http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news All the latest news from Powergroup - Internet, Networking and VoIP Wed, 06 July 2010 11:38 GMT en-gb Copyright 2010, Power Internet Limited http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/fifteenparty.shtml On Friday 21st May 2010 employees, clients, suppliers, ex-staff and friends came together for a wonderful celebration of Powergroup's achievements in the fifteen years since starting business. As the evening sun set over Woburn's famous Sculpture Gallery guests arrived and enjoyed champagne and canapes on the Gallery terrace while admiring the beautiful surroundings. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/fifteenparty.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/fifteenyears.shtml Fifteen years ago three young entrepreneurs decided that the internet was going to be big, very big. Deciding that they wanted to be a part of the internet revolution meant quitting their jobs, re-mortgaging their homes and in general taking a gamble that the internet would offer them the opportunity to create a successful business. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/fifteenyears.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/passwords.shtml Passwords! When it comes to accessing secure services and applications on the internet we are constantly being asked to create or enter a password. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/passwords.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/mssp_partner.shtml Powergroup are please to be one of only three UK certified MSSP Fortinet partners. Fortinet are a world leader in providing network security appliances and the market leader in unified threat management (UTM). http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/mssp_partner.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/england_legends.shtml With the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa looming and anticipation for a strong performance from England's 'Golden Generation' at an all time high, Powergroup were proud to attend this year's IoD Winter Sporting Lunch. A fine mix of Powergroup customers and staff were treated to a three course lunch in the presence of England's 1966 World Cup legends: Gordon Banks, Jack Charlton, George Cohen, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters and Nobby Stiles. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/england_legends.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/bradwell_abbey.shtml Milton Keynes has been chosen as one of two sites set to trial ultra-fast broadband. Bradwell Abbey telephone exchange, situated centrally in Milton Keynes, will be fitted with BT test equipment in 2010 allowing a large section of the city to benefit from broadband speeds up to 100 times faster than those currently available. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/bradwell_abbey.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/cloud_computing.shtml For a few years the term 'Cloud Computing' has been floating around, now suddenly it seems to be a reality for many business users. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/cloud_computing.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/iphone_apps.shtml Quite a few employees' at Powergroup own an iPhone or iPod Touch. We thought it would be fun to share with the world some of the favourite iPhone apps being played with in the office (only during lunch breaks, obviously). http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/iphone_apps.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/dragonboat09.shtml Powergroup's Dragon Boat crew 'Power Pullers' took to the water last Sunday (June 28th 2009) for the Milton Keynes annual Dragon Boat Festival. Comprised of Powergroup employees (with a few friends), Power Pullers were buoyed with excitement at competing in their first Dragon Boat Festival. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/dragonboat09.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/happybirthday_powergroup.shtml May 2009 sees Power Internet Limited celebrate 14 years in business. Initially called Powernet, the business developed into separate divisions (Powercorporate and Powertelecom) and finally resolved to call itself Powergroup. Happy birthday Powergroup, let's delve into the depths of our CVS repository and take a trip down memory lane to look at the evolution of the Powergroup logo over the last 14 years. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/happybirthday_powergroup.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/article_28_04_09.shtml In November 2008 McColo Corp from San Jose California were blocked by their own ISP after increasing pressure from US law enforcment and security agencies. McColo were responsible for the sending of more then 75% of junk email that clogs up the worlds collective mail servers. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/article_28_04_09.shtml http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/article.shtml Powergroup are proud to announce the launch of their new website: www.powergroup.co.uk. Powergroup's new home on the web will replace powernet.co.uk, powercorporate.co.uk and powertelecom.co.uk. http://www.powergroup.co.uk/news/article.shtml