The IDeACOM Blog
Follow us on the road to simplifying technology...Intro to ZAC
We would like to introduce you to the Zultys Advanced Communicator (ZAC). ZAC is Zultys’ newest desktop client that improves all of your communication needs with high visibility and minimal effort including enhanced call control, advanced call handling, ongoing...
Section 179 Tax Deduction & What it Could Mean for Your Business
When purchasing equipment for your business that will be in use for more than one year, you must depreciate the cost a little at a time over several years. Depending on the purchase, it can take years to fully depreciate the cost of business property. Section 179 is a...
The Universal Service Fund
Last month I shed some light on the Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF), and how it increased on July 1, 2020. This month we will expand on the FCC and the Universal Service Fund as kind of a history lesson. But also with the goal of keeping you informed about your...
Electrical power is a good thing — until it’s not.
As business owners and managers, we like to think we're the power behind our business. We make the decisions, work with customers or clients, conduct the training, the hiring, the firing and much more. But the truth is, much of our business runs on electricity. It's...
Need to Block Robocalls?
It’s unlikely that you’ve ever been Punk’d, but I’d be willing to bet you’ve been spoofed! Given the staggering statistics, I think we have all been on the receiving end of a random call from someone pretending to be someone else – evidenced by the awkward dialog or...
Kari’s Law and RAY BAUM’S Act Compliance for Your Business
Kari’s Law Kari’s Law is named for Kari Hunt who was killed by her estranged husband in a motel room in Marshall, Texas in December of 2013. Ms. Hunt’s 9-year-old daughter had tried to dial 911 several times during the attack but was not able to because she did not...
What’s Up With My Internet?
The past 3 months have been personally and professionally challenging for all of us. Our ability to survive and thrive during the Pandemic has been put to the test. Although it’s not over yet, it’s time to get back to business and some sense of normalcy. I think it’s...
Are You Prepared? Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
The first half of 2020 has brought a host of challenges for businesses everywhere. From ever changing cybersecurity risks to the need to now plan for business resiliency in the face of a global pandemic. Not having a plan is no longer an option. You have worked hard...
Today’s Distributed Workforce
With remote teams of employees becoming much more commonplace, employers are tasked with effectively managing their distributed workforce. Many technologies exist to enable and control resources available to remote employees. Voice-over-Internet-Protocol, or VoIP,...
Are You at Risk?
Many companies have been forced to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being able to quickly shift gears has allowed these businesses to maintain daily operations (at least to some extent) thanks to the prevalence and cost-effectiveness of today’s VoIP, Data,...
A little feature with a BIG impact!
As we continue to work from home, I wanted to let you know that your IDeACOM team is staying healthy and safe. And we hope that you are too! While there are many work-from-home solutions available in your phone system, I’d like to focus on one feature that’s become...
IDeACOM COVID-19 Support Initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kQ_8Mze24g Work from home solutions that work... If your current phone system has become a bottleneck that’s preventing real-time communications because it can’t support remote functionality, IDeACOM can help! IDeACOM has a number of...
Business Benefits of Video Conferencing
Internet technologies have turned our world into a virtual office in which we can conduct business with employees, partners, suppliers and, best of all, customers all across the globe. Working in this virtual environment has become easier as well. Sophisticated video...
Stay connected with a customized work-from-home solution
The current COVID-19 conditions are distressing, to say the least. But if there are any silver linings, (and there are), these conditions are forcing all of us to innovate by finding new ways to manage our personal and professional lives as we attempt to maintain some...
Deploy a temporary mobile phone system…
... so you can work remote but remain connected You and your employees need to work from home. IDeACOM can create a "virtual system" as if you were all back in the office working together. As the novel COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, new restrictions are being...
IDeACOM work from home solutions
If you’re looking for ways to maintain day to day operations in the midst of the Coronavirus situation, we want you to know that there are many possibilities and we are here to help. VoIP systems (especially cloud-based) inherently offer various work from home options...
Leverage the Power of Text Messaging in Your Business
Texting is one of the most prevalent forms of communication in the country today. According to Mobile Marketing Watch, SMS text messages have a 98% open rate, with Forbes reporting that 90% of SMS text messages are read within three minutes of delivery. Because text...
*ALERT* New Law for E-911
We want to make you aware of an upcoming change to 911 that’s become law and is intended to improve emergency calling. The new law is referred to as Kari’s Law. Driven largely by the efforts of Kari Dunn’s father following the murder of his daughter, Kari’s Law was...
