When using this solution you can now write your own monitoring scripts for automating tasks and running your checks. The new feature will also help MSPs, VARs and IT support organizations to increase revenues and profits.

“The addition of support for user-created scripts in GFI MAX is part of our drive to open up the platform for our customers to extend the service to meet their individual and specialist requirements. These scripts can be used to perform scheduled tasks, event-driven tasks or custom monitoring checks. The flexibility that is provided by supporting 8 of the most popular scripting languages means customers can use tools that are already familiar to them to monitor custom applications and specialist hardware and to automate a virtually limitless number of key maintenance tasks,” Dr Alistair Forbes, GFI MAX Chief Technical Officer.

“We will continue to extend the library of scripts that we provide as standard and will provide a mechanism for customers to share their custom scripts between themselves or submit them to us for testing and potential inclusion in the core product,” Dr Forbes added.

The script check helps MSPs become more profitable by cutting the cost of delivering preventative maintenance costs as well as reducing travel time for technicians. Furthermore, the ability to perform more checks will create additional opportunities to build revenues by spotting more problems.

New Script Check and Automated Task Enhancements in GFI MAX RemoteManagement is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

GFI has been welcomed by The ASCII Group – the nation’s oldest and most established community of independent managed service providers, system integrators and solution providers.

“We continue to add more benefits for the ASCII community at large and we are proud to have GFI join the Solution Alliance network with their easy, affordable IT solutions. GFI recognizes the market value of the ASCII community and provides IT solutions to help IT support companies build profitable recurring revenues,” states Alan D. Weinberger, Founder, Chairman and CEO of ASCII.

Through its GFI MAX suite, GFI Software provides easy, affordable, hosted IT solutions that help IT Support companies operate a more efficient IT support business, helps businesses scale and helps build profitable recurring revenues. As a new platinum sponsor, GFI Software is working closely with ASCII to provide new ASCII member benefits to IT Support Companies, VARs and Managed Service Providers. ASCII members will meet the GFI MAX team at the Los Angeles ASCII Summit on February 18. GFI will demonstrate GFI MAX features, functions and benefits, explain how monitoring can be set up in less than 10 minutes and help people register for a free 30-day trial of the solutions: GFI MAX RemoteManagementTM, GFI MAX MailProtectionTM and GFI MAX MailEdgeTM.

Ed Harnish, VP Marketing, GFI Software states, “Through joining the ASCII Group’s Solution Alliance Network, we’re delighted to offer ASCII members the opportunity to learn more about how the GFI MAX family of hosted products can help IT Support companies build recurring revenues, win more business and deliver best-of-breed proactive IT support – the easy way!”

GFI Software Joins ASCII Group’s Solution Alliance Network and becomes Platinum Sponsor of ASCII Success Summit is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

GFI MAX RemoteManagement beat stiff competition in its category to win the award which the magazine’s editors give to those products that are a cut above the others in terms of quality, feature set and benefits for the user.

“During the GFI MAX evaluation, our editorial staff appreciated the advanced and comprehensive features for real-time monitoring, fully-automated checks, remote access and the very good monitored system status overview as well as high quality reporting. The product can be set up to monitor end-users’ sites in a short time and customers pay only for checks they use,” Peter Velecky, ComputerWorld editor, IDG Czech, said.

“One very common problem that customers have with remote management and monitoring tools is that they are hard to implement; and many companies give up before they start generating any revenue. GFI MAX RemoteManagement can be set up in minutes and this and other features have contributed to the product’s success despite strong competition in the management tools category,” said Robert Houser, technical manager, GFI Czech and Slovak republics.

“We have seen a fantastic response to GFI MAX RemoteManagement from the day it was introduced to the Czech and Slovak markets. Winning the IT PRODUKT 2009 award from a leading publication such as ComputerWorld is a strong indication of the success and impact that the product has had on the market in the first three months,” said Martin Riha, sales manager, GFI Czech and Slovak republics.

GFI MAX RemoteManagement was introduced to the Czech and Slovak markets in September 2009.

Read more information about GFI MAX RemoteManagement.

GFI MAX RemoteManagement wins product of the year award is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

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Following Apple’s announcement of the iPad and the rumors circulating about the crazy things people are willing to do to get one for free; we decided to launch this awesome competition!

We will be giving out a FREE iPad to one lucky/daring winner. All you have to do is to let us know, via a comment on this blog post, or a message on our Facebook page about What you’d be willing to do to get a FREE iPad!

