Tech Terrain

Cell phones were a revelation when they became widely available to the general public. They gave us a way to keep in constant contact with our friends and family, meaning that no matter where we happened to be, we were never “off the grid.” Of course, calling your loved ones was just one of many possible applications for these new phones: they also single-handedly ushered in a new era for small and large business owners. Now there was an effortless way to stay in contact with employees “in the field” when they left the office to conduct business elsewhere; they no longer had to remain dependent on, say, pay phones or hotel room telephones. Their calls could be private, and best of all, mobile. Today, another new technology is about to take business telephone systems to the next level. VoIP phone services (Voice Over Internet Protocol) are positioning themselves as the next big thing not only in business communications technology, but for the average citizen. Here’s how it