In assisting clients recently with their IT needs, we have been discovering a number of them are paying too much for their business phone service. After thinking about it, I decided to contact a sampling of our clients, all in the SMB (Small and Medium Business) segment, and ask them if they would share some information with us so we …
Homeland Secure IT has a VoIP phone system! #Cisco #VoIP
Most businesses have a love-hate relationship with their phone systems, often settling for less than everything they need because it is inexpensive, low-maintenance or not too complicated. We have always wanted the most features that we could get, so a VoIP (Voice over IP) solution was the only way to go! We initially used enterprise class Cisco 7960 VoIP phone …
The new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge e420 is an affordable business notebook
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Edge E420 (1141-55U) notebook has all the features that make for an enjoyable business user experience, in addition to claims of it including “Advanced VoIP features”. With businesses going global, video conferencing has become the new standard for communication. ThinkPad Edge E420, featuring a low light-sensitive 720P HD camera and multimedia function keys, delivers a high-quality video …
Cisco SPA525G2 VoIP desk phone pairs to your smartphone… Answer & call from either phone!
Simple people are easily amused I guess, but I am LOVING the Bluetooth features in the Cisco SPA525G2 SIP VoIP phone. If you have one of these phones, you can associate it with your smartphone via Bluetooth and then do the following: Make a call from your smartphone’s number, using your Cisco phone Answer your incoming smartphone’s incoming calls from …
Cisco Small Business UC 300 VoIP system looks like a winner
The time has come to replace that old analog phone system in your small business and upgrade to VoIP (Voice over IP) technology! The prices have never been better. One interesting option is the Cisco Small Business Unified Communications 300 series. A few features include: Lower communication expenses Business-class calling and messaging Full key system and small private branch exchange …
Don’t forget, TODAY is Internet Cleaning Day – Make sure you are prepared! PSE RT
It’s that time of year again when ISPs (Internet Service Providers) all around the world perform their yearly maintenance, call it “Spring Cleaning” if you will.If you have been living under a rock and missed the stories on the news and the countless emails flying around for the last week or so, then this may come as a total surprise …
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Remote Temperature Monitoring for your Server Room or Wiring Closet
We are helping a client move their entire network (servers, computers, switches, firewalls) to a new facility. Unfortunately, the new digs do not allow for an optimum placement of their servers. They are to be relegated to an upstairs location in the building, and an air conditioner system is being installed to provide the cooling required to keep everything from …
Homeland Secure IT now your Greenville / Upstate Cisco SMB Select Partner!
Cisco, internationally known for manufacturing cutting edge security, telephony, connectivity, video and storage solutions has bestowed upon Homeland Secure IT, the title of “Cisco SMB Select Partner”, rewarding our competencies, our know-how and the professional manner in which we manage projects. While we have been able to offer the Cisco product line since we first opened our doors, we can …
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Protect your SIP VoIP system (Asterisk, Trixbox, Digium, etc) from intrusion and abuse
Do you have a SIP Voice over IP system in use at your business? Then you may want to take a couple minutes to read this… It seems that many of these systems are being setup without any consideration for security at all. Leaving the potential for a malicious person to do things such as attack your system by sending …
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John M. Hoyt’s IT Predictions for 2011
Everyone else has been making their predictions for the coming year, so I thought I might do the same… These predictions are based upon industry news, social media and blog rambling as well as some personal wishes. Will any of it come to fruition? I guess at the end of 2011 you can remind me how wrong I was. A …