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27/01/2012
Happy New Year! Happy New Services!
Technical Support Update, Datanet Receives Gold, 1/3 Rack Options More...

16/12/2011
Seasonal Message from Datanet
A personal message from Datanet's Managing Director, Conleth McCallan More...

14/11/2011
November 2011 Newsletter from Datanet.co.uk
Even lower pricing for Aspen House hosted services, Extended offer for free of charge activations on Enterprise FTTC and Enterprise ADSL2+ services More...

13/09/2011
Better Racks, Better Power, Better Service!
Take advantage of these new rack offers from Datanet. No power shortage at Aspen House! More...

15/06/2011
FTTC & ADSL New Pricing
Free installation & new reduced pricing on FTTC & ADSL2+ Enterprise Solutions... More...

07/04/2011
This quarters edition of Datanets Newsletter, Connect....
This quarters edition of Connect... More...

05/04/2011
What is VMware Hosting
What is VMware Hosting? What are the benefits?.... More...

11/03/2011
What is 'Cloud' Computing?
Lots of SME's don't understand the concept and benefits of 'Cloud' computing... More...

08/03/2011
How SME’s Can Benefit Big From Cloud Computing...
How SME’s Can Benefit Big From Cloud Computing (And Why They Are Not)..... More...

07/03/2011
Competing Above your Weight Class
Competing above your weight class through 'Cloud' computing and getting ahead of the big boys..... More...

03/03/2011
Outsourcing your data centre
How outsourcing data centre operations can boost your business..... More...

02/03/2011
Is 'Cloud' computing secure?
'Cloud' computing had grown, but is it secure?... More...

01/03/2011
The Advantages of 'Cloud' Computing
The advantages of cloud computing include reduced costs, easy maintenance and re-provisioning of resources, and thereby increased profits. Cloud also helps save the environment. This article covers cloud computing advantages while discussing how cloud computing contributes to green computing. More...

10/02/2011
Today’s data centre ('Cloud') is large, sophisticated, and can be sited miles away, which poses
Today’s data centre is large, sophisticated, and can be sited miles away from its customers, which poses a number of connectivity challenges.... More...

26/10/2010
New SAN! New Faces! Our Caption Competition Winner!
New SAN! New Faces! Caption Competition Winner! Important Changes to Services! More...

16/06/2010
World Cup, Ascot, Wimbledon and More Good News from Datanet too!
The Name is Bond, DSL Bond, Datanet Introduces ADSL Bonding, 24Mb Broadband and 40Mb FTTC a Big Hit with our Customers, Celebrate Datanet's Birthday with Chocolates and Champagne. More...

01/04/2010
Easter News From Datanet
Datanet now live with 24Mb broadband, Have You Heard About FTTC and FTTP?, Easter Greetings from Datanet More...

12/02/2010
The latest news from Datanet
Datanet installs VESDA sytem at Aspen House. Datanet receives Gold award for Healthy Workplace. Notification of cease charges on ADSL cancellations. More...

07/01/2010
Getting There!
Following yesterday's severe weather conditions, we are pleased to let you know that several of our staff have managed to get to Aspen House again today. More...

06/01/2010
Business at usual at Datanet!
Datanet staff have battled through the snow to ensure that Aspen House is fully functional! More...

10/12/2009
No Hiccups! No Delays! No Power Outages!
Isn't it wonderful when the best laid plans actually work? More...

13/11/2009
Aspen House Fleet (AHF) Planned Critical Repair - Update
Good news! Works Completed Without Power Outage! We advised at the beginning of November of a Planned Critical Repair with a real risk of power outage while diverting one of our UPS to the new LV Switch Panel More...

05/11/2009
Aspen House Fleet (AHF) Planned Critical Repair
We would like to inform all our customers of a Planned Critical Repair at Aspen House. On Wednesday 11th November 2009 between there is a serious rick of a power outage between 06:00 and 08:00 More...

14/09/2009
5..., 4..., 3..., 2..., 1 - We Have Phase II Lift Off!
Great excitement at Aspen House -the builders, electricians, planners and project managers have taken up residence once again as the roll out of Phase II begins! More...

