January 2010
Stuck in the snow?
Netplan offer a range of products to help your business to keep working whatever the weather. Our Virtual Desktop technology for example gives you access to a full suite of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 products which you can then access via a secure remote connection anywhere in the world. We can also virtualise your existing applications such as Sage and Act, so that your sales force can keep in touch with your customer base whilst out on the road. Virtual Desktop offers your business continuity and massive cost savings over a traditional office based server-client network.From just £54.99 per month.
TotalTalk from Netplan
Hosted IP telephony is now firmly established as the fastest growth sector in business voice communications. Our TotalTalk business telephone systems offer you a fully featured telephone system with huge cost reductions based on a traditional fixed line model. Call rates start from just 0.06 pence per minute and our system includes voicemail, call recording, call monitoring and a full range of enterprise grade telephony features that can be tailored to match your exact requirements. Ideal for remote and home workers, TotalTalk offers subscribers free internal calls within the company, whatever the location of the handsets. So when it snows, you can stay in touch from home for free.Prices per user start from just £12.00 per month.
December 2009
As of this month, Netplan has expanded its offering to TotalTalk hosted IP PBX customers and resellers by offering approved IP hardware.
After thoroughly testing and vetting a broad range of IP handsets, we have settled on a range that offers our customers a real choice.
Matthew Brennan explains: "By broadening the selection of available handsets that are compatible with TotalTalk, our IP PBX, we are offering our channel partners, resellers and end users the latest technology at a variety of price points. If you have a requirement for an executive touch screen operated IP phone that can receive RSS feeds, then we can offer that. Similarly, we can also provide entry level systems and everything in between."
November 2009 Newsletter
WebsiteOur new website has now gone live! It's easy to use, with more products and the ability to build your own server to your exact specification. We have taken care in designing a site which reflects our growing product portfolio and offers our clients and prospective customers information on all of our services.
Business
We have had a very busy second half of 2009 so far, with new business keeping us as busy as growth from organic channels. Aiming to better our own targets for the next six months, we have evolved our product offering, bringing more beneficial technologies to our channel partners. First among equals for us at this time is our Host IP PBX technology which has been trading very well with resellers in both the IT and Telecoms markets.
Virtual Desktop
We now offer a fully hosted suite of office software to our clients. Our standard installation can reduce your total cost of ownership, slash IT capital expenditure and is a fully managed out sourced solution. We offer each user MS Office Professional 2007 plus PUSH email, web Outlook, hourly backups, firewalls and full antivirus and anti spam protection. All this whilst saving cash and benefitting from reduced overheads.
Hosted Exchange
Netplan now offers you always on PUSH email that synchronises your emails, contacts and calendar information automatically in real time between your PC or Mac, server and mobile device. Supported by Apple iphone, Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices, Hosted Exchange is a must have application is the modern connected world. We supply a copy of Microsoft Outlook with every subscription to Hosted Exchange
Newsletter May 2009
Hi and thanks for taking five to read our newsletter. Our business is going from strength to strength as we launch new products and our data centre in Coventry is really starting to take off. This monthly email publication will help us to help you keep up to date with our latest developments. We are a specialist in web hosting, but we also have big ideas for the world of IT generally that I would like to tell you about. In this issue we focus on the new challenges facing the web - namely improving online payment security and addressing increasing spam and virus issues. We are working with online security specialists to make ourselves and our key clients PCI-DSS compliant. If you don't know what that means and you are running an online business that accepts credit cards, then you should read on.Elsewhere in this issue we look at the ways of running PUSH email services on the new generation of mobile smartphones. Our new Microsoft Hosted Exchange platform brings synchronised email, contacts and calendar to the latest generation of mobiles and at a very competitive price.
I receive a lot of email that I don't read, and a lot of those messages are unsolicited and fill up my inbox with junk. Spam is a growing problem now, with up to 90% of messages being unsolicited and containing harmful information. To eliminate this problem, we are now offering Sophos PureMessage to our customers using email services who wish to be free from spam. To that end, and so that we practice what we preach, if you don't want to receive any more of our newsletters or promotional emails, then simply click on the link to unsubscribe yourself from this service.
As always, I hope that you are happy with the service you receive from Netplan and would welcome any comments from you about our products. It is only by talking to our customers that we can find out what they really want.
