Apple continues to churn out record breaking sales, but one model has proved to be a dud: the iPhone 5C. Last year, Apple introduced the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C, which is the first time the company has released two products simultaneously since the original iPhone launch. The 5C model has the same internal… Read more
Former Avaya channel executive, Karl Soderlund, has been taken on by Aruba Networks as the vice president (VP) for the company’s worldwide channel sales. In his new role, Soderlund will be in charge of all channel-related duties. These duties include recruitment, development of global alliances and managing Aruba’s international distribution structure for partner training, enablement… Read more
The Chinese government is accusing virtual private networks (VPNs),and other technologies that bypass internet censorship, of being the catalysts to recent terrorist attacks. According to IT News, domestic terrorists from western China are finding ways around the nation’s online censors to view blocked videos of terrorism. On March 1, 29 people were killed in Kunming,… Read more
Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of defense, space and security systems, has developed a new phone for government agencies and defense contractors. The new phone has a unique quality, which is that it will self-destruct if tampered with. Although the self-destruction process doesn’t involve exciting explosions or smoke, the phone will… Read more
AT&T has announced its initiative to phase out of its traditional TDM (Time-division multiplexing) and into wireless and Internet Protocol services. The company has decided to run trials in two southern towns. The towns are Carbon Hill, Alabama and West Delray Beach, Florida. Carbon Hill is a town with about 2,000 residents and is known… Read more
Siri, the digital assistant and well-known feature for the iOS software, has a new competitor now. As a leak has revealed, Microsoft has been working behind-the-scenes to produce its own version of a digital assistant for its Windows Phone users. Cortana, as the feature has been named, is reportedly a mix between Siri and Google… Read more
A study done by Avaya unveiled how poor customer service negatively impacts companies. As the study revealed, the cost of inconvenience can be detrimental to a business and its clients. If the client encounters too many obstacles or has to jump too many hurdles to obtain the service they pay for, they’re more likely to… Read more
Everyone has their own version of the “American dream”, but few are actually able to achieve theirs. Jan Koum, co founder of the popular texting app called WhatsApp, is one of those few. On Feb. 19, 2014, Koum signed over WhatsApp Inc. to Facebook for an astounding $19 billion. Born in the Ukraine, Koum moved… Read more
Having unified messaging as part of your office communications system reduces both inconvenience and delays. Finding and connecting with clients and co-workers is vital in today’s business world and fumbling for a contact number or being unreachable as a member of a small or medium sized business can be costly for the company. Employees now… Read more
Whether it’s traditional influenza paralyzing parts of the U.S. right now or the stomach flu that’s been crippling families in some states, there are ways to avoid getting sick. Of course there are the traditional precautions we should all be taking, but what happens when work gets in the way of our best intentions? If… Read more