10/08/2009
Free Set-Up on VMware Servers for August
Datanet is making a very special offer ONLY throughout August. Take advantage of a free set-up for VMware servers More...

19/06/2009
DATANET.CO.UK Launches New Website
The all new DATANET.CO.UK website has arrived, complete with the Datanet video which will give you a glimpse of life at Aspen House! More...

15/06/2009
VMware Qualifications for Datanet staff
Virtualisation technology has been fully embraced by everyone at Datanet, no more so than by Andrew Jeanmonod, Max Lock, Lee Burke and Nathan Smith More...

11/05/2009
Datanet wins major contract to support PEER 1
Conleth McCallan, Managing Director of DATANET.CO.UK has proudly announced a new deal with PEER 1, the global IT hosting company which has recently opened its new European Headquarters in Southampton, Hampshire. More...

27/04/2009
A new DATANET.CO.UK website is on its way!
Watch this space for our brand new website which will be launching soon at www.datanet.co.uk More...

16/02/2009
Who said Friday 13th is unlucky? Not Datanet!
Datanet was delighted to welcome Aldershot MP and Shadow Defence Minister, Gerald Howarth to their newest datacentre, Aspen House Fleet, on Friday 13th February. More...

28/01/2009
New....High Availability Virtualised Server Solutions
We are delighted to announce that Datanet has successfully completed the first Virtualised Server agreement at Aspen House. More...

27/01/2009
Host at Aspen House And Get A Private Connection!
A special offer for February 2009 will, for customers who will be hosting their servers at Aspen House Fleet (AHF), provide a private DSL connection directly into the back of your server. More...

06/11/2008
All Through The Night
Friday, 24th October 2008, a cold dark night, the Technical Support Team at Datanet embarked on an overnight project to relocate some thirty servers and Cisco switches from one of our London datacentres to our newest datacentre at Aspen House, Fleet. More...

06/11/2008
Allow us to introduce...
We are delighted to announce that Dave Smith, Facilities Engineer at Datanet will be looking after our customers who have ordered new private circuits or leased lines. More...

06/11/2008
Outstanding Achievement from BT
An award for ‘Outstanding Achievement’ was presented to Datanet’s Managing Director, Conleth McCallan, by Chris Wray and Martin Palmer of BT on behalf of Alex Salour. More...

15/09/2008
Datanet - Ask us anything
Datanet’s business and services offering is expanding all the time, we can now offer solutions and advice on a wider range of hosting and connectivity services than ever before. More...

15/09/2008
Extended Limited Edition Server Offers
Datanet are pleased to announce the extension of our very special Limited Edition Server Offers. More...

15/09/2008
Introduction to Business Continuity
What is Business Continuity? Could your business continue to operate if your offices were unavailable? More...

25/06/2008
Datanet Launches New Datacentre Today
The day has finally arrived and Datanet are proud to be opening our new Datacentre this afternoon at 4pm. More...

21/05/2008
Datanet Partner Preview Event
Datanet gave many of our partners a preview into our datacentre plans yesterday with a special event held at nearby Guidion House (owned by BT). More...

14/04/2008
Datanet's Next Move - this weekend
As the next step in our Datacentre Development, we are pleased to announce all work on the top floor of Aspen House is just about finished and we will be moving staff upstairs this weekend. More...

17/03/2008
Datanet wins Best Business Broadband at the 2008 ISPA Awards
Datanet.co.uk are delighted to announce that for the second year in a row, they have won the Best Business Broadband Award at the 2008 ISPA Awards. More...

18/01/2008
Datanet announced as finalists at the 2008 ISPA Awards
Datanet are delighted to announce that we are again among the finalists in the 10th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards 2008 (ISPAs). More...

03/01/2008
Datanet Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
Datanet recently conducted a survey amongst our customers to help us continue to develop the service, support and solutions we offer. More...

03/01/2008
Datanet's New Year Resolutions
We would like to wish you a very Happy New Year and share some of Datanet’s resolutions with you for 2008. More...

03/01/2008
Alex Chapman passes his CCNA exams
Datanet would like to offer our congratulations to Alex Chapman, one of our Support Technicians. More...

