A Motivational Message Moving Forward

With 2009 slipping into the past, it will be a year that many would wish to forget. Economically, our country almost went completely down the tubes and people began wearing masks out of a blind fear of the swine flu. We saw some athletes fall from grace, and watched New Jersey look as rotten as a year old strawberry. We stood by and watched the world become enamored with stories like 'Balloon Boy', or sat in front of our computers for hours on end watching YouTube videos that make us sad to be human. We discovered what it is to Tweet and how important it is, apparently, to tell the world what we’re doing at any given moment. We watched banks cling to the governments and, with open hands, ask for money because they didn’t know where all theirs went. The American auto industry became a relic of the 50’s and left car execs asking what happened and how?

Despite the many flaws 2009 delivered to our world, we must use it to motivate us toward a better 2010. We could easily sit here and sulk about what happened, or we could band together and raise our great country back to excellence. Companies like The TNS Group are locally owned and locally supported with clients and employees in the greater NYC area.

We should use companies like TNS as a beacon guiding us out of the treacherous squalls we find ourselves in. While it is easy to listen to the talking heads on television and not leave the house for the next five months, it would not be the American way. America has found itself at this crossroad before, and was able to pull itself up and move on to better times.

As the year turns we should keep our chins up and move forth with courage into the future. I am confident that TNS reflects a forming national trend, and will continue to grow and prosper as the earth turns one year older. Let us hope the attitudes of hard work, dedication, and sincerity present here at TNS become contagious.

Let’s go get it in 2010 TNS. I know we can do it!

Joe Carretta

TNS Welcomes Joe Carretta

Joe Carretta, a New Jersey native who has been interning with the TNS group since early May will be joining the team on a 4-day per week basis. Joe is currently a senior at Fairfield University, and is finishing up a BA in Communication with a minor in journalism.

Since coming on board, Joe has shown his value through hard work, punctuality, and a willingness to buy into the overall community of The TNS Group. Joe has revamped the companies online marketing efforts, as well as designed numerous print and direct mail campaigns since coming on as an intern. Joe also assists the sales force with administrative work essential to the closing of work for both new and existing clients.

Despite an IT economy that Accenture called “the worst in the past decade”, TNS has managed to turn out their most successful year since inception, and continues to buck the trend by expanding in the face of a recession.

Do you want a battle tested company, that shows no signs of slowing down during this rough economy. Choose TNS Group for all your IT needs. We are a streamlined company who gets the job done right the first time; no questions asked.

Contact me at jcarretta@thetnsgroup.com

Just When You Though it Was Safe to Leave Your Data..

According to an article on ITnews.com The U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cyber-security, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said.

The alliance, in a report released Thursday, also called for permanent international cyber-security collaboration centers, new security standards for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) communications and programs to educate corporate leaders about the benefits of enhanced cyber-security efforts.

The report, intended as a response to U.S. President Barack Obama's call in May for increased cyber-security efforts, proposes to create more educational programs on risk management for C-level executives. ISA has already begun an education effort aimed at chief financial officers and other executives. The report as a whole focuses largely on changing the economics of cyber-security with incentives and other programs. The warning should come at little to no surprise for both large and small businesses considering how much information is exchanged over the internet.

Consider a hypothetical company that has a VOIP system, a Gmail server, and a cloud computing network that holds all of their sensitive data. This company’s entire communication procedure runs over the internet. Because cyber attacks are relatively inexpensive for the attacker to initiate, and could destroy a company’s infrastructure with a few specific computer codes.

This makes server security even more prevalent to all business owners. Remember that the best defense is a good offense! So get [proactive on your data security before someone else gets proactive on YOUR client list.

Contact me, (jcarrretta@thetnsgroup.com) or see our website for more information on how to keep all of your sensitive data safe and sound.