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The Latest Developments and Trends in the Field of Corporate Communications

“Groovy”, “trippin”, “bestie”, “yeet”, “cheugy”- Tell me, which of these words you identify yourself with and I will tell you which generation you belong to. Baby boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z, Generation Alpha: The coming together of such diverse demographic clusters can be as rewarding as challenging....

Do You Know What the Ecological Footprint is? I would like to start this blog with a familiar and pretty image. Imagine, you are at the beach, taking a stroll at the seaside. Your footprints are left behind in the warm sand under your feet. What happens to these traces you leave behind? They disappear quickly....

What to do if hospitals, local administrations, fire departments, police stations or other critical infrastructures were without power for a prolonged period of time? What happens if the power is gone for more than 3 days?...

In business economics, productivity is the indicator used to measure the ratio between produced goods / services and required production factors. From a historical perspective, productivity has a strong association to exploitation....

When it comes to the digital transformation of public institutions, their communication solutions play a decisive role. Modern communication solutions are of paramount importance for providing better access to public services for the citizens and businesses. Not every communication system meets the strict requirements for the implementation in public institutions. ...

This year marked the second edition of the innovaphone CONNECT fair in the Motorworld Böblingen, in close proximity to the innovaphone AG headquarters. Together with almost 50 technology partners and app partners, we exhibited the latest developments of the rapidly growing myApps ecosystem ...

Transparency – A term we often encounter in the business world these days. Legislation requires more transparency. Employees wish for more transparency. Entrepreneurs strive for ways to create more transparency. What exactly is transparency, and why is it so important for companies?...

Have you ever pulled on a door when you were actually supposed to push it? You are not the only person this has ever happened to. This phenomenon is indeed so common that it even has a name: “Norman Doors” – named after the usability expert Donald Norman....

Today, we would like to take you on a journey through the history and beginnings of working time recording – an ancient practice with its origins rooted long before our digital age. Have you ever heard about “Codex Hammurabi”? Did you know that there already was a device for time recording in the late 19th century? ...

innovaphone myApps allows the teaching staff to bundle all relevant software tools and applications within one single and intuitive interface. These tools are presented in form of apps and are available to the entire class. These apps may contain digital classrooms, a chat messenger, social platform and more...

A vision statement is an orientation and a guiding principle for businesses. It should inspire and motivate, and determine the direction of development for the company. Where is the journey headed for innovaphone?...

We continue with our series “IT Terminology Explained.” As with part I of our series, we asked our colleagues to explain a few terms commonly used in ICT (information & communications technology). What is a PBX and what does “responsive web design” mean? ...

Do you remember the last time you held a map in your hands because you wanted to go places but did not know how to get there? When was the last time you filled out a transfer form and then actually took it to your bank? ...

Our IP communications systems have been in use in the very demanding maritime sector for a long time now, thanks to their reliability and sturdy nature. With the DNV approval, we obtained an official and globally recognized certification which explicitly confirms the deployment of our products for such maritime purposes....

When I remember one of the first voice system projects that I had the pleasure of implementing, I get goosebumps. And not because of the considerable complexity of the system, which included an Ascom paging system, PBX, DECT telephones and Wi-Fi. ...

At last, our innovaphone Dialogs, our renowned event series exclusively for authorized innovaphone partners, took place again in person. For our dialogs, innovaphone travelled across Europe, offering 11 dates in 10 cities and 7 countries ...

The term architecture is oftentimes used in context with phone systems, referring to its PBX architecture. The underlying principle with the architecture of buildings and, accordingly IT architecture, is following: Construction is carefully planned and provides stability...

Our colleague Klaus Wallnöfer will explain three oftentimes overlooked key elements of the cloud architecture that should be carefully considered...

Imagine following situation: You may have already heard about businesses in Europe transitioning from ISDN to All IP. In this context, a specific terminology and technical terms such as VoIP, soft migration, SIP trunks, IP PBX and many more are used. ...

34 companies in Baden-Württemberg, among them innovaphone, were awarded the prize “Volunteer-friendly employer in civil protection” on November 17, 2022....

Digitization offers many opportunities to the maritime market. With the digital transformation of this industry, there is growing need for a reliable, stable and fast infrastructure that makes real-time data exchange possible....

The 20th edition of the Rio Oil & Gas took place from September 26 – 29th, 2022, at the Olympic Boulevard in Rio de Janeiro. Alexander Geer, Sales Manager Brazil at innovaphone and João Paulo Santos, Sales Engineering Team from Florianópolis SC at Wecom (innovaphone partner Brasil) share their experiences...

Invited to a web meeting, you click on the link, check your headset and camera, check your video image – is the hair under control - and let’s get going. Isn’t it crazy how the pandemic is responsible for us getting used to so many consecutive web conferences?...

We were beyond delighted to finally welcome our innovaphone partners, exhibitors, customers and innovaphone friends to our first live event after more than 2 years. The gates of the exhibition opened at 8.30 am, at the impressive halls of the Böblingen Motorworld...

Local municipalities face daily challenges due to the heterogeneity of their numerous services, accommodating many different professions including: Civil registry, local police, fire department, daycares, schools, city planning, tourist information, leisure and sports...

The objective of this blog post is to encourage you to think about your internal communication system and the infrastructure within your company. You may want to think about analyzing the system with the goal of securing the company infrastructure, your employees, business data as well as your own interests....

By using digital tools, companies can monitor workflows and communication processes to improve efficiency within the business. The markets develop dynamically and ever shorter production cycles are imposed on businesses. ...

From February 28th until March 3rd, the Mobile World Congress finally took place again on site, in Barcelona. After two years of pandemic and a somewhat “disenchanted” MWC 2021, expectations were quite high to see if the MWC22 would be able to defend its title of being one of the largest ICT events worldwide. ...

One important function of UCC solutions is the presence status displayed in the client because it may determine the further path of communication. Oftentimes, the presence information is supplemented by a text that contains more detailed information on the status. ...

On a global level, we are increasingly becoming aware of our environment, the climate crisis and the sharp rise in energy costs. The last doubts have been erased: environmental sustainability is at the top of the agenda of politics, science and administration....

This blog post is an interview with two of our apprentices here at innovaphone. We conducted the interview with one apprentice undergoing training to become an industrial clerk and one apprentice training to become an IT specialist. ...

This video interview demonstrates how the open platform myApps can be used in schools to implement digital teaching and hybrid learning. All required tools and applications will be available to teachers and students directly via the myApps user interface....

Up until a few years ago, the transition to All IP telephony seemed like something that was exclusively reserved to large companies equipping new office sites, negotiating new contracts with their telecommunications providers or modernizing their telephone systems. The objective was always the same:...

The open standard WebRTC (real-time communication) has been gaining in popularity and triggered quite a revolution in the field of business communications. WebRTC technology enables the transfer of voice packages, video images or desktop sharing (Application Sharing) in real-time from browser to browser. ...

Especially during times of a global pandemic, the digital transformation poses tremendous challenges for many companies. Work and business models that used to be typical in the past are now undergoing continual changes. This does not only apply to large enterprises but also small & mid-sized business are affected....

The pandemic has turned our working world upside down. Wherever possible, employees revert to working remotely from home. Many businesses use this impulse to switch their business communications to the cloud ...

Here at the innovaphone marketing department, we are a multi-national team that has joined forces to feed you with interesting news, expert knowledge and insider features concerning our core business: enterprise communications....