Doreen has previously worked as an executive assistant and a project manager for Virya Technologies, and is currently our Business Development Manager.  She seeks out and finds great opportunities for us, and makes sure we are telling the world about all the amazing work we do. 

Doreen is also responsible for managing out regular newsletters, mailshots, and social media communications as well as keeping an eye when people are asking for help with Joomla! or Open Source systems.  She has an extremely keen eye for detail and is an incredibly well organised manager!

Ruth founded Virya Technologies back in 2006 under the name of Suffolk Computer Services and has worked hard to drive the business forward along an ethical path.  She is a practicing Buddhist within the Triratna Buddhist Community and is in the process of training for ordination.

Ruth has specialised in the Joomla! CMS since 2005/6 and is continuously seeking out exciting new opportunities for developing interesting and varied websites and intranets using this highly versatile system.  As a result of her interest in Joomla! her knowledge and passion for Open Source technologies has developed over the years, leading to the company expanding to providing a range of open source services, from IT support through to emergency linux server recovery.

Ruth grew up in Dorset and moved to East Anglia in 2001 to attend University in Colchester.  She now lives in Ipswich, Suffolk with her partner John and their two cats.  Her interests outside work include Buddhism, Hockey (she plays in goal!), Card making, and Zumba!

Know your Facebook from your Google+?  Not sure how to link on LinkedIn?  Virya Technologies are proud to launch their Social Media Pack due to popular demand from existing clients. 

We mentioned this evening in our blog post that Google had announced they were opening up Google+ Pages for Business - well, when they say opening up, what they really mean is 'we are going to let you see what they are but you can't try it out yet!' - which is a long-awaited development and could potentially be a rival to Facebook pages.

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.

Many, many internet users maintain their own websites and blogs. For many, these represent an opportunity to share personal thoughts and opinions on a wide range of subjects. However, does maintaining such a site have implications for the authors ability to operate within a business?

In this paper, we’ll be examining the possible ramifications of maintaining a personal ‘blog’, this could be in the form of a standard website, a blog hosted on a variety of platforms or even use of social networks such as Twitter and FaceBook.