In this Issue:

• Top 5 Reasons to Switch to Juniper
• Tape Is Dead
• Juniper Assessed as Leader for Enterprise Firewalls
• Promotion: Security & Infrastructure Bundle
• Complementary Research from Gartner
• Web Security - FREE Evaluation
• JUNOS Pulse: SSL VPN on iPhone
• Grossi Florentino Lunch

In this Issue:

• Juniper Networks Announcement: Gartner Magic Quadrant SSL VPN 2009

In this Issue:

• Netsolutions Goes National
• Research & Development Centre Launch
• Netsolutions & Vic Uni Partner on IT Security Project
• SRX - Next Generation Security
• Netsolutions Partners with Red Hat
• Netsolutions Invited to Present at Local Government Conference
• Things Are Not What They Seem...

In this Issue:

• Netsolutions appoints new General Manager
• Netsolutions welcomes Richard Savage as Pricipal Consultant
• Netsolutions Security Management Service
• Events Q2 - 2009
• Training & Certifications
• Industry Recognition
• Promotions

In this Issue:

• Outlook for 2009
• Events for Q1 2009
• Training & Certifications
• Industry Recognition
• Product Release

Netsolutions held a networking lunch at Melbourne's Quintessential Italian restaurant, Grossi Florentino.

Customers were treated to a superb lunch designed by leading Chef Guy Grossi, as they engaged with industry peers, and enjoyed an afternoon away from the office.

IBM Guest Speaker, Glenn Wightwick, presented on ways in which the Smarter Planet Vision has assisted local organisations - improving efficiency and their bottom line. Glenn is the Director of the IBM Australia Development Laboratory and IBM Australia Chief Technologist.

"It was a great afternoon with great company, and great food. I appreciate the invite and it was a very interesting IBM presentation. Certainly opened the eyes as to what IBM do away from the standard Hardware & Software supply."

Rob Hingston from Catholic Education Office was the lucky one to take away the draw prize which was one night in a loft style suite at Crown's newest hotel - Metropol including breakfast at Gordon Ramsey's restaurant - Maze. Enjoy Rob!

Thank you to all of our clients who joined us for our yearly customer dinner. We hoped you enjoyed the night and we look forward to seeing you and your partners again at the next event.

Netsolutions invited customers along to attend dinner at Bluestone Resturant & Bar on Flinders Lane. Sponsored by IBM Australia, our guests enjoyed fine dining while being entertained by the Hypnotist Zeiken Black. Our customers became the stars as Zeiken performed an amazing show that had everyone intrigued.

IBM.com Vice President Nic Nuske attended the dinner and gave us an interesting outlook on the new initiatives that IBM has planned. Although there is uncertainty in our economic climate, things are not what they seem...businesses are still growing and planning for the future. The ICT Industry in particular needs to stay one step ahead in reacting to the consistent changes in technologies that ultimately affect our business everyday. Although there are ups and downs, peaks and tweaks, highs and lows, the importmant message is that we need to keep moving ahead and look forward to the exciting new innovations that these challenges bring to light.

For those who attended the event and would like to be sent the video footage of the hypnotist stage show please contact us.

To kick off our seminar series for 2009, Netsolutions hosted a breakfast seminar in the Garden Rooms of the Crown Complex. The focus of the seminar was on Network Security and PCI Compliance.

The seminar was a great success, attracting organisations from a range of industries including retail, financial, business services, petroleum and energy.

Matthew Hackling, the Account Director for Deloitte Security & Privacy Services, presented on the PCI-DSS standard, the parties involved, compliance validation requirements for merchants, impact of the standard, and offered a pragmatic approach to compliance and the common pitfalls experienced by merchants.

Principal Consultant for Netsolutions, Richard Savage, explained the current trends in Network Security for 2009. It is important to understand the shift in requirements, the huge increase and diversity of threats, implement network security and address all layers, take control of visibility, reporting and response and implement structured test and acceptance processes.

Netsolutions and Juniper Networks are assisting customers in protecting their network through developing a comprehensive secure network architecture. Junipers network security solution portfolio helps IT managers protect users, devices, and data against threats, while providing secure access to network resources and meeting compliance requirements. Juniper’s architecture for PCI compliance provides a robust end-to-end compliance solution to properly protect sensitive cardholder data and to protect the business. Netsolutions will minimise risk through our Security Management Services. To find out more about these offerings please contact us.

On Wednesday 29th of October many Melbourne and Sydney IT professionals joined Netsolutions and Juniper Networks to kick start their day with a breakfast seminar on the 89th floor of the Eureka Tower.

In this industry we are understanding more and more that the availability and functionality of high-performance networks is now more critical than ever. Netsolutions and Juniper Networks took this opportunity to present on how we can all improve the speed, cost effectiveness, accessibility and security of our applications using industry-leading networking and security technologies.

To find out more about the Juniper product portfolio and to establish how you can enhance the security and performance of your infrastructure please contact us.

Hailed a great success by participants, Netsolutions hosted two lunch seminars on high performance strategies for IT Centralisation.
Village Roadshow CIO, David Kindlen and Business Systems Team Leader, Rob Hingston from Catholic Education Office attended the lunches as part of a panel presentation. Their knowledge and experience generated valuable discussions about how you can best align your IT Infrastructure with business strategies such as Consolidation, Virtualisation and enablers like Juniper's WAN Acceleration to reduce complexity, save on TCO, improve productivity and reduce energy costs/consumption.

In support of remote communities and endangered animals of the Amazon wilderness as well as promoting a mentoring program for Indigenous Australian women, Netsolutions took part in sponsoring a Charity Casino event at the Boulevard Bar in Melbourne last night.
The night included a live and silent auction which was presented by international performing icon Ted Hamilton, a presentation from the founder of Boost Juice - Janine Allis, live entertainment and a variety of casino tables for everyone to enjoy.

Netsolutions highly values their customer partnerships and to show their appreciation, the company hosted a dinner at Mirka, Tolarno Hotel in St Kilda.
Their clients and partners enjoyed the spectacular dinner designed by leading Chef Guy Grossi, music, entertainment and the unique artwork of Mirka Mora.
IBM Green Speaker, Malcolm Mackay, presented on the important topic of the world’s energy crisis. IBM’s latest initiative called Project Big Green aims to decrease the carbon output created by IT departments and improve the awareness of energy efficient IT.

Netsolutions sponsored a Star-BQ event to help Starlight Children’s Foundation bring happiness to seriously ill children.
The company’s Managing Director, Theo Dimopoulos and his family, aimed to raise $5,000 which would grant a special wish for one child and their family.
The day was a great success and with the help of family, friends, clients and suppliers, the charity event raised over $8,000.