4 Hacks for Work Life Balance

February 28, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

If you’re striving for a good work / life balance there are a couple schools of thought.

Amanda Abella at Care2 wrote the article, Why Work Life Balance Doesn’t Exist, saying that:

Work life balance became a major buzz word in the health and lifestyle community because people felt like they had to find ways to handle stress…The reason so many fail at work life balance is because they try to cram their activities into a perfectly balanced schedule…The point is the life is fluid. Nothing is ever the same. By trying to “balance” our lives into equal parts we’re working against that.

On the other hand, The Independent’s Antonia Molloy is reporting that A quarter of UK professionals are unhappy with their work-life balance, survey finds:

Advancements in technology make it harder than ever to ‘switch off’ outside the office and achieve an ideal work-life balance.

Oops, and here we are at VoIP Supply selling some of that mobility and Unified Communications technology that doesn’t allow people to “switch off.” Shame on us.

Well, whichever camp you fall in to, here are some time saving ideas to help make your working life easier and your business grow faster without you working 24 hours a day.

9 Secrets to Increasing Your eCommerce Revenue: “The average American spends more than 2,000 hours a year – working. Yet why do we still feel like we are always behind?”

Craftsy: “Education designed to help you succeed: with Craftsy you can learn when, where, and how you like.”
Moleskine Livescribe Notebooks: “Using the Bluetooth technology of the Livescribe 3 Smartpen and dot paper, its content instantly appears in the app in real time. ”

First Look: Plantronics Blackwire C725 and C725-M USB Binaural Headsets with Noise Cancelling for Loud Offices

February 26, 2015 by Jeff Quinn

The Blackwire 725 USB headset offers Active Noise Canceling technology, hi-fi stereo performance and all-day comfort so you can tune into work, and tune out noise. – Plantronics

What is it?

The Plantronics C725 series is a USB binaural headset with tremendous noise canceling abilities.

This is the newest and most advanced headset for PC use that Plantronics has ever released.

Plantronics produced a UC version, C725, and also a Microsoft Lync certified version, C725-M.

Whether you’re at your computer using a third party softphone or running Microsoft Lync there is a version for you.

The USB headset offers Smart Sensor technology which allows the user to answer a call by simply putting on the headset and end the call by removing the headset.

Some of the features include but are not limited to;

Dual Ear pad design
2 year limited warranty through Plantronics
Microsoft Lync compatibility with C725-M model
Active Noise Canceling technology

Who is it for?

With dual connectivity, PC and Bluetooth, the Blackwire C725 fits the desk worker and the mobile user.

With comfort enhancements and noise canceling technology these headsets appeal to the call center user who will be wearing this headset for extended periods of time while around other employees.

Don’t forget about the useful traveling case that this headset comes with for the times that you need to take it on the road or home with you.

First Look: Yealink SIP-T29G Gigabit VoIP Phone

February 24, 2015 by Jeff Quinn

What is it?

The Yealink SIP-T29G is a Gigabit VoIP phone with a 4.3” color display with backlight. The Yealink T29G is the elite model in the T2 series of Yealink phones.

The T29G separates itself with it’s dual gigabit ethernet ports, USB Bluetooth headset support and the ability to handle up to 16 VoIP accounts.

The Yealink T29G features include, but are not limited to: (more…)

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Progress: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

February 17, 2015 by Jeff Quinn

Under Construction: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

More Progress on the VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

The new interactive demo lab is starting to take more shape here at VoIP Supply.

It may look a little messy at the moment but a lot of progress has been made. The electricians have been in to lay the proper cabling and the ethernets ports and cabling has been put in.

This will be a fully interactive lab with VoIP phones, headsets, PBX’s, gateways, and more from every brand that we carry. That way, when you call in asking about compatibility issues or solution suggestions, we’ll be able to more easily run tests for you and share our experience.

We will keep you updated as the progress continues.

VoIP Supply Earns 2015 Sangoma Revenue Growth Award

February 13, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Product Specialist Jeff Quinn, CEO Ben Sayers, and CFO Paula Griffo of VoIP Supply accept 2015 Revenue Growth Award from Sangoma

At the end of January, a few of folks from VoIP Supply went down to Miami for ITEXPO East.

Just being able to escape the Buffalo snow for a few days would have made the trip nice enough.

They were surprised then when Sangoma, one of our top open source VoIP hardware brands, named VoIP Supply the recipient of the 2015 Revenue Growth award for the North America region.

Sangoma presented VoIP Supply with the 2015 Revenue Growth award at ITEXPO

Sangoma is recognizing partners who are helping customers find flexible Sangoma telephony solutions, who are demonstrating success in their region, and are committed to growing with Sangoma.

Director of Marketing at Sangoma, Kathleen Reed, is impressed with VoIP Supply’s performance.

“VoIP Supply has made concerted efforts in marketing and promoting Sangoma’s new products and services and it is showing in their results,” said Reed. “We want to wholeheartedly thank them for their efforts.”

Sangoma provides open source VoIP solutions from:

Analog and digital telephony cards,
to VoIP gateways,
and Session Border Controllers that offer VoIP security protection

“VoIP Supply is proud to be a Sangoma partner and we look forward to offering our customers their next generation VoIP hardware and software solutions,” said Jeff Quinn, VoIP Supply Product Specialist.

