The Capabilities of VoIP Have you recently made the switch to VoIP? While you may be loving the price saving capabilities it offers your business, you may not have taken the time to check out the numerous features and advantages it offers and the tools at your disposal: Unified Messaging This tools provides a great all-in-one ability to reach voice mail and email. With this tool, you are able to have emails converted to voice messages, and have your voice messages converted to email messages. … Read more
Apple Is On Track To Become A Trillion Dollar Company
Recently, Apple's stock closed at $175.88, giving it a market valuation slightly above $900 billion. A Drexel Hamilton analyst named Brian White predicts that over the course of the next twelve months, the company's stock could be trading as high as $235 per share, and at that price, Apple's market valuation would be over one trillion dollars, making it the only trillion-dollar company on the planet. "With a market cap of over $900 billion, we believe Apple is on its way to becoming a … Read more
Are Your Employees Wasting 3 Hours of Productivity?
Time is Money In the age of the Internet, instant information, social media, smart phones, tablets and much more, the business world has seen great leaps and strides in the ability to reach an audience, clients and customers, but at what cost? Well, it turns out that cost may come in the form of productivity in the work place, as recent research has shown that a majority of employees with access to the Internet are wasting between 1-3 hours surfing the web or checking their social media. Along … Read more
Productivity: Is the Job Really Getting Done?
Are Your Employees Too Distracted To Be Productive? In the age of technology that has come with cell phones, email, instant messaging and social media, it's easy to see where distractions can become a common occurrence. Nobody wants to be distracted, especially while at work. However, recent research has shown that the common distractions we all face in the workplace may be diminishing productivity and efficiency more than we realize. Set It and Forget It Constant emails, questions from … Read more
Sonic Drive-In Latest Company With Credit Card Breach
Another week, another data breach, and this time, popular fast food chain Sonic found itself in the crosshairs. The breach came to light when a Brian Krebs, a journalist for Infosec, spotted a large batch of credit card data for sale on an underground website. IBM’s “X-Force” division confirmed Krebs’ findings, and later that same day, Sonic confirmed the report, offering all of its customers two years of free fraud and identity theft protection. At this point, the company has released … Read more
Google Has Announced Earbuds That Translate Language In Real Time
Google Labs has produced some amazing ideas. Some of them have found their way to the market, and many others have not. The one thing they have in common, though, is that they’re all intriguing and exciting. That’s especially true of Google’s latest offering, Google Pixel Buds. If you’ve ever read “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy,” then you know the term “Bable Fish.” If you grew up watching Star Trek, then you know all about the Universal Translator. Well, Google has built the … Read more
Not Monitoring Internet Usage Could Be Risky Business
A Big Part of Your Business Can Cause Big Problems The internet and email are tools we use in business so fluently we can't imagine the world without them. However, more and more businesses are discovering that these tools are being used by employees for activities that aren't business related. Employers are quickly discovering that unmonitored internet use by employees is severely hampering productivity and can even result in serious legal consequences. In order to reduce or even eliminate … Read more
Which Workers are Best For BYOD?
It's quickly becoming a common trend for workers to be allowed to use their own smartphones and tablets for work. "Bring Your Own Device," or BYOD is an ability that isn't in the best interest of every employee. The Device Dilemma BYOD can be extremely valuable to both employees and companies. It boosts productivity and cost efficiency. Employees, specifically entry level, gain a big boost in productivity as the use of devices allows them to have tools that were not previously at their … Read more
Are You Protected From A Data Backup Disaster?
What Are You Waiting For? When it comes to protecting the critical files and documents for your business or company, are you taking the necessary precautions? Many small to medium sized businesses are faced with the same problem when it comes to data backup, and that problem is that they haven't done anything to prepare for it. To go from bad to worse, the necessary steps to protect your business from being down for days due to data loss are often over looked. Just because you haven't suffered … Read more
The Risks of a BYOD Policy
Bring Your Own Device or BYOD policies are a growing trend in the business world. And while it can be convenient for employees and a money saver for companies, it isn't without risk. So before you put a BYOD policy in place for your business, make sure you weigh the risk and reward. Racking Up the Costs BYOD programs can quickly be taken advantage of by employees. Several companies, especially those with multiple employees using the program, have run into individuals who take advantage of … Read more