I wish you all the best for your business this Spring.
Stuart Gibson MD, Netplan
PCI-DSS New Online Security Standards
The world's five largest payment card organisations have come together to form an international standard for online payment security. The new PCI-DSS standard is aimed at all online businesses taking payments over the web. Now supported by Netplan, the new procedures detail the networking and security practices necessary for compliance. Whereas previous initiatives have failed due to multiple standards, this time the card companies have the backing of all major banks across the world.
At a time when online fraud is increasing, it seems that pressure to protect merchant accounts from fraud may force banks to ensure that their customers follow the new security standard. Netplan is currently taking leading clients though the compliance process - firewalls and servers have to be configured and audited to meet the new criteria. Whilst not currently compulsory, the new measures are so well supported internationally that PCI compliance will become the industry standard over the next 12 months. As the amount of online trade grows, so does the risk of attacks from pharming and phishing hackers. PCI-DSS invokes a new set of rigorous operating procedures and server architecture that prevents security breaches. In the future, card service providers will punish vulnerable online payment portals by refusing to clear funds through them which will result in merchant accounts being closed down.
The emphasis is now shifting onto the online vendor to ensure adequate system wide security through the implementation of PCI-DSS. A leader in the field, Netplan will assist in ensuring your network, firewalls and servers PCI-DSS compliant. As always there are early adopters at the head of the pack, but as these businesses become more robust and fend off attacks, so the criminals will be focusing on the more vulnerable websites left behind. PCI-DSS is here to stay and the only way to ensure your commercial viability online is to adopt it.
Online trade growth rises by 19% year on year.
Despite the economic gloom on the high street, online retail has weathered the storm to produce astonishing double digit growth in the year to March 2009. Although forecasts show that online growth is slowing, retailers have seen growth in like for like sales of up to 26%. Increased web use among the over 55's is seen as key driver in increasing sales. Industry analysts also point towards the increased uptake of broadband and improved internet security encouraging more people to take advantage of web based shops.
Office VOIP takes off as UK PLC cuts costs.
The Netplan Office VOIP system offers a wide range of enterprise grade features straight out of the box including in call menus, call forwarding, music on hold, call transfers and email notification of missed office calls to your mobile device. When used with a suitable mobile hand set, the system can even email audio files to your mobile handset, so you never need be out of touch with the office again.
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is helping British businesses maximise the cost efficiencies from the growing availability of high speed broadband connections. The technology compresses voice communications and sends it over the internet as data. This allows for multiple telephones to be installed in offices with just one broadband connection, reducing line rental costs, offering greater flexibility and user configurable voicemail and menu options. Each broadband connection supports up to 30 concurrent calls whether made using a handset or a software telephone running on a PC. Users can then communicate internally for free and benefit from vastly reduced national and international call rates.
The handsets are available to existing customers on a 30-day trial basis, delivered to you, ready to go with a local call rate 0870 number pre-programmed. When moving your telephone system to this new cost saving technology, existing BT telephone numbers can be ported across to the system for a small charge, so migrating on to Netplan Office VOIP is a simple process with no down time.
Lee Jones from Netplan says: "Office VOIP is the future of business telecoms in Britain. Digital voice systems now offer value for money and ease of use to every size of business."
Simple to install and operate, the Netplan Office VOIP solution offers a fully expandable and professional solution for your business telephone system requirements. If you would like to receive a trial handset, please call 0870 751 8345 today.
30% off Virtual Servers with Netplan until June 18th
We are giving you, our valued customer a chance to upgrade to our VS300 Virtual Server package and take advantage of a 30% discount for the first 12 month. By upgrading your hosting package you can enjoy the benefits of a dedicated operating system and RAM, along with more hard disk space and allocated processing power.
Virtual Servers offer more speed, performance and reliability than shared servers and are ideal for growing businesses looking to improve their Google ranking, since the search engine operator now uses website loading speeds to help determine page rankings. Take advantage of our great offer to upgrade your web site to a virtual server today.
Our VS300 package can run either Windows or Linux software and comes with the following technical specifications:
Quad Core Xeon Shared CPU 512 MB dedicated Ram 10 GB dedicated hard disk space 10 GB Data Transfer per Month Please call 0870 751 8345 for ! more information.
