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Zen Internet News from 2007

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21 December 2007
Zen plans to buy prestigious new HQ
Zen Internet is excited to reveal its plans to accelerate expansion and create new employment opportunities with the purchase of a prestigious new HQ building early in 2008. The move, which is dependent on the award of a grant from the North West Development Agency and subject to contract, will bring staff from its current three sites to a single location at Holiday House in Sandbrook Park, Rochdale.


05 December 2007
PC Pro proves Zen is still Best Broadband ISP
Zen Internet gained a fourth PC Pro Award for Best Broadband ISP at the Science Museum in London last night. With four years in a row of success at these awards, Zen is clearly showing commitment and success in its mission to provide the Best ISP service in the UK.


05 November 2007
Zen works to get attention for local animal centre
Cash donation for RSPCA Rochdale and Web site planned

05 November 2007: Zen Internet has offered a cash donation to the Rochdale RSPCA Animal Centre. This will go towards much needed funds to expand the facilities, allowing for more animals to be helped and re-homed. Zen will also be assisting with a new Web site, which will see the introduction of online donations for this regional centre.


16 October 2007
Direct Debit Competition Winners Announced

16 October 2007: In April 2007 Zen announced to all its customers that if they converted their payment method from Credit card to Direct debit between April 1st and June 30th, they were automatically entered into a free prize draw to win one of three fantastic prizes.

The competition was a great success and we are delighted to announce that the winner of the 1st prize was Alan Johnson, a long standing Zen customer from Oldham.


05 October 2007
Zen Broadband is Political Party Conference choice
Newspaper groups choose Zen again

Zen covered the Internet connectivity for some of the leading newspaper groups present at the political party conferences this autumn. For the second year running, Express Newspapers and Telegraph Media Group used Zen Broadband, and this time news travelled at an even faster rate through the Zen Office packages that offer up to 8Mb download rates and an increased upload speed.


01 October 2007
An enlightened approach to business e-mail with Hosted MDaemon
MDaemon Email has been launched as the first of a number of applications to get the hosted treatment from Zen Web Hosting, part of leading UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zen Internet.


27 September 2007
Zen get on the boat to help twins' Olympic bid
Zen Internet is supporting Rochdale twins, Ruth and Lucy Walczak in their bid to be part of an Olympic rowing team. The girls needed funds to buy a new double scull racing boat for training, and following the sponsorship from the Rochdale based company to help secure this, the boat was named Zen.


28 August 2007
Zen Broadband Voice offers value calls
New service lets Zen Broadband users talk for less

Zen Internet today announced the launch of Zen Broadband Voice, a product which has been designed to allow customers to make low cost phone calls using their broadband connection. The package includes 1000 minutes of calls to UK landlines for £4.99 (inc VAT) per month, whilst calls to other Zen Broadband Voice users and calls to Zen Internet are completely free of charge.


19 July 2007
Zen to help Teacher cycle to Success
Zen Internet is supporting a Business Studies teacher from Crompton House School in Oldham, as he embarks on a world cycling tour in aid of Rochdale based charity Springhill Hospice.


29 June 2007
Zen makes a Mac impact as 'Best Mac-Friendly ISP'
Zen Internet was announced as 'Best Mac-Friendly ISP' at the Macworld Awards, held at the Gibson Hall in London last night. This award was the result of nominations from Macworld readers, reflecting Zen’s success in delivering excellent service levels to Mac users. The Macworld Awards are the established UK event in the Mac calendar, recognising the products and vendors which have made an impact in the Mac industry.


22 June 2007
PC Advisor Survey shows Zen delivers on reliability and service
Zen Internet proved successful in the PC Advisor Reader Awards 2007, as the Internet Service Provider (ISP) was named 'Most reliable ISP', 'Best small ISP' and gained the 'Customer service' award. This was part of the results following the 'Best Buy Broadband' survey, conducted by PC Advisor to find out what customers really think about their broadband service.


07 June 2007
Zen’s New Network Investment increases Geographical coverage
Zen Internet's ongoing network expansion has reached its next planned stage, with the introduction of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Leeds. Zen is a leading UK Internet Service Provider that has achieved huge success delivering consistently high quality services, due to the continual investment in its core network infrastructure.


15 May 2007
Zen provides Media connections for Manchester’s Visa Paralympic World Cup
Zen Broadband was again the choice for media connectivity at the Visa Paralympic World Cup, through leading independent sports marketing agency Fast Track. This internationally renowned event, which brings together Paralympic athletes to compete at the highest level and represent their country, was staged for the third year in Manchester from 7th through to 13th May.


02 May 2007
Zen Internet launches Wholesale Voice Service
Zen Internet today announced the launch of Zen Wholesale Voice, their voice offering for customers with their own PBX with SIP interface (usually known as an IP PBX). The offering has been designed to allow customers to use their existing hardware to reduce their phone bill by using Zen’s voice network.


23 April 2007
Is Your Website Working for You?
Watch Zen Web Solutions in Action
Zen Web Solutions are delivering a practical session where businesses will have the opportunity to learn the secrets of online success. The event, part of the City of Liverpool Business Fair, will take place on 1st May at Liverpool Town Hall, with free admission and a programme containing a full range of seminars.


11 April 2007
Zen Web Hosting looking to delight Developers
Zen Web Hosting, part of leading UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zen Internet has launched two new Windows hosting services, designed to appeal to today’s Web 2.0 developer community.


22 March 2007
BBC Watchdog Broadband Survey Results Announced
The results have been published following the BBC's Watchdog Broadband Survey where viewers were invited to rate their broadband provider on customer service, ease of set-up, cancellation, value for money, and reliability of service. Zen achieved a very creditable 3rd place with an overall 93% satisfaction rating. The full survey results are available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog.


15 March 2007
Zen goes Red for Comic Relief
Leading UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zen Internet, is helping raise money for Comic Relief this Red Nose day by turning its Web site red! The standard Zen green format is being discarded on www.zen.co.uk for one day only and the Zen logo will be transformed into a red nose which will then link through to the Comic Relief donations page, www.rednoseday.com/onlinedonation.


26 February 2007
Zen Web Solutions design new online look for Springhill Hospice
Rochdale based Web Design Agency Zen Web Solutions, has created a new look Web site for local charity Springhill Hospice. The business, which is a division of leading UK Internet Service Provider Zen Internet, has designed the site to allow better communication of the Hospice's services to the site visitor.


16 February 2007
Zen continues Successful run at the ISPA Awards
Zen Internet, the multi-award winning Internet Service Provider (ISP), was delighted to once again show success at the ISPA (Internet Services Providers' Association) Awards! Zen was selected as the winner for Best Dial up, Best Business Email and was commended in the Best Business ISP category at a glittering awards ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in London last night.


08 February 2007
Rochdale Football Club kicks off new Broadband speeds with Zen Internet
As a leading UK Internet Service Provider (ISP), Zen Internet has always taken an interest in the local community and now the company is providing Rochdale Football Club with high speed Broadband access.


06 February 2007
The Importance of Providing Good Service
As one of the first Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the market, Zen Internet has long understood the importance of providing high quality Broadband. With the latest offers of cheap deals and free services from Internet suppliers, Zen would like to stress its position as an ISP that will always focus on reliability and excellent service levels.


04 February 2007
"Unsurpassed Service and Reliability" (Sunday Times)
Zen has received excellent reviews in the Sunday Times' Test Bench article on Broadband Providers. You can read the full article at: http://short.zen.co.uk/?id=706


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