Pointivity: Application Hosting and Managed Services

Parallels, a provider in virtualization and automation software, today announced that Pointivity, an application hosting and managed services company, will offer their on-demand hosted applications, Microsoft Exchange and Sharepoint, with Parallels Automation.

The company says that its Automation delivers hosting solutions through a multi-layer control panel with integrated billing, enabling Pointivity to automate all processes including online ordering, provisioning, billing and reporting.

It explains that Pointivity solutions are built on the Pointivity Computing Cloud (PC2) technology that offers deployment of applications and utility computing on a pay-as-you-go model. Pointivity aims to offer hosted Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint solutions as a reseller program, claims the the company.

"We are pleased to be able to offer our on-demand applications utilizing Parallels technology", said Kent Erickson, President and CEO of Pointivity. "Over time, we feel that the flexibility offered will allow us to scale our business and add new services efficiently, creating value for our customers and partners."

"Pointivity's application hosting services provide a new opportunity for resellers," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "Using Parallels Automation to deliver resources extends reach to a large market of companies that may not have the in-house resources needed to develop and manage all aspects of their IT."

Version 1.1 of SecureEmail

Comodo CA Limited, a Certification Authority and Internet security company , today announced the availability of version 1.1 of SecureEmail.

The company explains that this software allows private Internet users to use the same PKI-based technologies to encrypt and digitally sign emails that businesses and the governments use. Further it says that its email is an program that encrypts the email, allowing only the email's recipient to read the email, either through their email program and aslo this service is compatible with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and above, Outlook Express , Windows Mail, Incredimail, Mozilla Internet Mail, Thunderbird, and other S/MIME-capable email systems.

''Unsecured email messages are like sending a postcard written in pencil - without email protection software, they can be intercepted, read or edited by anyone along the way,'' said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Information Architect of Comodo CA Limited.

''The information passes through many computers and servers on its way to the intended recipient. Users rightly trust many of these computers , but it only takes one to compromise your critical information. This leads to identity theft and stolen financial information. If you wouldn't write that information on a postcard, you shouldn't put it in an unsecured email ,'' said Abdulhayoglu.

DSP: Digital Signal Processing

DSP is ideal for applications where delays cannot be tolerated. These special microprocessors perform mathematical computations instantaneously with a high level of precision that makes them well suited for real-time processing. TI DSPs are

used to process a vast assortment of information—including sound, images and video.

Digital end equipment using DSPs, like cell phones and digital still cameras , require analog chips that act as translators to change sound or light—real-world signals—into the 1s and 0s of the digital world . DSPs compress and process these

digital signals instantaneously.

TI's DSP and high-performance analog combinations are brought together to create innovative solutions for both today and tomorrow. These solutions make access to the Internet faster , Internet Protocol (IP) possible, the sound on cellular phones clearer, and video and Internet features available on third generation (3G) wireless phones.

Custom Build and Ruby-on-Rails Ready Virtual Servers

Easyspace, a virtual server provider, today announced that it has updated its VPS range to now include Custom Build and Ruby-on-Rails ready Virtual Servers.

The company claims that by keeping its original Standard and Premium VPS packages, the Custom server and pre-configured Ruby on Rails server options offer customers flexibility in terms of features they require, coding preferences and budget. The new Custom Virtual Server allows customers to choose the Operating System , power rating, disk space, RAM, control panel and payment options they'd prefer, in turn offering cost from as little as £9.95 per month, it adds.

"We are fast becoming one of the largest providers of Virtual Servers in the UK and the launch of two new packages only highlights how focused we are on continuing on that path. Not content with already having competitive packages and low prices, we felt it was time to expand our offering - providing packages that fit most user requirements." Comments Errol Vanderhorst, Sales and Marketing Director at Easyspace.

Errol continued "The new services have only been live since the beginning of September, but already we're seeing an increase in demand and interest. What's more, the new add-ons that were launched at the same time have also proven popular with customers . Our VPS customer numbers are growing, our packages are expanding and improving and the feedback received to date has been exceptional. All in all, it has been a worth while launch."

Enterprise-class Support of Dedicated Virtualised Servers from Rackspace

Rackspace, a webhosting provider , today announced enterprise-class support of dedicated virtualised servers as part of its ongoing virtualisation initiative in EMEA. The company avers that the virtualisation platform , built on VMware's third-generation virtualisation software suite, maximises hardware investment with better utilisation of servers through virtual machines .

It states that the virtualisation platform will enable businesses that experience growth or fluctuations in capacity to meet these demands, by making scaling easier through Virtual Machine provisioning. It adds that the service also provides access to a stable and secure virtualised environment and is supported by the company's brand of customer service, Fanatical Support.

The company claims that the virtualisation platform will be based on dedicated physical hardware for each customer and include the option of hybrid virtual and physical hosted environments. It will support mission-critical production systems and provide benefits including server consolidation, data protection and on-demand provisioning.

Brian Thomson, MD Rackspace EMEA said: "We work closely with our customers on the type of products they need to help their business work more efficiently, and are excited to announce a virtualisation platform that will provide greater flexibility to meet performance and capacity needs. Customers who were looking to adopt virtualisation told us that security was a concern so we have developed our virtual servers to provide protection against unanticipated traffic spikes and security breaches. This enables customers to gain all the benefits of virtualisation while reducing the associated risks."

Market Demand for Secure Hosted Services and Outsourcing

Servo, a service provider for the mid-market and medium enterprise space, today announced that it is investing to expand its data centre facilities in Leeds and Farnborough to cater to market demand for secure hosted services and outsourcing. The company says that it intends to increase its existing capacity by almost 25 per cent initially, with further space being added over the next three to five years. It claims that the development will see the existing facilities expand to 15,000 square feet of data centre capacity in the North and South of the UK.

As Martin O"Donnell, Hosting Services Director for Servo, comments, "We are finding that demand for secure hosting facilities is strong and we are building our capability to cater for that growing demand. The advantages of outsourcing are widely recognised in mid-sized businesses across all industry sectors as they demand more from their technology infrastructures but do not have the internal skills to support that demand. We take the strain from them and leave them to concentrate on their core business .

Servo has a proven track record in delivering hosted services and outsourcing to mid-sized companies, delivering the benefits of improved efficiency, reduced costs and reduction in their environmental impact through lower energy consumption. Prevailing market trends and conditions are making hosted services and outsourcing an attractive proposition to more companies wishing to take a tighter grip on their cost-base whilst focusing on their own area of trading expertise."

Dedicated Server Professional: Managed Hosting

UK managed Web Hosting Provider CWCS Managed Hosting, announced last week that it has upgraded the specification on their Dedicated Server Professional range.

The company states that their Professional dedicated servers has been upgraded to: Intel Quad Core 2.4 GHz, 2GB RAM, 2x 250 GB SATA Hard Disks RAID. The Windows range include the Windows Server 2008 operating system. And, the Linux range supports Ubunto or Cent OS. It adds that these Plans also include the latest Plesk Control Panel, unlimited bandwidth and firewall protection.

The managed Web host claims to have offered it's hosting services for small-to medium-sized companies for the past eight years and manages its own two data centres based in Nottingham, UK. Also, the dedicated servers plans are supported by round-the-clock telephone and email technical support.

The company further claims to offers a wide range of packages including shared hosting , reseller packages, virtual private servers, colocation hosting and fully managed dedicated servers.

Panda: Open Source Platform For Web Developers

New Bamboo, a specialist in software development using Ruby on Rails, today launched Panda, a new Open Source platform to help web developers, design agencies and large scale enterprises to meet the demands of uploading and managing user generated video on the web in an easy to install manner. The company says that the source code is freely available at  Pandastream.com along with installation and configuration guides.

It explains that Panda is a video platform which provides a flexible video solution for handling video uploading , conversion (transcoding) and streaming aimed at professional organisations that want an alternative to expensive commercial solutions already on the market. Panda also allows user generated video content to be uploaded onto websites too, states the company.

Damien Tanner, Co-Founder of New Bamboo said: ''Video is always a thorny issue for developers. It requires a large amount of space on the server and bandwidth for streaming. The other issue is that uploaded videos must be transcoded into various formats for playback on the web. This process is incredibly resource intensive, and needs a well executed architecture. Traditionally companies have repeatedly reinvented the wheel - spending a lot of time and money on building this difficult architecture in isolation.''

Sitemasher: A Websiite Development Service that Combines Ease of Use

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., an internet infrastructure provider, today announced that it has launched Sitemasher, a web site development service that combines ease of use with the power that enterprise users demand. The company says that Sitemasher provides a fully managed, hosted web site solution that integrates the web site building and publishing environment, content management system (CMS), analytics and search engine optimization (SEO), all within a single platform.

The company claims that Sitemasher provides a rich, technical framework that gives businesses the tools and services to create their own data-driven web applications without programming. It says that this approach has enabled the company to grow quickly with more than 2,000 customers since beta-testing began in April.

"As we look toward the future of the hosting industry, we see customizations, such as the solution we created for Sitemasher, becoming more prevalent," said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1 . "The ability to channel our powerful network to support and enable virtualization, is key for the growth of forward-thinking tech companies like Sitemasher, and helps them carve out a niche in the Web 2.0 space."

"When we researched hosting companies, PEER 1 was the only one that was willing to put together a customized solution that was a fit for us," said Sitemasher CEO Ron Moravek.

4PSA Clean Server: An 4email and File System Antivirus for Plesk Servers

Rack-Soft, a developer and integrator of server and data center software, today launched thier 4PSA Clean Server 4, an email and file system antivirus for Plesk servers, based on the 4Grid technology. The company states that its software introduces distributed scanning, delivery policies and antivirus control features. It also states that 4PSA Clean Server uses ClamAV antivirus engine.

Rack-Soft says that 4PSA Clean Server 4 solves email antivirus scanning issues that Plesk administrators face. It further explains that the 4PSA Clean Server 4 introduces an approach to solve these issues by clustering the scanning processes. The product can be installed on one server like a traditional antivirus and when the number of servers increases, the hosting company can introduce specialized scanning nodes that handle email scanning for the entire infrastructure. Scanning requests are distributed automatically between scanning nodes and email delivery is not affected even when a hosting machine is flooded with emails.

"4PSA Clean Server 4 is our first public release of a product based on 4Grid framework. Together with our customers, we tested the new version in large environments with more than two hundred Plesk hosting servers. Our testing partners wereexcited to see that the product took the scanning load from the hosting servers , allowing these to better answer to requests and serve more customers. With 4PSA Clean Server, hosting businesses are no longer limited by email volume", said Bogdan Carstoiu, Rack-Soft's General Manager.

Certification Authority and Internet Security Company Offers Ecommerce Accelarator Kit

Comodo CA Limited, a Certification Authority and internet security company, today announced their eCommerce Accelerator Kit, a new service for eMerchants looking to increase conversion rates and sales. The company claims that these services have helped merchants build sales relationships through trust, social authentication and privacy protection.

It states that its eCommerce Accelerator Kit provides businesses with an EV SSL Certificate, HackerProof, and the UserTrust website review platform. It also states that EV SSL Certificates are rigorous digital certificate on the web, requiring the eMerchant to go through an extensive validation process. The company avers that HackerProof gives visitors assurance that a daily vulnerability scan on the website was passed indicating that the site is free from major known vulnerabilities. The company adds that UserTrust, a free social authentication platform, allows users to rate and review an eMerchant and have that rating on display for future customers considering to do business with the company.

"What we hope to accomplish at Comodo is to build a trusted internet, one where people feel comfortable interacting with each other online," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo . "For eMerchants, trust means that visitors feel safe becoming customers. Comodo's eCommerce Accelerator Kit is meant to comprehensively make sure trust is never a road block"

New Unique Situational Awareness Web Portal

Autonomy Corporation plc, a provider of infrastructure software for the enterprise, today unveiled its new unique Situational Awareness Web Portal that offers companies the ability to control and monitor their security and surveillance activities through a rich user interface accessible over a standard Internet connection.

The company explains that this portal not only provides security officers with a secure, comprehensive view and analysis of security scenarios, but it also allows them access to all relevant intelligence information without being restricted to the Security and Control Centre. This frees security officers to engage in hands-on investigation and monitoring throughout the premise, allowing them to keep abreast of the situation on the rest of the premises via a mobile device, or through portals installed in strategic locations.

It articulates that the Portal is an extension to Autonomy Virage's Command and Control platform that brings together information from a wide range of applications and allows holistic monitoring and analysis of security data in real-time. The new system is able to understand the significance of an event and automatically connect it to relevant intelligence. 

Enterprise Class Network for Houston and Dallas Centers of the Planet Webhosting Company

The Planet, a privately held dedicated hosting company , today announced improvements to its enterprise-class network. The company claims that these new upgrades consolidate Houston and Dallas networks into a single global network, which provides reliability, scalability and consistent experience for the company's customers. It avers that it also provides a common network policy across the company's data centers in the two cities.

The company says that in preparation for next-generation technologies, its network is now IPv6-ready and is running MPLS for traffic engineering and management, as well as IP services.

"In survey-after-survey, customers tell us they choose The Planet based on the quality and reliability of our network and data centers,'' said Will Charnock, the company's vice president of technology. ''Both comprise the central nervous system operations for our customers, who rely on us to operate their mission-critical IT infrastructures around the clock. During the past two years, we've performed significant upgrades to deliver even better quality network capabilities. As we prepare for future technologies that will be important to our customers, these upgrades represent strategic investments that provide them with access to the highest-quality network in our industry.''

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PEER 1 Partner Network: Integrated Referral and Reseller Program

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc., an internet infrastructure provider, today launched its PEER 1 Partner Network, an integrated Referral and Reseller Program targeted towards web developers, system integrators and IT consultants. The company states that these programs are designed to provide PEER 1 partners with an opportunity to strengthen their relationships with existing clients, offer revenue incentives to refer business and in turn increase revenue for both PEER 1 and its partners.

