by Equity Networks | Jun 7, 2013 | Client stories
Pitch-side technicians at Finnish sports-advertising company Supponor are communicating better and more easily thanks to a new cloud-based server that they’ve migrated to with the help of First Line. Supponor specialises in running digital billboard replacement...
by Equity Networks | May 24, 2013 | Client stories
There’s a reason that IT support engineers are not known as beacons of fashion – and it’s not because we don’t have our own innate sense of style. No, it’s because, over the years, we’ve seen what happens when haute couture collides with haute technologie – and we’ve...
by Equity Networks | May 1, 2013 | Client stories
There’s still time to pledge support for the Firstlinecyclists, ThreeWheelin, as they raise money for “Against Breast Cancer” by riding the 70-mile Classic Oxfordshire route on 5 May. The trio are quietly confident as they’ve been racking up the training miles – some...
by Equity Networks | Mar 22, 2013 | Client stories
Aspiration, perspiration, even alchemy: these were some of the words used in describing the Oxfordshire business scene at last night’s launch of the Oxford Times Oxfordshire’s Top 100 Employers report. FirstLine IT was there because we were one of the sponsors of the...
by Equity Networks | Feb 7, 2013 | IT support
Prices significantly down Prices of Leased Lines and Ethernet First Mile (EFM) connections have dropped dramatically over the last 12-18 months and are now within reach of small businesses. Prices start from around £400 per month for EFM connections and £500 for a...
by Equity Networks | Aug 12, 2012 | IT support
The main thing you need to know about Windows Update and Microsoft Update is that updates are frequently being made for the important programes on your computer. Things like the Windows Operating System and your Internet Explorer web browser. I also mean applications...
by Equity Networks | Aug 10, 2012 | Back-up
Over the past few years businesses have thought in terms of ‘disaster recovery’ for their IT systems. This asks “what disasters would you be vulnerable to, and what plans do you have in place to return to normal working as soon as possible, with minimal loss of emails...
by Equity Networks | May 4, 2012 | Email
SPAM… emails you don’t want and haven’t signed up for. They’ll always be with us in huge volumes. But how do you make sure you get all the emails you want and none of the ones you don’t want? The most common approach is to use spam management tools such as Sophos...
by Equity Networks | Apr 24, 2012 | Email
All the businesses we work with tell us they are totally dependent upon their emails. That it’s super-critical their emails never stop because they can lose business. With the current technology available it’s possible not to have to suffer any interruptions in your...
by Equity Networks | Mar 23, 2012 | Client stories
I went to a very interesting dinner last night. The purpose of the dinner was to introduce some local business people to a recently founded charity called Fredericks. The idea of Fredericks Foundation is to help disadvantaged people set up or grow their own businesses...
