Fake Amazon Emails

Information is circulating about malware disguised as an order confirmation from Amazon.

According to sources, the email contains information to say that an order has been dispatched to the recipients address. There is an zip file attachment. Do not open this as it is a Trojan.

Open Day

On Thursday 17th June ACUTEC will hold another Open Day. This is a chance for clients to pop in, meet the team and see where we work.


1.We have FREE on site parking

2.Open day from 11.30am to 3.30pm

3.Pop in for coffee, or lunch or a cup of tea

4.Contact Carole Doyle if you’re able to join us on 01675 469020 or carole.doyle@acutec.co.uk

5.Enter into the draw for a new NETBOOK

Recalling email messages

If you send an email by mistake or from the wrong email address you can recall it. This means that it will be removed from a recipient's inbox if they have not yet read it or will appear as crossed out in a recipient's inbox if they have already read it.


To do this go to your Sent Items folder and find the email you want to recall. Open it up and click on Other Actions.

Choose Recall This Message.

Fined for a tweet

Doncasterfreepress.co.uk has reported that a man was fined for an angry tweet he posted on Twitter in January when his flight at an airport was cancelled due to snow. The tweet was found to be too close to a threat and the man was fined.


The full article can be found here http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-news/You-Tweet-Court--finds.6293520.jp

Acutec helps give Royce Lingerie a lift

It’s a case of boom rather than bust for an Oxfordshire bra manufacturer.

Royce Lingerie, which is based at Canada House in Banbury, has seen sales flourish at home and abroad after improving its website to make it easier for its trade customers to order online.

The company, which was set up by husband and wife team Bob and Jane Fleming in 1992, has particularly seen its overseas market grow and now exports to a range of countries including Australia and the USA.

The site, which gives trade customers their own log-in access and allows them to place orders and check stock levels, was written and designed by Coleshill-based IT company Acutec.

The firm employs 23 staff from its Banbury base, which includes offices and a warehouse, selling a range of wire-free bras, including specialist products for sport, pregnancy and post-surgery.

Customers include small independent shops to major stores such as Debenhams and John Lewis.

Pasting Text into Blogger

If you are trying to Paste into Blogger from another program and it is not allowing you to do so, you need to upgrade your Blogger editor. To do this carry out the following steps:

1. Sign in to blogger
2. Go to Settings
3. Select Updated editor under the Global Settings / Select post editor options.

Acutec urges businesses to take up interest free loan

A leading Midlands IT firm is urging small and medium-sized companies to act fast in taking advantage of an interest free loan to upgrade their IT equipment.

Chris Roche, the managing director of Coleshill-based Acutec, said there were no guarantees that a loan of up to £100,000 from the Carbon Trust would be available after the General Election on May 6.

So he believes firms should make the move now to overhaul their IT systems.

He said: “When upgrading your computer network, not only does it improve the efficiency of your business, it also cuts down on the amount of energy you use.

“That is why the Carbon Trust has made these interest free loans available to allow companies to invest and also save money on their energy bills.

“In the present economic and political climate – and with an election on the cards – there are no guarantee that this opportunity will remain in place. Businesses still working from older PCs, printers and screens would be wise to look into upgrading now.”

Older desktop PCs can use up to 1,000 KWH over the course of the year, which is dramatically reduced with newer equipment.

The loans from the Carbon Trust are available for companies with a turnover of less than around £43 million and assets of less than around £37 million.

Eligible businesses must have fewer than 250 employees but must operate 20 PCs or more.

The loans of between £3,000 and £100,000 are available now and businesses must go on to save 8,379 KWH per year through the scheme.

Chris added: “It’s an excellent scheme and one we believe more businesses can make us of. If they speak to us, we can help to provide evidence that they would make the necessary energy savings.”

For more information contact Acutec on 01675 469020.