Building a small office network
Building a small office network starts with a foundation of switches and routers. It's important to understand the difference between switches and routers and to develop a clear vision for what your network foundation needs. The Difference Between Switches and Routers...
A Quick History of the Bell Laboratory
Bell Laboratories was founded by Alexander Graham Bell. It is the research and development subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent. Its headquarters is in Murray Hill, New Jersey, but it has facilities throughout the world. In 1925, Western Electric Research Laboratories and...
The First Telephone
The first successful two-way transmission of clear speech was made by Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson on March 10, 1876. Now a part of American history, Bell said into the device, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” and Watson answered....
What is a VOIP Phone?
VoIP, (Voice over Internet Protocol), is a method for taking regular audio signals, like the kind you hear when you talk on the phone, and turning them into digital data that can be sent over the Internet. VoIP can turn a standard Internet connection into a way to get...
Why do we need a firewall?
A firewall works as a wall, or a shield, between your PC and cyber space. When your computer connects to the Internet, you are constantly sending and receiving information in small units called packets. The firewall filters these packets to see if they meet certain...
VoIP: One size fits all
Regardless of company size from small start ups to multinational corporations, businesses are using VoIP to further their company’s communication system and save money. By using the traditional phone system customers pay for each minute spent talking on the phone....
Five things you can do to help beat back password hackers
Keeping your private information protected by passwords is as difficult as it’s ever been. Not only are hackers breaking their way into places like Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo, Twitter, LinkedIn and other popular sites, but now they’re especially motivated to do so. Why?...
Five key services an IT company should be able to provide
So you’re at the point where you’re ready to change IT providers. In this week’s post we’ll discuss five key things your new provider should be able to do – and do well! Let’s jump right in! 1.) ID high-risk areas of your network that should be immediately addressed –...
Maximizing your VoIP Investment
VoIP is an incredibly valuable tool that businesses can use as a foundational catalyst to growth. That being said, few companies use VoIP to its fullest extent. This week, we’ll talk about some of the ways you can maximize your VoIP investment and get the most out of...
Financial Advisors Use More VoIP Technology
It is a challenge for many professionals in the financial industry to complete a number of tasks in a work day. The good news is VoIP gives Financial Advisors an opportunity to view the performance of their clients online and share desktop screens through programs...
The Advancements of VoIP Technology
Do you remember when VoIP was the new cutting edge technology in the late 90′s? We became accustomed to the idea of voice data packets from an IP address sent over the internet which replaced traditional telephone networks. As it became more main stream, VoIP went...
How Orlando Businesses Can Capitalize Off of Advanced Communications
Do you have a full understanding how IP Communications works? This is the question that most businesses face when presented an opportunity to improve efficiency and save money on office phone systems. A recently study called "The SMB Market for IP Communications and...