EC-Council Courseware certified to have met the CNSS Standards by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)

Seattle, WA, June 5, 2009 - EC-Council, the world's leading e-business and information security certification body, was honored at the 13th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) when its Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI), Disaster Recovery Professional (E|DRP), Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) and Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) courseware was certified to have met the 4012 (Senior System Managers), 4013A (System Administrators), 4014 (Information Systems Security Officers), 4015 (Systems Certifiers) and 4016 (Information Security Risk Analyst) training standards for information security professionals in the federal government. The CNSS is a federal government entity under the U.S. Department of Defense that provides procedures and guidance for the protection of national security systems. Dave Garza, Vice President of EC-Council| Press; Steve Helba, Executive Editor of EC-Council| Press; and Eric Coffin, Senior Marketing Manager of EC-Council| Press were present at the Colloquium to receive the awards on behalf of EC-Council President, Jay Bavisi.

Candidates who complete the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI), Disaster Recovery Professional (E|DRP), Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) or Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) certification will receive the respective CNSS credential as part of the training. This will be indicated in all new certifications earned for these programs.

Being certified, EC-Council has joined the ranks of prestigious institutes and organizations such as the United States Air Force Academy, US Military Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, John Hopkins University, Boston University, Cisco, and Microsoft, amongst others, that have met the CNSS training standards. Said EC-Council's President, Jay Bavisi, "We are proud to be the recipient of these certifications and join other world class institutes and organizations that have met the CNSS training standards. This is in keeping with our mission of delivering high quality education solutions and certifications across the Information Security spectrum globally."

For more information on EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (C|HFI), Disaster Recovery Professional (E|DRP), Certified Security Analyst (E|CSA) and Licensed Penetration Tester (L|PT) certification, please visit http://www.eccouncil.org/certification.htm

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Info Path Training June 12

For many years, companies have struggled to find a data collection technique that crosses platforms, facilitates data analysis, handles both structured and unstructured data, and enables business processes. In contrast to many IT challenges where there are an abundance of tools but no clear approach, in this case the tools were just not up to par. Sure you could create forms using Word and/or Adobe PDF’s – you could even allow users to fill in the blanks online and print or email the form – but actually validating that data, extracting the data out of the form for analysis or launching workflows has proved to be both cumbersome and expensive. As a result, custom web pages have often been used to facilitate simple data collection – requiring specialized programming skills and valuable IT resources for what seemed to require rudimentary skills.

Enter Microsoft Office InfoPath – Microsoft’s answer to data collection challenges. InfoPath is a power user/novice developer tool that enables forms development based on an open XML format. The benefits of InfoPath are numerous:
• Ease of use and development
• Data capture and validation
• Online and offline support (via InfoPath Form Services, Outlook or the InfoPath client)
• Integration with both input and output data sources including databases, SharePoint lists and web services
• Ability to save as XML, print or send as an email
• Integration with Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server

By integrating with SharePoint, InfoPath offers an enterprise-level forms solution complete with business process automation and legacy software integration. Additionally, you are able to build your project teams with professionals of varying skills and levels of experience.

The InfoPath client (designer and viewer) is available as a stand-alone product or is part of the Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Enterprise and Ultimate suites. The client version integrates with Windows SharePoint Services which is included free with the Windows Server operating system. InfoPath Form Services is part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Enterprise Edition. Contact your Automated Office Solutions sales representative to learn how to obtain InfoPath or SharePoint.

AOS and Keller Schroeder have partnered for a day of InfoPath training in Evansville on June 12, 2009. There are still seats available. For more information on InfoPath training or for a no-obligation consultation on whether InfoPath is a fit for your organization, please contact Heather Pulling by phone at 812-471-5005 or via the contact us link on our web site.

5 Cost-cutting Tips to Help You Reduce Printing Costs

Print Multiple Pages Per Sheet

This is especially useful when printing Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations, MS Word documents, PDF's--and even web pages. In the printing dialog box, look for an option to print multiple pages on one sheet. Also check to see if your print driver allows "N-up" printing, which lets you manually set the number of pages you'd like to print on a single page.

