Security Suite Recommendation

1. Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security Complete

www.webroot.com
Price:   1 yr/ 5 PCs – 59.99 (Reg. 79.99)

            3 yr/ 5 PCs – 179.99

• "Ridiculously fast scans" keep you protected without interruptions or slowdowns
• Real-time anti-phishing blocks fake websites that trick you into entering personal information and threat shields warn you of potentially infected websites before you visit.
• Create the last password you will ever need - Password Manager protects your logins and simplifies your life using just one master password to securely access all your favorite websites
• Mobile security ensures you're protected from malicious apps and syncs online passwords across all your devices so they are accessible anywhere
• Webroot automatically backs up photos and files with 25GB of online storage space you can access from all your devices

http://www.webroot.com/us/en/home/products/complete

2. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 

www.bitdefender.com
Price:   1 yr/ 1 PC – 69.95

            3 yr/ 1 PC – 149.95

• Ultimate anti-malware defense for your data Extremely fast. Non-intrusive. With Bitdefender Photon™
• Guards your online transactions. Protects your digital identity.
• Reveals your kids’ online activities. Restricts them when necessary.
• Safely stores your information online and syncs it between devices Safeguards laptops and netbooks in case of loss or theft.

http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/total-security.html

3. Norton Antivirus

www.us.norton.com
Price:   1 yr/ 1 PC – 49.99

            3 yr/ 1 PC – 114.99

• Keeps you safe when you surf, shop and bank online
• Protects you from social media scams
• Stops both today's and tomorrow's online threats
• Blocks infected and dangerous downloads

http://us.norton.com/antivirus/

Recommendation: 

After doing research on these three security programs, my recommendation is not what it was when I initially started this assignment. As a Norton user myself, it was to my own surprise that I recommend Bitdefender Antivirus as an outstanding security software. Installation is quick and includes step-by-step instructions. The process includes a pre-installation scan and doesn’t require a reboot before you’re up and running. This antivirus software is full of excellent features. It automatically uses a secure browser whenever you do online banking or shopping. The best aspect of the software is its unmatched level of security. Active Virus Control is a feature that detects and demolishes stealth threats using proactive measures to monitor all application activity.
Another way in which the product protects you from scammers is with a free credit monitoring service. I was able to find this software for different prices online; the cheapest I found it for was 29.95, as an online download.

B2B Companies

           

Business-to-Business Companies (B2B)
Company	Web site
iBrands Corp. (IBRC)	www.ibrandscorporation.com
Premiere Information Management Inc. (PIFR)	www.premiereinformationmanagement.com
SK3 Group Inc. (SKTO)	www.medicalgreens.com
TechTarget Inc. (TTGT)	www.techtarget.com
Valuesetters Inc. (VSTR)	www.valuesetters.com

Uses of the Web

Communicating

• Facebook - An online social networking service. They way in which they generate income is from advertisements. Also, virtual gift shops and other sidelines.

• Skype - A freemium voice-over-IP service and instant messaging client. The way in which they generate income is through it's premium service offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from land line and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding.

• E-mail - A method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. The way they generate income is from advertisements companies.

 
 
Shopping

• Amazon - An American international electronic commerce company with headquarters in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. The way in which they generate income is by taking a small percentage of the sale price of each item sold through its website.

• eBay - An American multinational Internet consumer-to-consumer corporation, headquartered in San Jose, California. The way in which they generate income is by varied fees. There are fees to list a product and fee when the product sells.

• iTunes -  A media player, media library, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. The way in which they generate income is by selling music, movies, and apps.

 
Searching

• Google -  A web search engine owned by Google Inc. They have three ways in which they generate income, in addition to private investments and selling stock shares, Google partners with advertisers and merchants through Google Checkout, Google AdWords, and Google AdSense.

• Bing - A web search engine (advertised as a "decision engine"^]) from Microsoft. They way in which they generate income in by advertisements.

• Yahoo - A web search engine, owned by Yahoo Inc. The way in which they generate income is also by advertisements on their site.

 
Education

• ABCmouse.com - an educational website for young children that provides online learning activities for 2-6 year olds at preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten levels. They in which they generate income is by charging consumers a monthly or yearly subscription fee.

• Wikipedia - a collaboratively edited, multilingual, free Internet encyclopedia that is supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. They way in which they generate income is simply by the donations to the Wikipedia Foundation and other benefactors. The site had no ads to pay for there service.

• Google Translate - a free, multilingual statistical machine-translation service provided by Google Inc. to translate written text from one language into another. It's free but it is a sever-side service, to the company (being Google) generates income from advertisements which then pays for side sites like this one.

 
Entertainment

• YouTube - A video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005 and owned by Google since late 2006, on which users can upload, view and share videos. The way in which they generate income is by using AdSense, which allows the up-loader of the video to share the revenue produced by advertising on the site.

• Netflix - An American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media. They way in which they generate income is with a monthly subscription fee.

• Pandora Radio - a music streaming and automated music recommendation service that serves as "custodian" of the Music Genome Project. There are two way in which they generate income, A free subscription supported by advertisements, and a fee based subscription without ads.

Personal QR Code

QR Code Research

What are QR Codes?

 QR is short for Quick Response and can be read quickly by any smart device. They are used to take a any piece of information and transfer it to your smart device. Once transferred, you are able to see details about the QR Code you scanned. It may take you to a website of a company, give you facts about an ingredient in a recipe, tell you about a person, or give you a coupon for a local store.
A QR Code is an input device. You put the information wanted into a code that is then converted into electrical signals and decoded so a person can understand the information. The reason why they are more useful than a standard bar code is that they cans store (and digitally present) much more data, including URL links, geographic coordinates, and text.

How companies are using and benefiting from using this technology.

 No matter how large or small the company is, there are a number of ways that a business could benefit from using a QR Code. As a business owner, you might auto generate one next to every product on your web site containing all the product details, the number to call, and the URL link to the page so they can show their friends on their smart device. You may even decide to use a QR Code on your business card that contains your contact details.

Another benefit is the fact that a QR Code can be posted anywhere. This would include Internet sites that people spend everyday on like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace. You can also add them to print advertising, flyers, posters, invites, TV ads, etc.. 
Here is a list of things a QR Code may contain for a business:

• Product details
• Contact details
• Offer details
• Event details
• Competition details
• A coupon
• Twitter or Facebook IDs
• A link to a YouTube video

Is there a downside?

 The only downside I would see is that not everyone has a smart device, and if they do they would have to download a QR Code reader. In addition to downloading the app, if you still have a 3G signal, it may take forever for you to connect, get your app open, and wait for the scanner to take you to its destination.


References:
 Editor, Marc Lyne, ( 15 October 2009) Search Engine Land, Retrieved from http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588