Monthly Archive for December, 2008

[FREE Passes] Calling All Microsoft Developers!

Published on December 17, 2008 in Events, Industry Events, Layered Technologies and Strategic Partners. Closed Tags: , , , .
Posted by Tom Eagle

pdcmicrosoftbillgatesjpgOn the road again… Layered Tech is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the MSDN Developer Conference series. We are officially on the road with Microsoft and will be in the following cities in the coming months: Houston, TX (12-9-08 done), Chicago, IL (1-13-09), Dallas, TX (1-26-09) and San Francisco, CA (2-19-09).
 
Come and hear all of the exciting announcements around the Azure Services Platform and Windows 7. Also learn about the latest developments in .NET, Silverlight, Surface, Parallel Programming, Live Mesh, and more. Stop by the Layered Tech booth and check out some of the great show specials! See show details

0808_free_passWith that, you’re invited to join us! 

Request your FREE attendee pass for these events at marketing@layeredtechnologies.com

New Premier Tech-TV Show by Layered Tech

Published on December 16, 2008 in LT-TV Show. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , .
Posted by Tom Eagle

filmstrip_lttvintroscreen150jpg1Lights, Camera, Action!  Announcing Layered Tech’s new premier Tech-TV Show – broadcast via the web.  Covering technology trends in the hosted infrastructure and grid computing space plus cost-saving strategies for the enterprise, these 5-minute news briefs will air on a bi-monthly basis and are hosted by our very own celebrity executive: John Pozadzides.     

filmstripbox_jpintroscreen150jpgA little about our host 
John Pozadzides (also known as John P) has been an influential executive for leading technology companies such as Cable & Wireless, SAVVIS and recently, Layered Tech.  He has talked on a wide range of industry topics including web hosting, grid computing, Internet architecture, security & optimization. From the University of Texas to Harvard Graduate School, John brings with him a wealth of valuable technology and business knowledge. (Did we mention he also produces one of the top blogs on the Internet, One Man’s Blog?)  This is a man worth listening to. 

Check out our first broadcast at:  http://www.layeredtech.com/resources/media-center/

FaceBook Virus Update

Published on December 9, 2008 in Security News. Closed Tags: , , .
Posted by Tom Eagle

terryperkinsbw150jpgWith all the social networking going on today, it is no wonder that viruses are being created to target specific social networking sites.  It is more important than ever to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date.  Here is the latest warning on a FaceBook virus.

          

December 4, Reuters – (International) Destructive Koobface virus turns up on Facebook. Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed “Koobface” that uses the social network’s messaging system to infect PCs, and then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers. It is the latest attack by hackers increasingly looking to prey on users of social networking sites. Koobface spreads by sending notes to friends of someone whose PC has been infected. The messages, with subject headers like, “You look just awesome in this new movie,” direct recipients to a website where they are asked to download what it claims is an update of Adobe Systems Inc.’s Flash player. If they download the software, users end up with an infected computer, which then takes users to contaminated sites when they try to use search engines from Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Live.com, according McAfee. McAfee warned in a blog entry on Wednesday that its researchers had discovered that Koobface was making the rounds on Facebook. Privately held Facebook has told members to delete contaminated e-mails and has posted directions at www.facebook.com/security on how to clean infected computers. Source:
        
Today, it’s FaceBook… Tomorrow, it will be yet another popular online gathering place.  Update your anti-virus protection routinely. From there, socialize happily and more importantly — safely. ~ Security Chic / Terry Perkins