Use Print Preview and Shrink to Fit

One way to eliminate unnecessary pages at the end of a document, and avoid wasting valuable ink is to use the Print Preview option. Look for inefficient gaps in the document, misplaced page break, and too many spaces. Modify your document to get he most out of your prints.

Print Duplex

This simple idea--printing on both sides of the page--is one of the easiest ways to print more efficiently and cut down on the paper use. Make sure your default print setting enables two-sided printing and start saving!

Print a Draft Copy

If you're using Microsoft Word or other word processing software, save ink as well as print time by printing draft copies of your document as you edit them. In "Draft Output," not all formatting, graphics, and other features are printed., however this feature is useful when you just need to check grammar, spelling, and content in a hard copy. Check to see if your pirnter supports this feature. Click "Options" in the print dialog box and check "Draft Output," then click "OK." Note these steps may vary slightly based on which version you're using.

Print Greener

GreenPrint™ software automatically highlights and removes unwanted pages prior to printing by analyzing each page sent to the printer and looking for typical waste characteristics (like the last page with just a URL, banner ad, logo, or legal jargon). Download GreenPrint software for free if you own a Xerox Phaser 8560 or 8860 solid ink color printer or multifunction printer. To learn more visit http://www.office.xerox.com/solid-ink/save-paper/enus.html.

Top tips to keep emails out of your spam bin

Spam surveys state what many of us already know: that the amount of junk email is on the rise. However, exact statistics vary: Internet security vendor McAfee claims 62 trillion spam emails were sent last year, while rival security company Norton says 350 billion went out in 2008.One thing you can be certain of is that your spam filters are doing a lot of work these days. The trouble is, separating the junk from the genuine isn’t easy. As a result, you have probably experienced the inconvenience of important emails from clients being redirected to your spam bin.

To avoid losing valuable customer orders, or instructions from your boss, you can quickly and easily add your Microsoft® Office Outlook® contacts to a Safe Senders list. This will make sure that messages from these contacts arrive in your inbox.

To add your Outlook contacts to the Safe Senders list, perform the following steps:

1. On the Outlook Tools menu, click Options.

2. On the Preferences tab, under Email, click Junk Email.

3. Click the Safe Senders or Safe Recipients tab.

4. Click Add.

5. In the Enter an email address or Internet domain name to be added to the list box, enter the name or address you want added, and then click OK.

If you have your Outlook Junk Email Filter set on a high level of protection, some of your genuine messages may go to your Junk Email folder – for example, emails from friends or customers that your filter has not seen before. To be safe, you should check your junk folder daily if you are expecting a crucial email. But to make sure your filter knows not to move mails from certain people to your spam folder, follow these three steps:

1. In Mail, click the Junk Email folder in the Navigation Pane.

2. Right-click any message that you want to mark as not junk.

3. On the shortcut menu, point to Junk Email, and then click Mark as Not Junk.

To help you identify emails from management or certain contacts, Outlook lets you color code emails. This means you won’t miss critical messages from the head office or your loved ones.

To color-code your emails:

1. Select an email from someone you want to color code.

2. Press Tools then click Organize. A pane will scroll down.

3. On the left side of that pane choose Using Colors. The name of the sender will now be visible in the above box.

4. Choose the option From. You’ll see the name field automatically adjusting when you select a message from someone else.

5. Choose a color from the dropdown list and press Apply Color.

In Outlook 2003, you can do the following to color code your emails:

1. Select and email from someone you want to color code

2. Right click on it, select Create Rule

3. Select Advanced Options

4. Check the box indicating you want to assign a rule to the person who sent you the email (probably the first box), hit next

5. Choose Flag message with a colored flag in the center of the list; to specify the color you wish to use, click on “a colored flag,”select color

6. Click through to finish.

Now each email from this particular person will come into your inbox pre-flagged with the color you specified.