Cisco UC 320 IP small business phone system
Now you can replace your office PBX or key telephone system with a single, all-in-one communication & network solution. Part of the Small Business product family, the Cisco UC 320 IP PBX business phone system is easy to set up and manage, but flexible enough to grow and change along with your business. It’s a complete package from a brand you can trust.
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Better call Handling, Better Customer Service
* Integrated voicemail, automated attendant and voicemail to email notification
* IP-based telephony supporting Cisco SPA300 and SPA500 Series IP phones
* SIP trunking (VoIP lines) support for clear, high-quality voice services and telecommunications cost savings
* Up to 12 analog phone lines
* Built-in WiFi 802.11b/g/n wireless access point lets employees stay connected to voice or data
* 4-port Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) switch with VLAN support, to connect devices or expand
* Gigabit Ethernet WAN port to connect your office to the Internet with built in Firewall
* Capacity of up to 24 IP phones
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Why Cisco Unified Communications?
This new collaborative experience offers richer, more productive communications, allowing people to work together regardless of time or location. Cisco solutions deliver a secure, mobile, manageable framework that encourages innovative communication while providing the control needed for a scalable, agile solution that maintains business integrity and compliance. And Cisco Unified Communications interoperates smoothly with existing technology, helping companies extend current IT investments, quickly deploy new solutions, and reduce total cost of ownership.
- Cisco is the market leader in IP telephony and enterprise voice systems
- Cisco has sold more than 18 million IP phones
- More than 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Cisco Unified Communications
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Need help to figure out the best office phone system and communication solution for your business? Call us. We’ll advise and recommend the ideal complete solution including phone lines and internet that will fit your budget. Call 905-709-2656 or toll free 1-877-709-2656 or email us.
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How to Move your Business Office without Downtime
Relocating a business and moving your office can be stressful especially when there’s downtime involved. But it doesn’t have to be so. How do you move without disrupting the flow of business and continue serving your customer? The secret is in the planning and don’t try to do it alone. Follow these tips and download the free moving checklist:
1- Pick your move planning committee team.
2- Within your team, assign responsibilities for looking after: office furniture, computer/phone/general office equipment, phone lines & Internet services, renovations and/or cleaning at the new location, if required.
3- Create an inventory list of the office equipment and furniture.
4- Determine what equipment and furniture you should keep or replace with new.
5- Individuals in your committee team should advise suppliers of your move and request for proposals, including phone/internet services for the new location, relocation or purchase of computers, phone system, test existing or install new phone/network cabling at new location, office furniture, moving companies, renovation and cleaning. Consider lead times and start this process 3 months in advance if possible.
The more time you give your team and suppliers to plan the above steps,
the easier and smoother your move will be.
Downtime can be avoided by planning the cut over (relocation) of your phone/internet services and phone/computer infrastructure, including furniture move to occur after hours. This is not as easy it may sound, but with careful planning you can transition to your new location without any or very little downtime. Click here to read how we’ve made this happen.
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The $199 PlayBook is Back
RIM is at it again, the PlayBook promotion returns: $199 for the 16GB version, $249 for 32GB, and $299 for 64GB. The device won’t have 
the latest 2.0 version software yet, but RIM will be rolling out the update soon.
Despite the negative publicity that this poor tablet has received, I have to say that at $200, with the new OS coming out soon, this is a really good deal.
It’s a device with better specs than others, it runs Flash, and has some great productivity software. If you want games and apps, it’s not the best choice. However, if you use a BlackBerry smartphone and are interested in email, time management, contacts, syncing, and all that great stuff, the PlayBook is a good buy. It’s also great for sales presentations especially if it includes web based Flash video.
With the Bridge feature you don’t need a separate 3G internet connection and you don’t need WiFi for the PlayBook. You can simply connect it your to your BlackBerry smartphone and use the internet connection from your phone. With a 7 inch screen size, this tablet is the ideal portable device that will keep you connected. A good buy for $200 bucks. Check out your favourite retailer. Also available at FutureShop and BestBuy.
Do you have one already or are you planning to buy one? Leave your thoughts or opinion below.
Is Social Media a Fad or a Revolution?
Should you adopt Social Media into your business marketing strategies? Social media has exploded and it will continue in 2012. If you’re not on it yet, consider this;
- Half the world is under 30
- If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest, just behind China and India and ahead of the USA.
- Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the web.
- The fastest growing segment on Facebook is females ages 55-65.
- 80% of companies use Social Media for recruitment.
- 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations, only 14% trust advertisements
Social Media isn’t a fad-it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. The ROI of Social Media is that your business will still exist in 5 years.
If you’re still wondering, take a look at this video.
Get started with simple tools
The tools are free. Open a facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress blog account to start with.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com
WordPress blog: http://www.wordpress.com
If you’re still not sure and need some guidance, contact me. I’m not a social media expert, I just know how effective it is for business and since we’ve implemented social media, we’ve experienced the benifits first hand. I enjoy discussing business growth strategies and I would be happy to spend a few minutes to help you get started. I can be reached at, Miguel Ribeiro 905-709-2656 x.111.
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Best Choice Notebooks Designed for Portability and Power.
Lenovo ThinkPad T Series notebooks are considered Lenovo’s Enterprise Best Choice, offering a thin and light design with no-compromise performance at an exceptional price.
Tuned for VoIP with easy to use function keys, dual built-in mics and BlueTooth. Plus, with a potential for up to 24 hours of battery life, you can do business anywhere.
Call us for a quote and availability.
Press quotes
“The Lenovo ThinkPad T420s is amazing when you realize that its power, feature set, and battery yields are usually found in much heavier laptops…” PC Magazine, August 2011
“The T420 is solidly constructed and offers racehorse performance. It’s highly configurable with multiple warranty options, as befits a business laptop. Just about every IT person we know swears by the T series–for their clients and themselves.” PC World, August 2011
“With its epic battery life, awesome keyboard, solid sound, durable design, and high-res screen, the ThinkPad T420 offers nearly everything you’d want in a 14-inch business system for a good price.” Laptop Magazine, August 2011
“…the business user’s ultimate Goldilocks notebook. At 14.1 inches and 4 pounds, the [T420s] is extremely light and portable, but it’s large enough to provide a generous high-res screen, a powerful processor, and a full-sized keyboard and touchpad.” Laptop Magazine, June 2011
“…arguably the best business thin-and-light [laptop] money can buy…[the T420s is] a road-worthy platform that any business buyer will envy.” Computer Shopper, June 2011
“It’s one of the few laptops on the market to have a 14in screen, which we think hits the sweet spot nicely between user comfort and portability…the T420 is a joy to use.” PC World, May 2011
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Vertigoal is recognized with Partner of the Year Award
Delivering the best technology and communication solutions on time and on budget can only be done with a highly skilled team. Our partnerships enable us to provide quality solutions to meet our customer’s business challenges, reduce costs, and help our clients succeed.
We can’t do it alone and neither should you. Consider partnering with Vertigoal for your technology and telecommunication needs. Let us show you how powerful technology can help grow your business fast. Contact us to learn more.
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Apple iOS 5 and iCloud have arrived
Get over 200 new software features for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And keep your content up to date on all your devices with iCloud. All you need is iOS 5. It’s free. It’s easy to download. And it’s available now.
Check out some of the top new features in iOS 5, available now for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Learn more
iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. It’s automatic, effortless, and free with iOS 5. Learn more
20 Free PowerPoint Templates that Don’t Suck
Want to spice up your presentations a little? Tired of the same old “default” themes that Powerpoint brings along for the ride? Check out these 20 free Powerpoint templates that…well…don’t suck. Click on the image below.
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Speak & Vlingo listens on my smartphone
Vlingo gives me the ability to navigate my phone entirely by voice. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. I press a button on my smartphone, wait for a chime, simply say, “Web search, weather Toronto,” and the browser opens and delivers me the weather. I can also use it to text and send emails to my contacts.
With the ability to text and email by voice, the Vlingo software can voice control my entire phone. For example, after a meeting I can quickly email my team the meeting notes and attach it to our CRM without having to type.
There’s a free lite Vlingo version and a full featured version available from the website at: www.vlingo.com . The application is useful tool, but it does eat up bandwidth. Watch the video below to learn more.
How to experience a smooth business IT systems relocation
Start up Monday morning at the new location without missing a beat. That’s the result of a brilliant and well executed plan. It makes all the difference when moving your business. We can help.
