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Every week 140,000 hard drives will crash in the United States. When will your next hard drive crash happen?

Mozy is the world’s most trusted online backup solution with:

· Over 1 million users
· Expertise in large scale storage with over 15PBs of data under management
· Favorable reviews by major publications, including PC Magazine, PC World, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, Small Business Computing, Mac Life

· With the recent explosion in digital information, individuals are accumulating massive amounts of irreplaceable data like digital family photos and videos, music collections, business documents, financial documents, college term papers, and more. This information is primarily being stored on computers’ hard drives and other mobile devices.

· Every computer is vulnerable to failure and data loss. The most common forms of failure and data loss are hard drive crash, theft, loss, viruses, natural disaster, and accidental deletion:


o Every week 140,000 hard drives crash in the United States. (Google, Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population, February 2007)
o Every week 12,000 laptops are lost or stolen in U.S. airports. (Dell & Ponemon Institute, Airport Insecurity: the case of lost laptops, June, 2008)
o 70% of data losses are due to events beyond user control. (“The Cost of Lost Data”, David M. Smith, PhD. Pepperdine University, http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/033/dataloss.html)

· Mozy is easy to use, very secure, and doesn’t interfere with the performance of your computer.

· Mozy runs automatically in the background, meaning you don’t ever have to worry about your backups—With Mozy you can just set it and forget it.

· For less than $5 per month, Mozy protects all your computer files… that’s less than the cost of a lunch!

· Mozy works on both PCs and Macs.

· MozyHome has excellent email and live chat support.

Computer online backup should be automatic. Get free backup with Mozy or unlimited Mozy backup for $4.95

What sets Mozy apart?

· Mozy is extremely customizable. Decide exactly what, when, and how quickly you would like to back up your data.
· Unlimited storage for only $4.95/mo. We have happy customers with many terabytes backed up to prove it
· Owned by a Fortune 500 company (EMC)
· Experts in large scale storage with over 15PBs of data under management.
· Excellent customer support
· Pause and resume uploads easily
· Mozy only backs up new or changed portions of files
· Bandwidth throttling capability
· Multiple restore options


Technical Bullets

· Security
o Encryption
§ 448-bit Blowfish: At the beginning of the backup process, all files are encrypted locally with 448-bit Blowfish encryption.
§ SSL: These encrypted files are then sent via 128-bit SSL, the same encryption used in online banking to a Mozy managed data center.
§ AES: Mozy users have the option of a supplying a personal key utilizing military-grade 256-bit AES encryption.
o Data center: All datacenters employ state-of-the-art security and are SAS70 certified.
o Near Continuous Data Protection: Mozy automatically detects and backs up new and changed files.
· Ease-of-Use
o Automatic or scheduled backups. Automatic is the simplest method in which backups are performed while your computer is not in use. Scheduled backups can be performed daily or weekly at a specified time of day.
o Block-level incremental backups—After the initial backup, Mozy only backs up new or changed portions of files which saves bandwidth and ensures future backups are lightning fast.
o Bandwidth throttling—Determine how much of your bandwidth you want to dedicate to your backups so other higher priority services can run unimpeded.
· Platform Support
o Version (snapshot) support—Restore file versions up to 30 days in the past.
o Windows and Mac support—Mozy supports Windows 2000, XP, and Vista (32 and 64 bit), as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.
o Open/locked file support — Mozy backs up all open and locked files, including Outlook PST files.

Advantages of Offsite Backup

It is a good idea to have both a local and offsite backup. However, there are some distinct advantages to offsite backup.

· Significant cost savings as Mozy requires no capital expenditure for hardware. Your subscription provides unlimited backup, with no need to purchase additional drives and equipment as your data grows.
· Backups are possible anywhere with access to a broadband internet connection. Additionally, those backups can be accessed anywhere there is an internet connection.
· Focuses on the function and the service, not the technology. Storage and backup is not a core competency for most consumers. Mozy makes it easy, automatic, and secure.
· In the event of a local disaster like fire or theft, your data is still secure in an offsite location.


Stats/Petabyte Scale

Mozy stores more than fifteen petabytes of data, or about 750 times the content of the Library of Congress.


Mozy User Stories:

Damian from Michigan was using Mozy to back up his work laptop. Thieves broke into his office and stole his computer. Figuring it was a total loss, Damian bought a new computer and logged into his Mozy account to retrieve all his files. To his surprise, the thieves had used his web cam to take photos of themselves and downloaded a phone bill on his computer--all of which were backed up to Mozy. Damian presented police with the address from the phone bill and photos of the thieves and was able to recover his laptop the next day.

