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UK Broadband Connection Speeds

In 2011, the Right Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP passed down a mandate that the UK should have the best average connection speeds in Europe. This mandate was handed to BT to make the UK’s broadband infrastructure more robust and able to cope with the future demand. This is due...
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Blackberry the begining of the end?

BlackBerry on the 16/10/13 posted the following statement via email to the bulk of it's customers: TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS, PARTNERS AND FANS. You’ve no doubt seen the headlines about BlackBerry®. You’re probably wondering what they mean for you as one of the tens of millions of users who count on BlackBerry every single day.We...
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A Reminder that Support for Windows XP ends April 8 2014

If you have been following Microsoft security news recently, you are likely aware that support for Windows XP ends on April 8, 2014. It is important to note that after this date, customers running Windows XP will no longer receive new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content...
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Windows 8 Data Security and You!

With the release of Windows 8 users have been speaking out about their concerns involving some of the new features now available in the latest versions of Windows; in this blog we will discuss the three hottest topics currently being discussed on the web. Information requested at installation: During the installation of Win 8...
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Will the Blackberry Enterprise Server die?

In short the answer to this is no, at least not for the time being; even though Blackberry has included Active Sync to their recent phones and their new Blackberry 10 devise which has been recently launched there is no indication that they intend to remove the server management component. I suspect the reasons behind including...
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Windows Server 2012 what is Microsoft thinking? Part 2

The driving force behind Windows 8 and 2012 are rumoured to be Microsoft attempting to build a one fits all operating system that can be installed on all technologies. Sounds like a good idea if they can pull it off however it seems they have released the first version a little too soon! Our blog on...
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How to read email headers

What is an email header? Email headers are a log of all the systems the email has had to pass through in order to get from A to B. From time to time email can be delayed and looking at the email headers will provide an explanation as to where the delay occurred. For this purpose...
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Windows Server 2012 what is Microsoft thinking?

Windows 2012 looks great, but it must be said it does still rather feel like it is half finished. Compatability between the 2012 Windows operating System management tools and backward compatability to Microsofts management software seems some of the worst issues. As always a change in operating system design is certainly an eye opener! Below is a small...
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