15/10/2007
New faces at Datanet
Following our office move in July, Datanet is also delighted to welcome four new staff to our expanding business. More...

15/10/2007
Don’t forget to change your settings
Further to our separate email sent to you on Thursday 4th October, we would like to remind you of the new DNS settings. If you have not yet amended them please consult your technical support team. More...

15/10/2007
New WebMail facility is here!
Datanet is excited to announce that its new look WebMail facility is now ready to use. Although still in the final stages of testing, we would welcome your feedback on the many new features the new facility has. More...

10/09/2007
Datanet enlist in the 10th Annual Internet Awards
Datanet are pleased to announce that we will again be entering the annual UK Internet Industry Awards, run by the national trade body the Internet Service Providers Association. More...

10/09/2007
Working from home with Datanet
Here at Datanet we are committed to helping your staff and your business work more efficiently and, as everyone knows, happy workers are more efficient than unhappy workers. More...

23/08/2007
Datanet Service Outage, Explanation and Initial Report
ollowing the Major Service Outage we experienced on the 23rd August, please find below an explanation of the problem and our initial report into the cause and solution. More...

13/08/2007
BT getting in touch about 21CN programme
BT’s plan to migrate all broadband users onto its new generation network called 21CN is well underway. As a part of the process, BT will be sending a mailing to you if you are served by a selected number of exchanges throughout the UK. More...

13/08/2007
Datanet settles into new home
It has already been a few weeks since Datanet has moved to our new office in Fleet. We have settled in well to our new surroundings and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who sent messages of good will; we appreciate them very much. More...

13/08/2007
Microsoft Vista compatibility update
As detailed in a previous news release published in the March newsletter here. Customers were experiencing compatibility problems with Microsoft Vista and their Juniper NetScreen Remote Client (Secure and Standard). More...

16/07/2007
Datanet are moving on Friday 20th July
As mentioned in a recent news story, Datanet have been looking to move to new local premises. More...

07/06/2007
Datanet will be 11 years old this June
Since 1996 when it was first established Datanet has provided businesses with the latest in Internet Technology More...

09/05/2007
Need a helping hand in addition to ISP services?
Datanet has recently published a list of recommended partners on its website. More...

09/05/2007
New host link now live!
Further to our news article in the March newsletter, Datanet are delighted to announce that the new host link is now live. More...

09/05/2007
New Premier Support fault resolution times explained
Premier Support is now available on our Business, Premier and Enterprise products; this special fast-track service means you can expect diagnosis within 3 hours and resolution within 20 clock hours from the initial call. More...

08/05/2007
DebRA receive funding support from local company Datanet
DebRA UK is the national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). More...

08/05/2007
The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice receives local support
The Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, based in Farnham, offers a wide range of services to people suffering from life-limiting illness and support for their families. More...

20/03/2007
Datanet adds new hostlink to its broadband network
In order to retain and build on our position as an award winning Business Class Internet provider, Datanet is adding a new hostlink to its broadband network. More...

20/03/2007
Direct Debit crucial to new billing plan
Datanet would like to take this opportunity to remind customers to complete and return a direct debit form if they have not done so already. More...

20/03/2007
Compatibility problem with Juniper NetScreen Remote
Datanet has recently received a number of calls from customers querying the compatibility of Vista with Juniper NetScreen Remote (secure and standard). More...

16/02/2007
Datanet a Winner at 2007 ISPAs
atanet.co.uk are delighted to announce that they have won the Best Business Broadband Award at the 2007 ISPA Awards (Internet Services Providers' Association awards) held at a Gala Dinner in Grosvenor Square on Thursday 15th February. More...

14/02/2007
FREE installation
here has never been a better time to grow your bandwidth and improve interoffice connections. For a limited time only, Datanet are delighted to be able to offer FREE installation for all 2Mb & 10Mb* leased lines More...

22/01/2007
Finalists for Best Business Broadband and Best Business ISP
Datanet are delighted to announce that we are among the finalists in the 9th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards 2007 (ISPAs) for both Best Business Broadband and Best Business ISP. More...