It explains that its referral program provides partners with choices for business and revenue growth opportunities without having to close the sale themselves or support the client afterwards. The company claims that its Referral partners can either receive a one-time commission of up to 100 percent for each new customer referral or participate in a revenue sharing plan that pays a monthly commission of up to 15 percent.

The company articulates that its Reseller program, which is expected to be deployed later this quarter, will help partners offer hosting solutions backed by PEER 1 . It also states that this features will include partner discounts for dedicated servers, setup fees and managed services. Partners will have the flexibility to set pricing, with the full support of a dedicated PEER 1 account team made up of a personal account manager, technical specialist, and a billing specialist, claims the company.

''We are constantly looking for opportunities to work more closely with our partners and their clients. These programs are designed to provide higher value relationships with clients and increase our partner's revenues today and into the future,'' said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1.

Mobile and Group Email Plans with Microsoft Outlook

GoDaddy.com Inc., a domain name and hosting provider , today announced that it is delivering mobile and group e-mail plans with Microsoft Outlook, a provider of software, services and solutions, powered by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) improve worker productivity and communications regardless of physical location. The company says that its new e-mail plans includes Personal Outlook, Outlook with Mobile, and Group Outlook with Mobile that provides SMBs the ability to manage all of their online services from one place.

"We have many customers who currently use Microsoft Office Outlook for their e-mail. It was only natural that we expanded our offerings to include mobile and group e-mail plans with Microsoft Outlook," said GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "Our goal is to be a one-stop shop for every customer. Business owners who want the advantage of Microsoft Outlook e-mail plans can rely on us, without worrying about system maintenance."

"This announcement with GoDaddy.com represents an exciting opportunity for business owners to leverage the resources of two industry leaders who understand the needs of businesses and their employees," said John Zanni, general manager of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft.

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Technology Provider for Partner Relationship Management (PRM)

TreeHouse Interactive, a technology provider for partner relationship management (PRM), channel sales force automation (CSFA) and marketing automation solutions, today announced advances in its product suite which includes TreeHouse ResellerView, SalesView and MarketingView. The company states that with this product organizations are able to improve efficiencies and process integration between partners and manufacturers, benefit from the combination sales force automation with critical channel management, and maximize revenue opportunities with lead generation systems and multichannel marketing campaigns .

"Organizations today realize they must optimize their customer and partner relationship management systems, achieve greater visibility across their partner networks, and build a cohesive process that seamlessly ties sales, customer, and partner information together in a way that generates revenue and drives their business forward ," said Erich Flynn, CEO, TreeHouse Interactive. 

"We are excited that companies such as  NetApp (NTAP), Motion Computing, Quantum Corporation (QTM), Step Up Women's Network and Mrs. Fields have chosen TreeHouse SaaS solutions to more effectively manage their channel relationships and maximize revenue opportunities. We look forward to expanding our market reach and continuing to address the need for comprehensive, high-performing partner relationship management and marketing automation solutions that provide a seamless partner and customer experience while driving incremental revenue."

How to Use Myspace Website to Promote Your Website

By Omaro Ailoch 

While the MySpace social networking website is predominantly seen as being a music related site, it can be used for much more. Integrated into your online marketing mix, and treated properly, it can  form a good basis for Social Media Optimization and for Search Engine Optimization. Certain social networking sites, including MySpace, naturally receive a lot of weight from search engines. As such, a link to your own web pages from MySpace pages can giver search engine rankings a boost. However, perhaps the biggest benefit of using MySpace is the ability to network with people that are naturally inclined to use the service you offer or buy the product you provide.

Be Ethical

Possibly the biggest tip you will ever get on using MySpace positively is to avoid spamming other users. Always use ethical means and ensure that you establish a MySpace page that offers genuine value to somebody other than yourself. MySpace spam is a fairly big and extremely annoying problem – if you are seen to be a perpetrator of this annoyance then you won't be promoting your business or website in a positive light and you will actively deter new leads.

Joining Relevant MySpace Groups

MySpace offers a number of Groups, and many of these groups are business related. The forums are an online community where members can get together and discuss related topics that interest all members. Spam is often found and deleted, anyway, but you can still promote your own service as long as it is done ethically and properly. Signature links are the most common method – a method that has been employed in forum advertising and more recently blog advertising for some time. Post relevant comments, useful tips, and answer people's questions with a conclusive response – other members of the community will be inclined to read your post and click your signature link.

Create A Powerful Profile Page

Ensure that your profile is easy to read, includes relevant links to your website (but not an over abundance of them), and offers genuine information. It's perfectly acceptable to include information pertaining to your business and your website in your profile page. Members of your new MySpace network will click on your username and view your profile page. This provides you with the opportunity to sell your services in a positive light.

Add Media Regularly

If you sell products, write articles, or create video content or music, then your MySpace page can include any and all of these. Adding media and links to related pages is essentially what MySpace is about and what it is most widely used for. Create your page, invite others to visit it and join your network of friends. This allows you to keep in regular communication with those people.

Make MySpace Work For You

Post frequently to your MySpace blog and keep your page content fresh and updated. However, don't get carried away – friends may unsubscribe if they believe that you are only in it to promote your website. The real key to MySpace success is that you have to be interested in joining the MySpace community and become an active part of it. Never spam, because it will be detrimental to the overall view of your website and it may get you banned.

Wife Dies of Lung Cancer: A Short Reflection

Some seven (7) years ago, my wife, Linda, succumbed to lung cancer.

After months of weekly trips via fastcraft from Tagbilaran to Cebu and vice versa, with one or two nights stay in an expensive hospital in Cebu City, her frail body no longer had the strength and the capability to resist the disease. She was born on the 5th day of October, and died one day before her birthday, which was on October 4, 2001.

When she was diagnosed for the dreaded affliction, the family at first could hardly believe the doctor who examined her. For how can a person full of life and laughter, could be that sick and with a life- threatening disease at that.

Before she met her Creator, and during   happier times we had an understanding that the one who will left behind should try to be happy, and remember only the good times in our lives. And that the one left in the land of the living would be free to marry. But we told her that if she will be the first to go, that we will never marry. And we hope to keep that promise till it is our time to go.

Now that she has gone, we are only comforted by the thought that God has provided her an oasis of comfort in His heavenly home. - from Looking Glass Column - Sunday Post

Oracle's Identity Assurance and Anti-fraud Ecosystem

Quova, Inc., a provider of internet geolocation services and a member of the Oracle Partner Network, today announced that it has been selected to join Oracle's identity assurance and anti-fraud ecosystem. The company states that as an identity assurance ecosystem member, it has the strategic market value to make a revenue impact as an Oracle partner.

The company claims that it is the only geolocation provider within the ecosystem and its technologies play a key role in the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, a solution designed to prevent online identity theft and fraud.

The company also states that through their integration to Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, geolocation data is uploaded to Oracle's database repository to assist in the identification of suspicious transactions by instantly and accurately determining the real-world location of a Website visitor . Its geolocation-based risk assessment helps enterprise merchants using Oracle Adaptive Access Manager reduce their cost of fraud by improving detection rates, thus resulting in fewer false positives.

"Quova's participation in the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager provides great value to our customers who focus on fraud detection and prevention," said Amit Jasuja, vice president of development, security  and identity management at Oracle. "The Oracle Identity Assurance Ecosystem makes it easy for Oracle to distinguish partners who make an impact on solutions for our security and fraud focused customers."

Separate Your Video Clips Into Smaller, More Manageable Pieces

Windows Movie Maker Tutorial: Creating clips lets you separate your video clips into smaller, more manageable pieces.

Clips can be created when you originally import a video file into Windows if you have selected the Create clips for video files check box. However, if this check box is not selected when you import a video file, the file is imported as a single clip rather smaller multiple clips. You can then use clip detection later to divide a video file into smaller clips.

Clips are created in a variety of ways, depending on the video file and video source.

• Video from a DV camera. If you capture video from a DV camera that is connected to an IEEE 1394 port, clips are created based on the time stamp inserted in the video by the DV camera. If no time stamp or other markers are present, the resulting video file is divided into clips based on each significant frame change in the video.

  If you import an existing DV-AVI file into Windows Movie Maker and time stamp markers appear in the AVI video file, the file is also separated into smaller clips according to time stamp information.

• Capturing video from an analog video camera or Web camera. If you capture video from an analog camera or Web camera, a clip is created when there is a substantial change in one frame of the video compared to the next frame. This method is used for both live and existing content from an analog source.

  The size and duration of the clips is based on the duration of the entire video file. Therefore, video files that are longer in length will have clips that are longer in duration compared to the clips created when a shorter video file is clip detected.

• Windows Media files. If you import a Windows Media file with an .asf or .wmv file name extension that has file markers inserted, a clip is created for each marker. The markers help to divide the file into manageable sizes.

  If the source Windows Media file contains no markers or only one marker, a clip is created when there is a substantial change in one frame of the video compared to the next frame.

The time it takes to detect clips in a video file increases as the length of the video file increases. If you click Cancel while clip detection is occurring, clip detection stops at the current point in the video file, the clips that have been detected appear, and the last clip contains the portion of the video file that remained when clip detection was cancelled. You can later click the last clip and then create new clips starting from the last clip at which clip creation was originally cancelled.

Website Design By Ascio

Ascio.com, a domain name management company, today announced the launch of a new website design with updated content.

The company claims that new website makes it easier for present and future partners to see where they can benefit most from its advantages - automation , personal service and a choice of more than 250 TLDs.

It avers that their customers will have access to an online TLD map which shows all the TLDs that they can offer worldwide. The news section also includes an RSS feed which allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the news section.

Provider of Web, Data and Email Security Solutions

Websense, Inc., a web security provider , launched a new brand identity and unveiled a new marketing campaign to further establish itself as a provider of web, data and email security solutions. The company states that it has introduced real-time Web 2.0 content classification and malware protection product, the Websense Web Security Gateway.

The company explains that based on its security platform, Websense Web Security Version 7, the Web Security Gateway allows businesses to embrace and use Web 2.0 technologies to accelerate their business goals. In addition, the company has announced the general availability of Websense Data Security Endpoint, an addition to its data loss prevention portfolio that helps businesses stop data leaks through communications channels, such as USB devices, printers and applications where confidential data could be copied and pasted, along with networked resources .

"In today's world, the lines between work and personal time are often blurred," said Gene Hodges, Websense chief executive officer. "Many of our customers asked us for ways they could open up the Web for employees -- for both business and personal use -- without putting the business at risk. We've delivered the first data-centric security portfolio that gives businesses the power to say 'Yes' to Web 2.0 without worrying about data loss."

"Since the acquisition of PortAuthority, Websense has delivered three major product releases of Websense Data Security Suite and tripled the install base. Additionally, more than 65 percent of Websense data loss prevention customers use both Web security and data loss prevention technologies, giving them unique visibility and control over where confidential data can be sent," added Hodges.

How to trim a video or audio clip in Windows Movie Maker

How to trim a video or audio clip in Windows Movie Maker

1. On the View menu, click Timeline.
2. In the Collections pane, click the collection that contains the clip you want to add, and then click the clip you want to trim in the Contents pane.
3. On the Clip menu, click Add to Timeline.
4. On the timeline, select the clip you want to trim.
5. On the timeline, click the playback indicator and drag it to the point where you want to trim the clip.

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   Use the playback controls on the monitor to go to the point where you want to trim the clip.

6. Do the following:
   • When the playback indicator is at the point where you want the selected video or audio clip to start playing back, on the Clip menu, click Set Start Trim Point.
   • When the playback indicator is at the point where you want the selected video or audio clip to stop playing back, on the Clip menu, click Set End Trim Point. 

CM4all WebsiteCreator Business Edition

CM4all, a provider of Web-based applications, today announced that it has signed a deal with IGEmpresas, an internet service provider, for its core product CM4all WebsiteCreator Business Edition.

The company says that iG Empresas is the business unit of Internet Group S/A (iG) dedicated to provide web hosting services to SOHO and SMB markets and, Internet Group is a 100% subsidiary of Brasil Telecom S.A. (BrT), a Brazilian telecomunications company headquartered in the Brazilian capital.

It avers that it will adapt the user interface of the CM4all WebsiteCreator to iG Empresas' corporate design before installing it in thier data center. The company also claims that will administer the software remotely, safeguard its availability with 24/7 support and continuously update both the Operating System and CM4all Application.

''With iG Empresas/Brasil Telecom we now can add another large scale Internet Service Provider to our customer base'' Robert Schovenberg explains. ''Thanks to our long-time experience and successful work with some of the biggest telcos and Internet Service Providers worldwide like Terra Networks, BT, Deutsche Telekom, NTT and many others, we are in a position to guarantee that iG can safely rely on our service and products. iG will definitely benefit from this decision.''

Guide On How to Split or Combine Video Clip in Windows Movie Maker

You can split or combine audio, video, and pictures into smaller, more manageable clips. When you split a video or audio clip, the large clip is divided into two smaller clips. For example, if you have a video clip, and you want to insert a video transition in the middle of it, you can split the video clip at the point where you want to insert the video transition and then add the desired transition.

The following table indicates where you can split the different types of digital media files in Windows Movie Maker .

Conversely, you might have a file that was divided into smaller clips that you want to combine. You can combine contiguous clips. Contiguous clips means that the start time of the second clip immediately follows the end time of the first clip. For example, if you have a video or audio file that was divided into clips when it was imported into Windows Movie Maker , and the clips are named Clip 1, Clip 2, and Clip 3, in that order, you could combine Clip 1 and Clip 2, or Clip 2 and Clip 3. However, you cannot combine Clip 1 and Clip 3 because they are not contiguous. You can combine contiguous video clips in the Contents pane before adding the clip or clips to the storyboard/timeline.

