We all felt a second lockdown was coming. The rising number of cases of COVID-19 and the increase in people being admitted into hospital led Boris Johnson to his announcement on Saturday night to the dismay of most people who were watching. Among the most disappointed will be the...

With the Government announcing 2,988 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday - the highest figure since May 22– there are concerns of a second wave of coronavirus and the implications this may have on businesses. Daily confirmed cases began edging up again in July - after falling...

With lockdown extended and a global economic downturn predicted, businesses need to try to stay productive despite the restrictions placed upon them and their staff. Working from home has become the norm. It has not been an easy transition for everyone, especially for those...

If your business depends on face-to-face meetings, the thought of mass self-isolation and home working could be worrying. Salesmen, for instance, rely on getting in front of a potential customer to discuss their needs, make a presentation, demonstrate a product or service, etc. So, if...

More than 30 schools have closed across the UK since the outbreak of COVID-19 or coronavirus, along with businesses and GP surgeries. Organisations are evaluating their business continuity and work-from-home plans to accommodate potential quarantine periods. The World Health...

On-site meetings physically attended by staff are less efficient and costly. When you consider the travel and parking costs, combined with the lost productive time spent in the car or on the train, plus the time it takes to settle into a meeting, the in-person option starts to add...

Law firms often do not have the time or the in-house resource to research the communications and IT solutions that would best fit their needs. As an independent supplier, we can design a converged solution to alleviate the stress of dealing with multiple suppliers while benefiting...

Is video conferencing the answer to lawyers juggling the needs of several clients and multiple meetings?  You have several cases to deal with today and they are all in different locations. Time, as always, is of the essence. You could possibly defer a meeting or delegate someone...

In this video blog, Paul Marshall discusses the relevance of video conferencing in the business world and whether companies and organisations are actually using this HD technology or using free resources like Skype.For extra information on this topic, please see this blog.    ...

When my family and I arrived in Dublin to get our connecting flight back to the UK from Boston this week, the buzz word around the terminal was ‘fog’.Our flight to Heathrow was delayed by three hours but for many their flights were simply cancelled. The delay was certainly...