The Internet is full of information about IP-PBX, or VoIP, phone systems. But, although some of this material can be quite useful, much of it is inaccurate or incomplete. As a business considering making the switch to an IP-PBX system, you need to get your hands on salient, and accurate, information before you decide to overhaul your communications infrastructure. Fortunately, [...]
Striking a solid work-life balance can be tricky, so much so that CEOs of billion-dollar companies employ coaches to help them do it. One of the most critical factors in creating that balance is having the mental flexibility to leave the office to spend time with family and friends without feeling like you could be missing a crucial communication from a client or colleague. Yea [...]
Version 12.5 BETA 2 is no longer available for download. To download the updated version click here. We are pleased to announce that the second beta release of 3CX Phone System v12.5 is now available for download. Based on your feedback, this release offers new and improved features, including the flexibility to configure your own ports and support for Htek IP phones. Flexibili [...]
As VoIP grabs an increasingly large piece of the telephony market pie, even businesses that held onto a wire-based legacy phone service for years are converting to IP-PBX systems. In fact, a recent study from Transparency Market Research projects the global VoIP services market will grow at a CAGR of 7.9 percent from 2014 to 2020. Unfortunately, one of the primary reasons some [...]
Small, medium and large businesses may not have much in common, but one thread that currently runs through companies of all sizes is an increase in mobile working. Whether you own a startup and are frequently meeting with venture capitalists to seek funding, or you travel the world to make sales for a large corporation, staying in touch with clients and colleagues has never bee [...]
If you’ve been researching new phone systems for your business recently, it’s perfectly understandable that your head is spinning. With so many vendors in the marketplace promoting the features of their wares, and the glut of statistics available on the Internet hyping the benefits of various solutions, pinpointing exactly which capabilities your company should employ to meet i [...]
Not long ago, videoconferencing was a luxury communications feature that only large enterprises could afford. But as advances in technology make videoconferencing more affordable—not to mention convenient—companies of varying sizes across the entire business landscape are adopting the technology. In fact, a recent study from Frost & Sullivan predicts that the European video [...]
In most industries, collaboration is a prerequisite for success. Organizations understand that working in silos is counterproductive, as employees with different backgrounds and expertise can all bring value to the table for a project or strategy meeting. But a collaborative spirit isn’t enough to guarantee success; for that, your organization needs a communications system that [...]
Gone is the era in which employees sat at their desks 24/7/365. We are completely immersed in a mobile working world. In fact, 29 percent of the global workforce is now anytime, anywhere information workers, meaning they use three or more devices and work from multiple locations, according to recent research from Forrester. Whether they are traveling salespeople or remote worke [...]
You have a problem: You know your employees are working hard, putting in long hours and giving everything they have to your company, but you aren’t seeing results in productivity and profit that you need to keep growing. So what is holding your workers back? If you are still relying on a legacy, wire-based phone system, chances are your employees currently lack the business com [...]
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