Windows Movie Maker: Options for Editing Video Clips

You have several options for editing clips:

• Splitting a clip. You can split a video clip into two clips. This is useful if you want to insert either a picture or a video transition in the middle of a clip. You can split a clip that appears on the storyboard/timeline of a current project, or you can split the clip in the Contents pane.
• Combining clips. You can combine two or more contiguous video clips. Contiguous means the clips were captured together so that the end time of one clip is the same as the start time of the next clip. Combining clips is useful if you have several short clips and you want to view them as one clip on the storyboard/timeline. Similar to splitting a clip, you can combine contiguous clips in the Contents pane or on the storyboard/timeline.
• Trimming a clip. You can hide parts of a clip you do not want in your project. For example, you can trim the beginning or end of a clip. Trimming does not remove the information from the source material; you can clear the trim points to return the clip to its original length at any time. Clips can only be trimmed after they have been added to the storyboard/timeline. You cannot trim clips in the Contents pane. 

How to Select a Background Music in Windows Movie Maker

This page lets you choose the background music or other audio for your AutoMovie. You can choose to music that has been imported into Windows Movie Maker, or you can choose to import existing music from another location accessible from your computer.

The following options appear on this page.

Audio or music files

Specifies the audio or music you want to use for your AutoMovie. The audio or music that appears in the list depends on the music that was in the collection or selection when starting to create an AutoMovie. If you do not see the music you want to use in your movie in the list of available audio or music files, you can click Browse to import an audio or music file from another location to use in your movie.

Audio levels

Adjusts the audio levels between the Audio and Audio/Music (the audio that was captured as part of a video clip on the Audio track, and the audio that was captured or imported and added to the Audio/Music track). Adjusting the audio levels determines which audio plays louder than the other in your movie.

Enter a title for the movie

Click to go to the Enter Text for Title page, and then type the new text for the title.

Select an AutoMovie editing style

Click to go to the Select an AutoMovie Editing Style page, and then choose an AutoMovie editing style for your movie.

Windows Movie Maker: How to Create An Automovie

To create an AutoMovie in Windows Movie Maker

1. Select a collection in the Collections pane or select multiple clips in the Contents pane.
2. On the Tools menu, click AutoMovie.

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   In the Movie Tasks pane, under Edit Movie, click Make an AutoMovie.

3. On the Select an AutoMovie Editing Style page, select an AutoMovie editing style.
4. Under More options, click Enter a title for the movie.
5. In the Enter Text for Title page, type the text you want to appear as the title.
6. Under More options, click Select audio or background music.
7. In Audio and music files, do one of the following:
   • Select an audio or music file from the current list.
   • Click Browse to import an audio or music file on your hard disk into Windows Movie Maker to use in your movie.
   • Select None if you do not want any audio or music added to your movie.
8. Do one of the following:
   • To increase the audio level of an audio clip on the Audio/Music track, drag the slider bar towards Audio/Music.
   • To increase the audio level of the audio on the Audio track that is part of a video clip, drag the slider bar towards Audio from video.
9. Click Done, edit movie to create the AutoMovie and add the clips to the storyboard/timeline.

The time it takes for the AutoMovie to be created and added to the storyboard/timeline depends on the duration and amount of audio, video, and pictures you selected or in the selected collection.

Webhost Provider Ties Up with Clickstream Technologies

Daily.co.uk, a domain name and web hosting provider , today announced the first phase of collaboration with Clickstream Technologies Plc., a provider of Software as a Service (SaaS).

The company claims that website hosting and online shop customers will be offered services that can be used to detect pay per click fraud, generate sales leads and analyse visitor behaviour so they can optimise their sites to increase both sales and visitor satisfaction. Further it states that the first phase of services released today includes: heat and click maps which demonstrate where website visitors click and where they don't, a sales lead generation tool, movie recordings of visitors' navigation around websites , advertising click fraud detection, customer satisfaction surveys, and automated set-up for Google Analytics.

Daily.co.uk MD, Abby Hardoon, said "Our partnership with Clickstream represents a fantastic opportunity for website owners to extract the full potential from their websites. Business tools such as lead generation and pay-per-click ad fraud detection can make a real impact on revenue. By seeing where customers click and watching movies of customers navigating around a site, website owners can see what works for customers and what doesn't and amend their website to get the best both from and for visitors ."

Brewster Barclay, Clickstream Managing Director, said: "The largest impediment to widespread adoption of SaaS Internet Marketing tools by website owners is the requirement for manual tagging, which remains an enigma to many. Using Clickstream's Datasherpa Platform, Daily.co.uk website owners are now free to enhance their online presence without the traditional barriers to implementation."

The Planet Webhost Chosen To Run Critical Applications

The Planet, a privately held dedicated hosting company , today announced that The Sant Corporation, a provider of software solutions has been selected for its Northstar Managed Hosting to run critical applications. The company states that Sant provides software solutions that enable companies to increase their sales effectiveness through the production of proposals, RFP responses, presentations and related documents.

The company also avers that Sant customers span a broad range of vertical markets and include businesses in the telecommunications, financial services, banking, logistics, hardware and real estate industries .

"Reliability, scalability and security are key for organizations whose customers rely on hosted applications," said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and product management for The Planet.  "The Planet Northstar dedicated account team evaluates business requirements upfront based on our Anticipation Advantage methodology. They have a full working knowledge of each company's business goals and processes before implementation even begins.  With the designated account team available around-the-clock, customers can be assured their IT infrastructure is well managed."

"We offer clients two options for licensing our software," said William A. Geers, vice president of operations for Sant. "They can either install our applications behind their firewall or select our popular hosted option, which we offer through The Planet's data centers. Because many of our customers are in the financial services arena , SAS 70 compliance was also critical."

"When we announce a new product, long before it's generally available, we are able to conduct extensive alpha and beta testing cycles," Geers notes. "The Planet is a big part of that process. Since we set up beta sites for each individual customer , we want to control those environments. We know we can count on the stability of the environment at The Planet, which is one more thing we don't have to worry about. In fact, Planet Northstar has helped us improve our overall customer satisfaction, which is a priceless consideration in our business. The Planet Northstar account team takes a methodical approach to our business through its Anticipation Advantage Methodology and ensures that our systems are scalable. They clearly have a vested interest in our success ."

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Cost-effective Web Filtering Solutions

CyberPatrol, a developer of parental controls and web filtering solutions, today announced partnerships with two security specialist channels, Walling Data Systems and Software Security Solutions. The company says that both companies have signed up for its Certified Reseller program, which is designed to support channel partners in delivering its solutions to their customer bases.

The company states that Walling Data Systems, based in North Carolina, is a provider of computer , network and information technology security solutions to educational, government, and commercial customers. It further adds that Software Security Solutions, based in Colorado, is focused on providing all elements of the company's proprietary Layered Security Solution to home and small business users across the country. The company's mission is to simplify layered security and provide only best-in-class solutions for each security layer .

"Walling Data Systems and Software Security Solutions are welcome additions to our Certified Reseller program," said CyberPatrol VP of Business Development Lennie Myers. "Both companies are recognized leaders in their fields offering best-in-class solutions. We're delighted that their customers will now be able to benefit from our cost-effective web filtering solutions."

"Different solutions are required for different threats. We pride ourselves on providing our customers with early-adopter insight and best-in-class solutions," said CEO Monte Robertson of Software Security Solutions.

RSHosting Builds Partnership with TheVisionWorld

RSHosting, a cpanel reseller hosting provider , today announced partnerships with TheVisionWorld, a provider of web-based helpdesk software and WHMCS Ltd, a client-management company. The company says that it will now offer a helpdesk software "Vision Helpdesk" and a billing automation software "WHMCS", to its Reseller customers.

The company sates that it has specialized in providing whm/cpanel reseller web hosting accounts on servers physically based in UK and US datacenters. It also claims that it runs servers from top class data centers ensuring 99.99% uptime and adding to this is their round the clock support.

The company explains that with this new partnership its customers will be able to use helpdesk software to offer support to end users, and it can also offer WHMCS Client Management Billing Software to its reseller customers. Vision Helpdesk includes features like managing Emails, Scrap Book, Staff Private Messaging, WHMCS offers Billing, Domain Integration/Management, claims the company.

"We have been able to build a strong reseller customer base by continually bolstering our plans to meet the ever-evolving requirements of Internet businesses. Offering these softwares free of cost is another example of our commitment to provide excellent value to our customers", said Company Director, Mr. Sean Collar.

How to Copy a Movie Clip in Storyboar or Timeline

To copy a clip on the storyboard/timeline in Windows Movie Maker

1. On the storyboard/timeline, select the clip you want to copy.
2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3. Do one of the following, depending on which view you are working in:
   • On the storyboard, click the next empty cell.
   • On the timeline, move the playback indicator to the point where you want to paste the clip.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

To select multiple clips, hold down the CTRL key and click each clip that you want to copy.

As an alternative to using the menu commands to copy and paste one or more clips, you can also use the mouse to copy and paste. To do this, hold down the CTRL key and click each clip that you want to copy. While still holding down the CTRL key, drag the selected clip or clips to the new location on the storyboard/timeline. When you copy clips by using the mouse, a small plus sign in a square appears to indicate that the clip is being copied.

Guide on Editing Projects Using Windows Movie Maker

Guide on Editing Projects Using Windows Movie Maker

Editing projects

To start a project and begin creating your movie, you need to add any imported or captured video, audio, or pictures to the storyboard/timeline. The clips on storyboard/timeline become the contents of your project and future movie.

You can use the storyboard/timeline to create and edit projects. The storyboard and timeline both display your work in progress, but each provides a different view of your work: 

The storyboard displays the sequence of clips. 

The timeline displays the timing of clips. 

You can switch between the storyboard and timeline as you work on a project.

After you add clips to the storyboard/timeline to create a project, you can do the following: 

• Rearrange the clips in the sequence you want. 
  
• Create transitions between clips. 
  
• Add video effects to video clips and pictures. 
  
• Trim the clips to hide unwanted segments (on the timeline view only). 
  
• Split and combine clips. 
  
• Add narration that synchronizes with the clips (on the timeline view only). 
  
• As you work on a project, you can preview it in the monitor at any time to get an idea of the end result. You can save your work-in-progress as a project and return to work on it again. 

Before you can send a project as an attachment in an e-mail message, to a Web server, or record it back to tape in a DV camera, you must first save it as a movie.

IBM de Colombia To Leverage Infrastructure and Connectivity

Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a provider of IT infrastructure services, today announced that IBM de Colombia will leverage the infrastructure and connectivity at its NAP de las Americas - Colombia in Bogota to offer customers its IT solutions, including integration, business continuity and architecture services.

The company states that its facility in Bogota provides the infrastructure and connectivity that meets the demands of customers in this growing market. It adds that after an extensive selection process, Terremark was the choice because of the value offered by its network-neutral model and reliable infrastructure services.

The company further explains that NAP de las Americas - Colombia, which opened in June, is a state-of-the-art datacenter with massive connectivity to more than 160 carriers through its NAP of the Americas in Miami. The facility also provides the highest levels of physical security for sensitive business-critical applications and redundant power and cooling systems.

"We are proud to be working with IBM to provide IT services to enterprises and government agencies in Colombia," said Agustin Abalo, President of Terremark's Latin American Business Unit.

Plesk 8.6 for Shared Web Hosting Plan

Cirrus Tech , a web hosting company , today announced the release of Plesk 8.6 on its shared web hosting plans . The company claims that with this plan, clients can create a backup of their databases directly from their control panel.

The company explains that in previous versions of Plesk, clients had the ability to create a complete backup of their entire web hosting plan , but were limited in their ability to pick and choose what they wanted to backup. Now, clients can choose to simply create a backup of just their database and restore it when necessary without having to restore their entire hosting plan , it adds.

The company claims that these backups are created from the Plesk control panel and are stored on the client's local computer. Clients can make database backups as they choose, and select which backup they want to restore. It avers that clients still have the option to create an entire backup of their hosting plan as well.

"It's often the case that clients just want to create a backup of their databases," says Mani Aminian, Sales Manager at Cirrus Tech. "By being able to do just that, clients can benefit because they will be able to reduce their bandwidth consumption and time spent creating backups."

How to Display Project Properties in Windows Movie Maker

Displaying project properties in Windows Movie Maker

Project properties information can help you organize your Windows Movie Maker projects. The different project properties, both preset and ones you specify, let you quickly search for and find specific projects you create in Windows Movie Maker through My Computer or Windows Explorer. By entering project properties, you can organize your projects according to title, author name, or other project property values you choose or enter.

The following information is displayed in the Project Properties dialog box.

Title

Displays the title of the current Windows Movie Maker project. No title is entered by default. However, you can enter a title that fits your project. The title you enter becomes the title for your final saved movie, which is displayed by many media players when the movie is played back. The maximum number of characters for the title is 128.

Author

Displays the name of the author for the current Windows Movie Maker project. The default author name matches the author name displayed in the Default author box of the Options dialog box. However, you can enter a different author name for your project if you choose. The author name you enter becomes the author name for your final saved movie, which is displayed by many media players when the movie is played back. The maximum number of characters for the author is 128.

Duration

Displays the duration of the current Windows Movie Maker project in the form of hours:minutes:seconds.hundreths of a second. This lets you quickly determine the length of your project and final saved movie.

Copyright

Displays copyright information for the current project. You can enter any applicable copyright information about the current project. The copyright information you enter is displayed by many media players when the movie is played back. The maximum number of characters for the copyright is 14.

