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Thanksgiving

Holiday Greeting Reminder

Will your business be closed in observance of Thanksgiving?
(or any other upcoming holidays)?
If so, it's not too early to let BTS know!
In many cases we can record, activate, and deactivate your holiday greetings or we can help you do it yourself.
Call BTS Service at (205) 290-8301 or email service@askbts.com today!



Unified Communications as a Service:
Multi-Tenant vs. Multi-Instance

When trying to determine which vendor to use for your "cloud services," it is very important to define the end result you anticipate and the needs of your organization before determining the platform or service you want to use. This also applies to Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS). There are a lot of options out there and many colors in the spectrum of services, but one of the first decisions should be on how the application you will be using is delivered.

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Unified Communications as a Service

I Should Have...

– David Dick

Every week, we receive calls from business owners and IT managers with urgent problems. At some point in each conversation, the phrase "I should have......" comes out with the preventative measure that they "wish" they had taken for their business or data network. This is usually nothing more than pre-planning to mitigate a potential problem rather than reacting to a nightmare-in-progress when everything is an emergency.

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  I Should Have...

Technology at a Glance

Telephone Tips

Telephone Tips

Call Monitoring with Coaching Ability on the NEC SV8100
--Contributed by Steven Palmer

Call Monitoring allows selected multiline terminal users to monitor another user's conversation without participating. A programmable audible alert tone can be sent to that station user. Without the audible alert (silent monitor), no indication is provided to either the monitored station or the outside party.

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In English speakers' minds, the telephone says "ring ring" (or something similar), and when we answer, we generally say "Hello." Have you ever wondered what speakers of other languages hear when the phone rings, and what they say when they answer the phone? Well, according to babbel.com...

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Computer Tips

Video Quick Tips

Tips

Next time you're watching a Youtube video on your computer, why not try these shortcuts?

  • Pause and resume by pressing K.
  • Rewind 10 seconds by pressing J; fast forward 10 seconds by pressing L.
  • To speed up a video, press >. To slow it down, press .
  • To increase the volume, press your up arrow key. To decrease it, press your down arrow.
  • Press F for full screen. Press Esc to exit fullscreen.
 

Ouch!

My hand and wrist are hurting from working at my computer! What am I doing wrong?!?

Ouch
 

My Screen is Upside Down! How Do I Fix It?

Upside down

Just use Ctrl, Alt, Delete and your navigation keys!

Upside down

End User Training Opportunities

Upcoming Webinars and Onsite Training

At BTS, we know that any technology is only as good as your ability to use it. To this end, we offer both web-based and onsite training on many different topics to help our customers get the most out of their technology investments. Whether you need to familiarize a new employee with your phone system, would like a quick refresher class for current employees, or need pointers on a specific topic, BTS is happy to help. Please call BTS Service at (205) 290-8301 to discuss or to schedule a training session specifically tailored to your needs.

Upcoming Webinars and Onsite Training

Please note that training is always free of charge to our contract customers!


You Need to Know!

You Need to Know!

New Faces at BTS

Tamara Lyman, Project Coordinator/Systems Trainer

Tamara Lyman began working at BTS as our new Project Coordinator and Systems Trainer in June of this year.

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Employee Awards and Certifications

This month, Field Engineer Larry Satterlee and Project Coordinator/Systems Trainer Tamara Lyman both completed Zultys technical training and became Zultys Certified Systems Experts (ZCSE) . They are both now highly qualified to configure, deploy, and maintain Zultys telephone systems. Congratulations, Larry and Tamara!

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zultys
 

Job Opportunities

At BTS we are always interested in talking to industrious, enthusiastic people with a passion for the technology industry. If you think you might be a good fit for our excellent team, please feel free to send your resume to hr@askbts.com .

Jobs

Make Me Smile!

Make Me Smile!

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What Do You Think?

What Do You Think?

If you have any questions or comments, or if there is anything you would like to see in our newsletters, please don't hesitate to contact us! Please call or email Kim Reynolds at 205-290-8430 or kimr@askbts.com.


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