The AIMS Wire -- October 2010

Vol. 12, No. 10

Do you need specialized software?  Contact these AIMS strategic partners:

RINS Trading and Reporting.  Contact Guru Alliance. 
RINS = money. Don't leave it on the table.  Efficiently track and trade RINS and comply with all EPA reporting.

Futures contracts management.  Contact Hedge Insite. Risk management software to help you improve your profitability.

Payroll/HR software.  Contact Pensoft. Pensoft provides comprehensive and constantly-updated payroll for businesses.

Automated fuel inventory data-gathering. Contact Simmons Corporation or Intellifuel.  Pull data directly into AUTOSEND/AUTOSIR, then into COMPAS 8.0 or COMPAS Commander.

If you've ever had to restore your business' data from a backup and found out the backup didn't work--that's the scariest thing that probably ever happened to you!

Don't die of fright this way.  Here are the basic steps/rules that you should use to do regular and successful backups of your system.

• Tapes must be kept clean.
• Dust, dirt and oils are the biggest enemies of tape life.  Keep tapes in their protective cases when not in use.  Store them in a clean place.  Do not touch the surface of the tape.
• Follow tape cleaning instructions.  Most newer tape drives monitor the condition of the tapes, and you will be alerted when the drive needs cleaning.
• AIMS strongly recommends that you replace all your backup tapes once a year.

       
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