News
- 25-12-05 — Merry Christmas!!!
- 16-12-05 — We now have an
Feed for this news page.
- 12-12-05 — The new site is now live, with the help of our good friends at Extraction Hosting.
If you require a Hosted Catalyst Platform, then please contact Extraction Hosting.
- 28-11-05 — The Suretec Systems website is now built with the

- 13-10-05 — Information Week Report: Linux is Cheaper, More Reliable
and Secure, Encourages Innovation
Nearly 90% of companies we surveyed anticipate a jump in server licenses for Linux. No other product comes close to these expectations — not Windows, Macintosh or Unix." The report predicts that "Linux server and PC licenses are expected to climb dramatically over the next two years, due in part to the perceived need for an alternative to Windows.
- 01-10-05 — Suretec sponsor the AberLUG Open Day 3 — Introduction to Linux
- 24-08-05 — Suretec will at Offshore Europe 2005 with their clients, Fast Frog Ltd., promoting the new Digital Energy Exchange service:

This service addresses many of the current data collaboration challenges including; transfering large or critical files, sharing documents with partners, inter-company project collaboration and maintaining appropriate audit records of electronic data movements.
Digital Energy Exchange has been established in response to requests from oil and gas sector companies to address these and other data collaboration challenges, which arise as our industry implements the 'digital oilfield'.Suretec have developed this service for their client using Open Source technology.
- 18-07-05 — Suretec now represent Scotland on the Executive Council of the
The Open Source Consortium
What is the OSC?
The Open Source Consortium has been formed to represent the Open Source business community in the UK.
We are a not-for-profit organisation which guarantees the quality of open source deployments in the public sector by setting professional standards and bonding its members. - 13-07-05 — Suretec will be at the Aberdeen Entrepreneurs,
Finance to Feed the Dragons
event tomorrow, Thursday 14th July, in Aberdeen. - 12-07-05 — The BBC launch BBC Open Source — the new repository for open
source code released by the BBC.
Read more about it via the FAQ
- 12-07-05 — We have now implemented a new Request Tracker system using the popular Open Source tool RT:
RT is an enterprise-grade ticketing system which enables a group of people to intelligently and efficiently manage tasks, issues, and requests submitted by a community of users.
This enables Suretec to handle your Support and Enquiry requests in a swift and efficient manner.
- 20-05-05 — The Gnome Foundation teams up with the Open Source Consortium.
- 03-05-05 — Suretec will be at the Aberdeen Entrepreneurs,
Demystify the Web for your business...
event, next Thursday 12th May, in Aberdeen. - 04-04-05 — Our Director, Gavin Henry, has been asked to join
The Fedora Documentation Project Steering Committee
and has accepted. More information on the Fedora Project. - 24-03-05 — Our Director, Gavin Henry, has established the Aberdeen Perl Mongers User Group. More information is available on the main site.
- 06-03-05 — Suretec will be at the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerces,
Meeting the Marketing Challenge in Today's Competitive World
business breakfast event, this Wednesday 9th March, in Inverurie. - 06-03-05 — Linux Migration Strategy Whitepaper released.
- 05-03-05 — Suretec will be at the Aberdeen Entrepreneurs,
Business Challenges
event, this Tuesday 8th March, in Aberdeen. - 01-03-05 — As you know, Suretec are part of the Open Source Consortium, therefore we would like to break todays news:
The Open Source Consortium, (OSC) the independent voice of the European open source community has announced a free guidance service to help organisations considering open source technology for the first time. The OSC will pilot the scheme in the UK.
Seekers of information will initially be able to contact the OSC online and a telephone help line is planned to start from the end of March.
- 08-02-05 — Suretec Joins the
Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
- 13-01-05 — Suretec will be attending the
Aberdeen Entrepreneurs
The Non-Stop Networking Night
.See you there!
- 01-01-05 — Happy New Year!!!
Let's hope 2005 will be as successful as 2004!!!

