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Gib Johnson Hired as President
Written by Abacus IT Solutions on 02/14/2013
Abacus IT Solutions has hired Gib Johnson as President. As President, Gib will oversee all executive decisions and operations of the company along with providing client solutions and client development. Greg Hardy will serve as Chief Operating Officer.
Abacus Provides Communications to Regions Tradition
Written by Abacus IT Solutions on 04/04/2013
For the 6th year in a row, Abacus IT Solutions will provide the telephone systems for the Bruno Event Team to use during the Regions Tradition Golf Tournament. Abacus IT Solutions provides cable for voice and data connectivity and installs …
Identity Theft Protection & Phishing Reporting from IRS
Written by Abacus IT Solutions on 02/27/2013
The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email. Unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS should be reported to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov. If you receive a phone call or paper letter via mail from an individual claiming …
Microsoft Office 365 Big Easy Credit
Written by Abacus IT Solutions on 11/14/2012
Thinking about switching to Microsoft Office 365? Now is the time to take advantage of “Big Easy Credit” and receive a 15% refund of annualized fees. This offer expires 12/31, so contact Abacus IT Solutions today! 205-443-5900
Avoiding Bad Tech Etiquette at Work
Angie Reed from Mashable released a great article titled Bad Tech Etiquette to Avoid at Work. In her article, she provides tech etiquette insights to follow within the following work areas: Instant Message Video Conferencing Speakerphone Smartphone Quick takeaways: Instant …
New Technology Blog by Keith Barfield
Keith Barfield is one of the founding shareholders of Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith (a sister company of Abacus IT). He recently launched a new blog where he shares his avid love for technology. With a blend of posts ranging from his …
New Technology – New Plans
As you walked into your business today, you most likely had a plan. A plan to complete items on your to-do list. Possibly plans for lunch or meetings. One major plan that many small-to-medium sized businesses do not create is …
New System Enhancements and Capabilities for Mitel 5000 Systems
Written by Jim Johnson on 04/25/2012
Mitel recently announced a number of system enhancements and new capabilities with software release 5.0 for the Mitel 5000 Communications Platform. The following features were enhanced or added to release 5.0: Enhanced conferencing Email synchronization for embedded voice mail System …
Google Wants To Play With Dropbox
Google released their new service Google Drive today. This is their answer to Dropbox, Box.net, SugarSync, and Microsoft SkyDrive. I am a huge fan of Dropbox and love the ability to access my files through my work PC, MacBook Pro, iPad, …
Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)
Read It Later has been one of my favorite apps on both my iPhone and iPad for the past couple of years. I’ve used both Readability and Instapaper but my preference remains with Read It Later. Read this blog to see how …
QuickBooks Product Information Screen: 1 Screen, Multiple Uses
As a QuickBooks consultant in Birmingham, one of the first questions I ask when asked for QuickBooks help is, “What version of QuickBooks are you using?”. Many QuickBooks users do not realize that there is a Product Information screen in QuickBooks that can be accessed by pressing F2 or Control 1 (Control + 1).