22/01/2007
Datanet is to simplify its billing system
Datanet is to simplify its billing system by moving over to monthly charges for all services. Instead of receiving several invoices under different terms, customers can expect to receive one monthly invoice itemising all services on a per month basis. More...

22/01/2007
Improved fault resolution response times and SLAs
As of today, Datanet are able to offer significantly improved fault resolution response times and SLAs on our DSL service. More...

22/01/2007
Standard and Premium service to change
s a business connectivity provider, Datanet understands our customers require an unrestricted and uncapped connection. More...

14/11/2006
Regain control of your Inbox
Email is one of the most vital business tools in use today. More...

19/10/2006
Datanet doubles offsite back-up capacity
We have doubled the bandwidth capacity for our offsite back-up options, AND reduced the initial set-up cost. More...

10/10/2006
Datanet can provide solutions beyond ADSL
Long gone are the times when we were all impressed by the fast speeds at which ADSL enabled us to send and receive messages and browse the Internet. More...

19/09/2006
Direct Debit eases path for Datanet customers
Our direct debit scheme has had a wonderful response since it was launched earlier in the year. Customers have found it straightforward and easy to use this flexible and simple payment option, as well as receiving benefits in lower prices. More...

12/07/2006
Future changes to our billing system
Datanet are pleased to announce future changes to our billing system with the aim of simplifying both process and paperwork. More...

12/07/2006
Datanet reveals the results of our recent customer survey
Datanet recently conducted a survey amongst our customers to help us continue to develop the service, support and solutions we offer and ensure we remain your Best National Business ISP. More...

21/06/2006
Exciting job opportunities currently available at Datanet
Datanet is pleased to announce that we currently have vacancies for the following ambitious and enthusiastic people who want to be involved at the forefront of "Internet Solutions for Business". More...

23/05/2006
Datanet celebrates a decade of trading
Datanet is extremely proud to announce that we will be 10 years old this June. The company has evolved alongside the Internet since it was started in 1996, providing the latest Internet Solutions to businesses in and around the South East. More...

17/05/2006
How much is your data worth to your business?
Have you ever thought how much your whole business is reliant on your data? And what you would do if that vital data, or the applications you rely on every day, were to suddenly be lost? More...

16/05/2006
8Mb broadband for the price of 2Mb, special offer continues
Datanet’s new up to 8Mb service continues to be available at the same monthly fee as our 2Mb connections. From as little as £28 per month you can have up to 8Mb broadband, uncapped and unrestricted. More...

16/05/2006
Save time, money and effort
If your server is hosted at your offices, you will be only too aware of the responsibility and maintenance required to ensure its continuous and optimum running. More...

13/04/2006
Get your .eu domain name today!
.eu domain names are available from today to anyone within the European Union on a first come first served basis. More...

13/04/2006
Up to 8Mb broadband available now!
Datanet are delighted to announce that we can now offer you our much publicised 8Mb service. This new 8Mb product is unique in the market as the first widely available rate adaptive ADSL service. More...

15/03/2006
Are you getting caught out by insufficient upload speeds?
In the hype surrounding increasing download speeds, the upload capacity often gets forgotten but for some companies it can severely affect the performance of their broadband service. More...

15/03/2006
A commendation at the National Sales Awards
Datanet are very proud to announce that our very own Clive Maile received a commendation at the National Sales Awards 2006 More...

15/03/2006
.eu domain names during the sunrise stage
Reminders to all applicants of .eu domain names during the sunrise stage, please submit your evidence to avoid disappointment More...

27/01/2006
.eu domains available
We are now accredited registrars and able to pre-register any available .eu domain. More...

27/01/2006
Datanet become preferred supplier of VoIP specialists Aastra
Global VoIP specialists Aastra Telecom have annouced that Datanet is now their only preferred UK supplier of Quality of Service connectivity. More...

27/01/2006
Brand new Direct Debit payment option
Direct debit reminder As we announced in our November newsletter, Datanet has a brand new Direct Debit payment option for all our customers. More...

14/12/2005
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from DATANET.CO.UK
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. More...

17/11/2005
2Mb Business Class ADSL
Datanet have a very special offer if you require brand new ADSL connections in the coming months. More...