Microsoft Hosted Exchange arrives with PUSH Email
Netplan is proud to announce the roll out of Microsoft Hosted Exchange. This technology allows companies to benefit from a fully managed Microsoft Hosted Exchange server without the need to purchse capital equipment. Microsoft hosted Exchange includes Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Web Outlook and PUSH Email. This service can be purchased on a monthly tariff for just £9.99 per user.
Included in this service is Sophos antivirus, antispam and email scanning technology. Using the latest algorithms and updating procedures, Sophos eliminates spam and email viruses. The unique flexibility and power of this service gives you the ability enhance your vital business communications at an affordable price.
Hosted Exchange works by simultaneously pushing emails, contact information and calendar updates to your mobile device and desktop PC. The information is sent automatically with no need to dial up to connect unlike POP3. The service also allows for continuous communication between the mobile handset and the Exchange server, so any appointments made or emails sent from the handset are also stored and marked as sent on the desktop computer. All work is regularly backed up so even losing or damaging your phone won't cause any loss of data. The service is compatible with all Windows Mobile, Apple Iphone and Blackberry devices.
Hosted Exchange from Netplan offers you enterprise level email and converged mobile communications.
Sophos Antivirus and Antispam launches with Netplan
With junk emails and spam accounting for 85% of all internet email traffic, Netplan has partnered up with Sophos to deliver a cutting edge solution. All of our clients using Pure Message will have their email and attachments scanned and any offending data that fails to pass Sophos' security tests will automatically be quarantined.
The service, which costs from just £2.50 per month will give users access to the latest security and scanning software and also protects against malware, adware, worms and phishing attacks.
Stuart Gibson, owner of Netplan explains: "Even with high bandwidth capacity, the growth in malware and adware means that email servers are being choked up with nonsense. If you are trying to run a business that needs mobile email, then Sophos isn't an option. It is a must. With this software installed, your company will have the upper hand in the battle against the spammers. Without it, really you are vulnerable to attack! s. I could set up a brand new email account now and with 30 mins I would be receiving spam attacks. That is how bad the problem has got."
SophosLabsT provides a global network of threat analysis and issue automatically updated protection from new threats every hour. Pure Message works in tandem with GenotypeT, a software based virus and spam detection system that can identify non-specific threats and remove them.
Sophos software protects all your machines by automatically removing any viruses, spyware and adware. It blocks out any hackers or malicious attacks using the client firewall (where installed) and prevents any application from being hijacked or impersonated.
Users of our Hosted Exchange platform benefit from this service as standard. Any existing customers wishing to add Sophos PureMessage to their account can do so today.
"20% of customers migrate away from slow loading websites" Google announces
Google has found that web users leave websites that fail to load immediately. Worryingly for online businesses, 20% of web users will leave a site that is slow to load. A delay of even half a second causes users to navigate away from websites.
High quality videos, flash intros and large images can all reduce page loading times. However, the largest factor that will alter the speed of your website is the server that it is hosted on. Upgrading your server from shared hosting to a virtual or dedicated managed server will boost speeds, pushing your website further up the Google ranking and driving more customers to your site. Virtual and dedicated servers are available now from just £600 per year.
The Netplan Office VOIP system offers a wide range of enterprise grade features straight out of the box including in call menus, call forwarding, music on hold, call transfers and email notification of missed office calls to your mobile device. When used with a suitable mobile hand set, the system can even email audio files to your mobile handset, so you never need be out of touch with the office again.
Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is helping British businesses maximise the cost efficiencies from the growing availability of high speed broadband connections. The technology compresses voice communications and sends it over the internet as data. This allows for multiple telephones to be installed in offices with just one broadband connection, reducing line rental costs, offering greater flexibility and user configurable voicemail and menu options. Each broadband connection supports up to 30 concurrent calls whether made using a handset or a software telephone running on a PC. Users can then communicate internally for free and benefit from vastly reduced national and international call rates.
The handsets are available to existing customers on a 30-day trial basis, delivered to you, ready to go with a local call rate 0870 number pre-programmed. When moving your telephone system to this new cost saving technology, existing BT telephone numbers can be ported across to the system for a small charge, so migrating on to Netplan Office VOIP is a simple process with no down time.
