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05 October, 2021

Three tips for choosing a business comms partner

According to data from What Customers Want, 91% of consumers prefer to purchase from small to medium-sized businesses. Why? Unlike their corporate-scale rivals, small businesses offer a personal service, better relationships and typically, better communication. But, what about when communication isn’t up to scratch? Here, Kristian Torode, director and co-founder of business comms provider Crystaline, presents some top considerations that SMEs should bear in mind when selecting their communications technology partner.

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11 March, 2021

CTOs and job satisfaction: The state of play

The modern chief technology officer (CTO) has to contend with a vast array of responsibilities and challenges, many of which have been drawn into sharp relief in the past year. (more…)

05 September, 2019

Rise in security breaches drives the need for awareness amongst non-technical employees, says Frost & Sullivan

Social engineering attacks are on the rise and an increasing number of companies across Europe are investing in security awareness training (SAT) for their employees to insulate themselves from such attacks and safeguard their interests. Frost & Sullivan predicts that revenues in the SAT market in Europe will reach $564.8 million (€510.3 million) by 2023, exhibiting a CAGR of 26.1%. (more…)

06 May, 2019

Vodafone Idea Limited to deploy Ericsson Cloud Packet Core to enhance network performance

Ericsson announced that it has been selected by Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to deploy its Cloud Packet Core to enhance its existing core network. As part of this deal, VIL will benefit from Ericsson’s core network applications and Network Functions such as Ericsson virtual Evolved Packet Gateway (vEPG), Service Aware Policy Controller (vSAPC) and Virtualisation Infrastructure (NFVI) solution enabling fast introduction of new services and providing full service continuity. (more…)

12 March, 2018

Teléfonica and Huawei collaborate to accelerate digital adoption in the SME market

Telefónica Business Solutions, a provider of a wide range of comprehensive communication solutions for the B2B market, and Huawei, an international provider of ICT solutions, have signed a global alliance for the development of a Network Service Platform and CloudVPN for enterprises. (more…)

08 January, 2018

Continuing in the face of disaster

With 73% of businesses having had some type of operations interruption in the last five years, business continuity is becoming a concern for many organisations, especially the SMEs. So says Paul Blore, MD at cloud network provider, Netmetix. (more…)

18 September, 2017

ProspectSoft goes mobile with its cloud CRM solution Prospect 365

ProspectSoft, a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and eCommerce software-as-a-service company, has made its Cloud-based CRM solution, Prospect 365 completely mobile as it becomes available on any device via the new CRM user interface. (more…)

31 August, 2017

VOSS unveils latest generation of its shared architecture solution for Cisco HCS partners

VOSS Solutions unveiled its latest Shared Architecture innovations providing its most comprehensive end-to-end solution to date, for Cisco HCS partners. (more…)

19 July, 2017

Hosted telephony vs PBX: What you need to know – Part 1

Hosted telephony has gained popularity and a decent amount of exposure in the media recently, says James Slaney, co-founder of Dubber. Both managed and hosted telephony systems have seen a significant increase in uptake in recent years, whereas on-premise PBX is evidently in decline. (more…)

11 July, 2017

Four ways to reinforce your SME against cyber threats

Despite its name, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is colossal in terms of size and revenue, says Sneha Paul, product consultant at ManageEngine. (more…)

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