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Microsoft embraces the Linux Foundation and becomes Platinum member

On November 16, 2016, the hatchet was buried between the Windows and Linux camps. On this historic day, Microsoft joined The Linux Foundation. The Microsoft embraces The Linux Foundation and becomes Platinum member, the highest level of membership.John Gossman, Architect on the Microsoft Azure team, will join The Linux Foundation Board of Directors.
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1A Partner Day 2016, time for change

On Friday 4 November 2016, 1A First Alternative organized the fifth 1A Partner Day. This took place at Kok Delftech Business Centre with the aim to strengthen ties with our business partners, and to inform them about the organizational and technical developments at 1A.
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Faxing in the digital era

For a long time the fax machine was inseparable from businesses. With the advent of the digital age that has changed. Almost all transmissions of documents takes place via email or some other form of file sharing (eg sharing with Nextcloud).
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Double anniversary: 15 years 1A, 25 years Linux

1A First Alternative was established on August 16, 2001. This means we have been providing Enterprise ICT for an SME price based on open source for 15 years already!
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Curiosity often the cause of infected computers

Most users are aware that messages from strangers can contain dangerous links and yet, more than half of them clicks on the links. This is the finding of FAU (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg). And the main reason? Curiosity!
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Zarafa WebApp 2.2.0

Zarafa WebApp 2.2.0 is finally available. In this version, the design has been completely overhauled. The new design is cleaner and offers more space for content which is important. You can choose from a number of different themes and the colors of the calendars can be customized under “Settings”.
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Less spam in your inbox with greylisting

Spam, especially junk mail is annoying. Unfortunately, stopping it is not easy. Spammers make money with it, so they are highly creative in ensuring that spam arrives. Fortunately, there are several techniques to prevent your inbox from containing hundreds of spam messages every day.
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Get more out of telephony with the Phonetool

The Phonetool is a desktop application exclusively for 1A-telephony. It shows a list of lines and internal numbers, your call history, and the ability to customize phone settings. You can also initiate calls directly from the Phonetool. This powerful tool now has even more functionality.
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Security going under with DROWN

Digital security remains a hot topic. This makes sense. Everything nowadays is done via the Internet: e-mail, messaging and telephony, shopping, banking, taxes and more. Therefore, it is important that all connections which send sensitive information are properly secured. Recently, a serious vulnerability named DROWN has come to light which has serious implications for this security.
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Your own time machine with Rsnapshot backups

Slight case of cryptowall? Mishap with the trash? No worries! With rsnapshot backups, you can easily back in time to restore your data.
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