Rating

Displays any rating information for the current project. You can enter a rating for this movie according to your own criteria. The rating you enter becomes the rating for your final saved movie, which is displayed by many media players when the movie is played back. The maximum number of characters for the rating is 20.

Description

Displays any description you may enter for the current project and final saved movie. The description you enter becomes the description for your final saved movie, which is displayed by many media players when the movie is played back. The maximum number of characters for the description is 512.

Note: The project properties you enter can be seen by anyone who has access to your final movie because the project properties become the properties for your saved movie as well. Therefore, do not enter any personal information in the Project Properties dialog box that you do not want others to see. For more information about privacy, see the Windows Movie Maker privacy statement at the Microsoft Web site. 

How to Change Preview Monitor Size of Windows Movie Maker

How to Change Preview Monitor Size of Windows Movie Maker

To change the preview monitor size

Select video on the storyboard/timeline or in the Contents pane. 

Do one of the following, depending on the preview monitor size you want to choose: 

To preview the video at 320x240 pixels, on the View menu, point to Preview Monitor Size, and then click Small (320x240). 

To preview the video at 640x480 pixels, on the View menu, point to Preview Monitor Size, and then click Large (640x480). 

This option is available when there is enough available space to resize the monitor without resizing the storyboard/timeline.

Saving Your Movie Project in Windows Movie Maker

Saving your project lets you keep your current work, and then later open the file in Windows Movie Maker to make further changes. You can continue editing your project from where you left off when you last saved the project. When you save a project, the arrangement of clips added to the storyboard/timeline, as well as any video transitions, video effects, titles, credits, and any other edits you made are retained.

A Windows Movie Maker project file is saved with a .mswmm file name extension.

You can also save an existing Windows Movie Maker project file with a new name. This enables you to use the saved project as the basis for other new projects. For example, if your current project contains a short introduction to a movie, you can save the existing project with a new name and then continue editing. When you wanted to create a new movie that includes the same short introduction, you can then open the original project file that contains only the introduction, and then make additional edits without needing to re-create the introduction of your movie.

Guide on How to Import Wideo Files and Clip Detection

Importing video files and clip detection in Windows Movie Maker

You can choose to have the video file separated into smaller, more manageable clips when you import video files into Windows Movie Maker . Clips are created through a process called "clip detection." When you import video files and select the Create clips for video files check box in the Import File dialog box, clips are created based on the type of video file or files you choose to import.

Clips are created as follows, for the different video file formats. 

Windows Media Format video files. If you import a Windows Media video file with an .asf or .wmv file name extension, a clip is created for each marker that is in the original file. The markers help to divide the file into manageable sizes. Markers may have been inserted into the original Windows Media file to describe a specific portion or event within the video. If the original Windows Media file contains no markers or only one marker, a clip is created when there is a substantial change in one frame of the video compared to the next frame. The minimum duration of a clip is one second. 

Other video file formats. If you import a video file that is not a Windows Media file, such as a video file with a .mpeg file name extension, a clip is created when there is a substantial change in one frame of the video compared to the next frame. 

DV-AVI files. If you import an AVI file that contains video captured from a DV camera, and time stamp information was added to that file, clips are created based on the time stamp information in the file. 

If the Create clips for video files check box is not selected when you import a video file, the video file is imported and appears as one whole clip in Windows Movie Maker. You can later run clip creation after the video file is imported into Windows Movie Maker to separate the clip into smaller clips.

When importing video files, you can choose the following option:

Create clips for video files

Specifies whether video files are separated into smaller clips when imported. If this option is selected, the video file is separated into smaller video clips through clip detection. If this option is not selected, the video file is imported as a single video clip.

Guide on How to Import Windows Movie Maker Collections File

To import a Windows Movie Maker collections file

On the File menu, click Import into Collections. 

In the Files of type box, select Windows Movie Maker 1.x Collection Files. 

In File name, enter the path and file name of the collections file you want to import, and then click Import. 

The collections file is named Windows Movie Maker.col and is located on your hard disk in \Documents and Settings\UserAccountName\Application Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker. For example, if Windows is installed on drive C:, and your account name is John, your collections file would be located in C:\Documents and Settings\John\Application Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker.

Note: You might have a backup copy of your collections file on your computer, which has a .bak file name extension. You can also choose to import this file. By default, your collections file from a previous release of Windows Movie Maker is imported automatically the first time you start this version of Windows Movie Maker. 

Guide on Importing Digital Media Files

Here's your guide on how to import digital media files in Windows Movie Maker.

To import existing digital media files

On the File menu, click Import into Collections. 

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Do one of the following, depending on what type of digital media file you want to import:

• In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Import video. 
  
• In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Import pictures. 
  
• In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Import audio or music. 
  
• In File name, enter the path and file name of the file you want to import, and then click Import. 
  
• If you want selected video files to be separated into smaller clips, select the Create clips for video files check box.
  

How to Import Digital Media Files in Windows Movie Maker

How to Import Digital Media Files in Windows Movie Maker: Tip and Tutorial

You can import existing digital media files that are supported by Windows Movie Maker to use for your project. The files you can import might be stored on and imported from your hard disk on your computer, a shared network location, a CD, or on removable media. When importing files in Windows Movie Maker , you can import one file or multiple files at one time.

A source file you import remains in the same location from which it was imported. Windows Movie Maker does not store an actual copy of the source file; instead, a clip that refers to the original source file is created and appears in the Contents pane. After you import files into your project, don't move, rename, or delete the original source files. If you add a clip to a project after the corresponding source file has been moved or renamed, Windows Movie Maker attempts to automatically locate the original source file. If the source file is deleted, it must be placed on your computer, or on a location your computer can access, again.

After you upgrade to this release of Windows Movie Maker , your collections file, which stores information about your collections and the clips contained within your collections in Windows Movie Maker, from a previous release of Windows Movie Maker is imported and upgraded automatically when you first start this version of Windows Movie Maker . You can then continue using your collections and content in this version of Windows Movie Maker. Therefore, if you have used previous versions of Windows Movie Maker , you can use the content you have already imported without needing to re-import the digital media files. You can import the collections file automatically at a later time if you cancelled importing and upgrading your collections file automatically when Windows Movie Maker was first started.

How to take a picture from video in the monitor

To take a picture from video in the monitor using Windows Movie Maker.

In the Contents pane or on the storyboard/timeline, select the video clip you want to take a picture from. 

Do one of the following: 

On the monitor, move the playback indicator on the seek bar to the frame of the video that you want to capture as a picture. 

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On the Play menu, click Play Storyboard or Play Timeline, depending on the view you are working in, and then pause playback at the frame of video you want to capture as a picture. 

On the Tools menu, click Take Picture from Preview. 

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On the monitor, click the Take Picture button.

In the File name box, enter a name for the picture file, and then click Save. 

Taking Pictures Using Windows Movie Maker

You might want to take a picture of a frame of captured or imported video in Windows Movie Maker . This lets you capture an individual frame from the video, and then use the resulting picture in your movie. Taking a picture of a video frame lets you utilize the existing captured or imported video in other ways in your movie .

The display size of the captured picture depends on where you took the picture of the video in Windows Movie Maker . If you take a picture of a frame of video displayed in the monitor from the Contents pane, the display size of the picture matches the display size of the original source video file. For example, if the original video file displays at 640x480 pixels, the resulting picture you take also displays at 640x480 pixels. However, if you take a still picture of a frame of video from a video clip on the storyboard/timeline, the dimensions of the picture are 320x240 pixels. Pictures you capture in Windows Movie Maker are saved as JPEG files, with a .jpg file name extension.

Note: If you take a picture is from video in the Contents pane that displays at a size larger than 800x600 pixels, the picture is reduced to 800x600 pixels in Windows Movie Maker . However, the original source picture file is captured at the original display size of the video. 

How to Solve "DV Video Device Is Not Responding"

The DV video device is not responding and video cannot be captured successfully. This issue may occur if the DV device cannot be contacted successfully by Windows Movie Maker .

To fix this issue, do one or more of the following: 

• Turn off the DV camera for a few seconds and then power the camera on again. 
  
• If you chose the Capture the entire tape automatically option on the Capture Method page of the wizard, do the following: 
  
• Click Back in the Video Capture Wizard to go to the Capture Method page. 
  
• Choose Capture parts of the tape manually, and then continue in the wizard. 
  
• Using the transport controls on your DV camera , locate the video on the tape that you want to capture, and then capture the video manually. 
  

Error: Captured video file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte file size limit

Captured video file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte file size limit: Windows Movie Maker Tutorial

The video file created when you capture video exceeds the 4-gigabyte (GB) file size limit supported by the FAT32 file system. This message occurs if you are capturing video at a higher quality setting on a volume or partition that is using the FAT32 file system. The file system is used by MS-DOS and other Windows-based operating system to organize and manage files.

To fix this problem, do one or more of the following:

• Reduce the amount of video you capture in Windows Movie Maker .
• Choose a lower video setting for your video.
• If your computer hard disk has multiple partitions, and one is formatted using the NTFS file system, go back in the Video Capture Wizard, and then save your video to that partition.
• Convert your file system to use the NTFS file system, which does not have a file size limit.

To fix this issue, do the following:

1. Save your current project in Windows Movie Maker and then close Windows.
2. Close any open applications.
3. Convert your file system to use the NTFS file system . For more information about converting a volume to use NTFS, see the topic "To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt" in Windows Help and Support. 

Previed and Captured Video Is Distorted or Not Clear in Windows Movie Maker

Video tutorial for Windows Movie Maker:

The video in the preview monitor and the captured video appear distorted. This can occur if the tape in your DV camera contains video that switches between the PAL and NTSC video formats. When the video format switches, the video preview and captured video appear distorted.

To fix this issue, do the following: 

• Start the Video Capture Wizard and capture the video in the tape up to the point where the video becomes distorted. 
  
• Stop capturing in the Video Capture Wizard and complete the wizard. The content on the video tape captured up to that point will appear in the captured video file. 
  
• Using the controls on the DV camera, cue the tape to the point where the video becomes distorted, and then stop the camera. This should be the approximate point where the video switches from one video format (PAL or NTSC) to the other on the tape. 
  
• Start and continue the Video Capture Wizard , and then capture the remaining video on the tape. 
  
• Complete the wizard. 
  

How to Use DV Control of Windows Movie Maker

You can use the digital video controls in Windows Movie Maker to control your DV camera or DV VCR from your computer. These controls are like the controls on your VCR or camera. These controls are available when your DV device is connected to an IEEE 1394 port, and it is set to the playback position (often labeled VCR or VTR on a DV camera).

These controls are available only when a DV device is connected to an IEEE 1394 port and detected by Windows Movie Maker.

The following controls appear in the DV camera controls area.

Play

Click to play the tape in your DV camera or VCR at normal speed.

Pause

Click to pause playback of the tape in your DV camera or VCR at the current point.

Stop

Click to stop playing the tape in your DV camera or VCR.

Rewind

Click to rewind the tape in your DV camera or VCR to the point you want to begin playing it again.

Previous frame

Click to go to the previous frame of the tape in your DV camera or VCR.

Next frame

Click to go to the next frame of the tape in your DV camera or VCR.

Fast forward

Click to fast-forward the tape in your DV camera or VCR to the point you want to begin playing it again.

Tape position

Specifies the current position of the tape based on the time code of the tape. This lets you see what part of the tape is being played back or captured (if you have started capturing). 

Threat of DNS Cache Poisoning

NitroSecurity, Inc., a provider of network and information security solutions , today announced that it has developed a IPS solution that eliminates the threat of DNS Cache Poisoning. The company says that through research with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), it has demonstrated that its IPS, combined with the DNS server patch, provides protection against the exploit that is nearly 100 percent effective.

It explains that the DNS exploit presents a challenge in regard to protection and simply blocking the vulnerability via a IPS detection signature would prevent access to the DNS altogether. Therefore, it is crucial to have a broad solution that not only blocks the exploit, but does not compromise the functionality of the DNS. Working with RIT, NitroSecurity has validated a solution to actively detect and block the DNS exploit while still allowing the DNS to function properly, it adds.

"The recent attention the DNS vulnerability has garnered is highly important since companies need to know it's out there and how they can protect against it. IPS solutions are widely deployed throughout the industry to combat many vulnerabilities," said Michael Leland, chief technology officer, NitroSecurity. "However, the DNS exploit requires more than just a signature-based IPS solution. Nitro's IPS is capable of rate/threshold-based signatures, blacklisting and stateful firewall functions -- all components that, when used in conjunction, can dramatically improve the protection for DNS servers."

Media3 Webhost Opens Datacenter in Rockland, MA

Media3, a web and application hosting company , today announced the opening of their new Datacenter facilities in Rockland, MA. The company avers that this addition of infrastructure preempts its released line of Windows 2008 64-bit VPS and Coldfusion VPS hosting accounts which will be housed in the new facility.

It explains that according to Hayes, the SAS70 certified facility includes the following: N+1 engineering, six tier-1 bandwidth connectivity providers, access card controlled physical security , redundant data center grade HVAC systems for cooling and humidity control, surge protected telco-grade power feeds, 600 KW diesel generator, UPS Battery Backup System and a dry pipe fire suppression system. Further it says that while some equipment will be relocated, its existing datacenter and corporate headquarters will remain in Pembroke, MA.

"In keeping with our 'Solid Hosting for Serious Business' promise, this state-of-the-art facility provides an impressive leap forward in overall environment and exceeds our capacity expectations for several years to come," says Bob Hayes, Media3 co-founder and CEO.

How to Save and Back up Data in Microsoft Money 2004

Microsoft Money 2004

1.	Start Money 2004.
2.	On the Tools menu, click Options.
3.	Click the Backup tab.
4.	Select the Automatically back up file to hard disk on exit option.
5.	Click Browse.
6.	Locate your writable drive.
7.	Provide a name for your backup file.
8.	Click OK two times.

