Uri Unplugged

On November 19th, I posted an entry about Nexsan's "ATA to SATA" trade-up offer that originally expired on December 21st, 2007.

Good news! Due to high response, Nexsan has extended the offer until March 31, 2008.

So here are the details one last time:

Who Qualifies?

Organizations that currently own any of these legacy Nexsan ATA storage products: ATABeast, ATABoy (8 bay product), ATABoy2, ATABoy2-F, or ATABoy2-X.

What's In It For Me?

Trade in one of the above units for a 45% discount off MSRP on Nexsan’s latest high density SATA-based storage systems - the 42TB/4U SATABeast SATA RAID array or 14TB/3U SATABoy SATA storage array (note: spares don't qualify).

Why Bother?

It's an opportunity to significantly upgrade your storage for a significantly discounted price. Both the SATABeast and SATABoy offer several improvements over their ATA-based predecessors, such as:

- Higher density with up to 42TB in a 4U chassis
- AutoMAID power-saving features
- iSCSI and 4Gb Fibre Channel connectivity

As before, don't hesitate to contact me directly if you're interested in taking advantage of this "ATA to SATA" trade-up offer.

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OK, so I know you’re not sitting at your desk viewing porn all day, but if you suspect (or know) that users on your network might be so inclined, read on...

We all know the expensive pitfalls of pornography in the workplace. Most obviously, it’s intrusive, offensive, and wastes valuable work hours. But even more importantly, it can lead to legal issues involving hostile workplace environments (hello, sexual harassment lawsuits).

With the recent release of their anti-spam appliance Mail-SeCure™ v3.6, PineApp added Inappropriate Content Control, also know as Porn MegaFilter. It's essentially an anti-pornography engine that eliminates the dirty stuff from corporate email systems by automatically detecting and blocking incoming and outgoing pornographic pictures as well as pictures embedded in PowerPoint presentations, videos and other media. It can also identify email with links to child pornography websites, block them and notify the administrator that the link is being sent.

At RADirect, we’ve received feedback from quite a few customers who said they would purchase Mail-SeCure for this feature alone. I find this alarming, only because it demonstrates how pervasive pornography in the workplace really is.

So what about your organization? Is pornography a big issue? How do you measure its costs? Have you faced, or been threatened with, legal action as a result of it? Do send me your feedback.

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