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What are Virtual Machines? Virtual machine is the technical term for any computer or computer process which can be emulated on another computer’s hardware, a virtualised computer.  When combined with a high speed network connection, this virtual computer can be quickly accessed by other computers on the same network. This ability to access this computing…
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Todays blog is going to be the first in a series giving you an insight into life at Stream Networks, we’ll look at the different departments and individuals that make up Team Stream and find out what exactly it is that they do. We kick-off with Sam, a member of the Technical Team here at…
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Thinking about moving office? Out with the old and in with the new! It’s simple right? The Jackson Five might even say as easy as 1-2-3! I’m afraid not. In fact, there’s plenty to think about. Whether you’re expanding, downsizing or cutting costs, your communications will need thinking about. Here, Stream Networks detail 6 key…
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The first step in considering a hosted phone system is understanding what hosted telephony is. Simply put, a Hosted PBX is a telephone exchange system that uses IP (Internet Protocol) telephony that is built, managed and delivered by a specialist provider. Instead of using traditional PBX equipment such as switches, calls are delivered using the…
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One of the most common concerns customers come to us with? “I’m worried I’m going to go over my usage allowance, how much am I using?” Whilst every customer is different and no two needs the same, we thought we’d try to simplify the Usage versus Traffic equation and give guidance as to what you…
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The message you’ve been waiting for – Fibre Optic Broadband is finally available in the area! Your cabinet is ready and accepting orders. You’ve chosen your package, placed your order and Superfast speeds are on their way, but how exactly is it installed, and more importantly what do YOU have to do? Stream Networks detail…
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Stream Networks have been awarded an employer of the year award from the West Berkshire Training Consortium.

It was a cold and wet July morning, typical of the British summertime and the Stream Team were braving the conditions to don their trainers and duck suits and run for Boys Beating Cancer. The team, consisting of Brian (10km), Carl (5km), Pete (10km), Nick(10km), Arron (5km), Pam (10km), Sam (5km), Joe (5km), Tom (5km)…
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To meet increased demand Stream Networks can now offer Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2013 to its Cloud services portfolio. Microsoft Exchange is the industry standard business collaboration platform combining email, calendars, meetings and tasks. With support for a wide range of mobile devices you never need to be out of contact again without the uncertainty and…
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The research has been conducted and the statistics are alarming; not backing up your data increases the likelihood of going out of business. The loss of data can be for any number of reasons, whether it be a virus infection, or fire and theft, these are risks that can be prevented. It’s common practice to…
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You’ve taken the decision to install Ethernet Fibre? Great! Now all that’s left to do is get the line installed, but what actually happens during this phase? Here; Stream Networks detail what the installation process entails, any problems that you could face and what you can do to ensure the installation runs as smooth as…
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Stream Networks operates a UK Mirror for SpamCop, and we also use the RBL lists from spamhaus.org. We also offer a managed email filtering service StreamNET MailScan.

Spam is unsolicited commercial e-mail; usually offering personal services, cut-price loans, insurance, diplomas, etc. We have recently put Spam filters in place on two of our mail servers, and – based on the numbers of mails stopped and quarantined – can reveal that one third of all e-mail sent to users on those servers is…
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Your broadband username will normally be your underlying telephone number e.g. 01635884170@streamnetworks.co.uk Stream Networks also operate other broadband realms so please check on the email configuration details you receive from our provisioning team or login to our Cascade portal to check. Our list of realms are listed below. @stream.net.uk @streamnetworks.co.uk @streamnetworks.si1 @streammpls.co.uk (for MPLS broadband…
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The answer is Spammers are crafty, they look for ways to send their junk e-mail by way of other mail servers or e-mail addresses. In doing so, they can send e-mail without revealing their identities, enabling them to continue this abusive behaviour. In many cases, when ISPs trace back these messages to identify the offender,…
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