ANX Corporate Blog

Identity theft is a sore subject to those it has happened to. For most of us, we either fear it; or we think it will not happen to us. This is an all too true recount of a local business owner who discovered that her company website had been hacked. A day by day timeline based on a blog authored by Linda W. Fitzgerald is included here, told as the events materialized.

Days One & Two: I used to think that the phrase "cold sweat" was just an expression. But I was wrong, as I discovered yesterday when I sat at my desk, reading an email that a media buyer had forwarded to me. It was supposedly from someone who wanted to purchase advertising on her company's website.

The cold sweat started when I read the signature at the bottom:

Anna Miller
Purchasing Agent
Fitzgerald...

Read more

Thinking about incorporating broadband into your company’s wide area network?

You should. Most enterprises are over-using multiprotocol lable switching (MPLS) (and therefore overpaying for connectivity). I mean, if you are running applications such as voice or video which require quality of service (QOS), then fine. But in my experience, many firms which have MPLS everywhere don’t actually need it everywhere. And if you don’t need it everywhere, then why pay the premium.

Instead, take a look at broadband. It’s always much cheaper than MPLS and may be an especially good fit for branch or small office locations which can tolerate lower service level agreements (SLA) (although cable is extremely reliable – certainly not “five 9’s” but not far behind). Plus, broadband gives you...

Read more

So the tech headlines state “Google rolls out encrypted Web search option”; and with a simple move to https for all web searching, a company is sending shockwaves through URL filtering engines all over the world.   Not that most filtering mechanisms don’t offer SSL capable filtering, but it is a more sophisticated deployment; and one where most setups would need hardware acceleration to keep up.   According to Google, image and video searches will not be offered through the initial encrypted solution, but this will just be a matter of time.   This is a nice slick tie in the Google suite of products, from email, to Google Docs and at a high level it definitely makes sense.   The question posed by this is “how do you now keep up with URL Filtering through schools, the general...

Read more

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year is the world’s most prestigious business award for business visionaries

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (May 10, 2010) - ANX, a leading provider of networking and security managed services, today announced that Rich Stanbaugh, president and CEO of ANX, has been named a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 Regional Awards. Focusing on the Michigan and Northwest Ohio Region, the award honors the most outstanding entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement.

Judging criteria for the Entrepreneur of the Year award includes an assessment of ANX financial performance, strategic direction and product or service innovation, company leadership including personal integrity, values and key...

Read more

Medina cites Certeon aCelera’s price/performance and ANX Managed Network Services as compelling factors in selection over competition

04.27.2010 – BURLINGTON, Mass. – Certeon, the leading provider of virtual appliance solutions for WAN optimization and application acceleration, and ANXeBusiness Corp., a leading provider of networking and security managed services, today announced that Medina Consultants has selected Certeon’s aCelera software-based virtual appliance and ANX Managed Network Services to significantly improve remote file access over the wide area network (WAN).

Medina is an award-winning, multidisciplined, professional services firm that has steadily grown through client service and professional expertise for municipal, state, federal and...

Read more