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		<title>Managed Networks enter Vertical Rush</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Managed Networks has set a new challenge to their staff: How quickly can you run up London&#8217;s Tower 42? On Thursday 1st March they will be putting three teams to the test, along with a number of other participants, in the Vertical Rush event organised by homeless charity Shelter. Participants will be running (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Networks donates £2,000 to Shelter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many businesses, we have always given small gifts to clients at Christmas time as a thank you for their custom. This year, when we were compiling the list of recipients and the budget, we asked ourselves whether we could do something better with the money. Kate Rooks (Business Development Team Manager at Shelter), Nick [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/12/managed-networks-donates-2000-to-shelter/</link>
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		<title>Top tips to avoid phishing scams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phishing emails attempt to gain personal information such as bank account details or personal login information.They are designed to look like a genuine email sent by a well-known business like your bank, a delivery service or social networking site. The company logo and layout may be very convincing. Characteristics Asks for personal information Most companies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/12/top-tips-to-avoid-phishing-scam/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft and Google back campaign to improve IT education in UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Google are among technology companies backing the &#8216;Next Generations Skills&#8217; campaign which launches today in a bid to get computer science onto the curriculum in UK schools. The technology giants are calling on the Government to make changes to the education system to provide better IT skills. Peter Barron, director of external relations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/11/microsoft-and-google-back-campaign-to-improve-it-education-in-uk/</link>
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		<title>Protecting your business – why backups are only the beginning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Riots, protests and inclement weather are just some of the recent business risks we’ve all faced, on top of the usual concerns about fire, flood, theft and employee malfeasance. If you don’t put appropriate protections in place, your business is at real risk. Did you know: 93% of companies that lost their data centre for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/11/protecting-your-business-%e2%80%93-why-backups-are-only-the-beginning/</link>
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		<title>Acer warns Google</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Acer&#8217;s founder, Stan Shih, has given a sharp warning to Google, saying that the benefits from Android&#8217;s success should be shared throughout &#8220;value chain&#8221; of its suppliers. Shih complained that both, Microsoft and Intel have gathered too much of the profit from the success of Windows. Shih&#8217;s remarks indicate that some enterprises value too much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/11/acer-warns-google/</link>
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		<title>Is multitouch one of the most disruptive technologies of the decade?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Multitouch has already been disruptive in the smartphone market and this disruption will spread to other parts of the consumer electronics segment- the recent research by Gartner reveals. Multitouch technology has rapidly moved to become the consumer experience on high-end smartphones. The behaviour associated with multitouch is extending to additional devices, such as tablets, digital media players or portable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/10/is-multitouch-one-of-the-most-disruptive-technologies-of-the-decade/</link>
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		<title>Nokia unveils its firts Windows Phone handset</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has launched Lumia 800 and Lumia 710- two new smartphones based on Microsoft&#8217;s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system. It marks the beginning of Nokia&#8217;s fightback against Apple&#8217;s iPhone and competitors using Google&#8217;s Android software. Nokia&#8217;s CEO said that the launched marked the &#8220;rebirth&#8221; of Nokia. The flagship Lumia 800 (codenamed &#8220;Sea Ray&#8221;) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/10/nokia-unveils-its-firts-windows-phone-handset/</link>
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		<title>IT outsourcing on the rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest study by sourcing advisory group TPI  reveals that the investment in outsourced IT services is growing. The retail, manufacturing, media and telecoms sectors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have spent more money on outsourcing during the first nine months of this year than in the whole of 2010. The manufacturing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/10/it-outsourcing-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<title>Managed Network joins Jeans for Genes campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Managed Networks is supporting Jeans for Genes charity to raise money for children with genetic disorder. Jeans for Genes Day is an annual fundraising and this year it takes place on Friday 7th October. It&#8217;s very simple- all you have to do is ask people to come to work in their jeans and donate £2. The idea of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2011/09/managed-network-joins-jeans-for-genes-campaign/</link>
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