17/11/2005
DATANET.CO.UK cut prices for DSL connections
Datanet are delighted to announce exciting news for our DSL customers. From January 1st 2006, Datanets broadband connections are coming down in price*. More...

29/09/2005
Datanet Wins Business of the Year in the South East region
Datanet, the UKs leading Business ISP, today announced it has won Business of the Year Award at the annual Chamber Awards 2005. More...

14/09/2005
Continued growth and further investment
Datanet increases Broadband capacity by adding additional BT hostlinks at one of its Redbus data centres, offering increased capacity, redundancy and diversity of services. More...

14/09/2005
Welcome three new arrivals
The Datanet family has recently been boosted with the arrival of two new IP Solutions Consultants, Lee Burke and Koko Ita. More...

06/07/2005
Datanet Celebrates Nine Years In The Digital Superhighway
Datanet, the UKs leading Business ISP, announces that it has just celebrated its ninth birthday and like all nine year olds, enjoyed a birthday cake with the customary party atmosphere. More...

14/04/2005
Datanet Presents At Vision For Hampshire 2005 Event
Datanet, the UKs leading Business ISP, is presenting at the influential North East Hampshire event A Business Vision For 2005 and Beyond. More...

25/02/2005
Winner - Best National Business ISP
At the ISPA awards (Internet Services Providers' Association awards) held at a Gala Dinner in Grosvenor Square on Thursday 24th February, Datanet received the award for "Best National Business ISP". More...

02/02/2005
Important Changes to your Surftime Account
We wish to advise you of some important changes to your SurfTime Evenings and Weekends Internet access account from Datanet and BT. More...

18/01/2005
Datanet Nominated for ISPA Awards 2005
Datanet are proud to be nominated for several ISPA Awards for the se cond year running. The ISPA is the Internet industry association's awards and represents months of vigorous testing of Datanet's ISP services and support. More...

28/10/2004
Datanet Expand Core Network
Datanet has made a further five-figure sum investment in the expansion of Datanet's core network. Our technical team have been planning the expansion for some time and the final implementation is taking place now and will be completed over the next month. More...

01/10/2004
Download Datanet's October Newsletter
Lots has been happening here at Datanet recently More...

24/09/2004
Go Large Campaign
Datanet recently launched a promotion for existing DataDSL Biz500 users, enabling them to Go Large with some fantastic offers. More...

25/08/2004
Too Far To Get Broadband ... Not Any More!
If you were previously too far from a BT exchange, or the line quality was not good enough to receive a broadband service, Datanet and BT are giving you a second chance! More...

28/06/2004
Winners of Euro 2004 Competition
Datanet would like to thank all those who entered the Euro 2004 competition. More...

09/06/2004
Exciting Changes To Datanet's Search Engine Service
Datanet has been providing search engine registration (SER and SERpro) services for the past 5 years or so, and have learned and built on the successes we have had. More...

08/06/2004
Datanet Competition - Win Euro 2004 Prizes
Datanet would like to invite all our customers to take part in the Datanet Euro 2004 competition. If you click on the Euro 2004 banner on the Datanet home page, you will have the chance to win some great prizes. More...

28/04/2004
Focus on Security
Datanet is pleased to let you know that the latest customer letter is now available online More...

27/02/2004
MessageScreen with anti-spam and anti-virus now available
Datanet is pleased to announce that the new and improved MessageScreen service is now ready for launch, within the next few days a new anti-spam functionality will be added free of charge to our existing anti-virus service. More...

21/01/2004
Datanet nominated for two ISPA awards
Datanet nominated for two "Best Business ISP" categories for the Internet Industry Awards More...

18/11/2003
Flat rate un-metered dial up with fixed IP
Datanet has recently launched a new service that will allow customers to receive a fast 128k bonded ISDN service, with a flat rate SurfTime package and a fixed IP address. More...

29/09/2003
Special 'Trial Price' for Broadband
atanet has announced an amazing special 'Trial Price' offer for Datanet's broadband services. The special prices are available until January 2004. More...

29/09/2003
DataDSL Home 1000 now available
BT has recently been testing a new 1MB home user ADSL service. BT will start the offical trail on the 6th October 2003, orders can be taken now to ensure you will be one of the first to receive the service. More...