When you quit Money, the backup file that is automatically created is copied to the writable CD or DVD drive.

If you want to rename the backup file, you must manually back up the file.

Note If you experience difficulties backing up using the above methods, it is possible that due to your operating system, third party applications or out dated drivers, Money will not be able to directly write to your CD Rom drive. For additional assistance with this issue, please contact the manufacturer of your CD Rom drive or Windows support.

In many instances, Windows will store your information in a temporary folder to be written to your disk at a later time. This process can also be used to write to other removable media such as Flash Drives.

Note Windows Vista supports direct backup without the need of third-party software drivers for most CD and DVD drives.

Server Management and Hosting Automation

Biztology, a software provider for server management and hosting automation , today announced the release of Cube Panel version 3.0, a professional tool for server management, with a set of new features that allow a more efficient web site management . The company says that users of Cube Panel Pro can now benefit from a 40% discount when upgrading their control panels to v.3.0.

It explains that it has improved the feature set with an Application Pack that integrates some of the most popular web applications, such as blogs, Wikis and Content Management Systems (CMS), allowing a more efficient web site management. This new version also includes new operating systems support, third party software updates, new skins set and security enhancements.

In addition, Cube Panel 3.0 improves the level of automation on main domain management operations, like full management of security certificates, multilingual character support and more language options, among others.

Cube Panel 3.0 offers Windows Server 2008 support, the most recent release of Microsoft Windows's server line of operating systems.

How to Back up Data of Microsoft Money 2005 to a CD or DVD Writable Disk

Webhostingreality.com Tutorial of the day: If you're using Microsoft Money 2005, we encourage you to make regular back-ups of your data. The tutorial below should help you on how to back up your data of Microsoft Money 2005 to a CD or DVD. The instruction is easy to follow. Good luck!

1. Start Money 2005.

2. On the Tools menu, click Settings.

3. Click Backup options.

4. Select the Automatically back up file to hard disk on exit option.

5. Click Browse.

6. Locate your writable drive.

7. Provide a name for your backup file.

8. Click OK two times.

how to Back Up Your Data in Microsoft Money 2006 to a CD or DVD

This tutorial tells you how to back up your data in Microsoft Money 2006 to a CD or DVD. Backing up files should always be part of your daily activity. Anything can happen in today's digital era. Just follow the instruction below:

1. Start Money.

2. On the Tools menu, click Settings.

3. Click Backup settings.

4. Select Automatically back up my Money file every time I close Money or select Perform scheduled backups every ___days.

5. Click Browse for the section that you selected.

6. Locate your writable drive.

7. Provide a name for your backup file.

8. Click OK two times.

Paypal Voice, DotNet Panel End-user and DotNet Panel Reseller Tutorials

DemoWolf, a flash tutorial provider, today announced the release of 3 new series of voice tutorials consisting of the PayPal VOICE series (31 demos), the DotNetPanel end-user VOICE series (22 demos) and the DotNetPanel reseller VOICE series (15 demos).

 

The company states that these voice tutorials are similar to the standard tutorials they released during the last few weeks, except that these are professionally recorded with audio narration. It avers that when hosting companies purchase DemoWolf tutorials, they will be produced with the hosting company's logo in the first and last frame of every tutorial, so the tutorials are fully branded for the purchaser.

"DemoWolf is the only flash tutorial provider that produces Voice Tutorials" says Rob Moore, president of DemoWolf . "By adding a professional voice to our tutorials, users will be able to watch AND listen as they learn, thus increasing the effectiveness of learning from an online video tutorial."

How to Import Microsoft Money to Excel Spreadsheet

The Ultrasoft MoneyLink Lite Edition wizard quickly takes you through the steps necessary to import your Money data into an Excel spreadsheet. Take advantage of the data analysis and charting tools in Excel to help you look at your Money information in new ways.

Remote Website Backup

SharkSpace LLC, a web hosting provider , today announced that it now has a weekly remote website backup solution for additional data protection which is in addition to its current nightly backup system. The company claims that the remote website backups are stored in a Seattle, Washington Data Center which is thousands of miles away from their shared hosting servers which are located in Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Washington DC.

The company explains that the new remote backup system provides an assurance policy for disasters such as fires, tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, etc. The remote backups can be restored quickly onto backup SharkSpace servers in such an event greatly reducing downtime.

It further articulates that it has also added a complex security system to block website hacking and defacing techniques that are used to compromise outdated scripts while not affecting normal website operation. The new security system helps protect clients that are running outdated versions of scripts until they are able to upgrade. It says that the system is a feature to help protect websites during the period in which the vulnerability is discovered and fixed by the script developer .

Definition and Explanation: A Priori Knowledge

a priori knowledge: definition and meaning

In Western philosophy since the time of Immanuel Kant, knowledge that is independent of all particular experiences , as opposed to a posteriori knowledge, which derives from experience alone. The Latin phrases a priori ("from what is before") and a posteriori ("from what is after") were used in philosophy originally to distinguish between arguments from causes and arguments from effects.

The first recorded occurrence of the phrases is in the writings of the 14th-century logician Albert of Saxony. Here, an argument a priori is said to be "from causes to the effect" and an argument a posteriori to be "from effects to causes." Similar definitions were given by many later philosophers down to and including G.W. Leibniz, and the expressions still occur sometimes with these meanings in nonphilosophical contexts. It should be remembered that medieval logicians used the word "cause" in a syllogistic sense corresponding to Aristotle's aitia and did not necessarily mean by prius something earlier in time. This point is brought out by the use of the phrase demonstratio propter quid ("demonstration on account of what") as an equivalent for demonstratio a priori and of demonstratio quia ("demonstration that, or because") as an equivalent for demonstratio a posteriori. Hence the reference is obviously to Aristotle's distinction between knowledge of the ground or explanation of something and knowledge of the mere fact .

Latent in this distinction for Kant is the antithesis between necessary, deductive truth and probable, inductive truth. The former applies to a priori judgments, which are arrived at independently of experience and hold universally; the latter applies to a posteriori judgments, which are contingent on experience and therefore must acknowledge possible exceptions. In his Critique of Pure Reason Kant used these distinctions, in part, to explain the special case of mathematical knowledge, which he regarded as the fundamental example of a priori knowledge.

Although the use of a priori to distinguish knowledge such as that which we have in mathematics is comparatively recent, the interest of philosophers in that kind of knowledge is almost as old as philosophy itself. No one finds it puzzling that one can acquire information by looking, feeling, or listening, but philosophers who have taken seriously the possibility of learning by mere thinking have often considered that this requires some special explanation. Plato maintained in his Meno and in his Phaedo that the learning of geometrical truths was only the recollection of knowledge possessed in a previous existence when we could contemplate the eternal ideas, or forms, directly. Augustine and his medieval followers, sympathizing with Plato's intentions but unable to accept the details of his theory, declared that the ideas were in the mind of God, who from time to time gave intellectual illumination to men. René Descartes, going further in the same direction, held that all the ideas required for a priori knowledge were innate in each human mind. For Kant the puzzle was to explain the possibility of a priori judgments that were also synthetic (i.e., not merely explicative of concepts), and the solution that he proposed was the doctrine that space, time, and the categories (e.g., causality), about which we were able to make such judgments, were forms imposed by the mind on the stuff of experience.

In each of these theories the possibility of a priori knowledge is explained by a suggestion that we have a privileged opportunity for studying the subject matter of such knowledge. The same conception recurs also in the very un-Platonic theory of a priori knowledge first enunciated by Thomas Hobbes in his De Corpore and adopted in the 20th century by the logical empiricists. According to this theory, statements of necessity can be made a priori because they are merely by-products of our own rules for the use of language. - Encyclopedia Britannica

How Free Toll Number Helps Your Business Grow

Toll-free numbers allow customers to contact your business without them having to pay for their call.  Studies have shown that consumers are more likely to call a business with a toll-free number than those who only have a long-distance number, and 90% of Americans say that they use toll-free numbers.  By following these five easy steps, you can discover for yourself how a toll-number can help your business grow.

1. Expand your market.  Toll-free numbers allow you to use the same number for receiving local toll and state-to-state calls.  This gives you the opportunity to market your business nationwide .  Even if you don't provide service in certain areas, toll-free numbers have the flexibility to block calls from those areas.

2. Advertise your number.  Toll-free numbers lend an air of legitimacy and professionalism to your business .  By using a toll-free number, your business may appear larger and more established to the consumer which will make him/her trust you more.

3. Initiate a direct response mechanism for impulse buyers.  By allowing your customers an avenue to immediately react to your company's efforts calling for their action, this prompts significant increases in phone orders.  It has been found that these buyers generally order more merchandise and higher ticket items nearly every time they call.

4. Qualify your buyers.  Toll-free numbers enable your business to use time more efficiently and effectively.  With a toll-free number, you know that someone who has called your business is already interested in what you have to offer.  You spend less time trying to find interested prospects and let the number find them for you.

5. Analyze your call detail.  Toll-free numbers allow you to track calls and access all of a call's details such as the number, time, date and duration of every call.  This information cannot be blocked and is an excellent tool for generating leads which can lead to more sales.

What Is CD Duplicate?

It's important to realize from the start that the duplication and replication process is the same, regardless of content, as well as the differences between the CD duplication and replication process.

The duplication of CDs refers to burned CDs, such as the CD burner with a personal computer.  The burned audio CDs have playability issues in some CD

players, normally car stereos, portable CD players, and even older types of CD players.

The duplication of CDs has much faster turn times, simply because a stamp doesn't need to be made. The process of duplication can start as soon as the

master is received, where the replication process doesn't start for 5 - 7 days, during which time a glass master and stamper must be made.

When done locally with a personal computer, you can duplicate an audio or data CD in just a couple of minutes.  To duplicate a CD, you must have a computer with a CD-RW drive.  This drive copies the CD disks, and without one - you simply cannot copy disks.

If you have a DVD-RW drive, you can copy both DVD and CD disks.  These drives are normally the way to go, as they can copy virtually anything you 

stick in the drive.  Once you have your drive, you'll also need software to copy the disks, which there are many out there for you to choose from.

With a CD-RW drive, you can copy audio CDs, data CDs, even make SVCD copies.  The disks used for CD will hold up to 700 MB (MegaBytes) of data, or

up to a little over an hour of music.

With everything CD duplication has to offer you, its no wonder why it's so popular.  If you've never tried duplication before, you should rush and get you a CD-RW drive for your computer right now - as the many uses will simply amaze you.

Advantages of CD Duplication

The process of CD duplication is the means of making

several copies of CDs of various types without

doing a replication of many.  The term is used to

describe the need and use of short run quantity

copying of various types of CDs.  Most CD

duplication is done for quantities under 500.

The value and quality of the duplicate is high, 

with the sound quality being very good and matching

the quality of the original.  There are many benefits

to CD duplication, including:

1.  It's less expensive to do CD duplication

than it is to do a full replication, especially when

the demands are much lower.

2.  In most cases, during a replication there

will be a minimum amount that is actually more than

needed.  By using CD duplication, you can actually

eliminate this extra replication.

3.  Believe it or not, it can actually be

much faster to use CD duplication than a full CD

replication run.

There are other things that can cause you to take a

second look as well.  With most cases, CD duplication

will cost more per CD than that of a full run

replication. In the long run however, this may still

be much lower.  Not all will look like the original

either, as some will have blue or even black 

burn marks on them that make them appear to be

duplicates.

CD duplication, never the less, is a widely used

system of replicating CD's in a very effective and

timely manner.  The technology is always improving

as well, so you can look for updates in the quality

of CD duplication systems as well - which is great

news for those who enjoy CD duplication.

How to Capture Automatically From a DV Device

Capturing automatically from a DV device

Windows Movie Maker Tip: This page of the Video Capture Wizard appears when you choose to capture video from a tape in a DV camera or other DV device. On this page, Windows Movie Maker does the following steps automatically.

1. Rewinds the tape.
2. Captures the video.
3. Creates and saves the captured video file.

You are alerted to which step in the process Windows Movie Maker is performing. After capturing ends, whether you stop it manually or it ends automatically, the video is imported into a new collection and you can then add the captured video to the storyboard/timeline and begin making your movie.

When you choose to capture the entire tape automatically, the following options and information appear on this page.

Create clips when wizard finishes

Specifies whether the captured video is separated into clips when it is saved and imported into Windows Movie Maker. Creating clips separates captured video into manageable sizes. When capturing video from a tape in a DV camera, clips are created based on time stamp information set by the DV camera when the video is originally recorded.

If you don't choose to create clips, the video appears as one large clip in Windows Movie Maker when you finish capturing.

Captured video

Displays the amount of time elapsed for the current capture in the form of hours:minutes:seconds (h:mm:ss) by default. Timing starts when capturing begins and stops when capturing ends (whether you stop it manually or it ends automatically when the tape reaches the end).

Size of video file

Displays the file size, in kilobytes (KB), as the video is captured. If you have time or space restrictions for your captured content and your final movie, you can use the timing information in Captured video.

Estimated disk space available

Displays the estimated amount of disk space that is available (in gigabytes (GB) or megabytes (MB)) for capturing video with audio at the currently selected video setting.

Stop Capture

Click to end capturing audio and video to your computer. Clicking this button lets you stop capturing manually, before the end of the video tape. This is helpful if you decide (during the capture process) that you want to capture only a part of the tape rather than the entire tape.

How to Capture Video from Tape in Your DV Camera or other DV Device

Windows Movie Maker Tips: How to Capture Video from Tape in Your DV Camera or other DV Device

This page of the Video Capture Wizard lets you choose how you want to capture video from tape in your DV camera or other DV device.

The following options appear on this page.

