From dale.heron at verizon.net Sun Jan 3 23:21:55 2010 From: dale.heron at verizon.net (Dale Heron) Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:21:55 -0500 Subject: [BNUG News] ** January 5 BNUG Meeting Reminder ** Message-ID: <000001ca8cf5$739018e0$6400a8c0@DHERONPC> Boston Network Users Group Monthly General Meeting ** Tuesday - January 5 - 6:30-9:00PM ** THIS MONTH: Massachusetts Data Safety Rules M.G.L.c. 93H and 201 CMR 17.00 ----------------------------------- Please join BNUG on January 5 for a presentation on "Mass Data Safety Rules, M.G.L.c. 93H and 201 CMR 17.00" given by Shannon Choy-Seymour, Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. In August 2007, Massachusetts enacted comprehensive identity theft legislation (M.G.L. c. 93H) and became the 39th state to protect residents by requiring that they be notified of an unauthorized access or use of their personal information. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Massachusetts has adopted new data security regulations (201 CMR 17.00) that will go into effect on March 1, 2010, and are designed to address the important issue of protecting personal information of Massachusetts residents from potential data breaches and identity theft. This program, on January 5, 2010 will address: the requirements of M.G.L. c. 93H and 201 CMR 17.00, enforcement considerations, possible penalties for violations of M.G.L. c. 93H, and best practices for compliance with Massachusetts security breach law. BIO: ----- Shannon Choy-Seymour is an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. Ms. Choy-Seymour investigates and prosecutes persons and entities that violate the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, with a focus on predatory lending, mortgage fraud, violations of state time-share laws, and the privacy and security of consumers' personal information. Prior to joining the Attorney General's Office, Ms. Choy-Seymour was an associate at the business litigation firm of Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, P.C., and clerked for the Honorable Cynthia Cohen of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She is a graduate of Tufts University and Northeastern University School of Law. Please join us on Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30PM where we will be Meeting at Microsoft's Waltham Offices, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, Mass. Please see our web site for directions to the meeting location. http://www.bnug.org/ * Refreshments are served from 6:30 pm. 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URL: From dale.heron at verizon.net Mon Feb 1 00:25:31 2010 From: dale.heron at verizon.net (Dale Heron) Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:25:31 -0500 Subject: [BNUG News] **BNUG Feb2 Meeting Reminder ** Message-ID: <000001caa2fe$f9b78fb0$6400a8c0@DHERONPC> Boston Network Users Group Monthly General Meeting ** Tuesday - Feb 2 - 6:30-9:00PM ** THIS MONTH: Cloud Computing is in Your Future ----------------------------------- Please join BNUG on February 2 for a presentation on "Cloud Computing is in Your Future" given by Michael Stiefel from Reliable Software (www.reliablesoftware.com ). Computing power is available when you need it, where you need it. You only use as much as you need. Such is the dream of cloud computing. We are far from realizing this dream. Nonetheless, there is enormous potential now for organizations to build cloud applications. Small and medium sized businesses can develop services and applications that up to now could only be provided by large companies. Startups can minimize their infrastructure costs. Businesses of all sizes can use cloud infrastructure to handle unpredictable bursts of computing activity. Building software that lives in the cloud requires managers, architects, and developers to think differently about security, databases, and applications. As with any new technology, there is no agreement among the vendors as how to proceed, and no standards exist. Service level agreements are primitive. This talk will explore what the opportunities and pitfalls of cloud computing are, how to think about building cloud applications, and how cloud computing could evolve in the future. BIO: ----- Michael Stiefel, principal of Reliable Software, Inc. is a consultant on software architecture and development, and the alignment of information technology with business goals. His current work involves: * Distributed application development and implementation such as Software as a Service * Software best practices in Microsoft .NET * Technologies such as Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and SQL Server. * Advising on IT strategy and planning, including budgeting, hiring, and growth management, including the appropriate use of Agile development * Requirements analysis and project planning As a member of an OASIS Technical Committee he helped develop a core SOA Reference Model and related Reference Architectures. He was a Lecturer in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where his research and teaching focus was understanding how people build mental models in order to solve problems. As Adjunct faculty, Stiefel has taught graduate and undergraduate software engineering courses at Northeastern University and Framingham State University. Michael Stiefel's education is from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a Interdisciplinary Ph.D degree in Nuclear Engineering, Political Science, and History of Technology; M.S. in Nuclear Engineering; and B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is an active member of the IEEE Consultants Network. Please join us on Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30PM where we will be Meeting at Microsoft's Waltham Offices, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, Mass. Please see our web site for directions to the meeting location. http://www.bnug.org/ * Refreshments are served from 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00pm with the technical presentation concluding at 9:00 pm. * BNUG monthly meetings, membership and refreshments are always FREE and you are not required to be a member to attend. 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URL: From dale.heron at verizon.net Fri Feb 26 19:29:02 2010 From: dale.heron at verizon.net (Dale Heron) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:29:02 -0500 Subject: [BNUG News] *** BNUG March 2, Meeting Reminder *** Message-ID: <000a01cab743$dd2ebcc0$6400a8c0@DHERONPC> Boston Network Users Group Monthly General Meeting ** Tuesday - March 2 - 6:30-9:00PM ** THIS MONTH: Virtues of Virtualization using VMware vSphere 4 ------------------------------------------------ Please join BNUG on March 2 for a presentation on "Virtues of Virtualization using VMware vSphere 4" given by Glenn Fund from Broadleaf Services (www.broadleafservices.com ). This month's BNUG presentation will outline the features and virtues of virtualized computing utilizing the industry leading VMware vSphere 4 in particular. Learn why the migration to a virtualized vSphere 4 environment optimizes server utilization, enhances availability and eases the management of enterprise computing resources. BIO: ----- The presenter, Glenn Fund, is the founder of BNUG and currently is the Director of Field Engineering for Broadleaf Services, a Burlington MA firm specializing in data management, virtualization and WAN optimization. Please join us on Tuesday, February 2nd at 6:30PM where we will be meeting at Microsoft's Waltham Offices, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, Mass. Please see our web site for directions to the meeting location. http://www.bnug.org/ * Refreshments are served from 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00pm with the technical presentation concluding at 9:00 pm. * BNUG monthly meetings, membership and refreshments are always FREE and you are not required to be a member to attend. 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