* Coordinate Internet & phone lines with timely disconnect-reconnect
* Computer and phone cabling installation or testing of existing
* Phone and computer systems reconnect and testing
* Advise on what systems you should consider keeping or replace
* Propose, supply and install new equipment, if required
Office moves and business relocations can be stressful. There are so many things to think about and so much panning involved. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time and pick the best team and suppliers to plan your moving project. Start planning your move 6 months in advanced, whenever possible and pick a time of the year during the least busy season.
If you need help planning a business move and you want to know how you can avoid downtime, use our free checklist.
Office business move tips and checklist: use our free checklist to help plan your move, available for download at: www.vertigoal.com/relocate-phonecomputer
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What is Outlook Social Connector and why should you use it?
Leverage social media networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook with the Outlook Social Connector. It’s a free feature to help keep track of your contacts while enabling you to grow your professional network, right within Outlook 2007 and 2010. No need to go to LinkedIn or Facebook. It’s an ideal way to stay on top of recent communication, activities and goings on of the people that you’re in contact with.
The Outlook Social Connector (OSC) brings social views of your colleagues and friends right to your Inbox. As you read your email messages, glance down at the new People Pane to see the picture, name, and title of the sender. A rich, aggregated collection of information about the sender is included.
The OSC presents useful information including:
· Communication history Your mailbox is searched and the recent messages you’ve exchanged with that person appear. Can’t remember the last time you e-mailed this person? A quick look at the OSC reveals the last time you received an email from them, and one click opens up the message.
· Meetings When is the next scheduled meeting with this person? The OSC shows upcoming appointments that include you and the message sender.
· Attachments Can’t find the attachment that the person is referring to in a message? With the OSC you can quickly review attachments that you and the sender have exchanged. One-click access quickly opens the attachment or you can see the message that it is attached to.
· Activity feeds Stay on top of activities involving your colleagues and friends in real time. The OSC connects to business and consumer social networks.
· Did you say activity feeds? Yes we did! The OSC makes Outlook 2010 a social networking tool by connecting to the new social experiences. That connection allows the OSC to download activity feeds for colleagues and display them inside the new People Pane:
Build your network. The OSC makes it easy to grow your network; by clicking the ‘+’ symbol underneath a person’s picture, you can send a request to be their colleague on any of the networks you are connected to. The OSC also automatically synchronizes your colleagues from each of your connected networks and saves them as contacts in Outlook. This allows you to easily send messages, call, or synchronize contacts just as you would any other Outlook contact.
Want to setup OSC? It’s easy. Click on the link below to watch the video.
How to set up the Outlook Social Connector
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Preventing Long Distance Fraudulent calls and enforcing phone system security
If you’re lucky enough not to be a victim of long distance fraud, this article will come as a surprise. Either way, you need to take steps to protect your business from unauthorised international long distance calling. And avoid a costly surprise.
Computer hackers have been known to the world for many years. A new kind of hacker has emerged recently targeting international long distance calling. These hackers gain access to your phone lines usually via your phone system and rack up thousands of long distance minutes without your knowledge. Before you know it, you have a hefty bill from your phone line or long distance provider and unfortunately you are responsible to pay it.
Phone companies have been warning their customers about criminal activity targeting phone systems of all brands for fraudulent usage. Many new systems have built-in security features that prevent fraudulent and unauthorized use. However, often the problem relates to systems without security passwords or the use simple passwords.
This is a list of recommendations and best practices that you can use to ensure maximum security for your phone system and phone lines.
1- ensure that you use passwords on your entire phone system including administrative access to the system, voicemail boxes, etc.
2- do not use simple passwords such as 1111, 2222 or 1234. Create passwords with at least 6 digits or 8, if possible.
3- never start passwords with a 0 or 1 and never use your own number or extension
4- change factory pre-set passwords, system passwords are available on the internet
5- change your password regularly, every 3 months is good practise
6- restrict international calls if possible or contact your phone provider and request for long distance access codes
7- password protect call back or call bridge phone system features with complex 8 digit passwords
8- disable unused extensions and voicemail boxes, if possible
9- if you’re using softphones, ensure that a complex unique 8 digit password is used
10- Phone systems are just like computers, ensure that you have the latest software and firmware updates.
There may be other steps you’ll need to take to ensure maximum security of your phone system. I recommend that you contact your phone system provider for more information on how to conduct a security audit.
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