Is a Softphone Right for Your Business?
What's a Softphone?
Technology has evolved immensely, especially over the last few years. Given the frequency of changes and new products available in the tech industry, you may not know the advances that are available to enhance your business and personal life. Digium's UC Tech Chat has been posting a solid series of videos that educate consumers on trends, technological…
What are the Benefits of BYOD?
Is BYOD Right for Your Organization?
Even if you don't know what the acronym BYOD means, you've likely considered or debated its role within your organization. BYOD, or more commonly known as Bring Your Own Device, is a policy that organizations are implementing and structuring to outline how employees can use their personal devices for their work life.Benefits of BYODWhat is most attractive to organizations are the…
Do You Practice Conference Call Etiquette?
The Struggle is REAL with Conference Calls
You're on a conference call. A simple, yet extremely meaningful and vital business practice turns into the most frustrating 30 minutes to an hour of your work day. Truth be told, as much as business communications have shifted these days, you're likely on a conference call more than a few times per week. If you're…
Switchvox: The History of Revisions
What is Switchvox?
Our customers have asked us for a document that lists all of the Digium Switchvox software releases. We thought it might be of interest to other Switchvox owners, so we elected to offer it up as a Public Service Announcement, to borrow from the vernacular of the TV and radio industry. What is Switchvox? Switchvox started…
Digium Asterisk vs. Digium Switchvox: Ongoing Support & Maintenance
Help Desk with Asterisk and Switchvox
This is the sixth blog post of our 7 post series on the subject of Asterisk vs. Switchvox phone systems. Subscribe to our blog by submitting your email into the box on the right to receive an email notification for each blog post in the series. Now that your phone system installation
Asterisk vs Switchvox: 10 Steps to Install a New Business Phone System
Comparing the Implementation of Asterisk & Switchvox Business Communication Solutions
This is the fifth blog post of our 8 post series on the subject of Asterisk vs. Switchvox phone systems. Subscribe to our blog by submitting your email into the box on the right to receive an email notification for each blog post in the series. Comparing the Implementation of Asterisk & Switchvox Business Communication Solutions Now…
TelePacific Increases the Price of Business Phone Lines
The Rising Price of Business Phone Lines
As we shared with you in a previous blog post in early March 2015, AT&T announced big price increases in their business phone line services. When AT&T raised the prices of analog & PRI circuits it triggered their competitors to increase their prices, too. Why? Well, in the San Francisco Bay a
Digium Respoke Wins TMC Product Award
Digium Receives the WebRTC Product of the Year Award
Two years ago, at the Digium Switchvox Partner Advisory Council Meeting, Digium expressed great interest in an exciting new technology called WebRTC and spent considerable explaining it to the Switchvox Dealer Principals. At this year’s meeting, they announced a new group within Digium who would specialize in the development
Do It Yourself PBX: Are You Up for the Asterisk Challenge?
What is a DIY Business Telephone Phone System?
In the old days, the business phone system was the odd duck in your company's data closet. It was very important technology because it handled all of the company's voice communications. However, voice occupied an area made for data and populated by IT personnel. It was foreign to the data guys and they left the care and…
AT&T Business Line Price Increase
The Rising Price of AT&T Business Phone Lines
If you pay your AT&T business phone bill without thinking twice, it's high time to take a closer look at your monthly bill. Simply put, you're paying more than you should and your business deserves far better.We've noted the onslaught of price increases with AT&T before, but now it's imperative to examine what your company is being…