Microsoft Lync Unified Communications Done Right
By Eric O. Schueler, Senior V.P. of Information Technology at HRCT It seems that Microsoft has all the right ingredients when it comes to unified communications. Microsoft Lync wasn’t the first stab and unified communications for Microsoft. They had previously launched a product called Microsoft Communications Server…
SkyDrive – Cloud Storage Service
By Eric O. Schueler, Senior V.P. of Information Technology at HRCT SkyDrive is Microsoft’s personal cloud storage service. It competes with DropBox or Google Apps. When you install SkyDrive you will create a folder on your computer that synchronizes its contents with your SkyDrive account in the…
A Business Technology Holiday Wish List
It’s not uncommon to experience a lull at work in December. Between the lengthy Thanksgiving weekend and countdown to Christmas, you’ll find many employees have days earmarked for vacation and some clients just aren’t as active as they are in the spring. It’s a good time to…
Digital IP Enabled PBX and IP PBX – Yes or No?
by Sid Cervarich, Vice President of Sales at HRCT In my last blog I spoke about some pros and cons involved in Hosted VoIP service. This time, I want to focus on the alternatives available. Digital/ IP Enabled PBXs and IP PBXs for businesses occupy the lion’s…
How to Avoid Problems With Data Recovery
You don’t have to anticipate a storm – an outage at your office can occur any time. You may be in the middle of a dangerous weather event, or an accident could have knocked out the power in your area. For whatever reason something has gone wrong…
Have a Data Recovery Plan for Your Business
Can you think of anything more frightening than turning on your computer one day to discover everything you’ve had on it is gone? If you rely on your computer for work or day to day activities, you would understandably suffer some kind of panic attack. As a…
Ways You Can Use Video Conferencing
by Kathryn Lively Having worked in Web development and marketing for over ten years – well before even Google existed – I have seen how this industry changes. New innovations in communication have made it easier for us to contact people on the other side of…
Why Your Business Needs a Firewall
These days we are savvy enough (we hope) to know when a friend’s e-mail has been phished. We know not to click on suspicious links or download zip files from people we don’t know. Every day one can find SPAM and other dubious delights in the inbox,…
Business Telephone, Computer and IT Solutions
A Strong Local Communications Business now combining Business Telephone, Computer and IT Solutions by Doug Gray, Vice President HRCT Hampton Roads Communication Technologies (HRCT) has been a leader in business communications in Hampton Roads since 1986, and since 1987, I have been working at HRCT side-by-side with…