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Now, I'm not certain whether we are technically in recession or not but I do know that some business have already gone into administration and the rest of us are looking very carefully at our plans for the future not least spending.

It would be easy to chop the budget for IT but it may not be the wisest move as you will need everything at your disposal to not only survive but to emerge stronger and ready to take advantage of the upturn. Maybe an Open Source server is a step too far for those of you with an investment in another vendor but there are many options available for the desktop too and a wide range is available for the Windows environment.

For example, have you considered Open Office, or Star Office, as a replacement for Microsoft? File compatible and with connectors for many mainstream SQL engines, it can be a good choice, particularly if you have more than the odd copy to buy or replace. Take a look at Open Office here and StarOffice here. They both share the same code base but while Open Office is continually developed and contains all the latest features, StarOffice is a regular snapshot of stable versions.

Need an accounting system? No problem, look at Turbocash here. It's easy to set up and use and runs on most versions of Windows^©.

Require web development tools? You could do worse than look at Kompozer for Dreamweaver-like capabilities, a content management system (CMS) from Joomla! and The GIMP for graphical manipulation.

In fact, whatever your requirements, there is probably an Open Source option available. At Aaland we can help you select the best option(s) and provide consultancy on set up and use so give us a call on 0845-463-4532.

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Aaland is a group of independent IT professionals, operating under a single Company banner, actively seeking IT projects and interim assignments. We have an extremely broad range of skills and experience and are not affiliated to any single hardware or software vendor. As a result, you can rely on us for truly impartial advice.

Not only that, we'll provide that advice in plain English so you can make an informed decision.

We have experience of migrations, installation, project management, security and disaster recovery on all major platforms including Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, Linux and many others. Got a project running late? We can get it back on track. Got a project impending and insufficient skills to deliver it. We'll provide those additional skills for you.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 May 2009 15:30 )

Wireless Hotspot Controllers

If your business has a public area, you need a wireless hot-spot controller NOW!

Hotels, Guest Houses, coffee bars are all places where your customers congregate and many will have wireless devices such as laptops and hand-held computers

With a wireless hot-spot controller from Aaland installed in the public areas of your business you can deliver information and advertising to your customers as well as giving them Internet access.

You can easily change the information to reflect current special offers, future events etc.

You could also offer advertising space to other local businesses your customers may be interested in.

For more information read this or call Aaland on 0845-463-4532.

Last Updated ( Monday, 11 May 2009 15:33 )

Open Source Software

Open Source software is both mature and widespread. A significant proportion of Open Source software is used to drive the Internet which is, arguably, the largest and most successful IT project ever.

All Companies can benefit from the deployment of Open Source software and Aaland fully embraces the concept.

Aaland can provide Linux servers which offer a comprehensive range of services in an implementation that works straight out of the box. These services include file storage, printing, Internet connection and e-mail. Additional options include SQL databases with connections to Microsoft Access and a web server. Remote access to e-mail is also available. All these services, and many more, can be delivered on a system which costs under £1000 and will connect directly to any PC running Microsoft Windows.

So, if you are interested in taking advantage of powerful, cost-effective computing call Aaland on 0845-463-4532.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 May 2009 07:37 )

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