It can be anything from climbing a mountain, walking backwards to get your usual stuff done around the office for a full day, or maybe even swimming 100 laps at your local pool wearing a penguin costume! The possibilities are endless (as long as it’s not criminal, illicit, objectionable, disrespectful to any race, age, creed or gender, immoral, or in any way dangerous or irresponsible).

HOWEVER: There is just one last but very important detail – the chosen winner will have to actually perform the stated action and send us a video or photo proof to be able to claim their FREE iPad.

We will also give out a $100 Amazon.com gift voucher to the 2nd and 3rd best entries received respectively.

The competition will be open until February 28, 2010, and the winner will be announced on Monday, March 1, 2010. The chosen entry will be contacted immediately, and asked to submit video proof.

Terms & Condtitions

• GFI Software employees cannot take part in this competition
• The Apple iPad will be shipped to the winner when available (i.e., subject to availability)
• Multiple, original, submissions are accepted and encouraged
• Upon contacting the winner/s, if no reply is received within a week, GFI will choose another entry
• GFI retains the right to cancel/change this or any promotion without notice
• GFI’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
• GFI is not in any way responsible for and cannot be held responsible for participants’ actions and/or submissions in relation to this competition and/or for any repercussions of those actions/submissions.

FREE iPad: What would you do to get one? is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

These two products form part of the new GFI MAX family of hosted IT solutions and follow the acquisition of Katharion, a leading hosted email security provider in Los Angeles, USA.

GFI MAX MailProtection is a proven, highly effective, and low maintenance Cloud-based email security solution that offers next-generation technology to protect thousands of organizations from spam and viruses while also providing valuable email continuity.

GFI MAX MailProtection uses a multi-layered approach to spam filtering to stop spam, viruses, and other email threats before they reach the network or mail server. Incoming email is redirected to the service’s fully redundant, multi-tenanted network and application architecture, which processes messages in real-time via both traditional spam filtering techniques and leading-edge approaches to message analysis including authenticity checks, message fingerprinting, heuristic rule sets, extensive URI databases, real-time message source analysis, and customizable whitelists and blacklists.

GFI MAX MailEdge is a hosted frontline spam filtering and continuity solution for organizations that require an additional layer of security before email reaches their mail server thereby improving performance.

GFI MAX MailEdge is designed specifically to be used only in combination with an existing on-premise software or hardware anti-spam/anti-virus solution. This hybrid delivery model allows customers to maintain their existing set-up yet also maximize the benefits of having all inbound email filtered first in the cloud. Through its IP reputation filters, connection throttling, directory harvesting protection, and optional greylisting, GFI MAX MailEdge is able to safely block up to 90% of all spam emails and email threats before they reach the customer’s network.

Additionally, both services provide business continuity thanks to integrated queuing and on-demand mail functionality ensuring that customers can continue to access and respond to emails even when their own email server is offline.

GFI MAX MailProtection and GFI MAX MailEdge deliver a number of key benefits to customers, including:

• Dramatically reduced bandwidth and processing power required for incoming email
• An added level of security given the inherent scalability limitations and single point of failure of any on-premise solution dependent on a single server
• A fast and easy setup with minimal effort and training, and no additional hardware
• Full re-branding capabilities at all end-user touch-points, to allow partners of any size to easily and inexpensively offer the service as an OEM solution.

For more information about the GFI MAX range of hosted solutions go to: http://www.gfi.com/max-family.

GFI Software launches GFI MAX MailProtection™ and GFI MAX MailEdge™ is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

“The 2009 Editors’ Best Awards are an accumulation of our editors’, contributors’ and authors’ subject matter expertise, in service of identifying the year’s most significant products in the market,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director. “We believe that our editorial experts’ annual tradition of selecting winners based on a product’s strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer is particularly significant to the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities this year, as we call out exceptional products in a highly competitive market.

“Our Editors’ Best Awards allow us to take advantage of our contributing editors’ in-the-trenches expertise in the Windows and SQL Server markets to provide well-earned recognition to products that exceed industry standards. We’re proud to now share this invaluable insight with our Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities. Our winners should be extremely proud of this honor of recognition from our editorial experts,” Ms Crockett added.

Commenting on the award, GFI’s CEO Walter Scott said: “Over the years we have worked hard to provide our customers with the best possible products to help them address their security and networking needs. This award for GFI Network Server Monitor by experts in the field is not only an excellent recommendation but also serves to encourage us to continue developing software products that exceed the market’s expectation in terms of quality, price and functionality.”

