The expansion of green IT over the next few years could come not as a result of companies trying to be more environmentally friendly, but due to IT managers trying to cut costs. Ovum, a research brand that is part of the Datamonitor group, surveyed chief information officers and found nearly three out of four [...]

Three breaches of confidentiality at Surrey County Council have led the authority to put in place email training procedures for its staff after the Information Commissioner’s Office fined it £120,000 for its lack of preparedness. Over the course of the past year, sensitive documents have been emailed to the wrong recipients on three occasions, including [...]

Following the high-profile hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network and a less widely reported incident in which a Nintendo server configuration file was downloaded by intruders, the International Monetary Fund has become the latest victim of cyber attack. The IMF alerted its employees to the attempt to gain access to its internal network on Wednesday June [...]

June has seen a typical picture of the British summertime take shape as some parts of the UK face drought conditions while others receive ‘yellow alert’ warnings of heavy rain from the Met Office. Weirdly, these conditions have at times hit the same regions, with Yorkshire one example of where the Met Office forecasted heavy [...]

The IT industry will have a limited talent pool to draw from, until it moves beyond stereotypes, says Rebecca Holbrough MD of Symity IT North.  Stereotypes are often flawed and crude, but many have some foundation in reality. IT has the image of being a male dominated industry – with good reason as only 20 [...]

Look out for Symitry Business Services in tomorrow’s Leicester Mercury! Symitry Business Services offer a range of IT Support and Maintenance contracts to businesses throughout Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and the East Midlands! We are also an accredited Sage Business Partner, and can advise your business on the best Sage package for you, install and configure it [...]