Microsoft has announced the official date for end-of-life support for Windows Server 2003 is July 14, 2015. Many businesses are still reliant on this software which was released 10 years ago and if you are not already planning your upgrade, now is the time to start. End of support means that Microsoft will no longer [...]
Moonpig may have leaked data on millions of customers A security flaw first reported to Moonpig by a security expert in 2013 was exposed this morning after a fix had not been made, in order to 'force the company to protect users' Credit card details, full names and postal addresses of Moonpig’s 3.6m customers may [...]
If you are a CIO, or are operating your own IT department, you may be aware of the increasing prominence of the concept of ‘Bimodal IT’ which has been championed by industry analysts Gartner. For those of you who are not familiar with the term you are probably thinking it is another yet another IT [...]
Pro Drive have launched a service designed specifically with IT professionals responsible for running internal IT departments in mind. The Professional service is focused on removing annoying repetitive tasks allowing IT to focus its time on projects, initiatives and applications which add facilitate growth and add value to the business. The service is delivered through [...]
Sony is working with the FBI and Silicon Valley security firm FireEye to investigate the attacks that apparently gave access to unreleased movies as well as personnel records, technical documents and other material. It has not commented on any Korean connection, except to deny a report Wednesday that it was poised to announce such a [...]
As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our customers’ experience Pro Drive is in the process of rolling out the new ProView app. We are really excited about the features the app provides which currently include: Submitting, viewing and updating service requests (such as adding and removing users) Reporting faults Accessing IT systems user [...]
Following hot on the heels of office for iPad is the new iPhone optimised version of the popular Microsoft Office applications. Word, Excel and PowerPoint are all now available for download to the iPhone from the App Store now. And the best part of it is that they will be available free of charge. If [...]
EE customers in London will be able to enjoy blazing fast speeds on their smartphones and tablets as the carrier announced the completion of its 4G+ (LTE-A) network in the city. Live at 150 sites across London, EE's LTE-A network allows you to download at 150 Mbps on a compatible device. The carrier has stated [...]
Not many people are aware that you can connect Microsoft Outlook into your social networks to receive feeds on your contacts and other people you communicate with. The most obvious use of this in a corporate environment would be connecting to LinkedIn. Why would you want to do this? Well imagine you have a new [...]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the EU’s scheme to unify existing data protection laws within the European Union. It is designed to strengthen the protection of online personal data and will require all businesses handling EU residents' data to delete personal information on request or when it is no longer required by the [...]
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