What IT Services Will Your Business Need to Implement for Effective & Efficient Hybrid Working?

In 2020 UK businesses had to adjust quickly to keep their operations running during the first Covid-related national lockdown. At times businesses achieved continuity simply through adapting their existing technology solutions and making use of free digital services wherever possible. Now though, as we progress into a more permanent way of working in a post-Covid […]
Simpson Wood have teamed up with Direct Voice & Data and MyCloud Media
Direct Voice & Data were kindly invited by Simpson Wood to do a presentation at the Digital Enterprise Seminar held in the John Smith’s Suite at The John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield on 28th March 2017. In what was a very popular event the audience were treated to 4 guest speakers: (From the left) Tim […]
Is it time to upgrade your telephone system to VoIP?
It seems as though everyone is talking about IP Telephony and VoIP. But what are they exactly, and what is everyone so excited about? Essentially IP Telephony is a technology that allows you to make telephone calls over a broadband internet connection. Voice is sent over the internet, and forms a call – Voice over […]
Cloud Communications Require Planned Approach to Deliver Long-Term Success
In today’s increasingly competitive environment, the key to success is to embrace communication tools that ensure flexibility, reduce overhead and investment risk, and are suitable for providing a secure working environment for remote and mobile staff. Most organisations choose to use IP telephony to achieve this, with a growing number exploring hosted telephony along with […]
Global VoIP Market To Hit $75.8Bn In 2013
The advent of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has fundamentally changed the way organisations carry out phone conversations, with many companies now realising that the technology helps to improve their business operations. With VoIP, companies can make more cost-effective calls than when using land-line services. The technology has also been proven to be more reliable […]
Benefits Of Adopting VoIP Technology
In today’s highly competitive business environment, keeping your organisation as productive and efficient as possible is key to being successful. To a great extent, this is dependent on the type of services a business offers, how effective those services are and to what degree they allow the firms to perform their duties in an effective […]
Benefits Of Using Hosted Phone Systems (PBX) For Business Environments
Nowadays, many businesses use a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) to manage their in-house phone systems. Traditional PBX devices link incoming calls to the desired extension or phone line, and increase general phone efficiency. The biggest limitation to using traditional PBX systems is that they generally require expensive phone technology, high maintenance costs, and paying a […]
Overview of Panasonic NT Series IP Business Telephones
With the benefits of efficiency and cost savings, the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has increased in popularity for many UK businesses today. In response, business telephone system manufacturers are extending their ranges of IP desk phones to cater for widening business needs. Here we look at the range of IP telephones that […]
A Guide to VoIP for Business Telephone Systems
A common term that is used in the business telephones industry today is VoIP. But what is it and what does it do? Experts from Yorkshire business phones provider Direct Voice and Data explain… What is VoIP? The acronym VoIP stands for “Voice over Internet Protocol”. Also known as IP Telephony or Broadband Telephony, it’s […]