Every week 140,000 hard drives will crash in the United States. When will your next hard drive crash happen?

Mozy online backup is the simple way to protect all the important files on your computer so in the event of disaster, your data is still retrievable. Mozy is easy to use, very secure, and doesn’t interfere with the performance of your computer. Mozy runs automatically in the background meaning you don’t ever have to worry about your backups–With Mozy you can just set it and forget it. Copies of your files are safely stored in secure, offsite data centers.



Mozy offers home users 2 GB of backup space for free. There’s no credit card, no monthly payment or fee, and no expiration date. Need more than 2 GB of backup? Mozy also offers unlimited storage space for only $4.95 per month. That’s less than the cost of a lunch to backup every photo, song, spreadsheet, and email on your computer! Windows and Mac clients are available.

Recommendations for Mozy have come from major publications including PC Magazine, PC World, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, Small Business Computing, Mac Life to name a few.

It’s simple, automatic, and secure.

Web hosting service

A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own or lease for use by their clients as well as providing Internet connectivity, typically in a data center. Web hosts can also provide data center space and connectivity to the Internet for servers they do not own to be located in their data center, called colocation.
Types of hosting



A typical server "rack," commonly seen in colocation centres.
Internet hosting services can run Web servers; see Internet hosting services.
Hosting services limited to the Web:
Many large companies who are not internet service providers also need a computer permanently connected to the web so they can send email, files, etc. to other sites. They may also use the computer as a website host so they can provide details of their goods and services to anyone interested. Additionally these people may decide to place online orders.
Free web hosting service: offered by different companies with limited services, sometimes supported by advertisements, and often limited when compared to paid hosting.
Shared web hosting service: one's website is placed on the same server as many other sites, ranging from a few to hundreds or thousands. Typically, all domains may share a common pool of server resources, such as RAM and the CPU. The features available with this type of service can be quite extensive. A shared website may be hosted with a reseller.
Reseller web hosting: allows clients to become web hosts themselves. Resellers could function, for individual domains, under any combination of these listed types of hosting, depending on who they are affiliated with as a provider. Resellers' accounts may vary tremendously in size: they may have their own virtual dedicated server to a collocated server. Many resellers provide a nearly identical service to their provider's shared hosting plan and provide the technical support themselves.
Virtual Dedicated Server: also known as a Virtual Private Server (VPS), divides server resources into virtual servers, where resources can be allocated in a way that does not directly reflect the underlying hardware. VPS will often be allocated resources based on a one server to many VPSs relationship, however virtualisation may be done for a number of reasons, including the ability to move a VPS container between servers. The users may have root access to their own virtual space. Customers are sometimes responsible for patching and maintaining the server.
Dedicated hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server and gains full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, the user typically does not own the server. Another type of Dedicated hosting is Self-Managed or Unmanaged. This is usually the least expensive for Dedicated plans. The user has full administrative access to the box, which means the client is responsible for the security and maintenance of his own dedicated box.
Managed hosting service: the user gets his or her own Web server but is not allowed full control over it (root access for Linux/administrator access for Windows); however, they are allowed to manage their data via FTP or other remote management tools. The user is disallowed full control so that the provider can guarantee quality of service by not allowing the user to modify the server or potentially create configuration problems. The user typically does not own the server. The server is leased to the client.
Colocation web hosting service: similar to the dedicated web hosting service, but the user owns the colo server; the hosting company provides physical space that the server takes up and takes care of the server. This is the most powerful and expensive type of web hosting service. In most cases, the colocation provider may provide little to no support directly for their client's machine, providing only the electrical, Internet access, and storage facilities for the server. In most cases for colo, the client would have his own administrator visit the data center on site to do any hardware upgrades or changes.
Cloud Hosting: is a new type of hosting platform that allows customers powerful, scalable and reliable hosting based on clustered load-balanced servers and utility billing. Removing single-point of failures and allowing customers to pay for only what they use versus what they could use.
Clustered hosting: having multiple servers hosting the same content for better resource utilization. Clustered Servers are a perfect solution for high-availability dedicated hosting, or creating a scalable web hosting solution. A cluster may separate web serving from database hosting capability.
Grid hosting: this form of distributed hosting is when a server cluster acts like a grid and is composed of multiple nodes.
Home server: usually a single machine placed in a private residence can be used to host one or more web sites from a usually consumer-grade broadband connection. These can be purpose-built machines or more commonly old PCs. Some ISPs actively attempt to block home servers by disallowing incoming requests to TCP port 80 of the user's connection and by refusing to provide static IP addresses. A common way to attain a reliable DNS hostname is by creating an account with a dynamic DNS service. A dynamic DNS service will automatically change the IP address that a URL points to when the IP address changes.

