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Why Presence Is So Important And How Microsoft Lync Can Help
In today’s fast paced business environment, real-time information and team collaboration are more vital to success than ever before. With more and more workers telecommuting or constantly being on the go, there needs to be a good system in place to quickly discern when your co-workers are available. Gone are...
Uncomfortable But Necessary: Updating Processes by Utilizing Technology
I can’t even remember a time before I used DropBox; what did I do! And for that matter, a time before using email and smart phones. Years ago I worked for a commercial real estate firm. I was assisting in a property management take over of several prominent buildings. These...
Protocol and Professionalism in a Telecommuting Environment | Initiation and Response
Since telecommuting has become a standard and expectation in business, a new model for being an excellent and professional employee and co-worker has emerged. Though peers cannot collaborate in person it becomes vital for co-workers to continue to communicate and build off of the synergy, strengths, ideas and creativity that...
Enterprise Class Spam and Antivirus for Office 365
According to a report by Commtouch, in the first quarter of 2013, an average of 97.4 billion spam emails and 973 million malware emails were sent worldwide every day! Although email spam has been on a decline according to a Kaspersky report, the average amount of email that was classified...
Looking Ahead to Act! V16
I have been an Act! Certified Consultant since March 2008. Back then, Sage had just released the newest version of Act! that used SQL as the database engine which allowed for new and improved features such as more robust searches and Microsoft Office integration. From then to now, we’ve seen...
Are the Built-In Office 365 Exchange Archiving Features Enough?
Note: This following is focused on the features of the Office 365 enterprise plans (E3 and E4). Messaging records management (MRM) is the term Microsoft uses to describe the technology available in Exchange to make it easier to keep messages that are needed to comply with government regulations, organizational policies,...
Now is the Time to Move to Office 365 for Hosted Exchange
Security, privacy, reliability, standards compliance, and transparency. These are characteristics we need from corporate Email systems. Attaining and maintaining these goals in a cost effective manner can be very difficult, especially for small and medium sized businesses. You might not think these things are synonymous with “the cloud”, but Microsoft...
Team Collaboration Using Podio
Collaboration — n (often followed by on, with, etc.) 1. the act of working with another or others on a joint project 2. something created by working jointly with another or others This is becoming increasingly important as companies and organizations find themselves in situations where their team members are...
Out of the Trenches – Realcomm 2013
In my opinion, there is nothing so therapeutic as getting out from behind your desk and monitor, away from the teleconferences and planning meetings, and generally climbing “out of the trenches” to hone and refine acumen at Realcomm. The 2013 conference in Orlando earlier this month did not disappoint. I left there...