Google it … NOT

Going somewhere? Need map directions? Search on Google Map!

Need to get a website translated instantly? Use Google Translate!

Don’t know how to spell a word? Google it!

Seriously, why even bother with a dictionary when it only takes 2 seconds with Google

Today, Google has truly become an inseparable part of our daily lives.

So, imagine if the contents of Google were censored or banned in Malaysia, or worse still, completely inaccessible! – it does seem like the worst nightmare right? But the truth is Google’s services are censored or blocked in 25% of the countries that they offer their services to.

Being one of the highest populated countries, China censors Google’s search contents and blocks some of its online services completely, including YouTube. It really makes one wonder if this is really the best solution moving forward? Google is one of the most useful research tools available for most of us today, and a huge number of internet users depend on Google for their daily quest for information.

One can understand and will support necessary censorship of internet content, but if it goes beyond the reasonable censorship scope (be it intentionally or not), it potentially violates the citizens’ right to access scientific, educational, environmental, energy and other useful information.

Thus, it is important to have tools that can provide precise control of which information is acceptable, and which is objectionable. Be it a company, a university or a government agency, a dedicated web filtering device such as the Barracuda Web Filter (link to website) will provide that vital control enforcing the organization’s own working culture and practices.

Read the original article published by MIS-Asia titled “One in Four Countries Block Some Google Services” here.

About Trans Niaga:

Trans Niaga (www.transniaga.com) is a 100% IT Security focused company specializing in distribution of best-of-breed corporate IT security solutions. Incorporated since 2001, it is headquartered in Malaysia, and today has offices in Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong & China. With more than 400 resellers nationwide, Trans Niaga provides extensive channel sales management, on-site POC (Proof of Concept) implementation, installation, best practice policy configuration, after-sales technical support, certified technical training, standards compliance consultancy and outsourcing services to governments, banks, telcos, utilities, universities and corporations of all sizes and industry

WAN Optimization made convenient with Expand

Expand has made WAN Optimization more convenient with its advanced scalability, flexible licensing and small size with Accelerator 3830 and 3930. Ideal for small offices, retail branches, VDI environments and  “on the move” locations such as ships & oil rigs, the 3X30 series enables customers without rack space to realize the benefits of WAN optimization with the smallest footprint possible. The 3X30 series also assures investment security with a pay-as-you-grow licensing model scaling as the branch office or mobile environment grows.

Delivering the full capabilities of Expand’s AoS, the new Accelerators provide standards-based TCP Acceleration (SCPS), Compression, IPSec VPN and QoS performance enhancements that optimize and condition WANs in the most cost-effective deployment. The 3830 Accelerator includes optional 4GB flash for caching, while the 3930 offering is equipped with a hard drive, enabling maximum optimization across all Expand platforms.

How is Accelerator 3830 and 3930 different?

-       It cost 30% lesser than other similar products in the market

-       It supports 64000 TCP connections

-       Its small size makes it convenient to be deployed almost anywhere

-       Licensing is made convenient by customers purchasing only what they require.

Read the full article here

Expand Networks’ WAN accelerators are immediately available from your local value-added distributor – Trans Niaga

About Trans Niaga:

Trans Niaga (www.transniaga.com) is a 100% IT Security focused company specializing in distribution of best-of-breed corporate IT security solutions. Incorporated since 2001, it is headquartered in Malaysia, and today has offices in Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong & China. With more than 400 resellers nationwide, Trans Niaga provides extensive channel sales management, on-site POC (Proof of Concept) implementation, installation, best practice policy configuration, after-sales technical support, certified technical training, standards compliance consultancy and outsourcing services to governments, banks, telcos, utilities, universities and corporations of all sizes and industry

LANDesk receives yet another recognition

After receiving the PinkVERIFY status by through Pink Elephant’s software certification scheme for all 14 process that makes up the ITIL capabilities, three of LANDesk’s products has been announced winners of the 2010 Product Innovation Awards.Organized by Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading information technology research and advisory guide, this annually venerated award recognizes and honors vendors, large and small, from all over the world with innovative and ground-breaking products that are bringing essential and incremental changes and are setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology.

LANDesk products won in the following categories:

-Asset Management Solution: LANDesk Asset Lifecycle Manager 4.0 creates a world-class Information Technology Asset Management (ITAM) practice by providing IT technicians with accountability and asset control throughout the product lifecycle through transition stages and between assets and other dependent data. IT technicians can view and track an asset before it is procured and even after it is retired from an individual user level to an entire data center.

-End Point Security Solution: LANDesk Security Suite 9 is an IT management solution that allows IT staff to secure remote and managed devices. It helps secure enterprise data and ensures that industry compliance standards are met by providing comprehensive standards assessments.

-Management and Security: LANDesk Management Suite 9 allows IT managers to have complete control of their IT environment, no matter how big or small, creating the perfect balance between user flexibility and enterprise readiness. Management Suite 9 provides a birds-eye view of everything that is happening within the network, from enabling device discovery and storing information to viewing configurations, OS, processor speed, installed memory, hard drive capacity, loaded applications, and more, all in a central database.

Read the full article here.

About Trans Niaga:

Trans Niaga (www.transniaga.com) is a 100% IT Security focused company specializing in distribution of best-of-breed corporate IT security solutions. Incorporated since 2001, it is headquartered in Malaysia, and today has offices in Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong & China. With more than 400 resellers nationwide, Trans Niaga provides extensive channel sales management, on-site POC (Proof of Concept) implementation, installation, best practice policy configuration, after-sales technical support, certified technical training, standards compliance consultancy and outsourcing services to governments, banks, telcos, utilities, universities and corporations of all sizes and industry