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There's an old adage about the person you know least well is the person inside of you. This can often apply to our internal communications systems as well. Occasionally it is good to pause and reflect on life, and figure out how we can improve the less than perfect areas and throw out the bad ones. With spring around the corner, I would like to share some cleanup ideas.
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Microsoft has announced that they will be retiring 3DES in Office365 as part of their push to migrate all online services to use TLS 1.2+ on February 28, 2019. This means that PureConnect (and legacy CIC) systems not running current versions/patches of the product will likely lose the ability to […]
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Ever find yourself lying awake at night pondering questions like these? How many comments on our corporate Facebook page have gone unaddressed this month? Who responds to our instant messages, and what is our average response time? How many tweets last year mentioned us versus our biggest competitor? In an age when your customers are spending more and more time on social media, the day is coming — or may have already arrived — when you can no longer afford to ignore those nagging questions. Your customers won’t let you, and neither will the competition.
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The need to communicate with each other has always been a critical part of the human experience. We communicate face-to-face with words, gestures, posture, and facial expressions. But as technology has progressed, we have found the need to communicate across greater distances in less time with greater efficiency. Success in […]
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As the prominence of cloud technology has exploded over the past few years, I have seen a trend in companies struggling with this topic. Since the term “cloud” has become such a buzzword, the internet has been flooded with messaging and information generated by sales and marketing efforts. While that information is valuable and even sometimes enlightening, it is also slanted towards selling a cloud service. In this blog, I want to look at the realities of the top 3 factors you should consider when making a decision about a cloud phone system.
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Yes, you read that correctly. No, I’m not crazy. Keep reading and I’ll explain. A lot has changed in the communications world in the last quarter century. We’ve progressed from legacy PBX systems and snail mail to cloud-based VoIP telephony, text messaging, and artificial intelligence. But in our race to embrace the latest innovations, I believe we should keep in mind what good communication looks like and evaluate how these technologies make our communication more or less effective.
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Have you ever felt abandoned? Maybe as a small child you lost sight for a little while of the adult you were with, and you really thought you were on your own. Or maybe later in life, you lost touch with a close friend who moved away, and you wondered if you’d ever hear from them again. Or maybe just yesterday, or last week, a company you’ve done business with for years treated you as if you’re expendable.
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