Monday, April 27, 2015

Experience Less Downtime with VoIP

VoIP eliminates physical installations and hardware maintenance. As a
hosted solution, it also improves business continuity: even when the
power goes out or the networks go down, the phone lines remain active.
So a minor setback in the office is not an issue since users can
configure their mobile phones to access the system. This ensures that no
circumstances affect the availability of staff.

Experience Less Downtime with VoIP

Monday, April 20, 2015

New Consumer Report Analyzes SMB VoIP

Early last week, Software Advice—a free comparison tool for VoIP solutions—published their annual consumer report, the 2015 Small Business BuyerView.
This comprehensive report investigates the presence of VoIP solutions
within SMB environments. Culling data from a sample of 200 buyers, it
identifies an array of VoIP pain points, incentives and insights. This
article reviews some of the report’s key findings.

New Consumer Report Analyzes SMB VoIP

Monday, April 13, 2015

Why Use Bandwidth Savers for VoIP Call Terminations


A Synchronous Bandwidth Optimizer (SBO), sometimes referred to as a bandwidth saver, is a complementary VoIP product. It’s a tool that targets VoIP call termination—the routing process between carriers—reducing bandwidth usage by up to 80% without affecting call or service quality. Primarily, SBOs apply to data-restricted environments like homes and mobile hotspots.

Read more: Synchronous Bandwidth Optimizer Overview

Identifying and Protecting Yourself from Toll Fraud

Fraudsters commit toll fraud when they hijack a phone service and place unauthorized long-distance calls. Most often, toll fraud happens discreetly, but the ensuing damage is substantial. Fraudsters can charge thousands of dollars’ worth of toll long-distance calls within a few days. Therefore, early detection is paramount and total prevention ideal.

Read more: What is Toll Fraud?

Thwart the Largest Drawback in Telecommuting and Optimize Your Remote Workforce

Over the last few years, researchers have closely investigated the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting. Most published studies conclude that telecommuting programs boost productivity, improve employee retention and increase job satisfaction. However, said reports also identity loss of corporate culture as a major drawback.

Read more: Perpetuate Corporate Culture through Telecommuting