When your employees see snow on the ground, the thought of a day off immediately pops into their heads. Of course your customers are still reliant on you to provide the goods and services they have come to expect from your business. Before a storm hits, you should be communicating with both staff and clients to inform them of the situation.
Storm warning: prepare staff and clients
Switchvox for your mobile device
Having a phone system with mobility features allows your employees the flexibility to work where and when they want without losing the traditional functionality that's inherent in an office phone system. This means having the ability to manage calls from your mobile device rather than being dependent on a desk phone at your office.
Struggling with Your Outdated Phone System? Switchvox Can Help
Are you searching for a better office phone system for your business? If so, the power and affordability of Digium’s Switchvox just might be the solution you need. Many small and mid-sized businesses are already reaping the benefits of Switchvox’s extensive suite of easy-to-use features, available as a premise-based or hosted solution.
Email Spoofing Continues to Target Corporate Executives
Recently corporations have been targeted by scammers posing as executives or employees in order to initiate unauthorized international wire transfers. The so-called “spoofers” simply create a valid sounding email domain name and con businesses into sending money. According to the FBI, “CEO fraud”, “spoofing” and “business email compromise” has taken nearly $750 million in comparable scams from nearly 7,000 companies in the U.S. between October 2013 and August 2015.
UC Has You Covered on Leave the Office Earlier Day – and Any Other Day
Source: blogs.digium.com
Have you heard? June 2nd, was the official Leave the Office Earlier Day. Invented by Laura Stack, author and employee productivity specialist, the day is designed to motivate overworked, tired, semi-productive, and easily-distracted employees …
Microsoft to hike by 13 percent its user client-access license prices as of August 1
Source: www.zdnet.com
As of August 1, Microsoft will raise the prices of a number of its User client-access licenses (CALs) by 13 percent.
The affected CALs are for on-premises, not cloud, products. The prices of Device CALs also won’t change, according to the company.
Will the Apple Watch make you more productive? We spent a month finding out.
Source: blog.todoist.com
Since the release of the Apple Watch last month, there’s been a lot of debate about its potential to revolutionize the way we work. Today, it’s still unclear what Apple’s “most personal device yet” will mean for our personal productivity.
Microsoft’s Windows 10 has a release date: July 29
Source: www.cnet.com
Microsoft has set a release date for Windows 10 to arrive in the summer.
The software maker announced Monday that it will begin offering its newest software to power PCs and tablets as a free upgrade on July 29.
Windows 10 Release Date Revealed: How To Upgrade For Free
Source: www.forbes.com
If you’re eagerly awaiting Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10, then it looks like you don’t have long to wait. Late July looks set to be the launch period for the new OS, with hardware partner AMD accidentally spilling the beans. This means we have less than 15 weeks to go before the new OS ships.
Ransomware rising, FBI says
Source: www.bankingexchange.com/news-feed
Your computer screen freezes with a pop-up message—supposedly from the FBI or another federal agency—saying that because you violated some sort of federal law your computer will remain locked until you pay a fine.
Or you get a pop-up message that says your personal files have been encrypted and you must pay to get the key needed decrypt them.