If we try to closely analyze that who owes more to the technological advancement or who has benefited more out of the technological advancements- Businesses or Individuals, we find a very close contest between the two and therefore at times become hard to pick out a clear winner. Why? It’s because anything that benefits the businesses directly benefits the stakeholders of that business too. But when we observe a bit more deeply we find that the profits of companies which are positive towards use of technology have increased multi folds. These companies have been either innovators or early adapters of the latest technological advancements.
Let’s try to understand it with an example. Intra Company and Inter Company- Consumer Telephonic Communication is one area where most of the companies are trying to reduce their bills. With the introduction of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, companies have been able to reduce this amount to a bare minimum of what it used to be. They use what is called Virtual Phone System – a communication method that works on the VoIP technology and generates virtual phone numbers to replace every existing phone number. This in turn reduces the cost of telephonic communication. A live example of this technology would be the toll free numbers (numbers that start with 800 in US) used by various companies.
The Virtual phone Systems Technology is particularly useful for small business units which strive for cost reduction in every area possible. What they can do is tie up with some expert service provider like Vocalocity and use this technology for their benefit. Vocalocity has been a prominent service provider in this field. They offer services at competitive rates and are oriented towards providing best of their services to small business units which have employee strength of somewhere around 50. Some of the core benefits of their offer are
- They host all IP telephone equipment off site, so the customers do not have to lease or maintain it at the office.
- They charge a low monthly fee which significantly cuts down your phone bill.
- Portable IP virtual phone systems which enables you to take your office phone with you anywhere there is a broadband connection.
- Additional features and long distance calling without charging extra.
- They provide services only to small businesses, so you don’t have to compete with larger corporations or residences.
So that is how small businesses can use technology to their benefit in modern world.
