Articles from April 2011



Bluetooth vs. Wireless LAN vs. Mobile Broadband

Wireless can make your business more responsive, competitive, and connected.

Compare wireless technologies and find the one that is right for you.  Terms like Bluetooth, WiFi, WLAN, and Broadband/ Wireless WAN have become a part of our daily vocabulary. These technologies can help your business keep up with the ever-changing market when you know enough to make the most of them. Find out how to choose the right wireless technology so you can work more productively and stay connected no matter where you are. (more…)

How Switching and Routing Keep Business Going

Routers and switches are the building blocks for all business communications from data to voice and video to wireless access. They can improve a company’s bottom line by enabling your company to increase productivity, cut business costs, and improve security and customer service.

Specifically, routers and switches support:

Sharing applications
•Provide staff access to business applications
•Improve employee productivity

Using routing and switching technologies allows your staff, even those located in different locations, to have equal access to all your business applications, information and tools. Keeping everyone connected to the same tools can increase employee productivity. Routing and switching also can provide access to advanced applications and enable services, such as IP voice, videoconferencing and wireless networks. (more…)

Disaster-Proof Your Business


If you’re a business owner, you need to know how to protect your business.

Try as we might, there’s often no way to skirt disaster — whether it’s national, personal or weather-induced. But there are strategies to cope with it as best we can, no matter if its source is a burst river levee, a thoughtlessly discarded match, or the deranged actions of others. Knowing what to do in the event of a disaster is crucial for anyone, of course, but particularly for a small-business owner, whose livelihood may depend on a small storefront or home basement office.

Start with some strategies. Here’s a checklist that can help you set up an effective and comprehensive small-business disaster plan: (more…)

Managed Backup for your Business

Dear Friends:

Like all of us, you’ve come to rely on technology to process and store your company’s vital data. That’s why business continuity planning and data backup should be at the top of your priority list. Internet & Telephone is rolling out a business-class Managed Backup Solution that will rank among the most trusted and secure in the industry.

Our new solution features military-grade 256-bit data encryption, automatic interval-based backup, and full Microsoft Exchange Support. Most importantly, our backup solution uses a proprietary protocol that makes recovery three times faster than other solutions.

Call us today to find out more about this essential new product offering!

Best regards,


Pete