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PRESS RELEASES RCG-6: The RCG (more or less) 6 Paragraph NewsletterJanuary 1, 2007 Volume 7 number 1. (This is only mailed when we've got something of relevance to say.) Topics today: (a) PC and Laptop Security Software Recommendation and (b) FIOS.Paragraph 1. Why this newsletter: Over the last four months, more than 100 clients, friends, and relatives have called and emailed asking about what they should do about their security on their home-based Windows PCs and laptops. For years, we have recommended using Zone Alarm for Firewall Software and GRIsoft AVG for anti-virus. Both were free and legal, easy to use, and worked as promised. However, security threats to PCs have increased and GRIsoft is terminating their free package (and virus updates to their free package) on January 15th. So, two questions now arise. First, what should you purchase to replace GRIsoft AVG? Second, is there anything else you should consider to protect your PC and your own financial data? This note provides you with multiple choices depending on your own situation. (The note also gives you a preview of a new Internet service Verizon is rolling out now.) 2. The minimum: Upgrade to the Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite. Not only does Zone Alarm make their free firewall, they also make a comprehensive security package that includes Firewall, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Spy Site Blocking, Privacy Protection, Anti-Spam, Anti-Phishing, IM Protection, Email Security, Wireless PC Protection, and Parental Controls. There are reviews for this and competing products online at www.cnet.com. People who complain about excessive resource consumption by competitors like Norton and McAfee should be happier with this product. When purchasing, be sure you are buying the "Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite" as this company has about a half-dozen products with similar names, but lesser feature sets. If you buy the product online at www.ZoneLabs.com , you will pay $49.99 for software to protect one PC or $69.99 for software to protect three PCs. If you shop at CompUSA, you will pay $29.99 for the one PC license or $49.99 for the three-PC license (after annoying rebates). 3. An alternative for Comcast Cable High Speed Internet customers and Verizon FIOS customers: Both of these companies offer the McAfee Internet Security suite to their customers. Comcast includes the product for free. Verizon charges $4.99 per month for up to three PCs. McAfee's product usually ties with Norton as both complete and annoyingly resource intensive. Older PCs may run slower with either of these products. 4. Warning: Don't put this off. Viruses and other misbehaving software are not a joke. If you don't like the products noted here, other are also reviewed at www.cnet.com. Pick something and install it! Last year, we made a half-dozen house-calls where PCs had more than 300 viruses at time. Let 2007 be the year this does not happen. 5. FIOS VS. CABLE? Talk to your neighbors. Comcast seems to have fans where they wire a neighborhood properly. Verizon seems to have fans where they wire a neighborhood properly. They both have areas where they seem to have problems. 6. Priorities: While looking into FIOS service may be in your future, upgrading your PC's security software should be done NOW. Remember that your corrections and additional comments are always welcome. Your knowledge on any specific topic may be better than mine! A healthy and happy new year to all. Leon Roomberg
-For release: CHERRY HILL
AUGUST 6, 2005
Corrections issued May 1, 2005: |
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CHERRY HILL—July 23, 2004- Leon Roomberg, Director of the Roomberg
Institute announces the development of a project to reallocate
existing federal expenditures into a program that provides
universal loans to fund of 100% of the college education for
most students. According to Mr. Roomberg, "The
difference in lifetime income between high school students and
college graduates now exceeds $930,000 and the additional lifetime
taxes paid by college graduates exceeds $330,000. As more
than two million qualified high school graduates are currently
deciding against college largely for financial reasons, we need
to do everything we can to produce the next generation of taxpayers
to fund everything from defense to social security." |
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Press Release March 5, 2003 RCG-WPS Revolutionizes Pressure Ulcer Care System addresses largest source of nursing home litigation. CHERRY HILL-- Jan 27, 2003-- Leon Roomberg, President of the Roomberg Consulting Group, (RCG), a marketing and technology consultancy, is pleased to announce that the RCG-WMS, or "Wound Management System, will be presented to the medical community on April 8th, at Virtua Hospital, in Voorhees, New Jersey. According to Mr. Roomberg, "Also known as bedsores, pressure ulcers today are the number one source of nursing home litigation, cost medicare over 1.1 billion dollars to treat, and are the source of untold human suffering. The US government is changing the rules governing Pressure Ulcer care by nursing homes, and the CDC- Centers for Disease Control are now getting involved in both inspection and prosecution." "For the seminar, we are honored to have as speakers, the industry's three top Pressure Ulcer treatment experts, Doctors Curtney Lyder, Mary Dyson, and Paul Quintavalle. In the smeinar they will explain the new regulations and new preventative treatments that not only work, but are cost-effective as well." For more on the RCG-WMS, please refer to the web site at: http://www.roomberg.com/base/rcgwps/index.html Press Release January 27, 2003 Assumes charge of the Four Freedoms Foundation as COO. CHERRY HILL-- Jan 27, 2003-- Leon Roomberg, Principal Director of the Roomberg Consulting Group (RCG), a marketing and technology consultancy, is pleased to announce that Ronald D. Gardner, expert in education and business management, has joined the company as a full partner. According to Mr. Roomberg, "After working with Ron for the last six months, we are honored to be able to draw on his expertise and leadership abilities in direct service of the Four Freedoms Foundation education program due to launch this April. His experiences as an educator and as a business executive intersect perfectly to meet the needs of our program." for
Ron Gardner's Resume. RCG-6:
The Roomberg Consulting Group's 6 Paragraph Newsletter Press Release December 26, 2002 Provides guidance and leadership in the development of direct marketing programs. CHERRY HILL-- Dec 26, 2002-- Leon Roomberg, Principal Director of the Roomberg Consulting Group (RCG), a marketing and technology consultancy, is pleased to announce that Direct Marketing Industry Guru Bill Korn, is joining the company as a full partner. According to Mr. Roomberg, "After working with Bill for the last seven years as MCS, we are honored to be able to draw on his expertise and leadership abilities in direct service of our clients. Bill contributed more than forty years of experience in developing marketing companies, bringing multiple companies public, and contributing to the success of countless others. He was recently honored by the Direct Marketing Club of New York who awarded him their 2002 Silver Apple Award and also set up a scholarship in his name. |
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Press Release November 1, 2002
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Provides additional resources for managing large and complex programs. CHERRY HILL-- Nov 1, 2002-- Leon Roomberg, Principal
Director of the Roomberg Consulting Group (RCG), a marketing and
technology consultancy, is pleased to announce that Marketing & Advertising
Industry Veteran Gary Kinzel, is joining the company as a full
partner. |
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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002--Douglas Brown, 37Point9's
(OTCBB:TSPN - News) President, is pleased to announce that The Roomberg
Consulting Group (RCG), a veteran marketing and technology consultancy,
has formed an alliance with us through Stephen Burns, our Field
Coordinator, to solicit North American pharmaceutical, medical,
and medical technology firms to distribute their products in The
People's Republic of China via 37Point9. Press Release
Jenkintown, PA - September 17, 2002. - The Roomberg Consulting
Group (RCG), a veteran marketing and technology consultancy, has formed an
alliance with Beryl's World, the country's leading venture marketing fund
focusing on paid-for-performance marketing investments. |
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