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29/01/2017

http://techblog.thomserve.co.uk/2017/01/29/causes-of-and-fixes-for-the-invalid-parameter-error-when-replacing-the-root-rdp-certificate-in-windows/

If you use Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, you may well have come across a dreaded “Invalid Parameter” error when trying to replace the root RDP certificate. Replacing the root certi…

17/09/2016

I recently upgraded from an iPhone 6S Plus to an iPhone 7 Plus, having gone through other iterations of iPhone upgrades with no issues connecting to my Exchange 2013 server, but this one was differ…

08/04/2014

Despite having been discovered over 3 years ago, today (Tuesday 8th April 2014) marked the day that a vulnerability was found in code that protects a massive amount of websites around the world, from financial institutions, to email providers, and stuck fear into the hearts of both consumers and technicians alike.

The so-called HeartBleed vulnerability, found in the openssl library, is so threatening to the security of your personal data on the internet, because using very basic techniques, a hacker can read small segments of a severs memory and pull out whatever was in the memory at that time - needless to say that can (and does) contain your usernames, passwords and other private information.

The vulnerability has already been used on one site to steal tens of thousands of pounds of the virtual currency Bitcoin from users, and hackers across Twitter are claiming success in stealing the private keys (giving them back-door access) to thousands more sites.

The majority of the burden lies with the people whose job it is to run these services - a fix has been announced by the developers of openssl and many sites that were vulnerable early on Tuesday have since been patched.

If you run a website that uses SSL, in particular openssl, ensure you are up to date, restart all your services, and best-practice dictates you should regenerate your SSL certificates to ensure they are not compromised (remember: this hack can reveal your SSL private key to a hacker!!)

For everybody else, "check before you travel" - the following site will tell you if a website you need to log in to is susceptible to the HeartBleed vulnerability;

http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/

16/04/2013

http://thomserve.co.uk/blog/2013/04/16/tbas-embark-on-ferranti-mecoms-implementation/

As part of a multi-million pound technology investment programme, Thomserve Business Analysis Solutions LTD are proud to be part of one of the first implementations of the MECOMS platform in the UK...

10/09/2012

http://techblog.thomserve.co.uk/2012/09/10/ovivo-drops-ad-funded-model/

UK MVNO Ovivo Mobile has posted an announcement from CEO Dariush Zand explaining the companies decision to drop (for now?) it’s ad-funded model. The network, whose backhaul is provided by Vodafone, offered a calls, text and data bundle for the cost of a SIM card (£5) in return for in-line advertisin...

06/09/2012

http://techblog.thomserve.co.uk/2012/09/06/raspberrypi-to-be-manufactured-in-uk/

The Raspberry Pi foundation today announced that it had partnered with Farnell, one of it’s major distributors, and Sony Technology UK to manufacturer the Raspberry Pi in the UK.

27/08/2012

Everything Everywhere, the parent company of telecoms giants Orange and T-Mobile, has been granted permission by OFCOM, the UK regulator, to go-ahead with its plans to run the UK’s first 4G networks using it’s existing 1800Mhz spectrum.

26/08/2012

http://techblog.thomserve.co.uk

Welcome to the Thomserve Techblog, the sister site of Thomserve.co.uk, the new home for technology posts from the Thomserve network. Over the coming months, we hope to grow the site with news, reviews and tips from a broad spectrum of subjects, until then, welcome, and feel free to look around an...

26/08/2012

On the 24th of August, the RaspberryPi foundation announced that it had struck a licensing deal to allow owners of the RaspberryPi devices access to additional premium licenses to decode both MPEG2 and VC-1 encoded video using the onboard GPU. So-called “hardware acceleration” offloads the stress of...

18/08/2012

We are proud to announce that we have successfully joined the Microsoft Bizspark program which will allow us to provide support for a range of Microsoft products, including SharePoint, Dynamics and a host of .NET technologies.

For further information on how Microsoft Bizspark can help grow your IT business, visit www.microsoft.com/bizspark

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, and providing marketing visibility to help entrepreneurs starting a business.

03/08/2012

Thomserve Business Analysis Solutions Limited has tendered for a number of high profile contracts within the financial services and utilities sector over the past couple of weeks. The results of the tender will be announced shortly. Please visit http://www.thomserve.co.uk for further details.