"Internet of Things" A Security Threat According to the non-profit Information Security Forum, the top six information security threats in 2014 are: * BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) * Data Privacy in the Cloud * Brand Reputational Damage * Privacy and Regulation * Cybercrime * Internet of Things The term “Internet of Things” is a relatively new phenomenon that we’re still
Sign Of The Times Photo credit: Tony Landa We live in an increasingly complex world. Technology is ever evolving. This is nothing new. Companies who used to be “analog” are now required to “go digital”. Take the sign company pictured above, this photo
Microsoft Integration With Switchvox Digium is always releasing new Switchvox PBX software addons that make using the product a delight. The newest option, Notifier v6, will make users who live and die by Microsoft products very happy. Easily place a call to one of your Microsoft Outlook contacts from Notifier’s dialer or see
BYOD Profiles Revealed In New Study It’s been called “A disaster waiting to happen” or even “A Way to Put an End to IT Communism“. But whatever your position or whatever you call it, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon has been sweeping the workplace. A recent CompTIA survey of 700 office workers gives
What do you use? Cisco WAP121 Wireless Access Point As technologists, we get asked all the time “What do you use in your office?” This series takes a look at the equipment and technology we use ourselves to do business at Chromis Technology. This week we look at our Wireless Access Point technology. The Cisco WAP121 is simple to
Switchvox Click To Dial Options Need click to dial from a web browser? You may remember that you can use Digium’s Firedialer for Firefox which dials any phone number displayed in a web page, dial recently called numbers, as well as highlight phone numbers on a web page you’re navigating. A tool I’
Record Your Holiday Greetings & Hold Music Now! Fall is here! Which only means one thing: The Holidays are right around the corner! Chromis Technology has teamed up with a group of recording studio experts to provide you and your customers a more pleasurable telephone experience. Maximize your marketing message this holiday season (or anytime) with custom IVR
What do you use?: Cisco ISA570 Firewall/Security Appliance As technologists, we get asked all the time “What do you use in your office?” This series takes a look at the equipment and technology we use ourselves to do business at Chromis Technology. This week we look at our Firewall technology. The Cisco ISA570 is an all-in-one internet access
What do you use?: Jabra PRO 920 Headset As technologists, we get asked all the time “What do you use in your office?” This series takes a look at the equipment and technology we use ourselves to do business at Chromis Technology. This week we look at our headsets. This technology gives me freedom. And with the optional
What do you use?: Cisco SG300-28P Gigabit Switch [](http://res.cloudinary.com/chromis-com/image/upload/v1472669937/ciscoSG300_zlroyj.jpg)A Screen Shot of the Cisco SG300-28P interface. As technologists, we get asked all the time “What do you use
The Goal of IT is to Eliminate IT I knew this day would come… To me it seemed inevitable. We’ve talked frequently around our office about the notion that “The Goal of Information Technology is to eliminate Information Technology.” And now it seems that there is concrete data from multiple sources taken over a 15 year period
Why live and work in AZ? Chromis Technology is based in Phoenix, Arizona (Tempe if you want to get technical) and to most of our customers (who for the most part, live here too) they understand why we live and work in the desert of the sun. But for those who still don’t get it,
What is "The Cloud"? I’m headed out to Chicago this evening to spend the next few days attending the “Cloud Partners” conference. So stay tuned to the Podcast and blog in the coming days to hear how it went… But it got me reflecting on an experience when a very good customer of
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Digium Refreshes Switchvox Appliances Digium recently announced four new Switchvox appliance models available to fit the VoIP system needs of various business sizes. These new appliances replace previous appliance iterations (AA65, AA305, AA355). Refreshed with updated components (Click here for a Switchvox Family of Appliances data sheet) to support current and future feature innovations,
Digium Expands Gateway Options Digium recently introduced two additional gateways to its popular line of VoIP gateways – the G400 (Four T1 ports) & the G800 (Eight T1 ports). Engineered for easy configuration and reliable operation, the gateways draw on Digium’s wealth of experience building interconnect hardware. With Asterisk under the hood and a simple,
Switchvox Voicemail Options  Digium’s Switchvox platform offers many options to access voicemail: one-touch access from a desk phone, remote access from any phone, Web access to your Switchvox Mailbox, or email access from your favorite email client
Say Hello To Digium's New Switchvox Appliances Digium has introduced two new appliances to their award winning Switchvox platform. The 450 and 470 are Digium’s newest additions to the product line and address larger system requirements. These appliances offer server-class architectures, significantly more memory, state of the art processors, enhanced RAID options and solid state drives
How Switchvox Keeps Me Mobile Like a lot of people doing business these days, I’m not chained to a desk all day long. I’m a pretty mobile guy. Sure, some days I find myself staring at a monitor all day long. But most days I’m out and about giving demos, performing installations,
Gateway v. PCI Cards, What's The Difference? We still have many customers who still use PRI technology. And from a price, quality, and feature perspective, PRI’s are hard to beat. In the Phoenix, Arizona Metro area, where Chromis Technology is based, we see prices anywhere from $350 – $500 per month per PRI depending on the carrier/
Did You Miss Our Webinar? No problem. We recorded it! If you didn’t have time to attend this week’s webinar on how to put UC (Unified Communications) to work for your business, take some time to view the recording. If you still have questions about Digium’s award winning Switchvox platform, we can
Webinar: Put UC to Work for Your Business See how much more your business can do with a better phone system.** ** Register Now | Tuesday, April 9 2:00 PM CDT As much as technology has advanced in the last few decades, there are still only 24 hours in a day. That’s where Unified Communications (UC) comes into
AsteriskNOW 3.0 Released We spend a lot of time talking about Switchvox but we get just as excited about enhancements to Digium’s Asterisk products as well. That being said, we’ve been playing with the new version of AsteriskNOW 3.0 in our lab and we love what we’re seeing so
Digium Phones and EHS? Yes you can! With the introduction of Switchvox SMB release 5.7 (53929) and Digium telephone firmware release (1.3.0.1.53901) the software now gives you the ability to use a new Electronic Hook Switch (EHS) option. This lets you specify a Jabra IQ or Plantronics headset for EHS right from
Update: Port Forwarding for Digium Switchvox As the developers at Digium continue to build new features into Switchvox, every so often the need to open additional ports on your firewall arises. This is an updated list of those ports and applies to 5.x.x versions of Switchvox. For more information on managing Switchvox on your