Lee Jones from Netplan says: "Office VOIP is the future of business telecoms in Britain. Digital voice systems now offer value for money and ease of use to every size of business."
Simple to install and operate, the Netplan Office VOIP solution offers a fully expandable and professional solution for your business telephone system requirements. If you would like to receive a trial handset, please call 0870 751 8345 today.
30% off Virtual Servers with Netplan until June 18th
We are giving you, our valued customer a chance to upgrade to our VS300 Virtual Server package and take advantage of a 30% discount for the first 12 month. By upgrading your hosting package you can enjoy the benefits of a dedicated operating system and RAM, along with more hard disk space and allocated processing power.
Virtual Servers offer more speed, performance and reliability than shared servers and are ideal for growing businesses looking to improve their Google ranking, since the search engine operator now uses website loading speeds to help determine page rankings. Take advantage of our great offer to upgrade your web site to a virtual server today.
Our VS300 package can run either Windows or Linux software and comes with the following technical specifications:
Quad Core Xeon Shared CPU 512 MB dedicated Ram 10 GB dedicated hard disk space 10 GB Data Transfer per Month Please call 0870 751 8345 for ! more information.
Microsoft Hosted Exchange arrives with PUSH Email
Netplan is proud to announce the roll out of Microsoft Hosted Exchange. This technology allows companies to benefit from a fully managed Microsoft Hosted Exchange server without the need to purchse capital equipment. Microsoft hosted Exchange includes Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Web Outlook and PUSH Email. This service can be purchased on a monthly tariff for just £9.99 per user.
Included in this service is Sophos antivirus, antispam and email scanning technology. Using the latest algorithms and updating procedures, Sophos eliminates spam and email viruses. The unique flexibility and power of this service gives you the ability enhance your vital business communications at an affordable price.
Hosted Exchange works by simultaneously pushing emails, contact information and calendar updates to your mobile device and desktop PC. The information is sent automatically with no need to dial up to connect unlike POP3. The service also allows for continuous communication between the mobile handset and the Exchange server, so any appointments made or emails sent from the handset are also stored and marked as sent on the desktop computer. All work is regularly backed up so even losing or damaging your phone won't cause any loss of data. The service is compatible with all Windows Mobile, Apple Iphone and Blackberry devices.
Hosted Exchange from Netplan offers you enterprise level email and converged mobile communications.
Sophos Antivirus and Antispam launches with Netplan
With junk emails and spam accounting for 85% of all internet email traffic, Netplan has partnered up with Sophos to deliver a cutting edge solution. All of our clients using Pure Message will have their email and attachments scanned and any offending data that fails to pass Sophos' security tests will automatically be quarantined.
The service, which costs from just £2.50 per month will give users access to the latest security and scanning software and also protects against malware, adware, worms and phishing attacks.
Stuart Gibson, owner of Netplan explains: "Even with high bandwidth capacity, the growth in malware and adware means that email servers are being choked up with nonsense. If you are trying to run a business that needs mobile email, then Sophos isn't an option. It is a must. With this software installed, your company will have the upper hand in the battle against the spammers. Without it, really you are vulnerable to attack! s. I could set up a brand new email account now and with 30 mins I would be receiving spam attacks. That is how bad the problem has got."
SophosLabsT provides a global network of threat analysis and issue automatically updated protection from new threats every hour. Pure Message works in tandem with GenotypeT, a software based virus and spam detection system that can identify non-specific threats and remove them.
Sophos software protects all your machines by automatically removing any viruses, spyware and adware. It blocks out any hackers or malicious attacks using the client firewall (where installed) and prevents any application from being hijacked or impersonated.
Users of our Hosted Exchange platform benefit from this service as standard. Any existing customers wishing to add Sophos PureMessage to their account can do so today.
"20% of customers migrate away from slow loading websites" Google announces
Google has found that web users leave websites that fail to load immediately. Worryingly for online businesses, 20% of web users will leave a site that is slow to load. A delay of even half a second causes users to navigate away from websites.
High quality videos, flash intros and large images can all reduce page loading times. However, the largest factor that will alter the speed of your website is the server that it is hosted on. Upgrading your server from shared hosting to a virtual or dedicated managed server will boost speeds, pushing your website further up the Google ranking and driving more customers to your site. Virtual and dedicated servers are available now from just £600 per year.
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