The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a fair share of negativity in the business world, yet many technology companies are taking part in a global effort to support our economy during this period of disruption. Below are several examples of major technology partners providing free offers or lower cost solutions due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Microsoft: 6-month Office 365 E1 Trial

Microsoft created this trial as a direct response to COVID-19. Office 365, and more specifically Microsoft Teams, is a great solution for helping remote employees stay productive, connected, and collaborative. This trial can easily be upgraded to a paid subscription after the 6 month trial period. (more…)

With the transition to remote work in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations and schools are transitioning to using Zoom for online collaboration and learning. This has seen the online conferencing service get hit with multiple cyberattacks, and there are now over 500,000 leaked Zoom accounts available for sale on the dark web. (more…)

Everything is different now. In just a matter of weeks our world of work, interaction, and collaboration has transformed.  And for most Canadian organizations, technology is at the heart of your ability to respond effectively.  Welcome to the new normal of widespread remote work.  Unfortunately, many organizations are in survival mode. They are on their heels, trying to adjust temporarily, until they can get “back to normal”.  But what does “normal” look like on the other side of this pandemic crisis? (more…)

Think of the most popular brands in the world. You could recognize them anywhere. Why is that? Aside from their global presence, these brands have one thing in common – they adhere to a strict set of brand guidelines. (more…)

On June 15th, 1993, the Portable Document Format (or PDF) was born. PDF was created by Adobe® to be a standard document format which would allow for the exchange of documents across different systems (i.e., Windows, Mac, Linux, etc). The PDF file format allowed for any end-user to read/view a document, regardless of their system and irrespective of the native application that created it. (more…)

This is the final blog in a four-part series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build and maintain a better IT system. [Part 1], [Part 2], [Part 3]. (more…)

This blog is the third in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build and maintain a better IT system. [Part 1], [Part 2]. (more…)

This blog is the second in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build a better IT system. The first blog in this series can be found here. (more…)

This blog is the first in a series that will help you create a roadmap for your journey to build a better IT system. (more…)

Direct mail marketing campaigns continue to generate higher response rates, greater brand awareness, and higher levels of customer engagement than digital mail campaigns. So why does direct mail continue to get such a bad rap in 2019? (more…)