If you’re using a Horizon phone system or have read anything about the service over recent years, you’ll know that it’s a modern, cloud-based solution. It can operate just like a traditional phone system, but comes with additional, more flexible features such as the easy diverting of calls. If your business operates in a traditional,
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You may have seen recent media reports about a study by the consumer watchdog “Which?” into the cost of printer inks. The survey was carried out on 10,000 consumers who own inkjet printers, half of whom said they used their printer at least once a week. The study reported that some printer ink was “staggeringly”
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This month sees the launch of Windows 365 – a new “PC-as-a-service” offering that allows users to stream a Windows desktop to any of their devices, at any location. Available with the Windows 10 Operating System (and in the future Windows 11), this new virtualisation service is designed for businesses of all sizes. Microsoft is
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Now that the government has confirmed the ending, next week, of most Covid restrictions, business owners are making decisions about how their companies will operate, going forward. Some have already returned to their workplaces; others are making plans to do so. For many organisations, however, home working is continuing to feature. Some employees have switched
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Remember the days, before 2017, when you might have been faced with mobile phone “bill shock” after travelling in Europe? Many business travellers and holidaymakers were hit with unexpected charges of hundreds or even thousands of pounds, after using mobile data abroad. In 2017 the EU brought in legislation which meant that the data bundles
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Microsoft has recently unveiled its next generation Operating System – Windows 11. Features of the new software will include Smaller, faster updates The ability for users to configure multiple desktops for work, home, and gaming New wallpapers, animation effects and sounds The Start button is moving to the bottom centre of the screen Tighter integration
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A growing number of businesses – large and small – are choosing to move their IT arrangements to a virtual desktop solution. What is a virtual desktop?A virtual desktop is a full desktop which, instead of running locally on servers and PCs, runs on a remote server in the Cloud. It enables users to securely
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Apple has recently rolled out the latest versions of its Operating System – iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. As well as the latest security updates, 14.6 brings new features that include: Apple Card Family support. This enables users to share their Apple Card via Family Sharing. You can share Apple Card with up to five
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Microsoft’s 26-year-old web browser Internet Explorer is finally reaching end of life and will no longer be available after June next year. Seen as a market leader when first introduced, over time it was felt that Internet Explorer failed to keep pace with the competition, and it gained a reputation of being sluggish and less
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New terminology that will be increasingly heard over the coming months, is SoGEA. It stands for Single Order Generic Ethernet Access and it’s a new way of delivering Broadband. Until now, all Broadband services required an underlying phone line for the Broadband to run across. However, by December 2025, the UK’s PSTN circuit (Public Switched
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