Unified Communications

This blog is about Unified Communications…integrating the experiences you associate with the telephone—phone calls, voicemail, and conferencing…the work you do on a computer—documents, spreadsheets, instant messaging, e-mail, and calendars…all of which has the power to fundamentally change the way people work.

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Entries from April 2010

Understanding the Value of Managed Services

April 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Most businesses can’t afford the luxury of a qualified IT administrator, let alone an entire IT department. If you’re in this position, how do you maintain the information technology infrastructure that’s critical to your organization?
One option is Managed Services, in which you outsource this role to an IT expert called a “managed services provider,” which [...]

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Tags: Network Solutions · managed it services

Wi-Fi Security: Block Rogue Access Points

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Wireless networks have moved to the business arena, helping offices spread Internet connectivity and mobility at a low cost, but bringing security concerns. Unauthorized access points can undercut your Wi-Fi security.

Read the story on Inc. Technology…

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SaaS: An Overview

April 28th, 2010 · No Comments

The growing reach and power of the internet has changed the way people do business, with more and more web-based services popping up. One of these is SaaS.
SaaS stands for Software as a Service, which refers to any licensed software being “rented” to a company by another company on an as-needed basis.
To illustrate, let’s say [...]

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Business on the Go with Tablet Devices

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Anticipation for Apple’s iPad, the company’s entry into the nascent “tablet PC” market, has been building especially since it hits retail stores this April. While early adopters such as Apple fans, tech mavens, and fashionistas are widely expected to become the first customers for the device, it seems that business users are not that far [...]

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The ROI Series – Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment – Part 3

April 27th, 2010 · No Comments

When an economic downturn starts to hurt, businesses often hunker down and cut costs. But new technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this three-part series, we’ll review what ROI is, explain how an ROI [...]

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Manage and Collect Data Better with FormSpring

April 26th, 2010 · No Comments

For businesses of all types and size, managing data online is critical to the smooth operation of a website. However, incorporating data collection programs can be time consuming, especially if any of your data is “time bound” – meaning it’s only valid and useful during a specific period of time.
Here’s a solution. FormSpring provides free [...]

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Microsoft Says It’s “All In” When It Comes to Cloud Computing

April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, stated during an interview with InformationWeek that when it comes to cloud computing, Microsoft is “all in”.  He commented that the cloud growth, or “hockey stick” as he referred to it, is now taking off.  Over the past five years Microsoft has made a significant investment in their cloud computing products [...]

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Tags: Managed Hosting · Network Solutions

The ROI Series – Calculating the ROI of a Technology Investment – Part 2

April 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

When an economic downturn starts to hurt, businesses often hunker down and cut costs. But new technology solutions may be necessary for survival and growth—and they may not be as expensive as you think when you consider their return on investment (ROI). In this three-part series, we’ll review what ROI is, explain how an ROI [...]

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Evaluating Your Backup Solution

April 21st, 2010 · No Comments

You can’t have a disaster recovery plan until you first have a good backup solution. Is your backup solution good—or just good enough?
The traditional backup process was done to tape – which had a number of limitations including high cost (particularly as capacity increases), difficult upgrades, degradation over time, and slow backup and restoration. Over [...]

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ShoreTel Launches “Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Guarantee” for Unified Communications Customers

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Significant cost savings due to ShoreTel’s brilliantly simple design now backed with a guarantee of best TCO using third-party data for competitive comparisons
ShoreTel® the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications (UC), announced a first-of-its-kind program that guarantees the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for new ShoreTel [...]

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