Posts by Justin O'Meara
5 key takeaways for voice and video with Microsoft Teams from Ignite 2019
Last week at Microsoft Ignite 2019, I was lucky enough to be able to listen to a number of industry professionals discuss some new announcements around all Microsoft products. Of great interest to me were the discussions around Microsoft Teams and in particular, what will impact voice and video. I came away with so…
Read MoreThe Case for Headsets – Considering the Modern Workplace
Life in the Modern Workplace It’s a buzz word. You can’t go 5 minutes without hearing it, reading it, seeing it, somewhere. And it has many flavours: modern workplace, modern ways of working, agile working, remote working, flexible workplace, etc. The crux of it though? The “F-word”: FLEXIBILITY. Employers hear those buzz words and worry:…
Read MoreHow to get the most from team collaboration tools and cloud messaging services
By Justin O’Meara, Senior UC Architect at IComm Australia Today’s modern workplaces are requiring workers to be more connected with their closest colleagues, clients and partners. With improvements in technology over the years, the need for sit down meetings has become far less necessary. Businesses are adopting team collaboration platforms, specifically cloud instant messaging tools,…
Read MoreMy take from Microsoft Ignite 2017
By Justin O’Meara At this year’s Microsoft Ignite conference, Microsoft announced a new term – Intelligent Communications. For years companies like IComm have been working with unified communications products and associated themselves as a Unified Communications Microsoft Gold Partner. With the introduction of Office 365 a few years ago, Microsoft has the data and analytics…
Read MoreSkype for Business: Conferencing Just Became Cheaper and Simpler
Author: Justin O’Meara, Unified Communications Consultant, IComm. Just as workforces across Australia have become more mobile, dispersed and flexible – so have the communication costs risen for organisations to keep these people connected via virtual meetings from landline phones. That is all changing now thanks to an important release of Skype for Business PSTN Conferencing…
Read MoreOffice 365 E5 and the new features that you need to know about
By: Justin O’Meara, Unified Communications Consultant, ICOMM Microsoft has released the new Office 365 License (E5), which comes with a whole new range of exclusive features. So what are the main changes that you need to be aware of? Here are some key features that have been added and timeframes for their release in Australia.…
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