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It may seem like an oddity to say that voicemail can be used to help businesses during a struggling economy, but in many ways it certainly can.
During hard times, businesses always look for ways to cut costs. Things that are not necessary or that take too much out of the budget usually are the first to go. If many businesses examine how much their current voicemail system may be costing them, it may indicate that they need to find something much simpler, such as voicemail service. Voicemail
August 31, 2011
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Many businesses force callers to listen to their favorite radio station when they are placed on hold. However, this concept not only is not beneficial for businesses, but it could also place them in the path of legal troubles. Thankfully, modern voicemail service can help solve all of that.
Some businesses may not realize that by having clients or potential clients listen to the local radio station when on hold they may be listening to a variety of commercials for other businesses that th
August 27, 2011
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A number of phone service providers are talking about enhanced voicemail; but, what is it? What does it offer the everyday user that sets it apart from the traditional voicemail service that we are accustomed to?
Enhanced voicemail is a type of service that provides much more than the regular receipt of recorded messages on one's cell phone or business phone. It takes voicemail to a whole new level. Although the features offered by service providers may differ, for the most part, many of them
August 26, 2011
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A recent article entitled "Wow! VoIP Costs THAT Much?" by William Flanagan outlined the pros and cons of upgrading a company's traditional voicemail system to a new VOIP PBX system. Flanagan concluded that upgrades can be expensive, but also noted that using hosted PBX can be an option for businesses as well.
In the article, Flanagan rightly divided that purchasing a new voicemail system in this day and age can be pricey, not only regarding the cost of the equipment, but also the
August 25, 2011
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Every executive knows that it is important to have business cards to give out to potential clients. However, many business cards can often get cluttered with a plethora of contact information. Businesses can simplify their business cards by upgrading their voicemail.
Modern voicemail services now allow companies to obtain a single voicemail number that can be used for both voicemail messages and incoming faxes. If the business orders PBX service, they can program the "find me follow me" aspe
August 24, 2011
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Many people today are talking about being in the "cloud." If you're not familiar with the world of computing, you may think one is referring to matters of aerospace. However, cloud computing, especially for the world of voicemail, has proven to make life a lot simpler for businesses worldwide.
Technology that is referred to as being in the cloud simply can be defined as a service that is provided over the internet, rather than the use of an actual product. For instance, instead of pu
August 23, 2011
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Online sources state that the unified messaging industry is expected to continue to climb, with revenues anticipated at reaching 2.3 billion by the year 2016. Interestingly, many businesses have yet to upgrade to this form of technology.
Unified messaging is the convergence of voicemail, fax and email all in one, so that businesses need only to check messages in a single location. It also provides flexibility in that messages can be received and reviewed from anywhere, including on one's ce
August 22, 2011
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BCS, "The Chartered Institute for IT," reports that David Cargil, council member for the Internet Telephone Service Providers Association, states that PBX is "probably the most simple, flexible model" of telephone communication for small businesses today.
PBX certainly does have its advantages, especially if it is utilized through a hosted PBX service, also known as virtual PBX. Hosted PBX is extremely simplistic, in that one does not need to install or utilize any equipment to operate it. I
August 21, 2011
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Infonetics is reporting that PBX sales are up 3.9% from where they stood a year ago, indicating a steady growth in the business use of the telephony innovation.
The report states that the company Avaya enjoyed a large portion of the growth, with Cisco in second place. The two PBX giants, and others, have been in serious competition for the attention of businesses around the globe as an increasing amount of companies are upgrading their office phone system to PBX. While Asia Pacific saw a 29%
August 20, 2011
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Reports in the news are featuring the lamentations of individuals whose phone carrier deleted a special voicemail message after it had been left dormant for a number of days, or who accidentally deleted a message themselves, never to be seen again. Thankfully, with modern voicemail to email service, there is a way to save messages before they disappear forever.
An article on the technology site Geekwire reports that a number of telephone companies delete voicemail messages after approxima
August 19, 2011
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