ITtoolbox Blogs Reveal Day-to-Day Challenges, Triumphs of IT Professionals

ITtoolbox Blogs Reveal Day-to-Day Challenges, Triumphs of IT Professionals 90 Blogs, Authored by Top-Grade Industry Specialists, Are the 'Reality Series' of High-Tech, Providing Insight, Encouragement and Knowledge SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- ITtoolbox, the leading online information provider for the IT market, has created a unique venue for scores of executives and high-level technicians who are willing to share the breakdowns, breakups, and breakthroughs they experience in their daily professional lives. Leveraging the momentum of ITtoolbox, a community now numbering over 1.3 million unique visitors each month, ITtoolbox's current complement of 90 bloggers shed light on the human side of information technology for 45,000 monthly readers, technical and non-technical alike. "Our IT Blogs are written by technical professionals, but they're very accessible to a mainstream audience," said Dan Morrison, ITtoolbox co-founder and CEO. "I think what they provide most, besides information and insight, is the true face of the high-tech industry today. These blogs are real, they're immediate, and they're highly engaging." ITtoolbox bloggers come from all parts of the business world. Many come to ITtoolbox for the opportunity to speak to tens of thousands of visitors every day; others are approached by ITtoolbox as experts in their field. Top- level executives, managers and technical experts are all featured, in disciplines ranging from networking and data management to CRM and web design. Subjects for discussion in ITtoolbox Blogs are diverse and cover all aspects of the tech professional's life. "A lot of times people have a status mentality when it comes to the place they work," says Matthew Moran, author, speaker, and IT consultant, in a recent blog about the virtues of working for small companies. "They believe working for a large employer is better resume eye-candy or might just like the way it sounds coming out of their mouth when they tell others. The fact is, you can fill your resume with high-impact projects and your referral list with executives and owners [when working at a smaller company] -- who can often network you into higher professional positions should you attack the large business market down the road. Think about it." Mike MacDonald, CEO/CTO of Visual Mining, Inc., a leader in online graphical reporting software, wrote not long ago about the problems plaguing the software patent field. "One of my biggest fears as a software CEO is some lawyer showing up waving patents at us, and demanding millions of Dollars in compensation," he writes. " ... I can assure you that my company is very careful about not knowingly infringing on anyone else's patents. But frankly, it's impossible to be sure. For every newly designed process you have to get techies that understand the new functionality, lawyers that can translate existing patent contents for the techies, and somebody to attempt to license the technology if, God forbid, there is a match. Also, if you sell software overseas you need to search their patents as well (There is a guy in Australia who recently used their 'fast track' application process ... to patent the wheel. I'm not making this stuff up)." One of the most popular blogs is by SecurityMonkey, the nom de plume for an information security investigator and consultant who investigates computer crime for businesses and government agencies. "HP is working on 'Virus Throttling Software' designed to slow the proliferation and damage caused by viruses. You have to hand it to HP -- the intention is good, the implementation is so-so," SecurityMonkey notes. "Readers, let's put on our common-sense hats today. The 'war on viruses' can only truly be 'won' by giving them almost zero attack surface. How do we do that? 1) Proper network design, implementation and security controls. 2) Monitoring of hosts, devices and networks. 3) Fix the problem at what is typically the source of the problem: the host & the user." In return for frequent postings, combined with consistently high numbers of reader responses, bloggers are recognized by ITtoolbox with a variety of rewards ranging from in-kind gifts to honorariums. To see the full list of ITtoolbox blogs, visit http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/ . About ITtoolbox: Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with offices in Pennsylvania and Texas, ITtoolbox is a diversified IT media, services, and research company employing an innovative business model to support traditional business needs. ITtoolbox maintains a leading online knowledge network for the IT market, serving millions of IT and business professionals globally. ITtoolbox has been profitable since 1999 and has a client list that includes the world's largest and most successful technology vendors. For more information, visit http://www.ittoolbox.com/ . Source: ITtoolbox CONTACT: Jason Ovitt of S&S Public Relations, Inc., +1-847-415-9326, jason@sspr.com Web site: http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/ http://www.ittoolbox.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment