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Stay Connected - Embrace Mobility at Your Business
Whether they're in an airport, hotel, or even at home, employees need to be as connected to your customers and business partners as they are in the office. View
How to drive operational efficiencies with communications solutions and technologies
As companies struggle to be profitable, the right communications technologies and strategy can be a big factor in achieving their budget goals. This paper takes a look at how to best optimize communications during a recession by using IP telephony, wireless technology and conferencing solutions to drive greater business value and productivity on a minimal budget. View
How can SMBs effectively invest in technology during a downturn?
A recent business news story on the recessionary environment reported that "fear" is now running the show in this country. That fear-factor sentiment is pervasive in "doom and gloom" stories that dominate daily U.S. news. Everyone is fearful, and challenges abound for all businesses, including many of the nation's Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). But with history as a guide, it's important for businesses to attempt to transcend the anxiety and uncertainty, and view a downturn as an opportunity to invest in future success. View
Tips to help you achieve your goals in the new year
As the calendar changes, renewed optimism grows around the possibilities the new year may bring. And with some planning now, you can set yourself up to make those possibilities probable. View
Getting More from Your Resources - Using Communications to Maximize Your Productivity
With business moving faster than ever before, boosting productivity is not just a competitive advantage. It is the key to the survival of many small and medium-sized businesses. View
Considerations for Achieving and Maintaining On-Going PCI DSS Compliance
Businesses managing payment card data face tremendous security challenges. The cost of a security breach can be devastating in terms of lost revenue, legal costs and damaged reputation. In fact, the payment card brands may even stop a business from processing credit card and debit card payments from customers.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) provides a blueprint for building and maintaining a secure data network; however, implementing the policies, people, processes and technologies to achieve and maintain PCI compliance can be overwhelming. This paper provides some background about PCI DSS and its effectiveness and explains how enlisting experts to help execute your strategy can be the best way to achieve and maintain on-going compliance. View
Best Practices for Better Security - Protecting Your Data and Eliminating Vulnerabilities
When the Web and email are integral parts of your business, you become vulnerable to viruses, worms, spyware, phishers and other security risks. Without common-sense precautions, they can cost your company through reduced network performance, lost time and diminished productivity. View
Considerations for building a secure enterprise network infrastructure
A major trend in enterprise networks, convergence stands to enable tremendous productivity gains and efficiencies in enterprise IT departments. However, merging previously disparate networks and applications can pose significant security risks. In preparing for convergence, enterprises need to look ahead, assess potential risks and take a holistic approach to building security into the network infrastructure. View
The economics and complexity of managed services works to encourage mid-sized companies to narrow their search to suppliers that marry their deep network expertise with those of one or more key partners to provide a strong, integrated product portfolio supported by standard operational processes and systems throughout the entire lifecycle. View
Why investing now in data, voice, and networking services makes sense
In a 2009 survey conducted for Qwest by Fortune Custom Publishing and IDG Research Services, a majority of IT and business managers believe that spending on voice, data, and network services in difficult times can help companies meet their business objectives and gain an edge for future competition. Half expect such investments to leave them better prepared to compete when the economy recovers. View
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