Last month Microsoft has released a security warning, identifying a critical flaw in all versions of Windows.  The reported vulnerability is a flaw in RDP, which is a protocol that enables remote access to your machine.

The flaw allows hackers to deploy code remotely. In the report case it was just 16 lines of code, which was used to crash a server in a matter of seconds, causing a blue screen and rendering the server unusable. This is shown in the video below. Microsoft anticipates that by now hackers will using this exploit to unleash code onto unprotected systems.

Allowing your server to automatically update may be tempting option, however sometimes this can have unpredictable results. Sometimes the update may conflict with the hardware or software of your server. This can cause all sorts of issues sometimes even resulting in your server failing to boot. For this reason, we recommend a technician to oversee the patching of the server, just to ensure it comes back up smoothly and fault free.

If you are a managed service customer of Greenlight, you have no need to worry as your server has already been patched and is up to date. However if we do not manage your machines we strongly advise you to update them now. If you would like to find out how Greenlight can help you manage these critical system updates, call us on 02 8412 0000.

With the new Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server, better and improved features are designed to make business operations much more productive and cost effective. With support for thin clients and older workstations as well as better connectivity with other Microsoft Server products, the new Multipoint Server is sure to be a much more versatile tool to help you do business better.

Cost efficiency and value are some of the major concerns many businesses – especially small ones – have these days. It is essential for small businesses to be able to minimize expenses while keeping productivity and quality up to standards.

Microsoft's Windows Server systems have always been designed with this concern in mind. And with the new version of Windows Multipoint Server, better and improved features are designed to enable businesses to be more flexible in the way they use Windows products while keeping costs to a minimum.

What's different this time around? For one, while we always recommend using the latest systems, Windows Multipoint Server 2011 accommodates older systems – so if you still have some older workstations you haven't been able to upgrade just yet, you can still squeeze some more productivity from them until you can upgrade. Windows Multipoint Server 2011 also supports thin clients (computers that depend on a server for the majority of their calculations), laptops, and netbooks using the regular LAN network – among other methods.

Another new feature of the new Multipoint Server is that it can be backed up by Windows Small Business Server Essentials, and it also provides better connectivity with Windows Small Business Server 2011 and Windows Home Server 2011. Through Windows Multipoint Server 2011, administrators can also view and interact with station desktops connected to it.

If you want to know more about the new Windows Multipoint Server, please give us a call and we'll be happy to sit down with you and discuss how it can improve the way you do business.