Top 10 Benefits of Microsoft Office 365
High Tech is a Microsoft-certified provider of Office 365. If you haven't upgraded to Microsoft Office 365 yet, here are ten good reasons why you might want to make the switch. 1) Accessibility — Anytime, Anywhere Access Office 365 lives in the cloud. That means you have access to Word, Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft Office tools from anywhere you can get a Web connection, and from virtually any device --Windows or Mac desktops and laptops, Android devices, iPhones, iPad
How to Pick the Right UC Capabilities for Your Team
As you define the requirements for your new unified communications (UC) solution, it’s important to identify the capabilities that fit best with how your team works. Why? Because rolling out the right features and applications will have a direct impact on adoption rates which, in turn, will maximize the use of the technology. One way to ensure a higher rate of adoption is to have a clear picture of how your employees work, communicate and collaborate. You can use the three-st
Business-Grade Reliability With Cloud Services
What is UCaaS? Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) is an all-in-one solution — a monthly payment service that includes voice, messaging, mobile features, conferencing, collaboration, and a wealth of other communication services. Easily add new features and applications as they become available without substantial investment costs. Business Grade Reliability UNIVERGE BLUE from NEC is the product of 100 years of experience, superior technology, and the expertise of a tr
How SIP Trunking Can Speed Your Company's Growth
While more and more businesses have come to understand the advantages of cloud-based telecommunications systems, it’s often hard to get around the fact that moving from an older solution costs money. That puts executives in a quandary: Do they put off the investment until it’s absolutely necessary and use their dollars for other initiatives, or upgrade their system now in order to take advantage of the flexibility, cost-effectiveness and power a cloud-based solution can offer
7 Reasons to Consider Cloud-Based Unified Communications Services
The productivity benefits of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) continue to be recognized as it moves into mainstream adoption. As organizations consider how best to deploy, there are a number of factors to consider. UCaaS capabilities, also known as hosted or cloudbased UC, include the features found in premisesbased IP telephony, as well as presence, integrated audio and web conferencing, mobility, collaboration, video solutions, and business application integratio
5 Signs You're Ready to Upgrade to a Cloud VoIP Phone System
Growth – that most desirable of outcomes – can be a double-edged sword. As a company increases in size and becomes more complex, the systems and processes that once supported its workforce may begin to seem inadequate. Pressure points emerge: To accommodate more clients, you need to invest in more powerful business applications and tools. Yet, to do so increases the costs and complicates your choices. To maintain profitability, you need both cutting-edge programs and high-qua
Cutting Through the Noise: The Telecom Alphabet Explained
More and more organizations are moving to upgrade their legacy phone systems, which in many
cases have been in place for decades. Consulting firm Frost & Sullivan says the hosted IP
telephony and unified communications and collaboration market has reached mass adoption, and
predicts the North American market for these services will reach 41.9 million users by 2021. Companies just starting to research phone systems are likely to face a confusing alphabet of acronyms includi
