Staying Connected
October 28, 2009
Historically, one of the greatest challenges for a young business was developing reliable means of communication, both internally and externally. Small business networking has never been easier than now, whether setting up a network at a home office or in a brick-and-mortar establishment. An effective network will allow you to communicate with co-workers and clients in an efficient manner.
One of the most important aspects of any network is security. There are constantly new worms, bugs and viruses being invented and introduced, so a quality security system should be a top priority. Many companies provide ongoing support when you use their products to set up a network, including maintenance and troubleshooting.
Fiber Optics Founder Awarded Nobel Prize
October 14, 2009
Last week the Nobel Committee handed out a variety of their coveted Nobel Prizes, including one in physics. This year the prize and money was split between three scientists who made amazing discoveries in the 1960s that paved the way for the telecommunications infrastructure we have today. One of the scientists was , who was a pioneer in the field of fiber optic cabling.
Kao worked on the design for wires that were composed of glass fibers, allowing information to travel quicker and more efficiently. Although we may not realize it, fiber optics is all around us and plays a huge role in the technology we use in our daily lives. There is enough fiber optic cable on Earth to wrap around the planet 25,000 times.
New Definition to telecommuting!
October 9, 2009
This is the most amazing contribution to telecommuting. You operate this “phone set” with your mouse on your laptop, notebook, smart phone or desk top computer just as if it were your office phone set. You can be anywhere you can go wireless or access the internet. Read below to find out what Panasonic has to say:
Communications Assistant IP Softphone – New Flexibility in Your Business Phone System
The Panasonic Communication Assistant IP Softphone module allows road warriors, sales and support staff, or any other power user to use their computer as an IP Phone for anytime, anywhere access to unified communications; meaning their communication will be “through” the home office phone system for extremely efficient, unified communication. The user simply needs to connect to the corporate IP network over a secure managed broadband connection to enable the IP Softphone. Transferring calls, accessing extensions and utilizing voice mail all become as simple as working from a “land” desk. Your business phone system just went mobile office! On the road employees have all the home office communication support they need.
With Your Wi-Fi Mobile Device
Panasonic IP Softphone for Windows Mobile devices enables mobile workers to have anytime anywhere access to comprehensive and powerful business telephony on their Windows Mobile devices. Panasonic IP Softphone for Windows Mobile is an IP business phone system software for WiFi-enabled Windows Mobile based devices. It provides transparent access to real time voice communications and productivity-enhancing Panasonic Business Telephone System features such as call set up, transfer and multiparty conference – all in the convenience of a handheld device. The software helps you manage call appearances and provides access to speed dial numbers and other personal calling features.
Integration with Microsoft Outlook
Communication Assistant seamlessly integrates with Microsoft® Outlook® allowing users to easily dial contact phone numbers and receive incoming call pop-up alerts. A small dockable toolbar appears within Outlook, allowing users easy access to advanced telephony applications.
Save Some Money!!
October 9, 2009
Long Distance Audits Save You Money!
There is an article on Telecom Audit Guide that explains the need for businesses to have a yearly telecom audit. I found this information there and thought it was really impressive:
Telecommunications audits are free, and can end up saving a business a ton of money. The audit that the hospital went through covered 4 areas of telecom; local, long distance, cellular and paging, and came up with $789,335.40 in annual savings.
The hospital’s telecom audit showed that they were spending too much in the following areas:
- Local Phone Service: $26,800.95 per month.
- Long Distance Service: $8,175.54 per month.
- Cell Phone Service: $5750 per month.
- Paging Services: $5197.46 per month.
Every business should have an annual telecom audit of their phone bills, their cell phone bills and their local bills. By doing an audit, the hospital above was able to save $800,000.00 per year, and your business could end up save a substantial amount of money also.
