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Kirsty Blossoms as her STEM Activities Take Root

Calico's Kirsty Pryer has been going back to school in her role as a STEM Ambassador. Here's a little interview with her about her recent activities. Q: What is a STEM Ambassado...


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Withdrawal of SquirrelMail Webmail

A server software update update released by cPanel has led to the immediate withdrawal of SquirrelMail webmail from our Calico UK mail systems. You can find out more information...


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Cyber securityDomains

Beware of Domain Related Cons

We often see unscrupulous companies trying to make money by fooling our customers into doing business with them. These usually take one of two forms - either they email our cust...


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DomainsGeneral

Free .UK Domains - Right of Registration is Back!

If you registered a .co.uk domain prior to June 2014, for a short time you are entitled to register the equivalent .uk domain too. (If you registered a .org.uk, .me.uk or ltd.uk...


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Kirsty Features in Executive Magazine

Calico UK's Managing Director, Kirsty Pryer, was delighted to have been featured in this month's Executive Magazine. She's pictured with Carrie from Carrie's Voice, Lorraine fro...


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Cyber securityGeneral

Don't Fall Foul of Google's Changes - Executive Magazine

Don't Fall Foul of Google's Changes We're pleased to be featured in the December 2018 issue of Executive Magazine. We were invited by Inverness Chamber of Commerce to submit som...


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Cyber securityGeneral

Advisory Regarding Scam Emails

We've recently been contacted by customers who've received emails from ransomers saying that your accounts have been hacked, that they've infected your PC, that you've been caug...


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DomainsGeneral

Go Global this Scottish International Week #SIW18

Scottish International Week 2018 (SIW18) kicked off yesterday with events both around Scotland and at strategic cities overseas (Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Manila, New York, San ...


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Cyber securityGeneral

Reasons for Adding an SSL Certificate to Your Website

When someone connects to your website using the http protocol everything they type, and everything the website sends to them, is in plain text so anyone can potentially listen i...


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