Capture the entire tape automatically

Specifies that you want to automatically capture the entire video tape. When you select this capture method, the tape in the DV device is automatically rewound to the beginning and capturing begins automatically.

Select this option if you want to capture the entire video tape to your computer.

Capture parts of the tape manually.

Specifies that you want to manually select which scenes to capture from the video tape. Select this option if you plan to start and stop capturing multiple times to capture different parts of the video tape.

Note: This page is only displayed if a DV camera is selected as the capture device, and the camera is in VCR mode (to play back video tape).

Choosing Video Settings in Windows Movie Maker

webhostingreality.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-capture-entire-video-from-tape.html Setting details

Displays additional information about the video captured at the current setting. The following details are provided:

File type. The type of file the captured video is saved as on your computer . Possible file types include Windows Media Video (WMV) or Audio-Video Interleaved (AVI).

Bit rate. The total bit rate of the captured video and audio . Typically, a higher bit rate will result in higher-quality video with smoother motion. However, as the bit rate increases, so does the size of the captured video file.

Display size. The dimensions of the captured video picture , in pixels. The first number indicates the width of the video, while the second number indicates the height of the video.

Frames per second. The number of frames that are displayed per second in the captured video . Typically, a higher number or frames per second will make the motion of objects or persons in your video appear smoother.

Video format. The video standard for the saved movie file. The two possible formats are NTSC and PAL. The specific video format depends on the selected video capture device and the video format it uses. This value is displayed when capturing video as a DV-AVI video file.

Video file size

Provides the estimated file size of the saved movie and disk space available to store the captured video file . The estimated amount of disk space consumed by one minute of video is displayed in this area for many video settings. For other video settings that are based on the quality of the captured video and audio , such as the recommended setting, a file size estimate is not available.

Choosing Video Settings: Digital device format (DV-AVI)

Choosing your video settings in Windows Movie Maker:

Specifies that your captured video will be saved as DV-AVI file with an .avi file name extension. This capture option is only available if you are capturing from a DV device, such as a DV camera or DV VCR. This video setting is designed to be used if you want to edit the captured video on your computer and then later save it back to a tape in a DV camera or VCR using the Save Movie Wizard. The quality of the original video is retained when you choose this setting, so the movies you record retain their original video quality when recorded back to DV tape.

However, video files saved with this setting can be quite large. For example, each minute of video saved at this setting can consume as much as 178 MB of disk space. Therefore, verify that there is enough available disk space on your hard disk to accommodate the amount of video you want to capture .

Choose A Video Setting: Best quality for playback on my computer

Video Setting for Windows Movie Maker

Best quality for playback on my computer (recommended)

Specifies that you want to capture video at the recommended video setting. This video setting encodes the captured video at a higher quality setting. The specific capture profile that is detected and used by Windows Movie Maker for this video setting depends on the selected capture device and the audio and video it can output to the computer, as well as the processor speed of your computer.

This setting is well-suited for a majority of the video you capture in Windows Movie Maker and plan to edit in Windows Movie Maker, and then plan to save to your computer, to a recordable CD, as an attachment to an e-mail message , or to the Web using the Save Movie Wizard.

Where to Save Your Captured Video File in Windows Movie Maker

Where to Save Your Captured Video File in Windows Movie Maker

This page of the Video Capture Wizard provides information about where your captured video file will be stored on your computer.

The following options appear on this page.

Enter a file name for your captured video

Provides a space for you to enter a file name for the captured video file. After completing the wizard, you can add this file to the storyboard/timeline and then edit it.

The file name cannot be longer than 64 characters and cannot include the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > |

Choose a place to save your captured video

Specifies the location to which your captured video will be saved. 

Browse

Click to select the location to which your captured video will be saved.

Note 

For performance reasons, the captured video file cannot be saved to a network location. The location to which your captured video will be saved must be a location on your computer hard disk. 

How to Change Settings of TV Tuner Using Windows Movie Maker

1. On the File menu, click Capture Video.

   –or-

   In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video device.

2. On the Video Capture Device page, in the Available devices list, click the video capture device you want to use for capturing video, and then click Configure.

   The available choices depend on the video capture devices that are connected to your computer.

3. In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click TV Tuner.
4. In the resulting dialog box, make any necessary changes to the TV tuner settings such as the current channel and video format, and then close the dialog box.

   The specific changes you can make depend on the accompanying software installed with your capture device.

5. In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click Close, and then complete the remaining pages in the wizard. 

How to Change Video Settings in Windows Movie Maker

How to Change Video Settings in Windows Movie Maker

On the File menu, click Capture Video. 

–or-

In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video , click Capture from video device.

On the Video Capture Device page, in the Available devices list, click the video capture device you want to use for capturing video, and then click Configure. 

The available choices depend on the video capture devices that are connected to your computer.

In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click Video Settings. 

In the resulting dialog box, make any necessary changes to the video settings such as the compression rate and display size of your video, and then close the dialog box. 

The specific changes you can make depend on the accompanying software installed with your capture device.

In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click Close.

How to Change Camera Setting of Windows Movie Maker

How to Change Camera Setting of Windows Movie Maker

To change camera settings

On the File menu, click Capture Video. –or-

In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video device.

On the Video Capture Device page, in the Available devices list, click the video capture device you want to use for capturing video, and then click Configure. 

The available choices depend on the video capture devices that are connected to your computer.

In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click Camera Settings. 

In the resulting dialog box, make any necessary changes for the camera settings, such as the color, brightness, and contrast, and then close the dialog box. 

The specific changes you can make depend on the accompanying software installed with the capture device.

In the Configure Video Capture Device dialog box, click Close, and then complete the remaining pages in the wizard. 

Configuration of Video Capture Device Dialog Box in Windows Movie Maker

Configuration of Video Capture Device Dialog Box in Windows Movie Maker

The Configure Video Capture Device dialog box lets you control capture device and video settings. The settings that are available in this dialog box depend on the specific capture devices that are installed on your computer.

The following options appear in this dialog box.

Camera Settings

Click to open a properties dialog box that enables you to change camera settings. The resulting dialog box depends on the manufacturer of your capture device and the accompanying software. Typically, you can control camera settings such as color, brightness, and contrast of the video.

Video Settings

Click to open a properties dialog box that enables you to change video settings. The resulting dialog box depends on the manufacturer of your capture device and the accompanying software. Typically, you can control video settings such as the display size and compression settings for your video.

TV Tuner

Click to open a properties dialog box that enables you to change the settings of a TV tuner card, if one is installed on your computer. The resulting dialog box depends on the manufacturer of the TV tuner card and the accompanying software. Typically, you can change the channel and the video format.

Note: The Configure Video Capture Device dialog box only appears if your video capture device uses Windows Driver Models (WDM) drivers. If your capture device uses Video for Windows (VFW) software drivers, a dialog box specific to the selected device appears, and this dialog box lets you adjust different video settings. For more information about what type of software drivers your specific device uses, see the manual that came with your video capture device. 

How to Change Capture Video Device in Windows Movie Maker

To change the capturing device

On the File menu, click Capture Video. 

–or-

In the Movie Tasks pane, under Capture Video, click Capture from video device.

On the Video Capture Device page, in the Available devices list, click the video capture device you want to use for capturing video. 

The available choices depend on the video capture devices that are connected to your computer.

In the Audio device list, click the audio capture device you want to use for capturing audio. 

The available choices depend on the audio capture devices that are connected to your computer.

In the Audio input source list, click the input line that your audio capture device is connected to on your computer. 

If your audio capture device has only one input line, this setting is not available.

To adjust the audio capturing level, do one of the following: 

To reduce the volume, move the Input level slider down. 

To increase the volume, move the Input level slider up. 

To specify the settings for your video capture device, click Configure, and then configure the video capture device settings you want to change. 

In the Video input source list, select the input line that your video capture device is connected to on your computer. 

If your capture device has only one line, this setting is not available.

Adjusts the volume of the captured audio

Input level

Adjusts the volume of the captured audio.

When choosing the capturing level, select an input level toward the upper part of the meter without entering the red-colored area, which is marked by the second line from the top. If the capturing level is set too low, the captured audio may be too low to be heard. Conversely, if the capturing level is set too high, the captured audio may be too loud and distorted. 

For some devices, such as a DV camera connected to an IEEE 1394 port, the capturing volume cannot be adjusted by dragging the audio level slider.

Note: This page of the Video Capture Wizard does not appear when a single DV device connected to an IEEE 1394 port is the only video capture device found on the computer. 

Audio Device and Audio Input Source for Windows Movie Maker

Audio Device and Audio Input Source for Windows Movie Maker

Audio device

Lists the available audio capture devices you can use for capturing audio. If you have only one audio capture device, such as your default sound card, that device is selected automatically.

This option is available only for analog devices.

Audio input source

Lists the available connection input lines based on the number of input connections available for the selected audio device. For example, if you have a microphone attached to the microphone line input of your computer, you would choose Microphone as the audio input source. 

This option is available only for analog devices with multiple line inputs.

Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle, USA

The Planet, a privately held hosting company , today announced its participation at the SMB Nation Fall 2008 Conference, scheduled for Oct. 4 – 6 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. The company will showcase its hosting solutions and services.

The company states that Carl Meadows, Senior Product Manager for The Planet, will deliver an address on the first day of the conference . His presentation, is titled ''Finding the Perfect Hosting Provider : The Power to Choose.''

It explains that the annual SMB Nation Fall Conference is in its sixth year, and focuses on topics relevant to small- and medium-size businesses . The two-day event includes discussions on Software as a Service, backup and disaster recovery services , and virtualization. 

''Systems integrators are the trusted IT advisors for small businesses ,'' said Meadows. ''They know firsthand that IT infrastructures are critical to core business functions ; likewise, hosting in a highly available facility is a necessity for IT projects.

To learn more about the Planet hosting servers, click here .

DDS-V: Dynamic Dedicated Servers

RackForce Networks, an infrastructure provider for hosting and applications, today announced the launch of DDS-V, its virtual server line of Dynamic Dedicated Servers. The company claims that the DDS-V is a cloud computing environment that combines Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization technology , IBM SAN based storage and powerful IBM x3950 servers.

The company says that DDS-V separates storage, CPU and memory resources from the physical server. It also explains that unlike traditional virtual server solution s DDS-V resources can be scaled instantly since the data is stored on a SAN and not on traditional hard drives contained within the physical server hardware.

RackForce's General Manager Randall Robinson explained, ''RackForce has long been touted as the 'virtualization experts'. Since RackForce's launch of its Dynamic Dedicated Services strategy in 2003 we have been providing advanced hosting solutions through virtual server technology to a global market. With the DDS-V initiative we asked our solutions/product team to build an enterprise class solution with complete ON Demand scalability. We believe we are the first to market with such a powerful and scalable solution that is based on technology from major vendors."

Stone Bond Technologies Provider of Business Process and Computer System Integration Solutions

The Planet, a privately held hosting company , today announced that Stone Bond Technologies, a provider of business process and computer system integration solutions , has selected the company as the platform for its software test bed . 

The company states that  Stone Bond provides customers with software solutions , including integration, workflow automation and messaging software .  In each case, Stone Bond provides solutions that enable organizations to exchange, map, align and clean data across multiple software applications and hardware platforms so that information provides meaningful business data, it adds.

''Our world-class data centers and enterprise-quality network offer the best possible resources for testing new products and solutions ,'' said Steve Kahan, vice president of marketing and product management for The Planet .  

''The cost of purchasing servers, software and bandwidth to test enterprise scalability can wreak havoc on budgets. A number of companies have turned to The Planet to create test beds to evaluate the scalability of their products and solutions before they're released. With servers available in just one hour, coupled with the significant cost savings , we expect even more companies like Stone Bond Technologies to take advantage of our capabilities.''

''Customers rely on Stone Bond to deliver enterprise-quality solutions ,'' said Stone Bond Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Pamela Szabo.

Visit and learn more about The Planet by clicking here .

Free Demo and Installation of Open Source Softwares

ResellersPanel, a web hosting provider , today announced that it has recently launched Elefanteinstaller - a new website , which offers detailed descriptions, demo versions and the free installation of more than 30 open source PHP scripts, among them phpBB2 , WordPress , Joomla , Mambo, osCommerce, Drupal, Coppermine and many others, grouped in the following categories: Blog , Forum , CMS, E-Commerce, Photo Gallery, Wiki, Classified Ads, Calendar , Guestbook , Project Management , Client Management, Ad Management, Customer Support. 

The company states that the  one-click automated script installation available through the new Elefante Installer website will help users avoid the difficulties related to the PHP script installation process , which requires at least some basic knowledge of MySQL , phpMyAdmin , the Apache web server , etc., on their part.

It articulates that typing the Elefanteinstaller.com URL into a web browser will take the visitors to a website where they can see detailed explanations of the functionalities of the various PHP scripts and learn how each script is working in real website environment through the admin and client demo accounts provided. However, if a given reseller's customer opens Elefanteinstaller.com through the respective link placed on that reseller's web store, the Elefante website will also display the hosting offers of the very reseller whose store the client has been referred from. In adds that in this case the name of that reseller's store will appear in the URL of the Elefante website immediately after the domain name itself, which will increase its brand awareness, and Elefanteinstaller will in fact serve as an additional reseller web store .

Nick Blaskov, CFO of ResellersPanel, said that the new Elefante Installer website is designed to help people who would like to have a website of their own establish a successful online presence , that now even novices can install popular PHP packages and create a blog , a forum , an e-shop, a gallery or a guestbook in a matter of seconds, without having to possess PHP script configuration and installation knowledge or any server administration, web design and programming skills , and without the help of a professional webmaster , and that all accounts ordered through the Elefante website will be hosted on an entirely new in-house developed semi-cluster platform, wherein last generation Quad-Core servers distribute the load generated by the different hosting services between each other, thus making it several times faster than the widespread one-server ones.

