Swine flu: could your network cope with an outbreak?

If swine flu were to continue spreading in the way that many experts are predicting, UK businesses could see large numbers of staff opting to stay away from the office.

So would your network be equipped to offer secure remote access to these home workers to ensure vital business continuity?  Read more
 

Sophos warns of social networking security threats

We know that social networking is a part of many users' daily routines with unprecedented amounts of information being updated to sites such as Facebook every minute.

Now research by Sophos confirms that many firms are worried about the security threat this poses. Read more
 

Office 2010 bids to reduce time-wasting emails

Sorting out the wheat from the chaff in a crowded Inbox can often take as long as replying to the messages themselves.

But fear not, as Office 2010 could offer new hope upon its release next year. Post-holiday email backlogs and unwanted CC list inclusions are just two frustrations that could be consigned to history. Read more
 

Virgin pilots 200Mb broadband services

It's like an upgrade from the West Coast main line to the Virgin Galactic spaceline. A select number of Kent households are enjoying super quick Internet services as part of a new Virgin pilot.

So just how quick is 200Mb and should the rest of us be expecting this kind of bandwidth any time soon?  Read more