Welcome to our web site

Katana Design is a small (but perfectly formed) web design agency based in Ashwell, Hertfordshire.

We turn out high quality websites for our customers and we always give the customer what they want, not what we think they want.

We don't just offer design services, we can advise you on almost every technical aspect of your business. We specialise in SMEs and sole traders. Take a look in our services section for full details.

Anti-Virus?

One of the biggest reasons people have system crashes, files corrupting, personal data being stolen, PC turned into a zombie server and even having illicit material appearing out of no-where is that they don't have Anti-Virus software installed.

In this day and age this is akin to leaving your front door unlocked. If you did that people would think you were crazy, but not having Anti-Virus installed and they still don't bat an eyelid.

We can also help you here by assessing how your company uses it's computers & network and recommending not just a software solution but we can help you draw up a set of conduct guidelines on how to deal with information coming from the Internet. More…

Wi-Fi

Are you a small company that uses a WiFi network for ease of use, because it is cheaper than laying cables or even so your employees can hotdesk with laptops?

When your network was set up was it properly secured so unauthorised users cannot access it? There are still thousands of unsecured WiFi network in the UK alone, both business and personal.

If you are concerned about your WiFi security, let us take a quick look.

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Magento E-Commerce

Magento eCommerce is the world's most popular open source ecommerce platform and is currently used by companies as diverse as Time Out, Myla, HoMedics, Lodger and Alpedia.

Whilst the Enterprise Edition costs around $11,000 a year, their Community version is free and there is enough functionality to run a small business online. There are also thousands of extensions that can be installed, some are free and some do have a cost. However, that is usually under £100. More…