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Mar 31 2008   8:57PM GMT

Microsoft ResponsePoint



Posted by: Tony Bradley
VoIP, Unified Communications, Microsoft, UC, Evangelyze, Joe Schurman, SMB Nation, ResponsePoint

In a past life, I managed a PBX system. I was thrust into one of those jack-of-all-trades IT positions where I was basically tasked with deploying, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining anything with a plug. From pencil sharpeners to servers, and desktop PC’s to laser printers, it was all my responsibility, and the PBX phone system was based in the server room so it became mine to manage. From what I recall, it was archaic and cumbersome. Just adding a phone line or a new user was a project in and of itself. That was a mere 10 years ago. Now, we have VoIP and Unified Communications, and all of the miraculous wonders those technologies bring with them. For small and medium businesses, Microsoft has a tool that is simply awesome- ResponsePoint. Evangelyze Founder and Executive Director Joe Schurman presented a demonstration of the power and simplicity of ResponsePoint at the SMB Nation conference in New York this past weekend. Visit the ResponsePoint site and watch some of the demos. I think it will blow you away. If you want more information about ResponsePoint, you can contact Evangelyze.

Mar 31 2008   8:48PM GMT

SMB Nation Conference



Posted by: Tony Bradley
VoIP, Unified Communications, UC, SMB Nation, Toronto, Europe

Are you a small or medium business trying to keep up with technology and leverage new tools to work better rather than harder? The title of ‘SMB’ applies to large and growing segment of businesses throughout the world. SMB’s have to be innovative and agile. Unified Communications is a natural fit for accomplishing this goal, but SMB’s also don’t have the bottomless budgets of some of their enterprise-class cousins. SMB’s need cost-effective tools and technologies that allow them to take advantage of VoIP and unified communications without breaking the bank. SMB Nation is holding two-day conferences in North America and Europe designed to educate business owners and introduce new concepts and technologies. SMB Nation East occurred in New York this past weekend, but you can still attend SMB Nation Toronto on May 3 & 4, or SMB Nation Europe, also in May. Visit SMB Nation for more information.