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The Blackberry Curve 8900

The Blackberry Curve 8900 is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY smartphone packed with the latest features.

The striking 480 x 360 - pixel screen offers crisp-on-the-go video, images, text, maps and more. With a sleek new twist on a classic style, the Blackberry Curve 8900 smartphone is an easy-to-use device that delivers expanded functionality and […]

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Interesting stories on remote working from aroud the web.

Vaillant, a leading manufacturer of gas and solid fuel domestic heating appliance boilers, called for Interchange’s help to install the latest GPRS mobile technology to enhance and develop its service and support business even further.
The solution helped out the company’s national service organisation Heatcall, which provides after sales support through it team of 100 engineers.
Under […]

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Find out more about remote working, whether you are about to embark on a remote working operation or are looking for new techniques and technology to improve your existing virtual business

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UK workers pull 35 million ‘sickies’ a year

According to the latest research, UK employees take more than 35 million sick days a year for personal reasons rather than for a genuine illness.

However, it was also revealed that nearly a third (29%) of employees would take less time off work if their organisation made flexible working provisions.

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Microsoft helping remote workers

According to a new survey from Microsoft, remote working programmes can benefit employees and employers through increased productivity, reduced overhead and happier workers.

Sixty percent of respondents to the Microsoft Telework survey ‒ conducted among 3,600 employees in 36 cities nationwide ‒ said they were more productive and efficient when working remotely.

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Flexible working leading to new working order

The recent ice and snow resulted in more and more people in the UK relying on broadband to stay working remotely, while already in the recession-weary corporate world, expensive air travel is unfashionable and unnecessary if tools such as video conferencing and webinars are available.

The UK workforce is now using flexible working methods, such as converged fixed and wireless communications, and see it as a form of business continuity.

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“Doing more” for the business with VoIP

“Doing more with less” has become a common theme for businesses trying to beat the recession. However, with the economy starting to show signs of a recovery, businesses are starting to shift their focus to “doing more” by finding ways to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness without escalating costs.
 
One of the ways organisations can “do more” whilst reducing costs is by switching to VoIP phone systems, as it reduces phone bills and eliminates the cost of managing and maintaining in-house equipment.

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Working remotely requires right technology

According to technology experts, companies which develop the right technology can allow their workers to effectively work from outside the office.

There’s no reason why employees can’t work remotely, but companies need to ensure they have the right security systems and network performance available to remote users.

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