We have been receiving quite a few phone calls regarding the volume of spam that is getting through to mailboxes. The cause of this seems to be the fact that the overall volume of spam being sent internet wide has been rising exponentially. At Hardlines, we are taking aggressive steps to relieve our customers of this inbox filling garbage. In Q1 2007, Hardlines will be launching a new spam filtration process that will significantly reduce the name of message that reach your mailbox. Keep your eyes on this blog for more news on our developments. In the meantime, please read the latest articles we have come across that discuss the recent increase in spam volume.

Spam Volume Jumps 35% In November

What’s with all this spam?

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Greetings from Paris. You may not realize this, but Hardlines does webcasting of live video across the internet! This work takes us all over the world for clients. This Sunday is the largest webcast of the year for one of our clients - Wizards of The Coast. They have a card game called “Magic, The Gathering” that has a huge international audience, and their Premeire Event is called simply, “Worlds.”

If you’d like to see what we’re doing with Webcasts and Podcasts for Wizards - please see http://www.magicthegathering.com/webcast

This event will begin at 9am GMT+1 (midnight, as Sunday begins, in Bellingham). It’s quite a long event, so if you’re not up this late normally, check it out when you get up on Sunday morning, if you’d like… If you have an event, concert, athletic contest, or business announcement you’d like to webcast, please contact us for a free assessment.

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Western Washington, and Bellingham was blanketed with many inches of snow, 14 inches in some places. Bellingham’s Mayor Tim Douglas asked that all non essential personnel stay home. With the beauty of Microsoft Small Business Server, your employees can easily stay home, watch the kids, and work. Hardlines received many excited emails from employees of businesses where Hardlines had installed SBS that hadn’t yet realized the power of Remote Web Workplace. All of Hardlines’ employees were also able to effectively work from home and avoid the icy roads. It’s the perfect tool for snow days.

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