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HSBC CEO says “volatile” Bitcoin is “not for us”

Do you want to roll the big dice? HSBC says: no don’t do it. Even the Chinese Government want to look greener. HSBC will not be offering Bitcoin as an asset class anytime soon, according to comments made by the bank’s chief executive Noel Quinn. The British banking businessman, who was appointed CEO of the HSBC Group in March… Continue Reading

Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn’t happening

Shoud we be surprised, Microsoft officials have admitted what leaked a week-plus ago: Its Chrome-OS competitor, Windows 10X, isn’t coming. Instead, some of the 10X technologies will be integrated into other Windows versions. On May 18, Microsoft officials acknowledged that the company isn’t going to release its Windows 10X operating system variant, as reported more than a week ago.… Continue Reading

Irish health service hit by cyber attack

Not even a four leaf clover has helped, just shows the ever present need for protection and backups Ireland’s health service has temporarily shut down its IT system after what it described as a “significant ransomware attack”. The Health Service Executive (HSE) said it had taken the precaution of closing down its systems to further protect them and assess… Continue Reading

IBM 2nm chip breakthrough claims more power with less energy

IBM says it has made a significant breakthrough in computer processors by creating a 2nm chip in its test lab. The process used to make computer chips is measured in nanometres (nm) – with a lower number usually signifying a leap forward. IBM claims its test chip can improve performance by 45% over current 7nm commercially available products. It… Continue Reading

Huge ransomware attack in United States

US fuel pipeline ‘paid hackers $5m in ransom’ Not an outside eastern block job this time, just the DarkSide of the force A major US fuel pipeline has reportedly paid cyber-criminal gang DarkSide nearly $5m (£3.6m) in ransom, following a cyber-attack. Colonial Pipeline suffered a ransomware cyber-attack over the weekend and took its service down for five days, causing… Continue Reading

Microsoft to give EU business customers greater control over data storage

Engineering work is underway to make sure that by 2022, no data is routed outside of the EU Microsoft will allow European Union (EU) – based customers to store and process their data only within EU limits, rather than transferring it to other countries such as the United States. The plan dubbed the EU Data Boundary for Microsoft Cloud, will… Continue Reading

Apple’s iMac to overtake HP and lead the All-in-One market

Which colour would you buy, Apple have announced after many leaks and some anticipation a new iMac Industry sources are predicting that Apple’s new iMac will overcome HP to lead the market in its field, but that’s based partly on-demand — and partly on the effects of the chip shortage. Apple’s new iMac may get the most attention, but it’s… Continue Reading

Institute of Directors

Institute of Directors The Institute of Directors (IOD), supports, represents and sets standards for individual company directors in the UK. Its membership of almost 53,000 encompasses every sector of UK industry, as well as education and healthcare. Members represent 95% of the FTSE 500 companies, while 70% of members are from SME’s. A constant stream of advisory, policy, and… Continue Reading

Metropress

Metropress (part of DMG World Media) Justin Massie-Taylor, Production Manager This publishing company has been going strong for thirty years and is now part of The Daily Mail Group. It created a newsletter for the antiques business, the Antiques Trade Gazette which has been the market leader for the last twenty years. The subscriber-based magazine has become an international publication… Continue Reading

DMG World Media

DMG World Media Martin Hull, IT Manager As part of the Daily Mail & General Trust plc, DMG World Media publishes one of the largest ranges of business magazines in the world. Thirty publications are produced at the Surrey-based division and clients include 3M (the cassette tape, stationery and metal giants) and paintmakers Polymers Colour. The magazines are used… Continue Reading

SupportPlan & Conran Design

Conran Design Group Ltd Reginald Thompson Conran Design Group Limited is one of the UK’s top ten design companies. It’s a leader in environmental design for the retail food and non-food sector and in the corporate arena with graphic design. Conran specialises in design for corporates, new media, interiors and exhibitions. Conran Design Group work on a global basis with… Continue Reading

Getting the most out of the web

Getting the most out of the web The web is a complex beast, and one that more and more companies are coming to rely on as an essential companent in the way they do business. The problem is that, for the vast majority of companies, the web does not work very well – because their sites have not been… Continue Reading

Web hosting, content management and more

Web hosting, content management and more Let us help you get the best out of the web We offer a variety of web-related services, including Web hosting Content management systems Search engine optimization Webmaster tools Database “back-end” systems We have extensive skills and experience across a wide range of web technologies, and are well placed to guide and consult with… Continue Reading

Tate Enterprises The big picture

Tate Enterprises The big picture Tate, the national museum of British and Modern Art, is a network of four art galleries: Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Modern, with Tate Online, a complementary website. As part of this three thousand-people organisation, Tate Enterprises, the London-based trading subsidiary of Tate, has the mission to manage publishing, product and… Continue Reading

Standard Profile for Macintosh

Standard Profile for Macintosh The fast, effective way to manage your Mac OS X networks Standard Profile for Macintosh is only available from SupportPlan. The concept behind SP for Mac is simple: rather than have different system configurations everywhere that you need to support, it makes sense to limit them to one, two, or three. In that way you can… Continue Reading

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Beth, Operations Manager

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Annabel McAvoy, Managing Partner, APR Communications LLP

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Reginald Thompson, Conran Design Group Ltd

SupportPlan are fast, efficient, friendly and very knowledgeable. They have resolved any problems I have thrown their way and in quick time. I would recommend them to any company.

Design Manager, Colliers International

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Neil Hickford, Four IV Design

I work in a very busy marketing team. Knowing that SupportPlan are there to help us, in case of any problems has always been reassuring. They proved it one day when my Mac broke down as I was facing a tough deadline. Not only did SupportPlan swiftly replace the faulty computer, but their engineer also transferred all my files to the new Mac, enabling me to get back to work right away.

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John McCrudden, MSc MCSE ACTC JNCIS-ER, "IT Infrastructure Specialist", Mitie Business Services

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Christine Holdforth, Manager, Corporate Publicity and Design Studio, Department of Education and Skills

SupportPlan is unusual in that the ‘top man’ is much more hands on with his clients than in other comparable organisations and is happy to step in when required. The engineers are responsive in a crisis and devote themselves to solving the problem efficiently.

Irena St John-Brooks, Managing Director, Pension Publications Ltd

SupportPlan are a rare breed in that they genuinely understand creative agencies and how we use IT in the business. They provide all our day-to-day IT support in a seamless and proactive way as well as advising us at a strategic level.

Financial Director, Salter Baxter

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Richard Swann, IT Manager, Institute of Directors

I thoroughly recommend SupportPlan for whatever creative IT needs you may have…their expert knowledge is worth their weight in gold, let alone the service and range of services they back this up with. They are and always will be constant to my working life, as they have never let me down.

Neil Carter, Studio Manager, Penna Plc.

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Gareth Perry, Group IT Manager, Eaglemoss

I have no hesitation recommending SupportPlan. They have maintained our computers for 12 years and they have ensured that any problems are resolved on the same day so we experienced as little down time during working hours. Their technicians are extremely knowledgeable and are always polite and helpful.

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