Spamming World

Spam is an electronic messaging system that is used by individuals, frauds and companies to send e-mails in bulk. It can be used to spread computer viruses like Trojan horses and other software, etc. The most common is e-mail spam whereas there are many other media such as mobile phone messaging spamming, search engine spam, forum spam, social networking spam, etc. It is highly annoying for the recipient of the spam as too many junk e-mails reduce the visibility of important e-mails and hence an important message can be overlooked which might sometimes cost a lot. Mainly advertisers and frauds use e-mail spamming as it does not involve operating costs and it has no/ less barriers to entry. The only thing they have to do is compose a spam e-mail and send it across to innumerable e-mail IDs. The only people who suffer are the recipient of these e-mails.

The reasons why spam is considered to be ‘bad’ are that they are innumerous; they are offensive and fake. Statistics reveal that large ISPs (Internet Service Providers) notice more than 80% spammers. With this huge number of spam e-mails, meaningful and important e-mails are lost. Filtering e-mails are also not so effective now-a-days. Identification of spam messages has become difficult. I will give you a very simple example to explain the impact of spam on people. If suppose a bank is sending thousands of e-mails, mobile phone messages, etc to its customers on a regular basis, the customers will feel annoyed and will stop giving importance to these spam messages. Even if any important message will be sent by the bank, it will be ignored by the customer as he/she might feel that it is a spam. This drawback will then be suffered by both bank and the customer. Hence, sending spam messages will only trouble the recipient and waste the sender’s time.

To identify a real message one must check its sender’s authentication. But usually it’s difficult to trace and compare a fake and an original ID. A 2007 statistical analysis showed that USA contributed around 28.4% for the total number of spam messages sent worldwide. There are many court cases running for the e-mail spamming done by various companies and they have been sent to prison or have given a huge sum of money for settlement of the case. However, there is no end to it. The only way to avoid spam messages is to report abuse and ignore the spam notices and warnings. A highly secured network will also help reduce spam e-mails. Spam still exists and is still difficult to find a solution to it. We can try and make incremental progress and can individually contribute little to reduce the number.

Brian Kingsley - Director of Technical Services

IT Outsourcing

Technology, in a layman’s language, is a concept that simplifies the tasks handled by human being. It helps man to control his work and environment with less complexity. He uses much of his brain rather than body. Technology can be used in fields of medical, construction, hardware, software, etc. Early man converted natural resources into simple tools, which were later converted into big machines and presently a sophisticated and easy to handle machines. This is how technology advanced day-by-day. The most common term used in the field of technology is ‘Information Technology’. It is the result of the combination of computer and communications technology.

The latest trend in the IT sector is the boom in outsourcing. It is in boom as it requires a lot of technical expertise and skills. So, companies contact IT giants to outsource their computer or internet related work. It simplifies their task, helps them save cost and also relieve them from the strenuous hiring procedure for technical people. An IT service provider is typically known as a Managed Services Provider (MSP). Most of the IT companies specialize in providing a set of outsourcing services to their clients. They take the entire responsibility of the client’s entire computer and internet related tasks at a very reasonable price with extreme knowledge and expertise.

Since 1985 ACS has been a name you can trust when it comes to IT Managed Services and Outsourced Support. We at ACS accept IT outsourcing work from our clients and are committed to give them the best possible services. We have a solid foundation and over 20 years experience in Managed IT Services. Our complete proactive Managed Services team is available to meet your every network need 24x7x365. Our services include; Network Support, Server Support, PC Support, Help Desk Services, Relocation Support, Set up and Configuration and many more. We believe in providing excellent and reliable services for a less price. We accept work from small and mid-sized companies and provide them with the IT support they need. Our engineers are available whenever you need them. So, if you have any technical work which you find difficult or expensive, we are ready to take it up and put in our best efforts to deliver the desired results.
For more information on ACS Services, please visit:
http://www.acs.com/

Brian Kingsley - Director of Technical Services