Mini-Notebooks

Mini-notebook PCs or Ultra Mobile PCs have peaked the interest of many other advantages.

Th Fujitsu U820 is a perfect example. The Fujitsu Lifebook u820 weighs 1.32 pounds, has a 5.6″ display and measures in at 6 by 6.7 by 1 inch. –> Mini? CHECK
The Fujitsu Lifebook u820 is a tablet pc with a touchscreen display with integrated webcam, fingerprint sensor,  Garmin Mobile® PC powered navigation system ( A GPS system), 1 GB memory, bluetooth wireless and an Intel Atom Processor Z530.

This Mini-notebook is vista capable and also quite usable with a full Qwerty keyboard. At the moment, the Fujitsu u820 is quite expensive to purchase. This is where Vernon Technology Solutions comes into the picture. Vernon Technology Solutions rents and leases computer equipment to companies and organizations.

These Mini-notebooks are ultra portable and are touch screen tablets with a GPS Navigation system. These can be very handy for an office worker always on the move. On top of that, it is small enough fit into small bags or purses and even into certain pockets.

Vernon Technology solutions has many but not unlimited number of these devices, so if you are looking for the Fujitsu U820 Lifebook for your next big outing, contact Vernon Technology Solutions today.

Data Security is not a matter to take lightly.

Vernon Technology Solutions amongst many other businesses and organizations are trying to make people aware of just how dangerous it can be to leave information on a computer after you sell it or give it away.

Data Security is a must and Re-formatting, wiping and degaussers are not 100% reliable.

The Vernon Hard Disk Crusher ensures Data Destruction and you will be sure that your data can never be seen again.

For further information on Data Destruction, Data Security and the Vernon Crusher please see the below pamplet or go to www.vernoncrusher.com

The Advantage of Data Destruction 

New Touchscreen products available at Vernon Technology Solutions:

1.
HP TOUCHSMART DX9000-Core 2 Duo P8400 / 2.16 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD RW 
GMA X4500HD Gigabit Ethernet,  Bluetooth 2.0 - Vista Business (64-bit) - Monitor : 22″ Widescreen TFT

For a tour of the hp Touchsmart DX9000 computer:

THe HP Touchsmart DX9000 is a touch screen Desktop, if you are looking to rent computers that will make a lasting impression on others, the HP TOuchsmart products are a good bet.

2.
Samsung 320TSN - 32″ Touch Screen Monitor (LH32TCUMBC/ZA) 

For more details on the 320TSN

Samsung LFD monitors are now being offered for rent and lease through Vernon Technology SOlutions.
The TSN series are Touch Screen monitors and are great for attracting a crowd and getting attention.
If you are in need of a monitor to display your active and multi-media capable content - a Samsung TSN series Monitor is definately worth looking into. Larger sizes are available.

For both of these new products: Don’t hesitate to contact Vernon Technology Solutions today - to rent, lease, or just find out more details.

These products work great in all sorts of settings, including your home, your office,  your store, wherever you want to show it to people and impress them.

http://www.vernontech.ca/en/contact.aspx

http://www.pr.com/press-release/166681

Value added Article July 20, 2009 - A hammer to the Disk Drive is not enough.

This article is a press release for GES - Global Environmental Services.
The first 3 paragraphs of the article are where this blog is going to focus.

The first paragraph warns that many companies are vulnerable to Data Theft from Discarded Drives. This is very true and many previous blogs attest to this fact by discussing companies that have fallen victim to data retreival techniques.

The Second Paragraph explains that Data is retrievable from the rapidly rotating platters with Magnetic surfaces. So Hammers and Nail guns to the drive aren’t enough.

The third Paragraph says to prevent data retreival you can Shred the whole drive to tiny pieces or Completely re-write the disk. The second solution is not 100% assured and some data techniques can read old data even after overwriting. The first solution works, but doesn’t solve the problem as decsribed in Paragraph 2.

The way data is retreived is connected to the platters and the Magnetic surface. So the easiest Data destruction technique would deal with that directly. The Vernon Hard Disk Crusher drills through the hard disk’s spindles and physically creates ripples in the platters making it impossible to recover the data.

Watch The Hard Disk Crusher In Action.

