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Palm Pre Smartphone News

May 8th, 2009, 2 Comments

“The Palm Pre could finally have its launch date in the UK after a US release was leaked.
An anonymous source sent a document containing details of a whole raft of meetings, finishing with a Friday ‘Launch Lunch’ to Boy Genius Report.” MSN Tech

The official website states that the phone will have the following features:

Connected calendars [...]

New Forums

April 30th, 2009, No Comments

ACS has joined up to two great forums, the UK Business Forum and Geek.com.
In the UK Business Forums you can find great business to business advice, local business forums and get other members opinions on your business ideas.  It’s a great way to get your name around and get some new ideas and insights while [...]

Conficker Virus Update – The Waiting Game

April 9th, 2009, No Comments

Computer virus Conficker has self-activated during the past couple of days. It has seemingly not yet performed any malicious processes, but it may be just a matter of time before it does.
“Computer security firms watching the malicious program noticed that it sprang into life late on 8 April. The activity on its update system delivered [...]

Windows Vista: Just a Pretty Face?

April 3rd, 2009, No Comments

What are your views on Windows Vista? Many have cited it as less reliable than XP, with ‘pretty’ (pointless) features.  Do you think Microsoft are pulling too close a comparison with themselves and Apple? Are you an avid Vista user and can’t see what all the Vista viciousness is about? Maybe you’re just thinking about [...]

How Tech Savvy Are You?

March 19th, 2009, No Comments

Why not test yourself with this great quiz from The Guardian?�
Take The Test!
Can you beat the ACS teams score? (20 – and we’re REALLY techy!)
Good Luck!

Telecoms Tips from ACS

March 16th, 2009, No Comments

Often people will stick with a telecoms provider as they think it’s too much hassle to change.  However, changing your provider could save you a lot of money, and in the current economic climate that’s not to be sniffed at.  See below for our tips on saving money on telecoms.
Mobile Phones
If you’re company’s paying for [...]

Conficker – The Latest Virus

March 12th, 2009, No Comments

It has been reported that a new worm called Conficker could have infected anywhere between 2 million and 10 million computers.  There is “No clear discovery yet of how these computers resources may be used by cybercriminals.”
The best ways to protect your companys IT systems from such attacks are to not only keep your anti-virus software [...]

E-commerce Spend Set to Increase for Christmas 2009

March 5th, 2009, No Comments

If you improve your website now, you could reap the benefits come Christmas 2009, a report has shown.
The 2009 Logan Tod Online Shopping Index has predicted that despite the economic downturn, online sales may well increase considerably this year.  This is concurrent with last year, where there was an increase in online shopping equivalent to £653.2 m.
Generally, [...]

New ACS Logo!

March 2nd, 2009, No Comments

ACS have now got a brand new look!
ACS Ltd has been providing quality business services since 1997. To celebrate our 12th anniversary we’ve got a fresh new look and some great new ways for your business to cut down on overheads.
We are currently working on a fantastic new website as well, which will make it easier for you [...]

Social Networking

January 29th, 2009, No Comments

Did you know that ACS is on both MYSPACE and FACEBOOK?
Why not pay us a visit:
Myspace.com/AppliedConsultancy
Our Facebook Page
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Also our very own Darren Waller has a page on Business Scene:
Business Scene
Which is a great way for local businesses to meet.