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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USB Devices Can Pose a Significant Security Risk

August 18th, 2010 · No Comments

USB flash drives have become a popular choice for people needing a convenient, portable, and cheap storage device for their data. Unfortunately, as the use of these devices increases, so does the risk of potential security breaches.
Some of these risks include the introduction of malware such as viruses, worms, and Trojans to the computer or [...]

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Why Public File Sharing and P2P are NOT good for business

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments

It’s not uncommon for many companies to use file sharing and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms as a means to share information and data – especially when it comes to larger files that are difficult and sometimes impossible to attach to emails.
And why not? File sharing and P2P is easy to use, simple, and inexpensive. And never [...]

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Evolving With the Times: Keeping Your Software Up to Date

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

There are few (if any) people who’ll tell you that technology has reached its limit. On the contrary, technology continues to grow every day, leaving information technology companies scrambling to keep up and not get left behind.
The demands of your industry can be taxing, but one way to make sure that you’re one of those [...]

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How Proactive Updates and Patching Help you Stay on Top of the Game

July 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Viruses and other forms of malware can wreak untold havoc in your computer systems, which causes productivity loss and problems that affect the service you deliver to your customers. This is why subscribing to a service that maintains and prevents the spread of viruses in your system and network can go a long way in [...]

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The Greatest Threat to Your Security May Be Your Employees

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

While everyone is worried about security threats outside the company’s firewall such as hackers, viruses, and worms, research suggests that the greatest risk may come from none other than the company’s very own employees.
Not all of these risks are necessarily borne of malicious intent on the part of employees. Some risks may come from unwitting participation, [...]

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Protect Yourself from Adware and Malware

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments

While the internet is a vast resource for all sorts of information, data, and other useful things, there are aspects of it that aren’t so desirable. Viruses, for instance. They wreak havoc in your system, destroying files, crashing the operating system – generally making life much more difficult. But if you thought that viruses were [...]

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