ARE THE DAYS OF PASSWORDS NUMBERED?

Aren’t passwords a pain in the neck? You’re advised by your bank to keep a different password than your cableindex company and your telecom system, everyone tells you to keep a different password from everyone else, password manager is just another word for “big electronic basket of eggs,” and you’re never going to remember “3ta01n$hRd&1u”, much less where you wrote it down.

And speaking of writing things down — heaven help you if you do that. It’ll never survive the Great Coffee Spill of 2015 anyway. Mine didn’t, two years ago. There’s got to be a better way.

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How can you ensure employees stay connected with colleagues, customers & partners?

Employee engagement and retention is considered to be the second most important challenge after leadership that every corporate house has to overcome in order to succeed in the long run. Your organization needs to be a place where employee’s passion fuels the growth; hence, keeping the employees engaged and connected should be the primary goal of the top management. Globalization and technological advancement has somewhat made it easier for organizations to keep their employees connected and engaged even long after they leave the office or are travelling.

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How Hospitals Can Benefit From VoIP Phone Systems?

red telephoneVoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol has now penetrated the health care sector and is proving to be immensely helpful in improving patient management and the clinical process. The recent drop in the costs of Voice over Internet Protocol has been welcomed by the health care sector and they are using the latest technology to streamline their UC systems and at the same time enhance the integration of patient and clinical registration along with billing systems.

Majority of the health care facilities are updating their IT infrastructure in order to support their interoperability, EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems and standardization. Thus they are all contemplating to replace their old telephone systems and switch to the latest VoIP telephony. However prior to making any purchase, IT departments of the health care facilities are trying to justify their expenditure by finding out the exact ROI.

 

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Is IVR Only for Call Centers?

contentInteractive Voice Response systems (IVR) are pretty much a staple for call center phone systems. Press 1 if you have this kind of computer, press 2 if you have that model of toaster, press 3 if you speak another language, and that sort of thing. Nobody really likes these kinds of call management systems, but they’ve become a necessary evil for getting business done, insofar as getting calls routed to the right places. At least, that’s how they work for call centers.

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Worried about a good internet phone service?

woman using VoIP callingInternet phone or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has created waves from the time it arrived in the market. VoIP is all about making and receiving the calls over the internet and the best thing is that you do not have to depend on the PSTN telephone lines. So the days of operating the old and cranky phones are over and these are fast being replaced by sleek VoIP phone systems. If you too have decided to switch over to the latest telephony system then it is time that you learn a little more about cloud telephony or internet phone service.

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Is VoIP Safe From Surveillance Systems?

Recently, there has been serious objections about government agents’ and other agencies’ spying on private calls. Many users are worried about their privacy. They are doubts whether VoIP is strong enough to guard against such eavesdropping and phone tapping. Well, no communication method is safe in digital world. Some way or other it is possible to breach security. However, not everyone is skilled enough to do that.

Privacy has been discussed internationally, users demand for privacy increasing but as there are no strict laws, which could actually help them with. However,as technology VoIP tends to provide better security than its pervious systems. Landline communications were easily traceable, while VoIP runs protocols to safeguard information.

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Can Video Change the Way Governments Operate?

dark office with monitors High quality communication tools are luxuries for organizations that have the budget to support both the hardware and the infrastructure. While Hollywood shows us that governments have full access to an unlimited array of top quality communications systems, anyone who works in local or state government knows that they operate much like a small business. In other words, they have tight budgets and high demands. Still, even for them, it’s easy to see how video managed services can change things in a positive way. But will they change the way they work?

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Formula For Good Conversation: Turning Contacts Into Clients

digital business cardsWe all know about the large amount of anxiety and apprehension that can emerge when it comes to first impressions. Whether they be personal or business, these first moments weigh heavy on us and can either be a source of regret or optimism after the occurrence.

 

For instance, if a meet and greet with a potential client goes well, smiles and pleasant gestures are exchanged, we will then simply hope for the best and put our previous worries aside. But if awkward moments dominant the engagement, and an air of mistrust and uncertainty takes root, then in most cases we will just kiss that client goodbye and lament over the missed opportunity.

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Online Selling & Shopping

Online Shopping and customer feedbackOnline shopping is common and has now occupied part of our lives. It is common knowledge that shopping online is more secure as compared to shopping in person and use of the phone as long as you keep your card details to yourself.  How to buy online requires one to have vast knowledge and is a great idea towards becoming a successful shopper. Experts in shopping online have rich experience and make small errors in the process. When people shop online they normally undertake a comprehensive comparative research on specific products they need and make their decisions based on the quality of services & those products from the company itself.

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