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| 15th April, 2004 | Volume 23 |
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Welcome again to another newsletter. Our transition into a Pty Ltd company has been smooth - thank you to all our customers for continuing to support us. Of particular interest in this months edition is the new SPAM legislations - please have a read of this article because it greatly effects how you send email to your clients on a daily basis. Yours sincerely,
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The increase in production is a direct result of your factory workers knowing what jobs they must work on, and having the information readily available at their fingertips. Without a consise production plan (keeping your workers on the ball), minutes, hours and eventually days are lost due to inefficient production time.
The Microsoft Windows Security Update CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 - as well as information to help you protect your PC. The CD is only available for Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98, and 98SE. After installing the CD, you will need to visit the windows update site. The CD also contains trial versions of anti-virus software and firewall protection software as well as general information about securing your computer. I highly recommend you order this free CD pack.
As of April 10th, a new anti SPAM legislation came into effect that prohibits sending, or causing to be sent, unsolicited commercial electronic messages that have an Australian Link. (It is also illegal to send email to a non existing email account.) This includes any electronic messaging such as mobile text messages and also emails. There is a 120 day sunrise period for non-complying companies to become compliant. This means if you don't already have your consent from people to send them commercial material, you have 120 days to get it. If you would like Calido to build an opt in subscription service for your website, please don't hesitate to contact us. Commercial email is any email that offers a commercial transaction, or directs the recipient to a location where a commercial transaction takes place. To be considered spam, the message must have been sent without the recipients consent. What does all this mean? It means that you must have consent from the people who you wish to send commercial email to. Consent can be in one of two forms: Express Consent: where the recipient has expressly given you permission to send them commercial email Inferred Consent: is where the recipient has not expressly given you permission to send them commercial messages, but there is an understanding or expectation that messages will be sent. In some circumstances consent can also be inferred by someone conspicuously publishing their electronic address. To comply with the SPAM Act 2003, you must also provide accurate information about the messages originator. It must also contain a functional "unsubscribe" facility to allow people to opt out of the communication. Failure to comply may result in fines of up to $44,000 per day for a single person, or $220,000 for a body corporate for a single days failure to comply. If your company sends commercial messages, I encourage you to look into the full SPAM Act 2003 which is available online at the National Office for the Information Economy. Information in this article was compiled using information gathered from the National Office for the Information Economy.
The most recent of which is where an email telling you that your computer has been hit with the "Netsky.B virus" and directs you towards what appears to be a Symantec Antivirus update website. If you click on the link, it directs you to a website which loads a keystroke logger trojan onto your computer and has the ability to transmit your vital login information to a third party. I cannot stress the importance NOT TO FOLLOW any instructions in an email which comes from somebody you don't know. More importantly is to use common sense in judging the validity of the claims in an email. If you are unsure if an email is valid, check out the SpamWatch website.
The merger is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory approval and, of course, Solution 6 shareholders' approval; however, the merger is expected to be finalised within the next few months. More information regarding the merger can be found online at MYOB and Solution 6.
 Calido is offering domain registration services at a discounted rate of only $33 inc GST. If you would like to register a domain at this bargain price, please email: registrations@calido.biz.We can also point the DNS entries (using our DNS servers ns1.calido.biz and ns2.calido.biz) to your existing website. This is a great marketing tool where you can direct the name "GreatestProductInTheWorld.com" to your existing domain. This new domain can also be used in search engines to increase the leads into your existing website. Calido.biz is the domain/registrations/web development arm of Calido - stay tuned for the exciting launch of our new Calido.biz website (pictured above).
If you would like to make a donation towards the development and advertising of hangout.com.au, we can offer your company advertising benefits by inclusion in our mailout promotional material, as well as online banner advertising and customised weekly specials. To learn more about how you can become involved for as little as $110, please contact Adam Ransley direct on 07 3261 7888.
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