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Helping businesses, schools and discerning home users with all of their technology concerns

Web Development
Integration of Existing Technology
Data Back-ups
Disaster Recovery

Permutation Company
1 Leamington Road
Broadway
0845 833 6425

About Permutation

I founded the Permutation Company in Broadway, having over 15 years of experience in the Information and Communications industry, shortly after working with a team of volunteers on the Broadway Parish Plan in 2004.
Jim Schmitz at Bletchley Park

Having interviewed many local businesses and school, I was very shocked at the level of technology support available to companies in Broadway. There was a two-tier approach to IT support. For large companies, IT providers were falling over themselves to obtain new customers.

At the same time, small and medium sized businesses were relegated to well-meaning amateurs. Schools could barely hope for 'box shifters,' companies happy to sell computer hardware with little or no support afterwards.

The Permutation Company was formed to support the technology needs of local businesses and schools, making them competitive with their biggest rivals. Within a year, we expanded to support home users, particularly those operating businesses out of their homes. In 2006, Permutation Company Limited became VAT registered and continues to operate locally from Broadway. We are registered in England (Companies House, 5873985).

Latest News

25 Worst Passwords Posted at 23/11/11 - 11:42 AM

The folks at Splashdata (as reported by Mashable) just published their "25 Worst Passwords for 2011".

SplashData CEO Morgan Slain urges businesses and consumers using any password on the list to change them immediately.

So, if your personal password to email or banking is on this list, you'd be wise to change it immediately. Anyone (hacker or novice) could get into your private life with less than 26 attempts.

As an aside, we've also come across two studies comparing the pros and cons of different passwords for each of several accounts. Given how easy it is to forget them, there is a question as to how safe they are.

Remember, the weakest link in any security scheme is usually human, rather than machine. Be wary of anyone telephoning about your computer, your email or your bank account unless you know them. When in doubt (i.e. always), take their name and ring them back on the organisation's publicly published telephone number (not the one given to you by the caller). If it's a business with which you have no direct business (i.e. one you've never paid), then odds are, it's either a salesman or a scam. In either case, beware.

Author: Jim