Novation Systems
Last Updated on Monday, 16 August 2010 14:10 Written by Administrator Saturday, 07 July 2007 09:54
Welcome to Novation Systems, LLC
Novation Systems provides Information Technology services for small and medium-sized businesses nationwide from our home in Huntsville, Alabama.
From project management, staffing, on-site and remote services to design, compliance and training, Novation Systems provides the services of a large computer services department for your company.
Novation Systems provides support for Windows networks, Mac OS X clients and servers as well as Linux and UNIX technologies. Our team is also certified to provide support on complex printing and image technologies as well as network security and monitoring.
Contact us today to see how we can help you!
What is L.O.M.?
Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 September 2011 02:45 Written by Bob Wednesday, 14 September 2011 02:42
Lights Out Management (LOM) is a management tool used by high-end hardware manufacturers to give low-level, hardware-based access to the console of a running computer system without having to be in the room with it. How is this useful?
If you are faced with a failing piece of hardware and it is local to you, you can simply go to the hardware, view the console screen and see if there is any indication of what the problem may be. If you can't make the operating system reply, you can reboot into the hardware monitor (firmware, or BIOS) and watch the startup sequence for clues.
If you are NOT in the same room with the failing hardware, you most likely rely on remote access tools, such as LogMeIn, GoToMyPC, VNC or Remote Desktop. But all of these systems require a running operating system in good enough shape to support the network stack, the user interface and the graphics system. If you have a dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), you won't see it from any of these tools. You will, however, see if from an LOM system!
Serious Security Issue on ALL Platforms!
Last Updated on Sunday, 11 September 2011 18:55 Written by Bob Thursday, 01 September 2011 16:11
There has been a serious security issue revealed in the past few weeks that affects every single computer in the world! I know that sounds alarmist and the setup to a bad joke, but it's true. To understand it's pervasiveness requires a technical explanation of the fundamental way we secure ourselves online.
Public-Key Encryption
Public-Key Encryption, or PKI for short, is the most common method used for encrypting traffic across the Internet. It is also the primary way we use to ensure the identity of people and computers across the internet. Your web pages that start with "https://" as well as your email connection using secure services for POP and IMAP use this technology. Most importantly, encrypting a certificate with these pairs ensures that the certificate that you receive truly is from your bank and not some nefarious hacker trying to steal your information!
Using Strong Passwords
Last Updated on Monday, 25 July 2011 20:48 Written by Bob Monday, 25 July 2011 20:47
The PRIMARY method that a hacker uses to access your personal account information is to guess your password. This password is much like the key to your house. If someone else can pick the lock and guess your password, they ARE you and you are compromised!
With something so simple as a password, why not take the time to create a very complex password and keep people out? For most people, they don't remember passwords very well, so they use simple ones to "protect" their information.
How do you create passwords in such a way that you can remember them and that you can make them more complex to make them hard to guess? Here are some simple ways to create easy-to-remember complex passwords:
Pass-phrases: Create a "sentence" that is easy to remember and then use parts of each word as your passphrase. For example, "My Uncle Earnie received a Purple Heart for his bravery on D-Day" would become "MUEraPH4hboDD" - or - "I wish I could remember my password!" would become "IwIcrmp!"
AEC Software and Novation Systems
Written by Administrator Wednesday, 01 December 2010 04:58
AEC Software is a leading developer of project management software and business productivity software. AEC Software
products help professionals plan, track, and manage projects easily and effectively, improve group collaboration, and achieve business goals.
AEC Software and Novation Systems are teaming to provide support of AEC Software's flagship project management product, FastTrack Schedule 10. FastTrack Schedule is widely recognized both in the Mac community and by project managers not only as a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution, but also for AEC Software's unsurpassed record of providing business users of Mac continuous innovation, integration, and support for over two decades.
FastTrack Schedule is a true cross-platform product providing complete parity between the Windows and Mac OS versions of the product, including complete binary file compatibility, requiring no conversions or filters while opening or saving files on the Windows or Mac OS platform. FastTrack also saves its files into Microsoft Project format, allowing easy delivery to user's of that software.
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