Comodo Launches 'Test My PC Security

Testing resource is part of company's trusted internet initiative to secure PCs for free for all online users.Comodo, an Internet security company, announced the launch of a new website that will house one of the largest collections of computer security tests anywhere. The company claims that these tests include a combination of widely available firewall leak and Host Intrusion Prevention System tests in addition to proprietary firewall tests from them. It further adds that these tests were created as safe way for users of all abilities to determine the effectiveness of their security software at eliminating vulnerabilities that could leave their computer system susceptible to identity-stealing malware. Users can determine their risk of being victimized from stolen identities, corrupted data, crashing computers, and other problems. The company articulated that as user dependence on the Internet continues to increase, it has created the 'Test My PC Security' site as part of its trusted internet initiative to meet people's need to ensure safe and secure online business and communication. The site provides a unique means to objectively determine how effective a PC's security system is at protecting sensitive information from hackers, fraudsters, and malware."Users depend on the Internet more and more, and they need to know that the Internet can be trusted with their most personal and sensitive information." said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo. "It is important that we provide the tools for users to test their current security system along with solutions that allow them to protect themselves better. We offer these testing tools and our desktop security software for free because it is part of how we intend to create a trusted Internet where users and online organizations can interact securely and with reciprocal identity verification."

Dot TK Domains Now Free of Commercials

No more mandatory ads on free domain names with the .TK extension.Dot TK, the registry for .TK Internet domain names, today announced the launch of Dot TK 3.0 - a new version of Dot TK without any mandatory commercial advertisements. Dot TK is the provider of free domain names. Dot TK domains are often used to rename long and hard to remember URLs into easy to remember domain names with a .TK extension.The registry states that Dot TK's users can keep their .TK domain name indefinitely, as long as they receive at least 25 hits on their website every 90 days. About 9.5 million domain names have been registered with the Dot TK Registry since the service was launched.It avers that it has seen a significant increase in activity on all their .TK websites in the last three months as users can now refer visitors to each others' sites using TiKinet. TiKinet is the network of Dot TK domains and it links sites to other sites with similar content - using non-commercial text links - resulting in increased visitor traffic. With Dot TK 3.0 each Dot TK user is free to choose whether to have their domains included in TiKinet."Because of our success in many countries around the world, we want to give something back to our user community," says Joost Zuurbier, CEO of Dot TK. "By providing free domain name registrations without mandatory commercial ads we want to stimulate anyone to use Dot TK that did not want to register a .TK domain before because of its commercial advertisements."Dot TK derives revenue from paid domain name registrations and advertising. "We are not afraid to see a reduction in advertising revenue. By providing an opt-out model for the commercial ads on a Dot TK website, we know that not everyone will disable them," Zuurbier continues. "Also some heavy users, websites with many visitors a month, will not be able to remove the commercial ads entirely. However, they will have an option to limit the commercial ad space on their website."

Template Monster Offers Bonus for Easter

Template Monster provides a 20% discount for Religious Templates category.TemplateMonster.com, a templates provider, begins an Easter bonus offer that will last during the holiday period in late March, giving its customers a 20% discount for a product category of Religious Templates.It claims that according to their own analysis and research there is a great demand for Christian religious designs during the Easter period. That is why the company decided to react to this demand dynamics by making the Christian religious templates more available for their audience.The company declared that the discounted category has around 70 templates of different types – mostly SWiSH animated and Flash sites as well as Wordpress Themes – that all carry the Christian motifs and are of religious style. It is assumed that the variety of these designs will be helpful for web designers that have design orders from churches and religious organizations as well as for the churches' representatives that search for new designs directly at Template Monster without involving third-party designers

Parallels Announces Automation Solution

Parallels Automation solution to support Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Parallels, a provider of virtualization and automation software,today announced that its Parallels Automation data center solution now supports Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, a fully-integrated customer relationship management system. Parallels Automation provides a complete back-office infrastructure so service providers can go to market quickly and incorporate CRM into their service offerings.

The company states that its Parallels Automation provides both operational and business support systems to help service providers optimize the use of server resources. Using a single login, service providers can deliver integrated offerings that include multiple services such as hosted Microsoft Exchange, hosted Windows SharePoint Services and hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Service providers that already sell hosted Microsoft Exchange can use Parallels Automation to up-sell customers to Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

It also declared that Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 gives businesses the capability to easily create and maintain a clear view of customers from first contact through purchase and post-sales. With tools to enhance sales, marketing, and customer service processes -- along with Microsoft Office Outlook compatibility -- Microsoft Dynamics CRM delivers a fast, flexible and low-cost solution.

"Parallels Automation for Dynamics CRM allows service providers to offer businesses a cost-effective alternative to in-house CRM solutions," said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Parallels. "This solution delivers the benefits of the Parallels Open Platform architecture combined with Dynamics CRM to help service providers tap into the hosted CRM opportunity and the broader software-as-a-service market."