Backup Direct is shortlisted in the National Customer Service Awards 2010 as a finalist for Customer Service Team in the Business to Business category.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued the largest ever fine to a single company after Zurich Insurance Company lost a backup tape containing the private details of over 46,000 policy holders.

The Agents reported that business confidence across a wide range of industries had ebbed in recent months. Many contacts attributed the fall in confidence to the announcements made in the June Budget, although few contacts had changed their plans for output, investment or employment as a result.

The exact requirements of principle one in the Data Protection Act has been called into question after Rochdale Council received complaints from members of the public over the disclosure of their contact telephone numbers to a third-party.

A report from the Bank of England outlining the current state of the UK and world economy.

Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) is almost nine years old and yet many companies still use it as their browser of choice, including the British government. Recently there have been calls for the government and other businesses to upgrade to a more recent version of the browser. Apparently there have been significant flaws noticed in its code requiring constant patching to reduce security risks.

An explanation of the difference between online storage and online backup technologies and services.

The banking division of Tesco has lost personal details relating to "dozens of customers", in an incident that could leave those affected susceptible to fraudulent activity.

A computer hacker responsible for writing the notorious 'Mariposa' virus has been caught and arrested in Slovenia.

Versioning and retention are two terms that often cause confusion when talking about online backup. They both refer to the storage of data but their exact meaning often gets mixed up and misunderstood by many people. Hopefully this short post will clear some of the fog.