Internet passwords are “easy” to crack
18/04/12 10:42 AM | 0 Comments | by Louise
Recent research has shown that online passwords are still too easy to crack, despite many repeated warnings by internet providers and individual companies over recent years.
The study, which analysed the largest ever sample of data, was carried out by a university scholar based in Cambridge. The most alarming finding suggested that as many as one per cent of all passwords could be cracked with 10 guesses or fewer.
Key US medical supplies company claims VoIP ‘one of the best business investments’ it has made
20/01/2012 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
The significant benefits generally claimed for business VoIP adoption have been roundly affirmed by major US medical supplies company, QuickMedical. Business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) systems are often favoured for their scalability; and QuickMedical says it decided to carry out the implementation of its new VoIP phone system following frustrations with its previous system’s inability to keep pace with the company’s current outstanding growth.
Small businesses continue to embrace VoIP
03/10/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
Small businesses throughout the country continue to look for cost saving measures to take, that will not compromise the quality of service they provide to their customers. One area that has seen particular focus is to move away from traditional landline phone networks. Whilst competition over the last twenty years has seen phone services improve and become more cost effective, landlines still represent a considerable monthly outlay. With hosted services incurring additional fees too, costs can really spiral.
Eastbourne in line for high speed broadband capability
29/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
The seaside town of Eastbourne is set to benefit from a new high speed fibre optic broadband network. The new network will provide businesses across the town with a potential download speed of up to one Gigabit per second. The new network is to be provided via a special arrangement involving Eastbourne Borough Council.
UK recruitment agency invests in hosted IP telephony solution
27/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
A major recruitment company in the UK has all but finalized the implementation of a cutting edge IP (internet protocol) telephony system across its 50 branches nationwide. Meridian Business Support, which deals in recruitment in areas as diverse as construction, education, and health, decided to roll out its new IP telephony system nationally in stages from the end of 2010, following a successful trial carried out in 2009.
UK government pledges to give priority to nationwide broadband implementation
23/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
The UK’s deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has said that the government will do all it can to ensure that the UK’s planned high-speed broadband roll-out is delivered on time and does not suffer any delays. Mr Clegg insisted that the government regards a strong, developed high speed broadband infrastructure across the UK as one of the essential ingredients in helping to stimulate economic growth in the country; and that high speed broadband provision will therefore be given ‘priority status’.
Majority of UK businesses say broadband service has improved
21/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
A new survey has revealed that against a picture of growing dissatisfaction with the country’s infrastructure among UK businesses, broadband provision is one of the few essential services cited as having improved over the last five years. The survey, carried out by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in conjunction with accountancy firm KPMG, assessed the business community’s opinion on the overall infrastructure of the UK as a whole, and also focussed on its views regarding a number of core elements making up the country’s infrastructure, including transport, energy, water supply, and digital provision.
Hosted IP telephony and business VoIP growth forecasted in new report
19/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Take up of hosted IP telephony and hosted business VoIP is expected to grow significantly over the next decade, according to a new report on the future development of telephony, communications, and business phone systems in the US by research organisation Companies and Markets. Whilst the report notes that some IP (internet protocol) telephony and business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) services will still be implemented on-site using bought-in hardware, it predicts that the provision of IP telephony and business VoIP via a remote host such as a specialist business VoIP provider, or a VoIP reseller, will account for 20% of total business telephony by 2020.
Major IP telephony deployment by leading insurance company
15/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
One of the largest insurance companies in the United States has adopted a new cutting edge internet protocol (IP) telephony system covering both its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, and its office in Phoenix, Arizona. MJ Insurance, which specialises in commercial assurance policies, selected its new IP telephony system following complications in locating replacement business phone systems components for its previous exchange.
New enhanced video phone launched by Yealink
13/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
Business VoIP handset manufacturer Yealink has introduced an upgraded version of its popular videophone model, the Elite. Yealink says its new model, the VP2009 Elite, benefits from significant improvements on existing Elite features, as well as introducing some welcome additional functions.
Major IP telephony development planned for Durham University
09/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by James
Durham University is to embark on a major overhaul of its entire internal communications infrastructure; a move which, in common with many modern business phone systems, will also encompass the implementation of a new state of the art internet protocol (IP) telephony system. The new communications infrastructure is expected to be in place across the entire university by 2013, with the aim of providing the institution’s entire population of 15,000 students and 3,000 staff with the highest quality information technology and telecommunications facilities.
Australia set for major shift to IP telephony, says report
07/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by James
Australian companies are almost certain to increase their adoption of internet protocol (IP) telephony over the next few years, according to a new report by research analysts, Frost & Sullivan. The report claims that traditional business phone systems, using conventional telephone lines, have outlived their usefulness in the modern communications environment, and that a continued cross-over to IP telephony is almost inevitable.
Report predicts strong growth in softphone market
05/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
A new report claims that softphone acquisition is likely to rise sharply over the next six years, with a global market expected to be worth $217.2 million by 2017; the equivalent of 2.9 million unit sales. Softphones permit the transmission and reception of voice calls via a desktop computer or laptop, without the need for any conventional telephony hardware. They are already used fairly extensively in many call centres.
Concerns expressed over poor urban broadband penetration
03/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Louise
With the UK government ‘s efforts to help stimulate high speed broadband access in rural areas now in full swing, some critics claim that businesses in some urban areas will also be left without broadband unless a similar urban incentive package is offered. The government’s rural broadband funding scheme, overseen by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), was established because of fears that without such financial incentives, private broadband infrastructure companies would consider such rural broadband provision uneconomic.
SMEs urged to adopt business VoIP
01/09/2011 | 0 Comments | by Kieron
Business VoIP is now at its most economically accessible, and can now be implemented easily by all firms, both large and small. This is the recent view expressed by Mike Eagle, general manager of the Federation of Communication Services (FCS) in the US. According to Eagle, not only has the cost of business VoIP (voice over internet protocol) come down substantially, but there are now many more complete service packages available; all of which, he says, makes business VoIP a viable and accessible option for small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs) as well as larger corporate players.
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