BSE launches ‘BSE SENSEX MOBILE STREAMER’

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev from Isha Foundation, today launched the ‘BSE SENSEX MOBILE STREAMER’ in an ‘Opening Bell’ ceremony at BSE. This is one more initiative of the ongoing enhancements at BSE.
With ‘Live streaming quotes for SENSEX companies’ one can view on a real-time basis, best bid and ask quotes and stock price movements for each of the scrips in the SENSEX, which is India’s benchmark stock Index. ‘BSE SENSEX MOBILE STREAMER’ allow investors to access streaming SENSEX data at their fingertips. The second-by-second movement updates on stocks will help the investors make critically timed trades. The ‘BSE SENSEX MOBILE STREAMER’ can be accessed at http://www.bseindia.com/sensexstreamer.jad. The software is easily downloadable on GPRS activated SIM Cards and Java enabled handsets.
Madhu Kannan, MD & CEO, BSE, said, “Having access to real-time quotes is imperative for investors who wants to take informed decisions for their investments in the Capital Market. BSE is proactively making available the critical information to the investors’ on their mobile phones free of cost. We look forward to adding more features and functionality improvements over the coming months.”

She Wants Shoes from Jimmy Choo

                                  Who don't want to own a shoes designed by Jimmy Choo , so do was my dear friend. But she asked me to get her one. First i thought she might be kidding. But when i came to the realization that she is serious , my senses went blank. It will cost more than a months earning for a middle class guy like me. 1300$ per shoes does mean costly isn't?
                                             But what makes these ladies crave for Jimmy Choo. Though his shoes are so expensive , it is the quality of material that he uses as well the advertising strategies he used in market that helds his fame so high in the market. Jimmy Choo engages in ready-to-wear clothing, the line only has a few stores, with its flagship store based in London. Aside from shoes, Jimmy Choo also designer bags.
                                         Jimmy Choo has already sold 50% of his company to Equinox Luxury Holdings Ltd. And now he is working on an exclusive Couture line that is only available on appointment at Connaught Street. How ever he has been quite famous among the ladies with his designer shoes.
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Desperate Ohio Homeowner Destroys House

                                          A ,am from Moscow , Ohio has destroyed his house when the RiverHills Bank was about to take over his 350,000$ house for a debt of 160,000$ . The man was been in fight with the bank for quite a while now. He has offered them 170,000$ to clear the debts , but the bank was insistent as they said they will receive more if they auction it on foreclosure.
                                                       The man warned the bank that he will destroy the house , but bank turned their ear away from that also. So he arrived at his solution , a bulldozer and one afternoon of demolition. He said he wanted to give the bank the way the hill was before he built his house. Now that his business in Amelia is also set for public auction , he might even destroy that building also.
          
                                                     The man wanted to prove a point to the banks who just take away all that a person posses on basis of closure of their debts. But will the banks learn the lesson? Only time will tell that.

Read more about the Bank and House owner Conflict :: Desperate Ohio Homeowner Destroys House

Sensex keeps a down note as IT and Banking sector slip

Benchmarks were witnessing a fluid session with negative bias Monday beforehand of public holiday tomorrow and January series termination and


Intervening term choices of the day

 Rather a few exponent heavy weights will be announcing their Q3FY10 solutions today. A truncated trading week and the expiry of the derivative takes for the January series will pave way for some volatility. Monetary policy announcement by the RBI on January 29 will be another key trigger to watch out during the week.

Nifty continued to trade below the 50 DMA placed at 5118. The index closed at the support line of a rising stick being formed on the weekly charts. Last week we broke down over a similar pattern on the daily charts which is a fractal of the rising wedge. A close below 5000 level in the coming week might touch off further failing in the market and the index is expected to test 4900 level. The universal trend in the market has become bearish which would negate only on close above 5225,  said Edelweiss report.