VMWare Workstation 6.5 Develops, Tests, and Deploys Support Software

VMware, Inc., a provider of virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, said that the general availability of VMware Workstation 6.5, a virtualization product for professionals who develop, test, deploy and support software . The company claims VMware Workstation has rnew features which include the ability to seamlessly toggle between windows on different virtual machines , support for Direct X 3D graphics and debugging tools with Virtual Machine(VM) Record Replay.

It avers that VMware Workstation accelerates software development and testing, provides rapid provisioning and resetting of multi-tier environments, enables pre-production testing of new desktop and server applications in secure, easy to manage virtual machines and allows users to run any application on their preferred operating system .

"VMware Workstation 6.5 lets users do things they would never be able to do without it, like debugging complex multi-tier applications while running productivity applications all on a single computer," said Jeff Jennings, vice president of desktop products and solutions, at VMware .

Godaddy .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ and .US Domains Discount Code

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Best Webhost Based in the UK

Fasthosts is UK's Number 1 Web Host . The company offers a range of website hosting packages , email, dedicated server, broadband and reseller packages for customers to develop an online presence that suits their needs. 

The service is primarily aimed at SME's, however the range of products also appeal to home users through to established medium-sized business needing to outsource dedicated servers or hosted email services . Key USPs include: 1.5GB web space from only £3.99 Unlimited bandwidth A choice of Windows or Linux operating systems 24/7 

Ensim Corporation, Fleximation Systems Make Reseller Partnership

Ensim Corporation, a provider of user provisioning and access control software , together with Fleximation Systems Inc., a Canadian-based provider of software solutions , today announced that they have entered into a reseller partnership . The company claims that this partnership allows Fleximation Systems to offer its Unify Enterprise Suite to its enterprise customer base.

The company explains that Ensim Unify self-installs in approximately one hour and delivers savings by reducing the number of help desk calls by, allowing enterprises to streamline Active Directory management challenges that include user provisioning, password management , and role management in a secure framework . In addition, Ensim Unify eliminates repetitive administrative tasks, helping improve workforce effectiveness and enabling IT departments in medium and large-sized organizations to focus on more strategic tasks .

''Fleximation Systems has been in the business a long time and we're happy to have them as a reseller partner ,'' said Scott Young, vice president of marketing at Ensim Corporation. ''By making Unify more widely available, we hope to give enterprises the tools they've been looking for to more effectively manage and protect their critical IT resources .''

Free Unlimited Reseller Web Hosting Provider

Fasthosts Internet Inc., a reseller web hosting provider, today launched in the US and debuted a launch offer, 1 year free unlimited reseller web hosting. The company states that it now offers the US a new way to resell own-branded web solutions including web hosting and domain names. It says that its philosophy offers resellers unlimited web space and bandwidth enabling them to create their very own packages and set their own prices, and includes a hosting plan free to resellers .

It explains that Reseller web hosting enables an entrepreneur to retail web solutions (such as hosting, domains and email solutions) and earn profit on the items they sell. IT professionals can combine their own services, such as web design, programming or IT advice, with web solutions in order to charge premium prices. It claims to offer flexibility to resellers in structuring their hosting plans ; resellers can create a customized package for each end customer, design and create their own range of packages or simply resell Fasthosts' own off-the-shelf packages.

The company adds that its resellers also have the option to sell an off-the-shelf Fasthosts hosting plan that is provided free of charge to them. The free hosting package , one of a range of off-the-shelf plans available, has 10GB web space allowance, 5 FTP Accounts, unlimited email accounts and is ASP/PHP5/Perl compatible. The package is permanently available for resellers to sell on an unlimited basis and is totally free of reseller charges, meaning a 100 percent profit on each one sold.

.TW and .CN Domain Name Registration on Discounted Prices

Host Color, a web hosting  provider , today announced that it now offers .TW and .CN domain registrations on promotional prices . The company claims that two and three letter Taiwanese .TW names can be registered or transferred for $16.95/year with three of the company's sold shared hosting plans . CN domains are priced at only $9.95/year, when registered with any web hosting plan , it adds.

The company avers that it has announced promotional campaign on .TW and .CN domain names to honor Confucius birthday, celebrated in Taiwan on September 28. Taiwanese domains will cost $16.95 per year for all customers of the web host who sign up or renew Social Web, Web Mall and Multi Site shared web hosting plans .

"To honor the legacy of Confucius and to show our respect to traditions and history of the societies influenced by the "Greatest Master" Host  Color will charge only $9.95/year for .CN domain registration , instead of regular $18.95/year fee. It applies for any web hosting plan ", says company's Managing Director Alexander Avramov.

Ecommerce Solution for Secure Payment Processing

1&1 Internet, a web hosting company , today announced a new line of eShop packages. The company says that priced from only $9.99 a month, its eShops provide ecommerce functionalities such as eBay integration, secure payment processing , advanced marketing tools, combined with its package. 

It also states that eShops are asset to SMBs and home users seeking an ecommerce platform with minimal costs. Furthermore, its US hosting customers will get free ecommerce functionality with a basic level eZShop added to new and existing Home, Business and Developer Linux web hosting plans .

The company articulates that its eShop package is a ecommerce solution that can be built using the shop designer, which allows user to create a professional ecommerce and products are posted using a drag-and-drop interface and a point-and-click design allows users to publish online with ease. 

It claims that eShops include secure online payment methods via PayPal, WorldPay and the 1&1 Merchant Account, which gives you low rates on credit and debit transactions also,  eShops accept all major credit cards , variable currencies and automatically calculates state taxes. - Visit 1 and I Website Here .

Get Nokia's Unlimited Music Download

Nokia has announced details of its Comes with Music service, which will allow 12 months of unlimited music downloads on pay-as-you-go phones.

From 16 October, the bundle will be sold for £129.95 exclusively from the Carphone Warehouse.

The service boasts more than two million tracks, available first on Nokia's 5310 XpressMusic handset and on more models later.

Also unveiled was a new 5800 handset that will support the service in 2009.

Major music label EMI has announced that it is taking part in the service.

That means that all of the major labels are on board, and Nokia announced it was also partnering with several independent labels.

The deal allows 12 months of unlimited free downloads, but users can keep the music they have downloaded indefinitely.

Because the music is free from digital rights management, industry experts expect that the approach could be a serious rival to Apple's iTunes.

Nokia has already sold 10 million 5310 XpressMusic handsets, making it the best-selling music phone . The Comes With Music service will also be available on the N95 handset, but a date for that has not yet been set. 

Virtual Server Platform Service, DynDNS Spring Server

Dynamic Network Services Inc., a provider of domain, zone and email solutions , today announced the general availability of its virtual server platform service, DynDNS Spring Server. The company states that this service will allow DynDNS users access to dedicated, super powered servers at a cost of purchasing enterprise servers.

It explains that DynDNS Spring Servers are the one of the first major VPS to offer IPv6 connectivity and Spring Server VPS complies with the recent v6 readiness mandate by the US government. The DynDNS Spring Servers provide an easy way to put content on v6 - all of the network routing is done, it adds.

The company articulates that DynDNS Spring Server works like traditional virtual private servers . Customers purchase a portion of the computing power of one server and are able to dedicate that machine for their own use. This offers access to an scalable, flexible server network to companies and consumers who wouldn't otherwise have access to this amount of computing power , claims the company.

IBM Helps Improve Website Security

IBM , a provider of IT infrastructure services today announced the unveiling of a new software that helps midsize companies detect vulnerabilities that can lead to security breeches, improve organizational productivity, and secure data while maintaining compliance with mandatory business regulations .

The company states that midsize companies face security risks as their larger counterparts. However, they typically have small IT teams, limited budgets and can lack necessary resources, making their applications vulnerable to security threats. It adds that it is focused on helping midsize businesses meet these challenges while managing compliance to an evolving array of regulatory mandates.

The company claims that its new software, IBM Rational AppScan Express Edition, helps companies address both external and internal Web security threats before they impact the business . In addition, it avers that the software helps small and midsize businesses manage Web security and comply with mandatory regulations including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

"IBM continues to offer comprehensive and cost-effective solutions through the Express Advantage portfolio to our businesses' partners enabling them to meet the needs of their customers as well as address their challenges," said Steve Solazzo, general manager, IBM General Business .

Dotable Mergest with UK-2 Group Webhosting Company

Dotable.com, a community-based web hosting company , today announced that it has joined the UK-2 Group, a domain name registration and web hosting services provider . The company claims that its founder Robert Walker will remain in charge of Dotable.com as the General Manager while Nick Nelson, UK-2 Group's U.S. director of sales and marketing will join the company as co-manager.

"I believe this decision strengthens Dotable in the marketplace, and pushes the Dotable brand forward. The UK-2 Group gives Dotable benefits in greatly increased buying power, increased staffing and the ability to pass on some amazing offers to our clients. The aim is to keep that friendly feel of Dotable, with the strength of a major company now behind us," says Robert "Aussie Bob" Walker.

"Dotable.com has really captured a winning formula in the market and is a demonstration of the power of community in building a high quality company. We are going to insure that this situation remains intact and grows under the UK-2 umbrella," says Nick Nelson.

Use RankSense SEO Management Suite

SuperbHosting.net, the hosting division of Superb Internet Corp, today announce that it has partnered with Nemedia to offer the new RankSense SEO Management Suite to its hosting clients .

The company claims that with over 85% of all website traffic coming from search engines , better rankings can make or break any site. In order to be successful, it only makes sense for website owners to develop their sites to rank better – yet many sites are not optimized for search engines. With its step-by-step search engine optimization software featuring more than 12 integrated tools, the company claims that it is easier than ever to increase the quantity and quality of traffic from search engines .

"As one of the oldest hosting providers and as someone who has been doing Internet marketing since the early 90s, I understand that one of the greatest obstacles to keeping long-term hosting clients is their success online," states (Curtis) R. Curtis, Sr. VP, Sales and Marketing . "While most hosting companies focus on ensuring their hosting services are successful for their clients, we are taking our clients to the next level; ensuring their complete success online. Much of their success is directly tied to their ability to effectively market themselves in the search engines , which is critical to any online company driving visitors to their website. Using RankSense, our hosting clients can now easily and affordably get to the top of the search engines and succeed online." - Visit SuperbHosting Here .

Latest Version of Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder is 4.5

Parallels, a provider in virtualization and automation software, today announced the introduction of two new modules in the latest version of its website building application, Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5. The company claims that the browser-based website creation and editing application enables service providers using Windows, Linux or Unix platforms to publish sites to a single server through a five-step wizard and 16 dynamic modules.

It articulates that the next-generation software introduces two new modules: Sitemap and External Page. Through the Sitemap and External Page modules, service providers will see an increase in the flexibility of Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5. While Sitemap aids in the ease of navigation within a site by allowing owners to display a clickable, hierarchical model of their site structure to visitors, the External Page module allows site owners to link menu items to external websites. It adds that users can now migrate all websites and user date into Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder from Parallels SiteStudio, giving current SiteStudio customers access to a powerful wizard and over 500 templates.

"This application enables our service providers to take website creation and management to a new level with innovative features that improve ease of use," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels.

Requirements of Customers for Traditional and Virtualization Platforms

Layered Technologies Inc., a provider of on-demand IT infrastructure, today announced that its network upgrades will further strengthen its ability to handle requirements of customers for traditional and virtualization platforms.

The company explains that network investments include expanding its number of carriers so that customers have a blend of Internet pathways. It also explains that Level 3 Communications, Global Crossing and Sprint give its customers overseas access, while SAVVIS, Internap and Time Warner provide U.S. internet access. It says that it has also enhanced access between its data centers with 10-gigabit circuits, while hardware upgrades include new Cisco switches in VSS configuration. The upgrades and improvements have resulted, more reliable access for its customers, claims the company.

''Our rapidly expanding customer base is fueling Layered Tech's network investments whose benefits are particularly attractive to enterprise customers looking for advanced virtualization technologies,'' said Jack Finlayson, CEO of Layered Tech.

Linux and Windows Reseller Hosting Plans

Cirrus Tech, a web hosting company , today announced that it has updated its Linux and Windows Reseller Hosting Plans. The company claims that these updates reflect its commitment to providing clients with full featured web hosting options at a competitive price point.

It explains that the reseller hosting plan exists on a shared hosting environment similar to a regular shared web hosting plan and, one of the main differences between a reseller plan and a regular shared hosting plan is the number of domains the client can host. The company avers that with its reseller hosting plans, clients are able to host up to 50 domains and act as a hosting reseller while a regular shared hosting plan provides hosting for a single domain . The ability to create individual hosting plans within the reseller plan makes its reseller plan an solution for web designers and developers wanting to package their services with a web hosting plan , it adds.

The company articulates that some of the features included in its Reseller Hosting Plans are:

Plesk 8.6 Control Panel to manage individual domains and user accounts

Separate logins for resellers' clients

Individual account and database backup capability

SiteBuilder, SpamAssassin and Dr. Web Anti-Virus software included

2 Dedicated IPs included in Bulk Hosting Plans II & III.

Discount on Dedicated Private Racks

The Planet, a privately held hosting company , today announced discounts on its dedicated private racks, a hosting solution for multi-server environments. The company says that the first month of service is free for new orders.

It explains that its dedicated private racks are useful for larger environments that require the ability to grow rapidly. With Gigabit networking, SAN solutions, load balancing and security options, private rack customers can have flexibility in their hosted solution , claims the company.

