by Mark Pawlowski | May 20, 2019 | Planning For IT, Tech Trends
If your office is using a VoIP system, then you’re familiar with all of its benefits. But are you getting the most out of your office phone system? Too often businesses aren’t optimizing their phone systems to reap all of the benefits. This could be due to lack of...
by Mark Pawlowski | May 10, 2019 | Planning For IT, Tech Trends
When did you first start using VoIP? Were you using it for personal reasons or for commercial use? Since VoIP first came onto the scene in the late 1990s, it has evolved tremendously to include a variety of capabilities that it wouldn’t have otherwise had. VoIP has...
by Mark Pawlowski | May 1, 2019 | Security Challenges
Keyless entry systems are vital to a secure office. They keep unauthorized personnel out of your building without the risk of lost keys. They provide added convenience to employees who can simply scan a finger or flash an RFID bracelet to enter the building instead of...
by Mark Pawlowski | Apr 23, 2019 | Planning For IT, Security Challenges
Twenty years ago, the average corporate office was a cubicle farm where workers churned out products or services from nine to five before heading home after a good day. Since then, the corporate office has evolved into the corporate campus. These complexes often offer...
by Mark Pawlowski | Apr 22, 2019 | Network Management
From the rotary phone to the car phone to the landline to the smartphone, telecommunications has evolved constantly. As a phone system installer, Medlin Communications has had to keep up with the times as well. Now, it seems that the office phone system is going...
by Mark Pawlowski | Mar 29, 2019 | Network Management, Planning For IT
Take a look around your office. What systems do you see? The average employee most likely has a phone, laptop, desktop, and access to video conferencing rooms, keyless entry systems, wireless printers, and more. There’s a lot of high-tech communication that keeps the...
by Mark Pawlowski | Mar 27, 2019 | Network Management, Planning For IT
A systems integrator is an enterprise that implements, coordinates, schedules, tests, maintains, and improves a computing operation. System integration accomplishes this by bringing together subsystems to create an all-encompassing system that allows the various...
by Mark Pawlowski | Mar 19, 2019 | Security Challenges
Incidents of theft in Chicago have risen by 27% over the past four years. Citywide, the rate of shooting incidents has gone up by 16%. While the overall crime rate has dropped by 7% since 2018, like any large city, Chicago can still be a dangerous one. When you run a...
by Mark Pawlowski | Mar 18, 2019 | IT Relocation
Moving your company headquarters in Chicago is stressful. Not only do you have to worry about furniture, employees, new office supplies, designing a floor plan, and more, but you also have to think about IT relocation in Chicago. Picture this: employees carrying...
by Mark Pawlowski | Mar 6, 2019 | Network Management, Security Challenges
When most people think of methods of protection against cyber-attacks, firewalls, encryption, and anti-virus software may be the first things that come to mind. But there is more to cybersecurity that happens behind the scenes than you may think. As any cabling...
