Collaboration in the Cloud
Published on March 9, 2012.

Think Productivity It’s one thing to access your email while traveling. It’s quite another to access your files. Those large files can be difficult to upload or download from the road, where access to bandwidth can slow Internet service to a crawl.  Cloud data storage helps to provide access, but without the ability to work in the cloud, you may

» Continue Reading

Corporate Gifts that Last
Published on February 6, 2012.

About four years ago, Cory Communications stopped sending holiday gifts to its clients.  Instead, it began making annual donations on behalf of his clients to Hopeworks ‘N Camden, a Camden, New Jersey charity that works with inner-city youth ages 14-23. Father Jeff Putthoff, executive director of Hopeworks, calls the value of Cory’s contributions “inestimable.” Beyond the cash value, Putthoff also

» Continue Reading

SIP Trunking
Published on February 6, 2012.

Telecommunications is a complex hybrid creature—part hardware and part software with a little magic thrown in for good measure. SIP is part of the magic that makes real-time communications over the Internet possible. SIP, short for Session Initiation Protocol, enables voice, data and video to travel quickly and clearly between people in real time.  It is the heart of VOIP

» Continue Reading

The Universal Services Fund Today
Published on February 6, 2012.

Have you ever wondered about that fee you are charged every month by your telecom provider? If so, here is a brief history of the Universal Services Fund (USF) and what you may expect in the future. Background In 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the USF to meet the goals of the Communications Act of 1996 that mandated

» Continue Reading

VIRTUALIZATION—it’s virtually everywhere!
Published on February 6, 2012.

Those of us old enough to remember the early days of IT know how dramatically computer technology has changed over the years. In the mid-1970s, for example, Computers took up entire rooms that were kept at near refrigeration temperatures Hard drives were more than a foot in diameter Reel-to-reel tapes were the only way to backup data 64KB was a

» Continue Reading