Happy Easter from the team!

Graeme D Anderson

Happy Easter from all of us here at boxportable.  We just wanted to let you know the eggcellent news…..we are open as usual over Easter and happy to get cracking with any of your IT requirements.

If you are having problems with your IT services and wondering if now is the time to hunt for a new IT services company  hop over to our website for more information on our range of services we can offer including IT Support and Cloud Computing.  We will ensure you spend less time worrying about your IT and more time enjoying the goodies this Easter.

Now get rolling and get in touch today and we will take care of everything for you because taking care of your IT is our business, so you can focus on what matters most to yours!

Web and email hosting platform upgrades

Graeme D Anderson

Web hosting server

We are currently embarking on an upgrade to our existing high performance web hosting and email service. This work, scheduled to be completed over the coming weeks will ultimately improve further our service delivery and commitment to both our new and existing client base.

Our standard web hosting package is being redesigned to offer a range of value added services starting from an amazingly competitive price of only £90.00 + VAT per annum.

Standard features include:

– Unlimited blisteringly fast 100% SSD storage.
– Unlimited bandwidth – no restrictive monthly quotas to worry about.
– Online customer control panel meaning you can administer your services online 24/7 including mailbox password resets etc.
– 1GB MySQL databases on load balanced auto scaling cloud servers.
– Unlimited 10GB mailboxes with outgoing SMTP mail, antivirus and spam protection as standard.
– SSL certificates provided as standard at no additional cost.
– UK based data centre manned 24 x 7 connected by multiple ISP 40Gbps connectivity.
– 30 days backup of your website + MySQL database stored as standard.
– Fanatical support – access to our team of experienced staff.

Your service will automatically be migrated over the coming days and weeks however should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. We will also be updating our support articles and knowledge-base to reflect these changes.

Our domain registration and management services will also be migrated to this new platform – however clients should notice no impact to services. Renewal fees will be as follows and are charged on an annual basis unless otherwise specified:

– .co.uk, .uk, .org.uk   £20.00 + VAT
– .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz  £25.00 + VAT
– .scot, .co  £40.00 + VAT
– .ws, .property, .ws £45.00 + VAT

Please note as always – we require 45 days written notice prior to any renewal date should you require to cancel a domain registration otherwise renewal will happen automatically.

Microsoft raise pricing following fall in value of pound sterling

Graeme D Anderson

 

Microsoft have this week raised pricing in response to Brexit and the fall in the value of the pound. The new pricing will come into effect on January 1st 2017 and will affect cloud and on premise products and services.

The changes come as a result in the weakened value of the pound which has dropped significantly in the months following June’s Brexit vote result. Microsoft said pricing has been altered to bring its product and service pricing inline with euro levels.

As a result the following pricing will apply to all renewals and new licensing for the following cloud services (annual plan pricing):

Microsoft Exchange Online Plan 1 – 1 year / 1 user license : £39.00 + VAT
Microsoft Office 365 Business Essentials – 1 year / 1 user license : £49.00 + VAT
Microsoft Office 365 Business Premium – 1 year / 1 user license : £119.00 + VAT

Firefox 0 Day Vulnerability

Graeme D Anderson

safety-bulletinA vulnerability has been identified in the Firefox web browser which could potentially leave your Windows PC open to attack. This is a 0 day vulnerability, meaning it is new and has as yet not been patched by the Firefox developers. While they are working on a fix the recommended course of action is to use a different web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Chrome or Safari.

If you use Firefox, we recommend you temporarily switch browsers to Chrome, Safari or a non-firefox based browser that is secure until the Firefox dev team can release an update. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code on your Windows workstation. The exploit is in the wild, meaning it’s now public and every hacker on the planet has access to it. There is no fix at the time of this writing.

More information is available at: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/11/emergency-bulletin-firefox-0-day-wild/