How do you know if you're using the most up to date version of Joomla! - for many people who come to us they don't even know what version they are running, let alone whether it's secured against the latest reported vulnerabilities!  

Virya Technologies recently launched a side-project to their regular functions of providing website design and IT Support, to provide a means of distributing the range of open source software developed by the organisation.

Virya Technologies are keen to support any events involving the Joomla! community and are proud to be speaking at Joomla!Day UK 2011 this weekend, leading a session on Joomla! security for administrators.

We are receiving a growing number of enquiries regarding upgrading or migrating Joomla! websites - from Joomla! 1.0.x sites through to Joomla! 1.5.x and Joomla! 1.6.x sites which our clients want to update to the latest release - Joomla! 1.7. Here are a few answers to the common questions we're receiving.

Do you have a Joomla! 1.5.x website that needs upgrading to 1.7.x?

This tutorial will show you how, step by step.

Introduction

On 25^th May 2011 a new European Union law came into effect relating to the use of cookies on websites, which has taken many by surprise and drawn attention to the data protection and privacy issues surrounding the storage of cookies by web browsers.

The Information Commissioner’s Office has given organisations in the United Kingdom one year in which to be fully compliant with this law, on the condition that they are actively taking steps towards achieving compliance.  This analysis looks at what cookies are, why we need them, the different types of cookies that are used, and what this law actually means.

Do you have a Joomla! site but not have the time to keep it up to date?  Would you benefit from having an expert cast their eye over your setup on a regular basis to ensure everything is secure?

How about being safe in the knowledge that your website is being regularly backed up off-site and could be restored within minutes should something bad happen?

If any or all of these apply, why not give us a call and find out what we can offer to meet your needs?  Our support contracts can be paid on a monthly or annual basis (which attracts 2 months free when paid annually in advance), and depending on the level of contract, allow you a number of hours per month which can be used to update your site, add content, tweak extensions, and so forth.  Any work over the monthly allocation is charged at a significantly lower rate than ad-hoc work.

We have a fully integrated project management system which tracks the time spent on each task, alllowing us to produce monthly timesheets for your projects as required.

Our prices start at £120+VAT per month which covers two hours support time, with packages being completely scaleable to meet the needs of any setup, whether you have one website or hundreds.  Don't just take our word for it, check out our testimonials on the portfolio page and see how satisfied our clients are!

If you are a charity or not for profit organisation, please contact us for a quote as we operate on a dana (generosity) basis, which means that our company routinely donates time, energy and resources towards charity projects as a means of giving something back to the world.  Read more about our Corporate Social Responsibility policy here.

Today Virya Technologies launched the first in a series of videos helping newcomers to the Joomla! Content Management System get started with this growing web design system.

How do you know if your Joomla! website is being run effectively?  Have you had a Joomla! site created but not sure whether the security is up to scratch?  This article aims to give some tips to check against your website, which are drawn from standard security and 'best practice' guidelines.  If you have any other points you think we should add, please leave a comment!

Being approached to work with a client for a second time is always a great moment for a business, and when Johann from RSN Online contacted us with an ambitious proposal to merge several rural portals into one news portal for rural news and information, we were happy to advise and plan this exciting project.