational opportunities, expert speakers, social opportunities and the ability to learn from fellow entrepreneurs.

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Cybercrime is on the rise, according to a report released by Panda Security. Based on a survey of 1,532 American businesses and 7,083 global companies, the current rise in cybercrime is due to poor security practices.

• 36% of U.S. small businesses use free security solutions that are designed for home use

• 31% operate without any anti-spam tools

• 23% lack anti-spyware (yes, this is different from anti-spam)

• 15% haven’t gotten around to setting up a firewall

Over 50% of security breaches are from the Internet and/or email, with another 14% coming from infected downloads. The good news is that these breaches are preventable.

These risks can be minimized by having a dedicated IT resource like Now IT Works in your corner. A whooping 29% of small and medium sized businesses surveyed didn’t have any IT resources at all!