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Quote of the Week

"An overburdened, overstretched executive is the best executive, because he or she doesn't have the time to meddle, to deal in trivia, to bother people." -- Jack Welch

SpliceCom: Newest Business Phone

A true 21st Century Business Telephony Solution.

Coming Soon the PCS 580G: For those seeking the real benefits that can be gained from the convergence of voice, video, IP TV and web enabled IT applications.

Time to look forward?

Traditionally, business intelligence has been used retrospectively, helping organisations to analyse past performance in order to plan for the future. This continues to be critical in avoiding the problems of the past but is very limited in helping companies to optimise decisions in the present.

“A powerful recent focus has been on getting information and analysis to front line staff, especially those who deal with customers in real time. Why? Because optimising these interactions has the potential to make a real impact to the bottom line.”

Richard Fayers – Senior Manager, Business Intelligence, Deloitte

For more information click here.

Factoid for the week

Over half of the British public (54%) admit to basing socail judgements on the style of emails they receive, forming opinions on aspects such as the senders intelligence, age and social status, according to research by GMX.

8 signs that technology's taken over your life!

1. You have never sat through an entire movie without having at least one device on your body beep or buzz.

2. You think of the gadgets in your office as "friends," but you forget to send your father a birthday card.

3. You back up your data every day.

4. You know more about the computer than about all of your friends.

5. You own a set of itty-bitty screw-drivers and you actually know where they are.

6. You have ended friendships because of irreconcilably different opinions about which is better, the Blackberry or the iPhone.

7. You pack the laptop computer first for any trip.

8. You are reading this from a screen.

Quote of the Week!

"What counts in a battle is what you do once the pain sets in." -- John Short, South African Coach

BT Business One Plan Inclusive – what’s the catch?

BT is a marketing machine and they often make very attractive offer’s irresistible, however, you have to be very careful about the pitfalls of their cleverly written terms and conditions.

At Adodo we endeavour to keep things simple, we have been in the industry for sixteen years and know that there can be a lot of confusion associated with it. Using our experience as dedicated consultants, we can find the best deal for you and guide you through the potential pitfalls in your contract.

For example:

‘From as little as £15 per month you can expect to get a BT Business Phone Line with 500 free minutes to UK landlines and a month's free line rental’

However;

• You will be tied into a 24month contract
• You must be a new BT customer
• You must make at least one chargeable call on that line per month
• You must reach your committed spend in a 12 month period otherwise reconciliation fees are applied

For the right company, this is a good deal. At Adodo we do not believe in hidden costs or extras, or long term constrictive contracts. We do believe in getting the right deal for your business. For a non-obligation chat with one of our representatives call us today 0800 092 1471 or email solutions@adodo.co.uk

More details are available on our website www.adodo.co.uk

The continuing rise of Facebook

4^th February 2010 marked the 6^th birthday of Social Networking giants Facebook. Today, 25-year-old Marc Zuckerberg is the world's youngest self-made billionaire. Just six years ago, he was launching an experimental little website out of his student digs at Harvard University. The site soon expanded beyond the Harvard fraternity to other college campuses, with membership reaching 1 million in under a year.

By the end of 2005, with secondary school and international students on board, Facebook had grown to more than 5.5 million members. In another year, there were 12 million users. Here in 2010, Facebook claims over 350 million active users and is, arguably, the most popular social networking site in the world.

In Europe, it accounts for over 30% of time spent social networking and over 4% of all minutes spent online. Figures that are quite outstanding when you take into account that Facebook is a single site competing with the entire world wide web.

With the proliferation of Facebook-capable mobile phones, plus Facebook Connect opening up the service further still (onto Xbox Live, Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo DSi, for instance), there's plenty of room for it to grow.

There is a strong argument that the use of social networking is useful to businesses and that management should embrace it rather than dismiss it.

“Banning Facebook and the like goes against the grain of how people want to interact” Peter Bradwell, Demos

Using networking technology in the right way to build closer links with employees and potential customers could boost productivity, innovation and create a more democratic working environment.

Firms are increasingly using networking software to share documents and collaborate in ideas, are you?

Have you given in to the social networking movement? Have you had a defining moment? Did you participate in the Rage against the machine protest? Did you participate in Doppelganger week?

Quote of the Week!

"I Cannot Do All the Good that the World Needs, But the World Needs All the Good That I Can Do" -- Jana Stanfield

Quote of the Week

"Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible - or even sinful - that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes!" -- Dr. Paul MacCready, Jr.