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Do You Have Mobile Email and Web Access? If not then why not join the masses!
 
Many of you will already have remote access to email when using a laptop or a home PC, but these days using your mobile phone to do it is so much easier.   

However, you have a big decision to make.    What kind of phone will you use?   There are 3 main choices - Windows Mobile devices, BlackBerry and the Apple iPhone.   There are others but these are the main players at the moment.
 
Windows Mobile devices work well but can be a little trickier to setup.   Once setup you will have good access to email, contacts, calendar, the ability to open Microsoft Office documents, web browsing etc.
 
BlackBerry claim to offer the best mobile email experience and this is hard to refute.   However, for it to work properly you really do need the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software running within your organisation.    This is yet another system that needs to be managed and maintained.
 
And then there is the iPhone.   It seems that almost everybody you see walking around staring at a phone these days is using an iPhone.    They are definitely the easiest of all devices to setup to talk to Exchange servers.   As an email device they work well, calendaring is supported but there are a few shortfalls, like not being able to snooze a calendar alert.   Web browsing works well but the big downfall here is Apple's refusal to support Flash.   So if you need to visit websites that use Flash then the iPhone is not for you.    The BIG attraction for the iPhone is the fact that there is "an app" for almost everything.   They are fun gadgets and simply very "cool".
 
The right handset for you is really based on what you will be accessing, whether you want a "real" keyboard etc.   Correct Solutions can assist you with making the right decision and with setting up your handset once you have it.

Smart business decisions often call for finding ways to cut costs. For the majority of companies looking at upgrading their network equipment, the most important thing about the design is that it delivers maximum benefit for minimum budget.

One area that is often looked at with regards to cost cutting is network hardware, such as routers and switches. There is seemingly a VERY wide price variation from one vendor to another and often we are faced with questions about why the most inexpensive products may not be a good fit for our clients' networks. Is there any valid reason behind the pricing disparity between vendors, or is it simply a matter of manufacturers trying to make more money?

As with most things you really do tend to get what you pay for. Yes the cheapest network switch or ADSL router may do the job - but does it do the job well and how long will it work for? Performance, data throughput and reliability are the most important aspects of network hardware.

Often it makes more sense to spend a few extra dollars and invest in equipment that will handle the throughput of a growing network, vastly improving performance and future proofing the overall design. Just because a switch can connect at gigabit speeds does not mean that it can keep up with constant gigabit traffic, especially on multiple ports at the same time. This is where the so called "backplane capacity" comes in to play and this is where the brand name, more expensive devices really shine.

The same goes for ADSL routers. Your company probably relies on its Internet connection more than you think. Could you afford for it to be unreliable? As with network switches, spending a few extra dollars on a higher quality, commercial grade router will often provide you with a far more reliable connection and a lot more features that you can use for setting up inter-site VPNs, 3G wireless backup connections etc; features that just aren't present on the standard modem routers that your Telco may provide you.

Correct Solutions believes in sourcing the best networking products available for your business whilst still maintaining good value for money. If you have concerns about your current network hardware or would like to discuss increasing the speed of your network traffic, call us for a chat!