Our Chicago IT Managed Services team received a call late last night from a CPA working late (it's tax season).  The new malware infection was called "Smart Fortress 2012."  When the computer first boots up, the Internet works, but shortly thereafter, the Internet on the infected computer disables itself, and you are not allowed to open any tasks on the computer that are executables (exe files).

Businesses today rely on computer technology more than ever to run their business.  It's become necessary to maintain a Chicago IT Support budget for your computer systems.  Many businesses will decide to work on an as-needed basis; only calling their Chicago IT Services firm when there is a problem with their computer systems.  This can be very stressful at times, especially when your vendor isn't as responsive as you'd like.

Although it doesn't happen too often, sometimes your iPhone/iPad can get sluggish.  Perhaps it's due to the new multitasking capabilities.  Our Managed Services clients have asked some of our Chicago IT Consultants to help.

Here is what you can do to free up some memory if your Apple device gets slow.

Apple users with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S may have experienced an issue after upgrading to iOS 5.0.1.  User contacts are no longer linking up with the phone numbers!  Most of the users affected were on Verizon Wireless.

The creation of the Internet was the dawn of a new era. This new era has played a vital role on how we do business. We use the Internet to have a presence by advertising, marketing, and selling our products and services. For the better, the Internet forever has changed the way we do business with cost saving technologies (Email vs. postage), video conferencing and webinars, along with smartphones, tablets, and cloud computing. New technology can open the door to new opportunities for your business. Unfortunately, embracing new technologies can introduce new threats to your business.