GES has the right idea and it is true that complete drive shredding will also solve the problem. This blog is not to say that their method is invalid. In fact it is the opposite. It is good that there are many companies ensuring proper data destruction, because it is a very real and dangerous threat that many people do not know about.
The VTS Hard Disk Crusher at www.vernoncrusher.com

Server rentals available from Vernon Technology Solutions. - The Dell Poweredge

It has been a long time since a server has appeared on this blog. In truth that is not surprising. Vernon Technology Solutions does not specialize in Servers but that does not mean we don’t stock, rent, lease or sell them.

If you need servers or other accessories and peripherals to go along with your computers and laptop for your network. Look no farther then Vernon Technology Solutions, we stock it all.

The Dell Poweredge Server is just one of the many most common server rentals from Vernon Technology Solutions.

The Dell Poweredge series spans many server types including: Rack Servers, Blade Servers and Tower Servers.

According to Dell “Dell PowerEdge servers have set the industry standard for simplifying operations, driving leading-edge price performance and delivering business relevant IT solutions. Dell’s award-winning servers easily integrate with one another — and with other leading enterprise software products — to help reduce complexity and maximize IT resources.”

Also when it comes to choosing the right server Dell provides a list of key things to look into.

• Server Platfroms
• Server features
• Energy saving?
• High quality
• Reliable
• Robust system management software/tools
• Tested
• Certified
• The right support partner for your product and more.

This is a fancy list, but I don’t think it helps the common-man decide if the Dell Poweredge server is right for him.

This is where Vernon Technology Solutions comes in. Our trained, courteous and professional staff will listen to your needs and then give you choices about which product best suits your need. If you are looking to rent or lease servers it is really important to get one that will fit smoothly into the rest of your network.

Re-reading this blog I realize I did not go into much detail about the Dell Poweredge system, but that is part of the point. When it comes to supporting your rented or leased network, your needs may be very different from someone else, so the best server for the job could be different for you.

There is no one best server! There is however a best Server for the job. Give Vernon Technology Solutions a call to find out which one that is.

When it comes to renting and leasing IT equipment for your network, if you need computers, laptops, notebooks, servers, printers, copiers, projectors, networking equipment and more - Visit www.vernontech.ca

Computer hard drive sold on eBay ‘had details of top secret U.S. missile defence system’

Value Added Article - Another article about Hard drives purchased and a significant portion still having critical data.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1178239/Computer-hard-drive-sold-eBay-details-secret-U-S-missile-defence-system.html

If you frequent this blog, you may have noticed a pattern. There are a lot of blogs on this topic! The thing is that no matter how much news gets around and how many articles get published, old habits aren’t changing. It’s a classic “this will never happen to me” scenario. Once again Hard Drives are purchased off of E-bay and they include information such as blueprints, facility/personnel information, Social security numbers, medical records, confidential staff letters, security logs and more.

The Offenders this time?

• Lockheed Martin- designer and builder of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) ground to air missile defence system for the US Military.
• Lanarkshire NHS Trust - Holding data for the Monklands and Hairmyres hospitals including medical records and other sensitive information.
• An unnamed Australian Nursing Home
• The German Embassy in Paris

This lists contains companies in many different fields and of many different backgrounds - the point is that everyone is equally susceptible to improper data security.

The message is not getting out! Data Security is a very real threat, with very serious consequences.

When you read the comments to the article, you will see that some people have suggested easy fixes. These fixes are not all perfect and when it comes to Hard-drives containing Critical data you had better be 100% sure all the data is gone forever.

That’s where the Vernon Hard Disk Crusher comes in. The HDC provides 100% Visual Verification of Destruction.

Please visit our site http://www.vernoncrusher.com/

The Vernon Crusher is not the only way to delete information, but it is a 100% verified method that provides visual evidence and proper documentation and certification. When it comes to high sensitivity information, this is the level of care you need to take.
Don’t fall into the “This won’t happen to me” fallacy or leave information for others to view by improperly destroying your data.

Be Sure, Be Safe

 part 3

Thats right! Part 3. That means there are 2 previous blogs about this same topic.
That must mean that this event is pretty special. I don’t think any other event on this blog has 3 seperate blogs written about it.

The CompTIA Breakaway Convention is very exciting in the IT World, and Vernon is very proud to be presenting 2 seperate entities at the show.

The two entities for those that need reminding are the Vernon Hard Disk Crusher and Video Cloud Managed Telepresense.

For the Crusher - Vernon Technology Solutions deals in Hard disk destruction. Proper destruction is vital and failing to destroy old hard drives can put a company at very large risk of letting out secret information.
Vernon Technology Solutions provides the Crusher service at very reasonable prices and also certifies destruction and proper recycling of the crushed drives.

