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Keeping your eyes on the horizon and your ear to the ground can be tricky to do all at once, so we're doing it for you. Check out the latest tech news and our own blogs below to keep up to speed with everything you need to know regarding your business IT, communications, and cyber security.

WordPress 2.9.2 Released

WordPress were alerted to a problem where logged in users can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed ...

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Alzheimers Society forgets to lock-up unencrypted laptops!

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reminding charities that personal information must be handled securely after finding the Alzheimer’s...

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OpenOffice 3.2 released!

At last! 3.2 is downloadable! OpenOffice has now been released and boasts much faster start-up time than its predecessors. Not only does it start-u...

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Denmark “Not using Microsoft was my idea”

Denmark’s recent Parliamentary decision means that as of April next year, all Danish state office communication will be sent in ODF format rather t...

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Goodbye Internet Explorer 6.0

Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6.0. The Microsoft browser that is still widely (read: wrongly) used in a lot of big bu...

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Firefox 3.6 live and final!

Mozilla, the company that produces the Firefox browser, has released the final version of Firefox 3.6. Studies suggest that over 75% of the thousan...

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Microsoft’s Word trial upheld: Microsoft lose.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a $290m patent infringement judgment against Microsoft, won by Toronto-based software comp...

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Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance and Personnel agrees to improve data security

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance and Personnel in breach of the Data Protection Act a...

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Shropshire Council found in breach of the Data Protection Act

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Shropshire Council in breach of the Data Protection Act following the loss of an unencrypted ...

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