The IDeACOM Blog
Follow us on the road to simplifying technology...Protecting Your Smartphone Against Hackers
As the features and conveniences of smartphones have grown, so have the risks of using them. The more you and your employees use your smartphones to check email, make purchases, access bank accounts, download music, etc., the more tempting your phone becomes to...
Beware of iOS 13
As expected, there was a ton of BUZZ around Apple’s recent launch of the iPhone 11, and iOS 13. But this year unfortunately, much of the noise out of the gate is negative, relating to numerous software issues. Fortunately Apple has already released 3 initial patches,...
Hosted IP PBX vs. Premise-Based IP PBX — Which is Right for Your Business?
One of the leading challenges businesses face is keeping overhead low. If your business is still using landlines or Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), you're missing the opportunity to not only lower overhead costs but to improve productivity. By using Voice over...
Who’s Goin’ Mobile?
[Who] remembers “Going Mobile”, one of the many hit songs on The Who’s classic album Who’s Next? If you need a refresher, check it out here. Why do I ask? Because goin’ mobile is the theme of this post. The song was produced almost 40 years ago. And although there’s...
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...
Stay Protected and Secure
Today’s IT landscape provides numerous cost-saving and productivity-enhancing capabilities, in addition to possessing built-in conveniences like having a wealth of information at our fingertips (or in our pocket), and being able to access your voice & data from...
Combating Robo Calls – SHAKEN/STIR
Scammers and robocallers often use caller ID spoofing to display a number other than the actual number they are calling from, typically making it appear as though a neighbor or someone their target knows is calling. By using caller ID spoofing, scammers increase the...
This is NOT an IP phone system
This is NOT voice over IP, and it’s not an IP phone system! It's an imposter... The names have been blocked to protect the guilty vendors. Unfortunately, there are still a few manufacturers who refuse to let legacy digital phone systems fade into oblivion (which is...
Promote Strong Passwords with Single Sign-On
As today’s businesses embrace the cloud, the number of web apps in their IT environment quickly adds up—and quickly overwhelms the ability to ensure security, manage costs and maintain control. User password behavior is becoming less secure due to the fact that it is...
Get Me Some SecuriSync!
Today’s busy schedules between work and personal commitments place a “bounty on the head” of our time. Whatever happened to work - life balance? Not sure if it ever existed, but it just seems a bit more elusive lately. The reality is… we’re always on the go. And...
IDeACOM Celebrates 20 Years
I recently returned from our 20th annual IDeACOM conference. This year’s event was held at the historic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Surprisingly the weather didn’t really cooperate, but it didn’t matter because all the magic happened indoors. Aside from our...
Select a Voice and Data Partner with Confidence
Effective voice and data communications are critical to the success of your business, making it critical for you to select the right telecom provider/partner. This selection, however, can be difficult because of the many telecom providers and options available in the...
You Need to Take This…
I need you to take a test, but there are 3 requirements to be aware of: You can’t study for this test. The test will take about 1 week. And you need to pass this test, otherwise we can’t work together. When can you start? Sounds a bit extreme and unrealistic, doesn’t...
Key Benefits and Features of Cloud-Based Hosted Data Services
One of the biggest challenges business owners face is minimizing overhead. Cloud computing is quickly becoming the standard way for businesses to access IT infrastructure, software and hardware resources. These cloud-based data services can dramatically reduce your...
How’s that for Results?
How would you rate your workplace performance - as it relates to productivity? What…? you ask! Well, we all know that results are the name of the game… so, how good are you (and your team) at achieving the objectives you’ve defined are necessary for your company to...
Save Time and Money with a Software Assurance Plan
Your investment in your business communications system and keeping that system available and up to date every minute of every day is critical. A short time ago, phone systems were mostly made up of wires and hardware. When the warranty on this equipment ran out,...
You Can’t Afford to Get This Wrong!
It’s no secret that over the past 10 years, VoIP technology has displaced a significant percentage of traditional, premise-based digital phone systems. It’s also common knowledge that cloud-based VoIP & data applications are taking over the technology landscape in...
Work Smarter with IoT
By now, you have likely heard the phrase “Internet of things,” or IoT. It has become a hot topic of discussion both inside and outside of the workplace. But what exactly is the “Internet of things?” IoT is the concept of connecting everyday objects (so long as they...