How VoIP Supply Can Help with Asterisk and Switchvox Solutions

February 10, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

In these Digium interviews at ITEXPO 2015, VoIP Supply’s CFO Paula Griffo and Product Specialist Jeff Quinn explain what we offer to compliment Asterisk and Switchvox solutions.

Brian Ferguson of Digium talks about more of the Unified Communications solution highlights in his post here, Talking UC at ITEXPO: Watch Digium Live in Miami.

Watch the full video above for these other interviewees that explain their Digium and Asterisk integrations: (more…)

Become a Beta Tester for Grandstream IP Technologies

February 6, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Apply to be a member of the Grandstream Beta Club and you could become an exclusive beta tester.

Grandstream is looking for early adopters of IP technologies. (more…)

Stadium Wi-Fi by Ruckus and the Los Angeles Angels Case Study

January 30, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

There’s a long list of stadiums, arenas, convention centers, theatres, and recreational centers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany that use Ruckus Wireless for their public Wi-Fi systems.

The video above shows the success that Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels have had using Ruckus to enhance their fan’s gameday experience.

The Challenge

Use Wi-Fi to increase operational efficiencies throughout a stadium that holds 45,574 people.

The Solution

200 Ruckus ZoneFlex narrow beam and ZoneFlex sectorized beam outdoor access points
Over 100 high-capacity three stream Ruckus ZoneFlex indoor access points
Ruckus SmartCell Gateway (SCG) 200 to manage access points

The Result

Free Wi-Fi access is not only helping to attract and retain fans, but the stadium is also using it for mobile food concessions including wireless-enabled cash registers and handheld point of sale devices to speed up transactions.

The stadium also plans to add handheld ticket barcode scanners to this Ruckus network for ticket processing.

John Clarey, CEO of 5 Bars, the company that owns and operates the Ruckus Wi-Fi network within the Angels stadiums said that:

Not only is sophisticated Ruckus technology like BeamFlex™ ideally suited for providing Wi-Fi to Angel Stadium, it requires deploying less APs in order to provide reliable coverage over the same area, compared with other vendors like Cisco, so it was an easy choice for us, and one we know will deliver the kind of performance, capacity and reliability both we and our clients demand.

Application and Deployment Details

For more application and deployment details, click here: Angel Stadium of Anaheim Takes Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi Out to the Ballgame.

Polycom NoiseBlock for Conference Callers Who Don’t Know How to Use the Mute Button

January 24, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Face it, when you’re on a conference call you’re either zoning out to enjoy a few moments of meditation or you’re doing something else entirely.

The Harvard Business Review article, What People Are Really Doing When They’re on a Conference Call, explains that, “It turns out many U.S. employees would rather do just about anything rather than listen intently to their coworkers from a remote location.”

What people are really doing on a conference call. Source: HBR.org

Inevitably, just as you began to successfully tune out everyone else on the call you get distracted by another caller’s dog barking in the background or a keyboard clacking away.

Who needs that?

Introducing Polycom NoiseBlock, “a new feature on the Polycom RealPresence Collaboration Server that removes distracting noise from meeting conversations so everyone can be heard clearly – and people don’t have to mute themselves,” says Laura Shay at Polycom.

Of course, it’s harder to get away with doing other work or eating while on a video call but at least with NoiseBlock you can’t be accused of interrupting anyone.

Cisco Unified Communications Replacement Program by Digium

January 20, 2015 by Nathan Miloszewski

Cisco UC300 and UC500

The Cisco Unified Communications Series for Small Business, specifically the UC300 and UC500 device series, have reached end-of-life (EoL) status.

Support for these platforms began phasing out on January 1, 2015.

Digium is currently offering a promotion to help you switch from Cisco to a Switchvox UC platform.

For many customers, a Switchvox solution can be purchased for less than the annual cost of a Cisco support contract.

Promotion Details

Must be a new Switchvox solution that replaces an existing Cisco UC300 and UC500 solution.
This promotion CAN be stacked with other Digium promotions.
Work with your VoIP Supply account rep – Devices cannot be purchased online for the same discount.

Eligible Digium Products for Cisco Replacement Promotion

Unified Communications Appliances

Switchvox 80
Switchvox 310
Switchvox 360

VoIP Phones

Digium D50
Digum D70

4 Hacks for Work Life Balance

First Look: Plantronics Blackwire C725 and C725-M USB Binaural Headsets with Noise Cancelling for Loud Offices

What is it?

Who is it for?

First Look: Yealink SIP-T29G Gigabit VoIP Phone

What is it?

Progress: New VoIP Lab at VoIP Supply

VoIP Supply Earns 2015 Sangoma Revenue Growth Award

How VoIP Supply Can Help with Asterisk and Switchvox Solutions

Become a Beta Tester for Grandstream IP Technologies

Stadium Wi-Fi by Ruckus and the Los Angeles Angels Case Study

The Challenge

The Solution

The Result

Application and Deployment Details

Polycom NoiseBlock for Conference Callers Who Don’t Know How to Use the Mute Button

Cisco Unified Communications Replacement Program by Digium

Eligible Digium Products for Cisco Replacement Promotion

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