Pass the Word! As a Colden Company Partner you recognize our commitment to customer service and the value of the services we provide in keeping your IT infrastructure up and running. The more you can concentrate on running your business and not worrying about IT issues,...
Superheroes need it, police rely on it, and any business that uses computers (are there any that don't these days?) should use some form of it. It's called backup and it can mean the difference between a brief computer-related setback and restarting your business from...
Colden Company used to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) to our smaller customers. It was a good product, was free for smaller business use, and was effective in protecting Windows PCs from viruses and other malware. Unfortunately, this former favorite doesn't seem to be as...
You've probably heard about businesses adopting "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) policies that allow employees to bring their own mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) to the workplace for use with business systems. Businesses benefit by saving money on purchasing devices and employees benefit by not...
You run best-of-breed security software in your business. Your firewall is from a top-tier vendor and hardened. You run regular penetration tests on your network to make sure your exposure is in check. You even encrypt your data and enforce strong password policies on your...
Think back ten years ago and try to remember what kind of mobile device you were carrying. Calling it a “device” may even be a stretch because, more than likely, your device was a phone that made calls and did little more. You may have...
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Microsoft divides its support lifecycle into two phases: "Mainstream" and "Extended." In the Mainstream phase, software receives free security updates, bug fixes, new or improved features, etc. In the Extended phase, only security updates are provided. Windows XP and Office 2003 are currently in Extended support...
Apple's Mac OS X platform has long been promoted as a safe alternative to Windows. Many Mac users have even been convinced that they are invulnerable to viruses and other forms of malware. But as the Mac's market share has grown, it has become a...
Colden Company believes in giving back to our community and the world through our charity work and donations through Colden Charities Inc., a registered 501c3 organization. Some of the projects we have been involved in are Post-tsunami rebuilding in Galle, Sri Lanka Post-Katrina cleanup and supply distribution in...