''As customers grow their businesses and require more complex hosting solutions , they're looking for greater flexibility for managing their IT infrastructures, while maintaining full control of the environment," said Urvish Vashi, The Planet's general manager for dedicated servers. ''Our fully scalable private racks provide advanced capabilities so customers can select the servers, dedicated load balancers and firewalls, along with dedicated storage area networks .'' - Visit The Planet by clicking here .

Cloud Computing Technology and Utility Computing Services

3Tera Inc., a provider of cloud computing technology and utility computing services, today announced beta availability of AppLogic 2.4 which includes support for virtual appliances running Microsoft Windows Server incorporated in all infrastructure components necessary to run Web applications including storage, networking and load balancing . 

The company claims that this new functionality is available immediately both as a service in the cloud and as private clouds in enterprise datacenters and, for the first time, a cloud computing platform enables virtual datacenters that exceed the capabilities of traditional datacenters in commercial enterprise environments.

The comapny states that its cloud computing solution comprises of adding Windows to AppLogic's existing support of Linux, Sun's Open Solaris and Solaris 10 follows its cloudware architecture for open cloud computing , announced earlier this year. It also states users of AppLogic can now utilize the datacenter operating systems in their applications, and even mix and match operating systems within applications as needed. This advancement opens cloud computing to the growing number of users seeking IT scalability and flexibility beyond what is possible today in traditional datacenter environments , it adds.

NomaDesk 2.5 Release from Aventi

Aventi v, a managed-service provider of internet-based , file sharing and synchronization solutions, today announced that it has launched its latest NomaDesk 2.5 release. With this release the company claims that it has introduced a brand-new tiered "virtual fileserver" offering. It says that NomaDesk users can choose between fileserver types to share and synchronize documents based on how they work, not on how much data or bandwidth they consume.

It articulates that the Team fileserver enables you to share documents that can be edited by anyone in your network -- whether inside or outside your organization and includes workflow tools. The Public fileserver delivers all of the features of the Team version, except only the owner can make changes to the files on the fileserver. 

As a rich media publication system, the Public fileserver lets you invite an unlimited number of guests who can access the virtual fileserver's rich content as read-only. The Personal fileserver automatically synchronizes the owner's private files on up to five different PCs. The company further adds that each new NomaDesk user automatically receives a free Personal and Public fileserver. Any other fileserver, including the Team fileserver, can be added for free for an indefinite period.

1&1 Internet Inc Becomes A Green Company

1&1 Internet Inc, a web hosting company , today announced that the US data center is going green. The company says that it is purchasing enough Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, to match electricity used at its data center. It also states that a majority of the RECs will be sourced from the Bowersock Mills and Power Company's hydroelectric facility in Lawrence, Kansas.

The company claims that this hydroelectric facility is certified low impact by the Low Impact Hydro Institute (LIHI). It's renewable energy purchase for the Lenexa, Kansas-based facility is energy to power U.S. homes for one year. With renewable resources it will save emissions of 30,000 tons of CO2 per year, it adds.

"1&1 Internet accepts the responsibility to become a green-powered company," said Oliver Mauss, CEO of 1&1 Internet Inc. "We are proud to now be the first big hosting company with all our data centers' energy usage offset by renewable, clean energy. We believe this is an important step for every organization to take, and a contribution helping to save our planet."

Mauss added, "1&1 is proud that our worldwide customers are now part of our 1&1 green coalition, with all hosted websites contributing to offsetting carbon emissions through the support of renewable energy." - Visit 1 and 1 Webhost Here .

Kubisys Provides OnTest Solution For Enterprise Data Centers

Kubisys, a provider of data center services, today announced the general availability of the its OnTest solution for enterprise data centers. The company states that OnTest, an appliance based solution, provides production application testing without consequences. It also states that OnTest integrates into the production data center whether enterprise systems use local, direct or network attached storage, or deploy storage area networks .

The company claims that OnTest is a platform meant for daily maintenance, planning and migration. This includes storage and server transitioning. Also, there are no agents to install on production servers and automated tailored enterprise workflows are part of OnTest solution.

''Kubisys provides enterprise customers with a bit-by-bit clone of their production enterprise within ten minutes. There is no difference between the production enterprise and the cloned active shadow enterprise,'' said Tigran Safari, President and Co-CEO of Kubisys. ''Applications run in the cloned environment the same way they run in production. We offer an enterprise class appliance to reflect production accurately,'' adds Vasken Setrakian, Chairman and Co-CEO.

Data Center Managed Services of SolidSpace

SolidSpace, LLC, a provider of IT hosting and network services , today announced their Data Center Managed Services to meet the needs of small to mid-size businesses maintaining applications and networks. The company says that its Data Center Managed Services plans, Tier 1 and Tier 2, offer Colocation and Dedicated Server clients first response technical support and operating system management that is focused on uninterrupted connectivity, security and preventive maintenance.

The company explains that by including a monthly vulnerability test and upgraded availability monitoring, Tier 1 and Tier 2 Data Center Managed Services deliver a performance diagnosis and identify security and application weaknesses swiftly and proficiently. 

It also states that the upgrades to its Data Center Managed Services give clients a view of monitored devices through a weekly report displaying a device or network's performance and reliability , availability monitoring in 90 second intervals with failure alerts sent via email or email capable device, preventive maintenance by IT professionals experienced in monitoring a wide ranged of operating systems for event log alerts, backup completion, patch management and antivirus definition updates, and discounted support rates when remediation is needed.

Country Code Top Level Domains of The Republic of Cameroon

NETCOM.cm, the official registry in charge of the Country Code Top Level Domains of The Republic of Cameroon, proclaimed today that it will launch second-level .cm domain name registrations on October 15, 2008.

The company articulates that the launch campaign will commence with a short sunrise period to give holders of national trademarks opportunities to protect their brands online . It adds that following this period is the general registration, starting November 15, allowing the general public to register sought-after .CM domain names.

Based in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, NETCOM.cm Sarl was founded in early 2008 as a proud partner of ANTIC -- The Information Technology Regulator for Cameroon. Mr. Moustapha Saya Kaigama, president of NETCOM.cm Sarl, commented: "After years of struggling with the technical hassles, we're so excited to announce that now NETCOM can offer .COM.CM, .NET.CM and .CO.CM to businesses and individuals throughout the world."

Beauty Tips Online

Are you interested in improving your appearance, at least beauty wise?  If you are, you may have been told by those that you know to turn to the internet.  While the internet is a great way to familiarize yourself with the latest in beauty trends, as well as learn how to properly apply makeup, get beauty product recommendations and so forth, you also need to be careful when doing so. Despite what you and others are often told, there are both pros and cons to getting your beauty and fashion information from the internet.

As previously mentioned, the internet is a great source of information, no matter what you are looking to research.  That is one of the many pros or plus sides to using the internet to research beauty tips, tricks, techniques, and the latest beauty trends.  You often have a number of different options. For example, you can visit traditional websites that just focus on beauty and fashion or you can visit the websites of popular printed beauty magazines. You may also be able to find strictly online versions of beauty magazines.  These types of magazines are often referred to as online beauty magazines.  Having a number of different resources at your tips is what makes the internet nice and convenient.  

Although it is nice to be able to access to a number of online resources, when looking for beauty tips, tricks, trends, and techniques, you never really know what you will end up coming across. This is most evident when you come across a website that was designed by someone just like you, an everyday internet user. What you need to remember is that the internet allows just about anyone to post anything that they want online.  Just because someone outlines a new beauty trend or gives you a product recommendation, it doesn't mean that they are speaking the truth. You may not necessarily think about it at the time, but getting your information from unchecked sources may actually end up putting you and your health in danger.

Another one of the many pros or plus sides to using the internet to learn more about beauty is that it is free, at least to find what you are looking for. Most of the websites and resource guides that you will find online are free to access. As long as you take a minute to examine the information being given to you or the source of that information, you shouldn't have a problem with using the internet to get beauty product recommendations or tips on how to apply makeup and other beauty care products.  Depending on how often you search for beauty information, you may be able to save yourself a considerable amount of money by using the internet instead of buying printed fashion magazines, which can actually get quite costly overtime.

As outlined above, you can find beauty tips, tricks, and information on beauty trends by visiting beauty focused websites, reading online beauty magazines, as well by visiting the online websites of popular printed fashion magazines.  Finding all of these resources is another one of the many pros to using the internet.  When using the internet, it is easy to find whatever you are looking for. A simple standard internet search could help direct you to a popular online beauty website or it could even take you directly to what you were looking for, like tips on how to remove properly remove your makeup at night.

 

As you can see, from being outlined above, the internet is a great way to find information on beauty tips, tricks, and trends.  If you are interested in improving the way that you wear your makeup, how you wear your hair, or the appearance of your skin, you may want to think about turning to the internet to do so.  As a reminder though, it is important that you display caution and use your best judgment, especially with something important like beauty product reviews.

Can Watching TV Increase Knowledge on Beauty

Are you interested in learning about beauty trends? If you are, you may have tried using the internet and you may even spent money on beauty books or beauty magazines, but have you ever thought about just turning your television on? If you have yet to take the television approach, you may want to think about doing so.

When it comes to learning more about popular beauty trends, there many individuals who wonder exactly how turning on the television can help. Well, if you are like many other Americans, there is a good chance that you have cable or satellite TV.  If you do, this means that you often have access to a large number of channels.  One or two of those channels may be referred to as beauty or fashion channels. These types of channels are where you may want to go to learn more about the latest in beauty or fashion tends. You may also find shows that help you learn how to properly apply your makeup and so forth.

In addition to television channels and shows that are devoted to fashion and beauty, you may also want to think about tuning into an entertainment show.  Entertainments shows are shows that often cover the entertainment industry.  It is not uncommon to find a popular celebrity being interviewed or shown on an entertainment show.  As you likely already know, celebrities are often well known for their good tastes in fashion, as well as their beauty.  By watching an entertainment show, you may able get a good look at some of you today's hottest celebrities and the latest fashion and beauty trends they are sporting.  In addition to traditional entertainment shows, you will also find that many news channels also have a small entertainment session.

It may even be a good idea to just sit down and start watching a television show or a movie, particularly one that is new or was just recently released.  As it was previously mentioned, celebrities are often known for looking their best at all times, especially when they are on screen. If are looking for new ways to spice up your appearance, beauty wise, you may to examine some of the many fashions and beauty products that are shown your television screen. In a way, this won't even seem like research to you.  It is fun to watch TV and kind of amazing when you think about everything that you can learn from it. 

In your search for beauty and fashion related programming, you will likely also come across infomercials.  These are paid advertising slots.  In addition to just selling a beauty product, many infomercials contain multiple product reviews and recommendations from others.  While it is nice to find neat beauty products on your television screen, you need to remember that there are no guarantees.  Infomercials are a great way to find and possibly buy beauty products, but they may not necessarily be the best at helping you understand the latest in today's beauty trends.

As you can see, there are a number of different ways that you can use the television to help you learn more about beauty trends, as well as other beauty related issues.  This is nice as television is likely something that you already have; therefore, no extra expenses need to be incurred.  All you need to do is set aside a few minutes of your time, grab the remote and you should be good to go.

What To Prepare in Marriage: Beauty Tips

Have you recently been engaged?  If you have, have you started planning your wedding yet?  If you haven't, you will want to get started with the planning soon.  Even if you have already started planning your wedding, have you made all of your beauty preparations yet?  Beauty preparation are an important part of planning a wedding, if not the most important part. For that reason, you will want to start making your beauty arrangements right away.

When it comes to beauty preparations for your wedding, you will find that are a number of different steps that you will need to take.  First off all, you may want to decide how you would like your hair and makeup to be done.  If you are also interested in having your bridesmaids' hair be all the same, you may want to think about planning out their hair styles as well.  If you find yourself having a difficult time doing so, you may want to think about hiring the services of a beauty consultant or making "testing," appointments at your local beauty or hair salon.  

Speaking of a beauty or hair salon, if you need to make appointments for you and the rest of your wedding party to get your hair done, you will want to make your appointments in advance.  If your wedding is scheduled for "wedding season," you will want to make your appointments as soon as possible, especially if you have your heart set on getting your hair done at a particular salon. Smaller salons can only handle one wedding party at a time.

In addition to getting your hair done on your wedding day, you may also be interested in getting your nails done or having your makeup professionally applied.  If you are interested in getting your makeup professionally applied, you will likely have your makeup done right after your hair is. As for your nails, you may be required to make an appointment in the days leading up to the wedding.  If you or your bridesmaids need nail touchups, they can be done at the last minute.

Although you hope that everything will go well on your wedding day, you will want to prepare for the unexpected. In terms of beauty and fashion, the unexpected may include a tear in your dress or the dress one of your bridesmaids, a stain, or too much sweating. For that reason, you may want to think about having an emergency beauty bag on hand and with you at all times during your wedding, particularly before the ceremony takes place.  Many times, the maid of honor will be responsible for coming up with such a bag, but you still may want to make sure that it is done.

As for the items that should go inside an emergency beauty bag, you may want to stock it full of anything that you think you or your bridesmaids may need.  Items that you will definitely want to include in an emergency beauty bag include makeup, deodorant, hand lotion, hairspray or hair gel, a brush, a comb, extra bobby pins, a small sewing kit, and emergency stain removing chemicals.  Having these types of items and more inside an emergency beauty bag will reduce the number of unexpected events that may end up hampering your wedding day.

The above mentioned beauty preparation tips are just a few of the many that you will want to make. In fact, beauty preparation tips are just a few of the plans and arrangements that you will have to make.  For instance, you will need to choose a venue for your wedding reception, a band or a DJ, a wedding cake, and so forth.  With all of the preparations and arrangements that need to be made, you may want to think about hiring the services of a professional wedding planner or at least buying a wedding planning guide, which will hopefully include a detailed checklist for you.

Services Offered in Beauty Salons

Are you interested in getting a little appearance update or are y