Current industry trends & topics of interest

AI-Powered VoIP: Future-Proof Your Business Communications

Companies that fail to modernize their communication infrastructure today risk falling behind modern work practices. Upgrading to an enterprise VoIP solution builds the solid foundation needed for a future-proof infrastructure.

More than Communication: Clemens Kerpes Unlocks New Business Fields

In March 2026, innovaphone established the new role of "Sales Specialist Business Apps" and welcomed back Clemens Kerpes to lead this project.

CONNECT 2026: Records, Trends & Team Spirit

CONNECT 2026 exceeded our expectations: The Legendenhalle at Motorworld Böblingen hosted our trade fair for the third time, creating a vibrant hub for modern work.

Softphone Meets Desk Phone – The Perfect Match for Modern Businesses

The future of corporate communications is not about having to choose between hardware and software, but about seamlessly integrating the two. The innovaphone softphone turns any device such as computer, tablet or smartphone into a fully-fledged business phone. This allows for a seamless blend of office and mobile work.

Public Authorities: Digital Upgrade for the Desk Phone

Making phone calls is old-school. Calling someone requires immediate accountability. You have to react, listen and make decisions on the spot. E-mail and messaging are different: You send a message and the matter is off your plate until someone gets back to you.

Are You Trapped in App Chaos?

Say goodbye to tool overload! Discover how app consolidation and digital sovereignty can help you regain focus and avoid costly friction within your team.

From Cookies to Pitches: Wrapping up the Year with a BarCamp

What better way to end the year at innovaphone than by combining festive spirit with culinary delights and collective intelligence at our traditional Christmas brunch. Let us tell you about our successful BarCamp concept, which breaks down hierarchies and fosters innovation.

innovaphone on the Road: Events & Exhibitions in Fall 2025

From Germany to Sweden, from Italy to Poland – many trade fairs awaited us this fall! Numerous international events kept us quite busy, and we brought back lots of exciting impressions and inspiring encounters. And best of all: Everything is “Made in Europe”!

Your Smart Project Management Tool to Overcome Project Chaos

1000 tasks and no plan? Do you sometimes feel that all your projects are getting increasingly complex, while deadlines just dwindle away? You are probably wondering how you can keep track of everything

Flexible Working Hours for Peak Productivity and Well-Being

In our constantly changing business world, flexible working time models are becoming increasingly important. They offer both employees and employers the opportunity to adapt working hours to individual needs and requirements of staff.

Nor-Shipping 2025: innovaphone Presents Communication Solutions for the Maritime Industry

From June 2nd to June 6th, 2025, all the industry leaders of the maritime industry met up at Nor-Shipping 2025 in Oslo, one of the world’s most important trade fairs to exhibit current trends and innovative solutions of the maritime sector.

Made in Europe: European Innovation Challenges Tech Giants

In a digital world in which a few tech companies dominate the scene worldwide, European companies are faced with a crucial question: How can we build our technological strength while preserving our values and digital sovereignty?

How innovaphone Navigates between Kubernetes, Containers and Hypervisors

A few decades ago, the use of computers was commonplace at companies in various sectors, but the internet was hardly ever used. The digital transformation first affected the corporate world, followed later by banks and public authorities.

(Corporate) Communication – Bottomless Pit or Structured System?

Have you ever thought about what the phenomenon of ‘communicating’ actually means? ‘You can’t not communicate’ said Paul Watzlawick (1921 - 2007), psychotherapist and communication scientist1. Where does communication begin and where does it end?

Manage Emergency Situations with Smart Communication

Emergencies and crises may affect everybody. In order to react quickly and appropriately, smart communication is of crucial importance. With automated solutions and specialized software, communication becomes an advantage.

Multi-Generational Workforce

“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.

Digital Sovereigni…. What? The Importance of Data Privacy & a Secure Digital Workplace

The other day, my daughter once more asked me what I do for a living. My son – bound to begin an apprenticeship himself next year – immediately responded that I learned something to do with electronics. The question my daughter had asked does come up surprisingly often, and repeatedly among friends, family, neighbors.

Sustainability – innovaphone Reduces the Ecological Footprint for a Better Future

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.

Blackout: What’s Next? innovaphone’s Emergency Communications Kit

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?

Productivity Across Times

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.

Public Insitutions Master the Digital Transformation

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.

innovaphone CONNECT 2024 Receives Overwhelming Feedback

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 within the Company - More than just a Trend

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?

Usability: The User-Friendly Experience

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.

The Recording of Working Times – a Journey through History

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?

The Digital Future of Schools with innovaphone myApps

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

Vision Statement - innovaphone

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?

What’s...? IT Terminology Explained (Part II)

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?

The Million Jobs of Application Software

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?

How Can the DNV Approval for the Maritime Industry be Obtained?

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.

New PBX, better security

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.

innovaphone Dialogs 2023 – Looking Back

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

What do Your Company Building and Enterprise Communications Platform have in Common?

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

A Telephone System from the Cloud: Does the Perfect Cloud Architecture Exist?

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

What's...? IT Terminology Explained (Part I)

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.

Prize for being a “Volunteer-Friendly Employer”: Social Commitment at innovaphone

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

The Smart Communication Solution for the Maritime Industry

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.

innovaphone Exhibits at Rio Oil & Gas 2022

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

Data Protection Going Haywire

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?

Looking Back on innovaphone CONNECT 2022

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

Turning the Local Community & Municipality into a Smart City

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 Importance of Redundancy in Enterprise Communications |

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.

Digitization Processes in Businesses – How Crucial is the Corporate Culture?

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.

Our Visit to MWC22 – A Long-Awaited Return | Interview with Victor M. Moracho

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.

Is there an Ideal Solution to Indicate the Presence Status in the Client?

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.

Green IT Begins with a Sustainable Telephone System

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.

Interview with our Apprentices

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.

In the Field: myApps for Schools (Video Interview)

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.

Switching from Landline to VoIP Technology – One Step at a Time

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:

A New Paradigm in Business Communications – The WebRTC Phenomenon

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.

Is Your Business Ready for the Digital Transformation?

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.

5 Myths about the Cloud

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

Key Facts about our innovaphone Blog

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.

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