Articles

dns flag day

Will your website survive DNS Flag Day?

  • 30 January 2019
  • Reading time: 2 min

From DNS Flag Day onwards, all DNS servers will have to comply with the new EDNS standard. Otherwise, the domains they point to will become unreachable. Why this important step?...

DataScouts customer case

DataScouts taps into strategic market information in the Combell cloud

  • 29 January 2019
  • Reading time: 4 min

Ghent-based start-up DataScouts helps companies build and implement their marketing strategy and business development. Publicly available information is brought together using dozens of sources, which helps provide better visibility and...

Frauduleuze websites sneller offline

Fraudulent websites are taken offline faster

  • 14 January 2019
  • Reading time: 3 min

In collaboration with the FPS Economy, DNS Belgium will be able to take fraudulent .be websites offline more quickly. What does this measure actually do?  The success of e-commerce also...

First-class hosting starts from the data centre

  • 13 January 2019
  • Reading time: 5 min

Choosing a poor quality hosting provider in order to save a few euros has already cost several companies dear. Good quality hosting indeed requires a state-of-the-art data centre, which can...

www or no www

Is it preferable to have ‘www’ or no ‘www’ in your web address?

  • 10 January 2019
  • Reading time: 3 min

Should you use ‘www’ in your domain name for your communication? Are there SEO-related or any other technical reasons why one solution is better than another? Here are a few...

Geo-blocking

What should you do to ensure that your web store complies with the new geo-blocking regulation?

  • 9 January 2019
  • Reading time: 3 min

In order to promote cross-border digital trade in services and goods, the EU has issued a directive prohibiting geo-blocking and geo-filtering. But what exactly does this directive mean? Geo-blocking and...

PHP 7.3 direct beschikbaar in my combell

PHP 7.3.0 has been released – get it from Combell now!

  • 17 December 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

Once again, Combell has proven its ability to monitor the evolution of technology and to offer new products to its customers as soon as they are available. On 6 December...

WordPress 5.0

What new features does WordPress 5.0 introduce?

  • 17 December 2018
  • Reading time: 5 min

WordPress names its various versions after jazz musicians, and version 5.0 was named Bebo, in tribute to Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdés. But this is definitely not the only new...

Combell Group neemt Switchplus over

Combell Group becomes leading domain provider in Switzerland with Switchplus

  • 12 December 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

Combell Group announces that it has acquired the Swiss hosting company Switchplus from the SWITCH Foundation. With this strategic acquisition, Combell Group enters the hosting market in Switzerland with strong...

Comodo becomes Sectigo

The brand of your SSL certificate undergoes a name change: Comodo is now Sectigo

  • 20 November 2018
  • Reading time: 3 min

Comodo's SSL certificates are being rebranded as Sectigo. What exactly does this mean for your Comodo certificate? UPDATE: Error messages possible with outdated MacOS Why are Comodo certificates given a...

Test-aankoop research webshops

Test-Achats found that 55 out of 100 web stores are not secure

  • 14 November 2018
  • Reading time: 4 min

Test-Achats recently found that some Belgian web stores leave the door open for intruders. We at Combell consider Internet security a top priority and therefore offer various features that you...

Deloitte fast 50

Combell again nominated for Deloitte Technology Fast 50

  • 29 October 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

This year, Combell has once again been nominated for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which features Belgium’s fifty fastest-growing technology companies. Participants in the Fast 50 are evaluated based on...