For more information on GFI Network Server Monitor please visit http://www.gfi.com/nsm.

GFI Network Server Monitor named 2009 Editors’ Best Award winner by Windows IT Pro magazine is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

“The 2009 Community Choice Awards had a record number of entries this year. Thousands of products were nominated by our audience of IT professionals. Peer-to-peer product and service recognition is the ultimate goal that all market players have, but it can be difficult to achieve,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director.

 

“Our Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities even the playing field by calling out their favorite products based on performance and service. We counted only those votes accompanied by a valid and unique email address, thereby preventing multiple entries per person. Our winners have earned a unique honor to stand out among their peers as winners of our Community Choice Awards,” Ms Crockett added.

Commenting on these awards, GFI’s CEO Walter Scott said: “Over the years we have worked hard to provide our customers with the best possible products to help them address their security and networking needs. These awards, presented to GFI by experts in the field, are not only an excellent recommendation and an honor for us but they also serve to encourage us to continue developing software products and services that exceed the market’s expectations and that truly give customers quality solutions at a competitive price.”

For more information on these products please visit www.gfi.com.

Three GFI products named 2009 Community Choice Awards winner by Windows IT Pro magazine is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

We had a total of 122 entries with each person attempting to guess which product was sealed in the envelope and win themselves one of our fantastic prizes.We recorded a video clip to ensure that the draw was held fairly and you can watch it here.

At the final count the scores looked like this:

GFI EndPoint Security™ – 7 votes
GFI MAX™ – 33 votes
GFI WebMonitor™ – 17 votes
GFI MailSecurity™ – 10 votes
GFI MailEssentials™ – 11 votes
GFI BackUp – Home Edition™ – 11 votes
GFI MailArchiver™ – 6 votes
GFI LANguard™ – 7 votes
GFI MailDefense Suite™ – 11 votes
GFI EventsManager™ – 4 votes
GFI NetworkServerMonitor™ – 5 votes
GFI FAXmaker™ – 3 votes

The Answer

And the GFI  product that was sealed inside the envelope was… GFI WebMonitor!

There were 17 correct guesses and everyone’s name was placed in a jar from which names were drawn to select the three winners. Watch the embedded video clip to see the drawing of the names.

The Winners

Third prize – Panasonic Lumix 10MP Camera

Winner: Kristie (khmorgan_00) I’m going to guess the GFI WebMonitor™

Second prize -Sony Camcorder

Winner: Andrew Will GFI WebMonitor

First prize: Asus Netbook

Winner:Michael (mjcwires) 10. GFI WebMonitor… is my guess

Congratulations to all. We will be contacting you via email shortly.

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GFI Festive Season Competition 2009 Winners is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.

The competition is now closed! Good luck to all who participated.

Here’s your chance to participate in our fantastic festive season competition and win some luxury prizes; there’s an Asus netbook, a Sony camcorder and a Panasonic camera all up for grabs! The competition is simple and everyone has the same opportunity to win so tell all your friends about it and spread the festive cheer!

Read the Rules

Below are a number of pictures that are assigned to different GFI Software products; a hard copy of one of the GFI Software logos has actually been sealed in this envelope (signed and dated) – all you need to do is guess which one! Is it GFI MAX or GFI MailSecurity? Or could it be GFI MailEssentials? There are no clues, it’s all guess work.

Choose a Product

1.  GFI LANguard™
2.  GFI EventsManager™
3.  GFI NetworkServer Monitor™
4.  GFI EndPoint Security™

5.  GFI MAX™
6.  GFI Backup – Home Edition™
7.  GFI FAXmaker™
8.  GFI MailArchiver™

9.  GFI MailDefense Suite™
10.  GFI WebMonitor™
11.  GFI MailSecurity™
12.  GFI MailEssentials™

Win a Prize

1st Prize – Asus Netbook

2nd Prize – Sony Camcorder

 

3rd Prize – Panasonic Lumix 10MP Camera

Leave a Comment to Win

 

Your answer must be left as a comment to this blog post along with your full name and a valid email address where we can contact you. The three winners will be chosen at random from the correct guesses on Wednesday 16th December.  You can only enter once! Comments that have no contact details will be invalidated.

Prize models/brands will be given according to availability. If model/brand mentioned above is unavailable we will give a similar model/brand.

GFI Festive Season Competition 2009 is a post from Talk Tech To Me, a tech blog for network administrators.