2008 a record year for Melbourne
We’re pleased to announce our 2008 financial year, which finished 31/12/08, resulted in above target performance and exceptional year-on-year results. Our figures show turnover and profit increases of over 100%, when compared with the same period in 2007. The success …
Don’t shout at your hard disks!
Sun engineer Brendan Gregg has made an interesting discovery, posted on his blog (with youtube attachment of course) at http://blogs.sun.com/brendan/entry/unusual_disk_latency, that disks suffer high I/O latency when subjected to vocal outbursts. Something to bear in mind the next time your …
Welcome to our new site!
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, things have changed around here a little! Welcome to our new site! The new site showcases the extended range of services offered by Melbourne, including which were launched in January 2008 and an extended …
Severed undersea fibre causing connectivity issues to Middle East and Asia
Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed. Customers may notice higher latency and/or connectivity issues to the Middle East and Asia. More details at BBC News Website
VAT rate reduction
In line with the Government’s VAT rate reduction, all invoices sent from today (1st December) will be at the reduced VAT rate of 15%. We’re pleased to pass on the VAT rate reduction to customers, which lowers the cost to …
Melbourne’s Environmental Policy
Melbourne is, and has always been, commited to reducing our impact on the environment, long before it became the hot topic it now is. We are big believers in putting in place practical steps to make sure we minimise waste …
Free onsite support (“Helping Hands”)
As a result of customer feedback, and as a recognition of the tough economic times our customers are facing, we have reviewed our charges for “helping hands” (i.e. on-site help) and are pleased to announce that helping hands in our …
Melbourne launches UltraSpam™ Anti-Spam Service
Melbourne today introduces its new anti-spam service, called <a href=”http://www.melbourne.co.uk/antispam.html”>UltraSpam™</a>. The problem of weeding out indiscriminate unsolicited e-mails proved to be a major problem for the Manchester based outfit. It could not find a satisfactory solution on the UK market. …
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Virtual Dedicated Server beta testers welcomed
We are currently developing the infrastructure and software to offer a virtual dedicated server solution. This would enable customers to have either individual virtual dedicated machines, or to form a dedicated cluster of physical servers with the virtualisation software pre-loaded, …
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Freephone support now available
In today’s business world, companies seem to be increasingly trying to make telephone support more difficult or more expensive to obtain. Melbourne has once again highlighted our commitment to providing business-class service and support by adding a direct freephone number …