National Stock Exchange s Nifty was at 4996.25, down 39.75 points or 0.79 per cent. The index reached an intraday low of 4983.05 and high of 5034.70.

Infy, ICICI drag Sensex by seventy five points

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, closed 75 points down, with bluechip stocks such as Infosys, HDFC and ICICI Bank

acting as drag.

The Sensex, which opened at 17,603.87 points and ended at 17,540.29 points, closed 75.43 points, or 0.43% down from its previous close at 17,615.72 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,244.75 points against the previous close of 5,263.1 points, a loss of 0.35%. Broader market indices performed only a tad better, with the BSE midcap index ending flat and the BSE small-cap index ruling 0.44% higher. The market breadth was positive, with as many as 1,725 stocks advancing compared to 1,172 on the decline, while 68 remained unchanged.

Among major gainers on the Sensex were DLF, up 4.26% at Rs 390.20; Grasim, up 3.02% at Rs 2,754.50; Sunpharma, up 2.11% at Rs 1,574.55; and Jaiprakash Associates, up 1.8% at Rs 161.55.

Major losers included Infosys, down 2.41% at Rs 2,464.45; TCS, down 1.98% at Rs 700.50; HDFC, down 1.7% at Rs 2,600.35; and Reliance Communications, down 1.5% at Rs 180.70. Other Asian markets ended in the green, with a key Japanese index, the Nikkei, ending 1.09% higher at 10,798.32 points, while the Korean Kospi, was up 0.7% at 1,695.26 points.

In China, the Shanghai composite index managed to end up with slender gains, closing 0.1% higher at 3,196 points, while the Hang Seng, a benchmark index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, closed a meagre 0.12% up at 22,296.75 points.

Key European markets were trading flat, with benchmark index of the London Stock Exchange FTSE 100 index ruling 0.04% up at 5,529.13 points. Among real estate companies, India’s biggest developer DLF soared 4.1% to Rs 389.9 after Goldman Sachs raised it to “buy” from “sell”, citing a potential recovery in office real property and steady growth in key residential markets.

Developer Indiabulls Real Estate advanced 3.4% to Rs 227.4 after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’. Overseas funds bought a net $184 million of domestic equities on January 6, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India website.

NOrth Korea decides to make a currency change

As a step to control inflation and other economic hardships , North Korea has annonced its decision to establish a new currency system. 1000 wons corresponds to 10 new currency as per the sources said. This can lead on to a wipe of savings especially of the common people. The newly taken decision has made a havoc among the local people and the government has announced exchange of old currency with new one effective for a few days.

However the currency conversion is also limited , that is 100000 wons per person which come around 440 $ . As the Pyongyang government wants to put a control over formalized.

South Africa cancels Airbus deal

South Africa has cancelled a multi-billion dollar contract for eight military aircraft with Airbus, citing escalating costs and delivery delays.

The deal for the A400M planes was signed a number of years ago, when the proposed cost of the planes was significantly less.

A government spokesman said the cost was now too great given its more limited resources during the downturn.

The A400M has suffered technical problems and has been delayed.

It was due to fly for the first time in March.

New contracts

"The cost escalation would have placed an unaffordable burden on the taxpayer at a time when the national [finances] are under pressure due to the economic downturn," said South African government spokesman Themba Maseko.

He said the planes would now cost 47bn rand ($6.2bn; £3.7bn), compared with 6.4bn rand when they were ordered.

Airbus said it was "surprised" by the decision.

"We regret this all the more since it comes at a time when the programme is making major progress towards a test flight before the end of the year," it added.

The A400M received a boost this summer, when seven European countries pledged to continue supporting the troubled plane.

Ministers from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the UK said they hoped to agree a new contract for the plane by the end of the year.

The project was launched in 2003 as a replacement for the main Nato military transport aircraft, the US-built Lockheed Martin Hercules.

UBS fined £8m by the UK regulator

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Swiss banking giant UBS £8m for failing to stop its employees making unauthorised transactions.

The FSA said four UBS employees had carried out the transactions using customer money on at least 39 accounts.

The unauthorised activities took place between January 2006 and December 2007. The FSA also said the trades involved foreign exchange and precious metals.

In a statement, UBS said it "deeply regrets this incident".

"Having fully co-operated with the FSA's investigation, we are now pleased that this matter has been settled so that we can move forward," the bank said, adding it had already taken full steps to deal with the problem.

Earlier this week, UBS reported a loss for the July to September quarter.