For the Managed Telepresense - older Video Conferencing systems were bulky, slow and left a bad after taste, but Video Conferencing is a great way to improve efficiency and significantly lower traveling expenses.
The Video Cloud service is a rental term rather then purchasing so there is also much more freedom when it comes to hardware and not having to worry about obsolete programs.

So why a third blog?

The Breakaway Convention just announced some brand new events for this years convention:

• Peer-to-Peer Reseller Discussion Groups - a great oppurtunity to discover great ideas and learn some best practices that could make an immediate impact on your business. Learn from experts, leaders, and other exhibitors.
• Education Sessions including Workshops and Panel Sessions.
• Todd Thibodeaux, the President and CEO of CompTIA, will be the Opening Keynote Speaker. He will be making announcements about the stat of the IT industry and excting association news.

Stepping back: As a blog reader, if you are not attending this event, this blog may seem quite boring, and you might not even have made it this far. However, These blogs are for you also. These blogs talk about Vernon’s connection to the rest of the IT industry and show the company’s commitment.
This event is very exciting for us, and we want to let you share in our excitement.

Complete Technology Hardware Lifecycle Management

Vernon Technology Solutions is a company that offers many different products and services. Classifying Vernon Technology Solutions in one catagory is not an easy thing to do.

However, if you want the low-down on Vernon Technology, this is the pamphlet for you. This PDF briefly discusses all the different functions of VTS.

The Key to Vernon’s success is Complete Technology Hardware Lifecycle Management.

Vernon is there for its customers at every point of a products life-time. Starting at Procuring and ending at destruction and environmentally friendly disposal.

Vernon has over 25 years experience and offers services/products like

• Renting/Leasing/Selling IT equipment including: Computers, Laptops, Projectors, LCD/LFD Screens, Servers, and much more
• Hard Disk Crushing and recycling for visual verifcation of data destruction
• Communication solutions for HD video conferencing.
• Online E-bay store for refurbished items under the sub-name of Good as new Computers

Vernon has branches all over Canada including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver.

Please see the attached PDF and we would love to hear from you.

Complete Technology Hardware Lifecycle Management

Creating Data Destruction Policies

Presenting a Value Added Article - Vernon’s Hard Disk Crusher is just one of many tools to ensure success.

The article may seem a bit repetative, but it is very insightful.
The core of the article is obvious: There are times when data must be destroyed and each company should have a process and plan on what and how they destroy.

Vernon Technology Solutions has lots of experience destroying hard disks. The Vernon Hard Disk Crusher is a safe, simple, and secure method of destruction. Destruction of a drive takes only 10 seconds and the data certified irretreivable. The cursher destroys the drive spindles and gives visual verification of the destruction. For more information about the Vernon Hard Disk Crusher please see the website www.vernoncrusher.com.

Vernon Technology Solutions also certifies destruction and recycling of the destroyed disks so there is always proper documentation of the destruction.

The article discusses the need for a data retention plan and continues that this leads to a data destruction plan. It is true that there is room to save lots of data these days on servers and other machines, but they cause lots of clutter and can be dangerous if the information leaks out.

If data is sensitive and it should be destroyed, simply deleting from the machine is not enough.

Having a consistent and manageable data desturction policy is very important. The Vernon Hard Disk Crusher is a great tool and Vernon Technology Solutions is a very capable company that can help you with any data destruction questions you may have.

CIO.com hosts another article about WHY INFORMATION MUST BE DESTROYED, and this article may also be worth looking into.

It’s time for a “clean start”, here at Vernon, we would love to help you out to ensure your data is destroyed. Permanently.

 Vernon Technology Solutions is now offering Managed Telepresense solutions from VideoCloud.

When it comes to Video Conferencing, you might have tried it in the past and found yourself in one of the following 3 scenarios.

1. Been there done that.  It’s expensive, complex and drag’s on my resources. 
2. Looked and it was too expensive. No ROI.
3. We use webex and voice not sure this is something for a firm of our size.

If this is the case, then we have news for you!

That was then this is now. Video cloud works!

The Video Cloud Telepresense service is

• IP based not ISDN so connection cost is not and issue.
• Video Cloud is a service paid monthly based on term lengths selected by you. 
• There is no internal technical overhead once we establish firewall protocol and IP address.
• There is no risk of technology shift associated with ownership. It is versatile and does not require dedicated boardroom real-estate. 

This is High Definition Video Conferencing for the entire enterprise!