NEWS - NEWS November 2008
AVI NEWS November 2008
AVI has been busy testing a number of new product and service pack releases from Microsoft.
Windows XP Service pack 3
What is in Service Pack 3
Windows XP SP3 includes all previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and hot fixes, and select out-of-band releases. Windows XP SP2 was released in August 2004. Since then, Microsoft has released many updates. Windows XP SP3 includes all of these updates. Through Windows Update, the download size varies but, it is typically 70MB, depending on the computer’s configuration. Through the Download Centre, the download size is approximately 580 MB.
Windows Vista Service pack 1
Microsoft has released its first service pack for the Windows Vista operating system. This service pack has over 100 updates and hot fixes. Vista’s performance is dramatically enhanced with this update.
We would recommend all Vista users to download this update ASAP.
Office 2007 Service pack 1 and Office 2003 Service pack 3
These have now been released and should be installed ASAP.
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New version of Internet Explorer on it’s way
Microsoft have released beta of Internet Explorer version 8 this week.
The full release is not expected until May 2009.
Windows SBS 2008 now released!
We are currently testing the release and will shortly advise all our customers when it is safe to install this new version.
SQL 2008 has also been released and is currently being tested by AVI.
Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place?
Whether from a virus, hacking or simply a fire or flood or other act of nature –
there may come a time when you will experience a catastrophic loss of
Computer systems and data.
Can your business survive?
You need a disaster recovery plan in place for your business!
AVI offer a straightforward package which includes :
Free consultation
Best practice security solutions
Leasing for all services and payment plans to spread your costs.
Businesses must protect e-mail
According to analyst firm Gartner, 80 per cent of business people say they consider e-mail more valuable than the phone for business communications. However, Gartner also estimates that most SMEs experience more than 40 total hours of unplanned e-mail downtime each year, which can translate into significant financial losses.
E-mail has changed the way business is conducted and reliance on this medium is only expected to grow with the increase in mobile devices.
Disaster recovery application continuity appliances enable companies to deploy comprehensive, cost-effective e-mail continuity by protecting mission critical servers. The key to selecting a continuity solution is outage avoidance.
Website Infections
Attacks designed to infect the computers of visitors to company websites increased in the first half of the year. According to the Sophos Security Threat report, there has been a significant increase in website infections as well as a growth in spear-phishing (targeted phishing attacks on a small number of individuals). Spear-phishing has often gone unnoticed because it affected a small number of people, but has grown as criminals increased their ability to trick individuals into parting with financial information.
Apple IPhone 3G
The new Apple IPhone is directly supported by Windows server network.
E-mail on the go has never been easier.
Please call us on 020 8239 6998 or alternatively contact via email: info@avisystems.co.uk
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