15/08/2003
RouterAid Begins - Free Routers
As the take up of broadband is ever increasing, many companies have run special offers on a basic broadband connection. However Datanet realised people were looking for far more than a few pounds of their connection fee. More...

17/07/2003
One step closer to high-speed low cost Internet access
atanet has stepped up the pace to get local towns and villages broadband enabled. Datanet has a constant campaign running for these villages to help them in their plight. More...

09/07/2003
Datanet is 7 years old
Datanet has two reasons to celebrate this summer. Firstly Datanet look forward to entering the 8th year of providing Business Class Internet solutions to companies within the SME market. More...

20/05/2003
VirusScreen saves the day
Datanet would like to warn all customers who do not have our VirusScreen product to be on the look out for the e-mail worm, which pretends to come from support@microsoft.com. More...

17/05/2003
Premium Support for ADSL
If an ADSL router or VPN Firewall is bought from Datanet we now offer Premium Support for the first 90 days free of charge, after this the package can be bought on a yearly basis. More...

13/03/2003
Fully Loaded 128K ISDN
Datanet are now offering fantastic broadband alternatives, 128K ISDN Midband services are now available from Datanet. More...

13/03/2003
Synergy In The Community
Connaught Leisure Centre is a friendly local leisure complex situated in the heart of the Aldershot community. The leisure complex funded by Rushmoor Borough Council offers a diverse range of facilities. More...

11/02/2003
The fight for broadband in Hampshire
Datanet has recently helped towns and villages in Hampshire in their fight for broadband. Datanet has been able to support villages such as Alton to hit the trigger levels set by BT, by raising the awareness of broadband in the area. More...

21/01/2003
ADSL Update
You may be aware that BT is currently enabling more and more exchanges around the UK. More...

20/01/2003
Datanet Presents Man Of The Match Award
As part of Datanets ongoing sponsorship deal, Datanet have the opportunity of sponsoring a number of Aldershot Town match days More...

13/01/2003
Web Review - Shine On Line Web Builder Tool
IT and Datanet have recently published a new web site in conjunction with Shine On Line, which is the web presence of Redemptorist, a religious publication group. The new site can be found at www.shineonline.net. More...

22/11/2002
Datanet Sponsor Aldershot Town Football Club
Datanet with immediate effect have entered into a Sponsorship Agreement with Aldershot Town Football Club with a five figure investment, untill the completion of Season 2003/04 More...

25/05/2002
Datanet Move Offices as business expands
Datanet are very pleased to announce that due to expansion in our business, we will be moving to new offices in Aldershot. More...

26/04/2002
Site by Datanet goes live - River Bourne Health Club
River Bourne Heath Club's website has now gone live. Datanet's web team have created a site, that is friendly, relaxed and sophisticated. More...

07/03/2002
Phone Datanet for the price of a local call
Datanet would like to announce our new telephone and fax numbers, we would appreciate it if you could change these details in your contact directory. More...

26/02/2002
Datanet drop ADSL charges
BT announced a drop in the wholesale price of ADSL on the 26th of Feb. This will ensure a higher take up of the Broadband service. More...

06/02/2002
Datanet announce launch of web based email
Web based email is going to become central to the lives of our customers. More...

17/01/2002
Are You A Good Investor?
This month Good Investor launched their first web site, which was designed by Datanet. More...

14/01/2002
Introduction of Wires only DSL service
This service will not require a BT engineer to come on site, and the end user will be free to choose the type of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment eg DSL router.) More...

11/01/2002
Datanet announce release of .ME.UK domain name
The new Domain name .ME.UK will be availible on Monday the 14th January. More...

16/11/2001
VirusScreen Customers are not affected by "Nimda" Virus
Our VirusScreen customers say thanks as they remain unaffected by viruses such as the recent "Nimda" virus. More...

07/11/2001
Now available .BIZ and .INFO domain names
The .BIZ domain name was put on general release today following the end of the 'Sunrise period'. More...

28/09/2001
Datanet Installs first dataDSL
September the 26th was an milestone date for Datanet as the first installation of the new ADSL service from Datanet called DataDSL. More...