Various Viruses - Make sure your virus protection is up to date.

There have been an increase in the number of certain types of computer viruses.

Make sure you update your virus protection regularly, and only open attachments if you know exactly what they are. There are a number of 'scams' that people try, from 'phishing' for bank details, by sending emails pretending to be from the various large Banks, asking you to click on a link to login, to emails from people pretending to help you with your website by pointing out mysterious 'missing links' and asking you to open a screen shot.

We always tell customers never to open ANYTHING they receive that has an attachment, if it is from someone they have never heard of, or are not expecting.

In addition, viruses will often be hidden in emails that appear to come from people you know, if they have been infected without realising, which is often how the more successful ones spread. However, these will usually be very basic such as 'Hi, check out this great screensaver' or something similar, and should be fairly obvious it doesn't come from your contact.

Your Virus Protection should disable most of these dangerous attachments, but it pays to be aware that spammers will try everything and anything to get you to open their viruses!

Latest Misleading Mailers and Calls regarding .co.uk .com .net and .org renewals

Nominet UK have announced that it is currently receiving a number of complaints about the sales tactics of a company called UK Internet Registry Ltd. They have been sending out a sales letter resembling an invoice, to .co.uk domain registrants, telling them that the .com equivalent domain is available to register. This has been confusing a number of people.

Nominet believe that UK Internet Registry is not a member of Nominet, nor a Tag Holder, nor a registered UK Limited Company and that they may be based in Australia. Nominet are currently investigating whether this company has a listing of .uk domain names and, if so, where they obtained this list from.

As a result, Nominet have issued a statement on their web site advising people what they can do if contacted by them. This statement can be seen at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/ukinternetregistryltd.html.

Other misleading mailers doing the rounds involves one from 'Domain Registrations of Europe/America' and addressed to those customers with .com .net or .org domains. An apparently genuine renewal request is received from this company and many customers are not sure what to do about them. Basically, put them in the bin, as this is nothing more than a request for the customer to transfer the domain to them, after which control of the domain may prove extremely difficult. If unsure please contact us for further assistance.

Equally misleading are contacts from Domain Registrar Services Ltd (DRS) regarding UK domains, 'about to be registered by a third party' These claims are rarely true and customers should contact us for advice. Nominet have also made a statement about their current legal action against DRS at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/drs-statement.html

The only genuine renewal details will be sent by us in good time, and you should always contact us if you are not sure about something you have received with regards to your domain name.

Cost Effective Secure Payment System for your Website

The cost of securing your website with a digital certificate and SSL encryption is usually quite high unless you wish to e-trade at a high level on line. In this case the initial expense is both necessary and an investment.

Not everyone needs an e-commerce website, but being able to accept credit card details for things like deposits, or transactions out of business hours can be important to serve customers making an 'impulse' purchase. It can also result in a surprising amount of increased business.

For these customers we can arrange that the form/email details only transact on a shared secure server, specially configured for these types of transactions. This cuts costs considerably and once set up there is an annual charge for the facility. The annual charge is around £100 - for further information please call 0870 403 0253 / 0870 403 0254.

In House Photography

A number of our customers manufacture small products that are relatively easily photographed using "pack shot" techniques. With our latest fully professional, digital studio set up we can offer these shots at competitive rates particularly if you require them in a hurry.

We can also arrange for any "on-site" photography. Naturally this is a little more expensive, although if you're an existing customer and we are in your area, it will certainly be less expensive than getting the local photographer in. Why not ask for a price or contact us for further information.

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