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The End is Near for Windows 7, but Extended Help is Available!

On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 will reach end-of-life.  This means Microsoft will not longer provide free support and security updates for users. If you are not yet ready to leave Windows 7, a solution exists.  Beginning December 1, 2019, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) will be able to [...]

Goodbye National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, we'd like to recap the seven tips offered to help you stay safe online.   We hope you read and will utilize these strategies everyday, to help you protect your online personal and professional assets. In case you missed some, here is [...]

URGENT! Using an iPhone 5? Update by Sunday or Lose Access to the Internet

Starting just before 12:00 a.m. UTC (8:00PM EST) on November 3, 2019, iPhone 5 will require an iOS update to maintain accurate GPS location and to continue to use functions that rely on correct date and time including App Store, iCloud, email, and web browsing. What Should You Do? [...]

Happy National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. As a leader in the IT security space, we feel this is a great time to reinforce the importance of taking proactive steps to stay secure at home and in the workplace. To commemorate, we will be providing a number of educational resources [...]

BMT Webinar – Haven’t Started Your Windows 7 Migration?

There are less than 4 months to go before Windows 7 becomes end of support (January 14, 2020). Noticing a number of our clients have still not made the move to Windows 7, we created this webinar to aide users in the migration process. If you haven’t started your [...]

Hurricane Recovery 101 – 5 Tips to Best Prepare for a Business Disaster

The 2019 hurricane season is in full swing.  If you haven’t put together a plan to ensure business continuity and protect your staff, now is the time.  Developing a plan offers assurance to both employers and their team members.  Need some help?  Here are five things you can do [...]

BMT Nominated for Best Cybersecurity Firm in NJ – 2019 NJBIZ Reader Rankings

Voting has officially opened for the 2019 NJBIZ Reader Rankings Survey, and Business Machine Technologies has once again been nominated for Best Cybersecurity Company.  As we hope to top the list this year, please support team BMT by voting for us!  You can access the survey here: 2019 NJBIZ [...]

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Moving to Windows 10? Use the Migration as a Reason to Refresh!

If you haven’t made the move to upgrade your systems to Windows 10, now is the time. With less than five months until support ends for Windows 7, it is important to begin taking inventory of software and hardware assets now to ensure you are ready to go for [...]

Catch-IT: Microsoft to Replace Skype for Business with Teams

Microsoft recently announced it will retire Skype for Business Online in two years (July 2021), to be replaced with Microsoft Teams.  Current Skype users will experience no change in service in the two years leading up to retirement. But starting September 1, 2019, Microsoft will onboard any new Office [...]

Windows 7 to End Support in Six Months

It’s hard to believe that 2019 is halfway over.  Before you know it, it will be back-to-school followed by winter parkas.  As you shift your mind to future planning, we’d like you to think about your computer systems.  Beginning January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. [...]

Office 365 and the Shift to Software Subscription Models

Microsoft recently released Office 2019, the first major update to the standalone version since Office 2016. For those looking to upgrade, your options consist of the traditional offline Office 2019 license or the subscription-based Office 365. First introduced in 2013, Office 365 caused some confusion as most were used [...]

Catch-IT: Using Internet Explorer? Time to Move On…

Released back in 1995, Internet Explorer (IE) was once the browser standard.  Installed by default on every Windows computer, IE held about 95% of the market share in the early 2000s.  Today, Microsoft is urging users to stop using Internet Explorer as they are no longer supporting new development [...]

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