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PROFNET WIRE: BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY: Software Industry Confronts Viruses

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 January 2006, 15:00 CST

Jan. 3, 2006

________ ROUND-UP

Software Industry Confronts Viruses (continued, 1 expert)

_____ LEADS

1. E-Commerce: After-Christmas Internet Sales Will Soar Due to Online Deals 2. Personal Finance: Financial New Year's Resolutions? Yes! 3. Retail: How Retailers Get Shoppers Back After Holidays 4. Tax Planning: Unique Tax Strategies that Can Reduce College Costs 5. Technology: Consumer Trends, Behaviors Influence Consumer Electronics 6. Technology: Matchmaker, Matchmaker -- Master Data Management 7. Workplace: Assuring Business Success With a 'Life Plan'

ROUND-UP: SOFTWARE INDUSTRY CONFRONTS VIRUSES (continued)

We've added the following to items posted previously at http://profnet.prnewswire.com/organik/orbital/thewire/lst_leads.jsp?iLRTopicI D=34

**1. DMITRY KURASHEV, director of FAMATECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.: "Most companies' systems are infiltrated when using instant messaging tools. It is important for all companies to have a secure enterprise instant messaging tool (EIM), as well as a solution for online conferencing, and a corporate text and voice chat for employees. Do not use external servers for connections and do not provide wide administration opportunities -- this will reduce the chance of data being intercepted. Companies can also make use of secure remote control software that enables employees to work on a remote computer as if they were sitting in front of it. There are many new security options available in 2006." News Contact: Ria Romano, rromano@romanopr.com Phone: +1-786-290-6413 (1/3/06)

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**1. E-COMMERCE: AFTER-CHRISTMAS INTERNET SALES WILL SOAR DUE TO HUGE ONLINE DEALS. BRAD WILSON, professional shopper and founder/editor-in-chief of BRADSDEALS.COM: "The days after Christmas are great days to find bargains, but the best deals are on the Internet, since the world's largest retailers slash their online prices to quickly clear excess inventory." Wilson can reveal the secrets of how to find the best of those online deals. News Contact: Charlie Stone, charlie@thestoneroad.com Phone: +1-312-399-4555 (1/3/06)

**2. PERSONAL FINANCE: FINANCIAL NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS? YES! HANK PARROTT, president of ESTATE & FINANCIAL STRATEGIES: "There's an epidemic in America - - financial planning procrastination. Far too many are approaching their golden years much less financially prepared then they had hoped to be. A fresh, new year is here, and people, young and old alike, should forego the ever popular New Year's resolution to lose weight and, instead, commit to getting their 'financial house' in order. Doing so will help assure they enter senior citizenship with a financial nest egg that allows them to maintain their desired standard of living and, in doing so, peace of mind. One can get their ducks in a row with my 'Top Six Tips for 2006' for retirement planning success." News Contact: Merilee Kern, merilee@kerncommunications.com Phone: +1-858-577-0206 (1/3/06)

**3. RETAIL: HOW RETAILERS GET SHOPPERS BACK AFTER HOLIDAYS. GEORGANNE BENDER, retail expert, consultant and partner at KIZER & BENDER SPEAKING: "Retailers were proactive last year. Stores of all kinds jumped on the gift- card bandwagon, rewarding shoppers with gift cards to entice them to come back and shop again after the holidays. A huge percentage of shoppers use their gift cards immediately after the holidays, and most spend more than the face value. Shoppers like this new twist on the traditional bounce-back coupon." News Contact: Ruth Furman, ruth@ruthfurman.com Phone: +1-702-255-8288 Web site: http://www.kizerandbender.com/ (1/3/06)

**4. TAX PLANNING: UNIQUE TAX STRATEGIES THAT CAN REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS. DEBORAH FOX, founder of San Diego-based FOX COLLEGE FUNDING, is one of the nation's leading experts on lowering college costs: "Millions of high-school seniors will be receiving college acceptance letters and their parents will be faced with the reality of how to pay for it all. Education costs continue to rise -- up 36 percent at a typical state university since 2002. Parents need to understand that there are unique tax strategies that can reduce their college costs by thousands of dollars -- even those who are late-stage planners or think they make too much to qualify for financial assistance." News Contact: Jodi Hoatson, jodih@ervinandsmith.com Phone: +1-402-829-8044 (1/3/06)

**5. TECHNOLOGY: CONSUMER TRENDS, BEHAVIORS INFLUENCING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS IN 2006. JONATHAN STEUER, vice president and consumer strategist for technology/consumer electronics at ICONOCULTURE, a strategic consumer advisory service: "Consumer electronics are becoming increasingly important to everyday life, and companies are responding -- with attention being paid to flexibility, customized content and privacy. As consumers exercise more control, media hierarchies will crumble; it's only a matter of time before we see a theater and DVD release on the same day." News Contact: Sarah Cowan, sarah@sutherlandgold.com Phone: +1-415-934-9600, ext. 306 (1/3/06)

**6. TECHNOLOGY: MATCHMAKER, MATCHMAKER -- MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT. WILLIAM MCKNIGHT, SVP of East Hanover, N.J.-based CONVERSION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL and author of articles on Master Data Management: "Master Data Management (MDM) is the series of processes that ensure reference data is kept up-to- date and coordinated across an enterprise. Matching is the core of MDM, and preparing for, performing and perfecting the results of the match significantly increase the quality of the reference data within an organization." News Contact: Jeanne Achille, jeanne@devonpr.com Phone: +1- 732-542-2000 (1/3/06)

**7. WORKPLACE: ASSURING BUSINESS SUCCESS WITH A 'LIFE PLAN.' JOHN MCKEE, world-class business coach and author, can offer his insights on the value of life planning in a business context: "A paltry 14 percent of us keep New Year's resolutions. The vast majority -- a full 86 percent -- go right back to our counterproductive ways as it relates to personal health, careers, relationships and otherwise. When establishing business goals and objectives, one must do so in a long-term context as attempting to succeed in business with the same short-sighted methods, which have delivered only marginal or no results, is simply an exercise in futility. Life planning is a means toward this end." News Contact: Merilee Kern, merilee@kerncommunications.com Phone: +1-858-577-0206 (1/3/06)

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