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Professional Services

We offer a range of professional services to businesses and the community. These include:

  • Secure hard drive disposal/recycling. Hard disk drives are wiped according to US Department of Defense standard DoD 5220.22-M. Drives are not just formatted - confidential data is overwritten and destroyed.
  • Free CDs. Showcasing Linux and Open Source Software. (Local areas only)
  • Network and internet advice. Discover embedded Open Source network appliances, or learn how to protect your business or home network from internet threats using Open Source tools.
  • Free business-quality software for Windows/Linux/Macintosh computers. We can recommend high-quality software that can save your business money. Examples:
    1. Office software comparable to Microsoft Office.
    2. PDF creation software that makes generating PDFs as easy as printing to a printer.
    3. Instant Messaging client and server software to help your staff communicate
    4. Powerful email and web browser software that helps protect your busines from spam and internet nasties
    5. A free virus scanner suitable for file servers or periodic scans, with good virus-detection accuracy.
    6. File server software to allow centralised file storage. Integrates seamlessly into your Windows network, and will also handle email, anti-spam and anti-virus, web proxy, web server, ftp server and other tasks.
    7. Contact management software to help you improve your relationships with your customers. Can integrate with Open Source VoIP software.
    8. And much more...

    Tell us about your software needs and we will endeavour to find a suitable tool for you. We can also refer you to local businesses that can provide support for popular open source software.

  • Computer systems advice. Feel free to ask us for advice on ICT-related topics. We will happily recommend a solution for you, and can refer you to experienced IT professionals and businesses who can tailor a solution for your needs. Example topics:
    • Network services including file storage, print, email, intranet/Internet, Web, FTP, VPN (work from home), DNS, VoIP, firewalls and content filtering, databases, application servers and thin client solutions.
    • Internet services including web hosting, DNS and domain name services, building and publishing web pages, content management systems and web page software packages, XML feeds, RSS.
    • Backup, disaster recovery, high availability, load balancing and high performance computing, data file and file system formats and conversion.
    • Security and privacy. Encryption for everything from documents to remote logins to email. Software trustworthiness and auditability.

If you would like to take advantage of these services, please send an email to darren.wurf@gmail.com