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From Car Seats to the Cloud
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Patron of the British Computer Society, His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, has presented technology services provider and Icomm parent company, Probrand, with a Queen's Award for continuous innovation behind its IT procurement portal www.theitindex.co.uk.
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Icomm Technologies installs a remote access solution to give the 'voice of nursing' secure, reliable and faultless remote network access, without the cost.
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Multi-site based MO Holdings Group has adopted a Cloud based backup solution to cement its business continuity strategy and release administration time previously spent on manual tape backups.
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Icomm Technologies consolidates server environment by over 60% to unlock business for legal services firm Enoch Evans LLP with an integrated 'matter management' system.
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In the current economic climate, fixing overheads is a necessity whilst optimising business operations and many not-for-profit organisations are outsourcing IT services to do just that.
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Midland’s IT service, support and solutions business, Icomm Technologies, has announced impressive first quarter growth in solution sales up 40% year-on-year.
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With the evolution of internet traffic, businesses in the Midlands are in danger of losing control of operations if they do not look towards the next generation of Firewall, according to Icomm Technologies.
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An online ICT procurement site that has a track record of saving government and business time and money totalling £Ms, has won a Queen's Award for continuous innovation.
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Fast rising star in the enterprise level market, Icomm Technologies, has been recognised as ‘Outstanding Integrator of the Year’.
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Businesses across the UK are at risk from a malicious computer virus, which has returned to encrypt data files on PCs before demanding a ransom for their release. Icomm Technologies is warning the virus is even more virulent than previous.
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Criminals are using telephone ‘fear appeals’ and online ‘scareware’ attacks to generate £millions in stolen business details warns Icomm Technologies.
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With the UK’s data protection watchdog – the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – issuing its first monetary fines for data loss at the back end of 2010, the operational catastrophe from crippling fines and reputation damage is now a real and active threat to businesses.
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Following HBJ Gateley Wareing's acquisition of part of Halliwell's Manchester operations, the business has achieved another landmark, moving its entire IT infrastructure and over 200 staff from the Hardman Square offices to Ship Canal House with the help of end-to-end technology services provider Probrand.
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Icomm Technologies, the Midlands' leading proactive IT support provider, has secured a strategic partnership with Powercall UK for 24/7 'power within the hour' emergency generator cover for extended powercuts.
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A recent survey of SMEs across Europe has highlighted that businesses are failing to protect their IT with 63% stating it would take more than a day to recover from any system downtime.
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A new form of cyber attack has been unearthed with financial and security implications for those businesses being duped. Whilst only 10% indicated that they could recover their systems within a few hours.
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SMEs in the Midlands are at risk of compromising their security, data and reputation through weaknesses such as unsecured ADSL internet connections. One of the business benefits of ADSL is the constant live internet connection it offers. However, an unsecured constant connection offers the easiest route in for hackers 24-7.
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A new malware attack for Mac OS X systems has been unearthed with serious implications for users. Known informally as "Puper", the attack comes in the form of a Trojan - a term used to describe malware that appears, to the user, to perform a desirable function but, in fact, facilitates unauthorized access to the user's computer system.
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Despite the prospect of the recession beginning to level, many businesses are still cutting corners in order to retain cash by incorrectly paying software licences.
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A recent report has revealed that fewer than one in 50 Windows PCs are fully patched despite the software provider's promises at purchase. A patch is a small piece of software designed to fix problems with or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing bugs, replacing graphics and improving the usability or performance.
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The appointment of Barack Obama as president of the US has caused a frenzy world-wide which Cybercriminals are looking to take advantage of. Criminals are targeting computer users with vast numbers of emails circulating with headlines such as "Obama assassinated" that, once clicked, will direct a user to a malicious website installing "Rootkits" on a company's operating system.
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A recent email circulated around the world holding a virus contained within a PowerPoint attachment has caused havoc in many businesses. Disguised in the form of a trusted email source it has the capability to completely shut down and collate all confidential information held on a user's computer in seconds through 'keylogging' software.
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Trend research by Birmingham's IT service and support specialist, Icomm Technologies, has found 82% of SMBs across the region acknowledged they felt exposed to disasters that could effect their business.
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As the carbon footprint debate continues so does the issue of Green IT and whether it's practical and cost-effective for businesses to adopt. The results from the recent Green IT UK Corporate Census 2008 study have been published this week showing 55% of IT managers recognise the importance of Green IT within operations. But what does this mean for SMEs?
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This year should see businesses reviewing and updating their email management policies in line with recommendations in the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on Records Management. But according to Icomm's Ian Callens there is still a large number of SMEs across the Midlands failing to meet the necessary requirements.
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There has been an increase in malicious programs circulating through the web as workers visiting legitimate web pages are asked to install what appeared to be recognised components such as Adobe Flash Player or Codec to view certain content.
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Second hand servers a security risk According to Icomm Technology's Ian Callens, SMEs need to have stringent practices in place when disposing of end-of-life infrastructure.
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Web domain name scams are becoming more unscrupulous with companies selling URLs taking advantage of SMEs who lack knowledge and awareness of their deceitful activity.
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SMEs across the region looking to upgrade their IT but who worry about the outlay amidst testing economic times should look no further than leasing, says Icomm's Ian Callens.
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Recently it was announced that the UK will be getting a new James Bond-style data centre, which will use biometrics, weight-sensitive entrance floor panels, bullet-proof glass, 'man traps', CCTV for security and namely high-end server and data back-ups. Opening later on in the year, the site in Slough will cost upwards of £35 million. But with SMEs across the midlands not having the budget to employ security straight out of a blockbuster spy movie, what are the essentials for securing and protecting data?
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The 2008 Information Security Breaches Survey released this week showed a twelve-fold increase in the number of companies that had detected hackers in their networks. Around 13% of the companies surveyed had found intruders behind their firewall, up from just 1% in 2006.
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As companies look to progress and become more efficient by installing the latest operating software within their IT infrastructures, business continuity can come under threat due to a problem known as "Thrashing".
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Leading Birmingham IT service and support provider Icomm is targeting another prosperous 12 months after enjoying a 30 per cent profits surge in 2007.
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Birmingham service provider, Icomm, has made significant headway into the region's legal sector after delivering a full IT 'facelift' to leading multi-disciplined solicitors, Silks.
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Midland companies have been urged to put adequate data control measures in place in the wake of the child benefit fiasco.
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Icomm has cemented its status as the area's leading IT service and support outfit with strong interim results topping £1.5m of sales. The company is well on course to hit the £3m mark by the end of the financial year.
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Leading service and support outfit, Icomm Technologies, is advising SME's across the West Midlands to make sure that they are the sole owners of their company website.
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SMEs in the West Midlands may not be adhering to fundamental data protection laws. The claim comes in the wake of a recent report from the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) which shows that businesses are still not taking data protection seriously enough.
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