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Chip Buck, COO of independenceIT, recently had an article published in Continuity Insights.  

Please take a few minutes and read Chip’s article titled:  Cloud Computing and Information Assurance. 

http://www.continuityinsights.com/Magazine/Issue_Archives/2010/05-06/Cloud_Computing_and_Information_Assurance.html

Independence IT has announced it has selected the winning photo of its “On the Road” photo contest from among the many creative shots submitted over the past few weeks. The winning picture was taken by Stephanie Klegarth. In her photo, Klegarth is seen with her laptop open sitting at a sunny campsite inside Breakneck Campground, Slippery Rock Creek, Pennsylvania.

“For more than a decade, Independence IT has given remote workers and road warriors of the world the ability to work where and when they choose,” said Independence IT CEO Tony Whitton. “Our ‘On the Road’ photo contest gave our customers and friends a fun way to demonstrate how they can stay connected – wherever their lives may take them.”

Independence IT launched the contest through its Facebook page, where it also announced the winner. Klegarth’s photo at the Breakneck Campground has won her a $500.00 American Express gift card.

To see if Independence IT is right for your small business – and a chance to win an Apple iPad – please download our white paper at: http://independenceit.com/whitepaper1

Allentown, PA (June 30, 2010) – Those attending the July 3 FC Sonic soccer match at Lehigh University’s Ulrich Sports Complex have a special gift waiting for them.　 Local cloud service provider Independence IT will be helping citizens of the Lehigh Valley celebrate their national pride by giving away free t-shirts emblazoned with the American flag to the first 150 people through the gate.　 The free “American Pride” t-shirts are the latest example of a long-standing tradition of local community involvement from Independence IT and its executive team.

For many years Independence IT chief operating officer Charles “Chip” Buck has been actively involved with the Soccer Association of the Lehigh Valley (SALV), where he current serves as a board member. 　Founded in 2007, SALV is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing Lehigh Valley soccer players and coaches, both on and off the field, with a special emphasis on exposing disadvantaged youth to the “world’s game,” and teaching youth how to succeed in life through soccer. 　To further its mission, in 2010 SALV formed the FC Sonic, a minor league soccer team to represent the Lehigh Valley in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), one of America’s most competitive leagues.　 Because of the fine example set on the field, FC Sonic coaches and team members can and will play a large part in promoting all SALV charitable efforts – from clinics to camps to community events.

“During this period of heightened global attention on soccer because of the World Cup tournament, we felt it was a great time to show both our support for the local community and our national pride with these free t-shirts,” said Buck.　 “It’s been a great season so far for the FC Sonic.　 We hope to see a great show of support for our local team and are pleased to be able to give our neighbors across the Lehigh Valley a way to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day holiday in style.”

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060710-one-third-of-search-engine.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_strategies_2010-06-08

This article was forwarded to everyone in our company by our COO. It is a warning about search engine results and the staggeringly huge amount of “poisoned links” that can be contained within the list. I thought it was important and wanted to share it with everyone.

It is amazing the amount of effort that people will put into trying to steal your information. If only they could take all of that energy and put it to good use and good deeds.

We decided to “up the stakes” for our photo contest:  On the Road with IndependenceIT.   We have increased the prize amount for the contest to a $500 gift card. 

To view the details of the event and the instructions on how to enter, visit the Facebook event page or our website:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=311872065162&index=1　 

www.independenceit.com/ontheroad

Go to our event page to see some of our employees with their signs. But, we can’t win. So, print the sign, take your picture, and enter it into the contest.

See the pictures:
On the Road Photo Contest
Contest Ends on June 30, 2010

View the guidelines and print the sign at:
www.independenceit.com/ontheroad

Independence IT announced today its “On the Road” Photo Contest.  The purpose of this contest is to demonstrate the mobility of the company’s hosted desktop service.

 To enter, individuals must send a photo of themselves or a group while traveling on business or a personal vacation holding the official contest sign that says “On the Road with Independence IT”.  Extra points will be given for those photos that include a communication device, such as a laptop or smart phone.  Photos must be submitted between March 1 and June 30, 2010.  A panel of judges will select “The Best Picture and the winner will receive a $250.00 American Express gift card. 

 “Serving as a virtual IT department for our clients for more than a decade, we have heard many stories about the wonderful or whacky places they have logged into their remote desktop accounts to accomplish some type of work task,” explained Tony Whitton, CEO at Independence IT.  “We thought this photo contest would be a great way to collect pictures and show the world what you can do with our service.”

 More contest details and official rules can be found on the Independence IT website at: www.independenceit.com/ontheroad  or on Facebook at:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=311872065162&ref=mf.

Happy New Year!

Lehigh Valley Entrepreneur is an online video magazine for entrepreneurs and the business community.  Chip Buck was this month’s featured entrepreneur and explained the concepts of cloud computing.  You can find his video on the home page of their web site.  It is also located on their Technology Page under the title:  Cloud Computing Defined.

http://www.lehighvalleyentrepreneur.tv/

If you have ever vacationed in Nags Head, NC, you have most likely noticed the old water tower.  In fact, if you pick up a map of the Outer Banks, the old water tower is still listed and pictured on it.  Well, that water town has been replaced by a newer one and the old tower was torn down to make room for a Cell Phone Tower. When I was down there visiting this past weekend, we spoke with one of the owners who is campaigning to “camouflage” the tower into something that is more visually appealing.

My personal opinion is that the Town Officials should seriously consider this request.  While a cell tower may be a necessity in today’s world; it does not mean that everyone should have to look at the ugly thing.  There are so many options available to turn this structure into another Landmark for that area.  Such as the old water tower was for the town for so many years!!!

Please click on the following discussion link and feel free to add your comments and/or suggestions.

http://www.obxconnection.com/outer-banks-message-board/showthread.php?t=12057