ADM Computing is delighted to announce they have gained the prestigious ‘Microsoft Gold Server Platform’ competency.

Martin Tanner (Projects Director) commented ‘As one of only three companies worldwide to gain this level of accreditation it further demonstrates our commitment to training and excellence in working with Server operating systems’.

Seminar and lunch at ADM’s offices providing details of the latest software versions including Windows 7, Office 2010, Exchange 2010 and Hyper V. Please contact us to book your place.

Please phone: 01227 473500 to register interest and arrange a booking.

Technical demo of Ranger Software version 7. Ranger provides network management and administration software for Primary and Secondary Schools. Please contact us to book your place.

Please phone: 01227 473500 to register interest and arrange a booking.

The government claims it saved £7m last year by turning computers off and printing double sided paper as it reduces its carbon footprint.

According to Cabinet Office Minister Angela Smith it reduced the carbon footprint of government by 12,000 tonnes in the past 12 months by taking a few relatively simple steps.

Government derpartments were given 18 steps to follow, including switching off PCs at night and extending the lifecycle of computers.

“A year ago the British Government became the first in the world to set tough targets to tackle the huge environmental and financial costs of computer use,” said Smith.

“All departments have risen to the challenge of cutting their IT carbon footprints and countries from around the world are now looking to us for advice on how to follow our lead,” she added.

Eagle highlighted some examples of how the money and carbon had been saved including the decision by Crown Prosecution Service saving £2.35m by replacing 9,500 computers and 2,500 printers every five years rather than every three.

by Simon Quicke
15 September 2009
www.microscope.co.uk

Research commissioned by network infrastructure support provider Networks First has found that many end-user businesses are putting themselves at risk by failing to properly evaluate their maintenance providers.

The survey of 100 senior managers in organisations with over 1,000 employees found that just under 40% thought industry accreditations at company and engineer level were unimportant when performing due diligence.

A further 45% said they didn’t set much value on quality and security standards, such as ISO9001.

Reseller access to vendor support and technical assistance centres was deemed of least concern, with only 38% rating it as important or very important.

“Without checking on the qualifications or training of the consultants involved you could be left high and dry,” said Networks First managing director Peter Titmus.

He added: “It is also shocking to see the number of businesses who are still not checking a potential new partner’s ability to meet a certain level of standard in terms of both quality and security. Without these checks in place they are clearly putting their companies at risk.”

by Alex Scroxton
www.microscope.co.uk