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Joseph Volcy

Joseph Volcy
Search Consultant at Base One

Joseph Volcy is a technical Search Engine Optimiser/ Web Analyst with a software/hardware and database support background.

Posts by Joseph Volcy

Microsoft Exchange eMail - Are you ready for a swap?
by Joseph Volcy - 2011-01-27 04:40:51 in General Information

Microsoft Exchange is the perfect email system as long as you don’t have to buy and maintain the server and update the software. Many companies in the UK have seen the error of their ways and abandoned owning Exchange servers and software as well as all the associated rigmarole in favour of simply renting mailboxes as needed.

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Hybrid Hosted Email Systems are Challenging Exchange
by Joseph Volcy - 2010-09-29 12:00:30 in General Information

Email is such an essential business tool today, that it is almost impossible to remember how life was without the versatile, electronic work aid. Certainly everyone knows what it is like when the email is ‘down’. Crowds of hapless beings wander aimlessly around the office citing tales of woe and potential file loss as a reason to have yet another coffee. All work comes to a halt and psychological effects quickly manifest themselves in office staff. Let’s face it, we’re addicted.

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Selecting an Email Hosting Solution – the Process Unravelled
by Joseph Volcy - 2010-04-28 10:54:09 in Choose your Host

Sometimes it’s the most practical solution that gets missed when making a choice between the best way to do something and the cheapest method of achieving it.Email Hosting is a classic case in point. There are many ways to send and receive email, and if you are looking to do just that on an ad-hoc basis then there is little point in spending vast sums of money on a solution that will give you far more than you actually need. A simple mailbox through a reputable provider should fit the bill nicely. However, this is only likely to be of use for the average home user, and completely impractical for a larger business.

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The Current Trend Towards Email Hosting
by Joseph Volcy - 2010-03-18 07:22:04 in General Information

Email is today without doubt the most important business tool for organisations of all sizes – just look at the chaos caused if a company’s email goes down even for an hour. Its indispensable nature has however also made it a potential point of vulnerability, in danger of attacks from hackers, spammers and viruses. Security has therefore become as critical to businesses as email itself, as has the need for reliable storage and back-up. Companies need to know that their email is always secure, and that every email written by every employee is safely stored and easy to access.

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Email Reliability – Why it is critical for your business
by Joseph Volcy - 2010-02-08 01:04:18 in General Information

“I never got your email about that…" How many times do we hear this phrase in our working day? This type of incident occurs much more often than we realise and the truth is that a large amount of emails get lost on the web every day.For this reason, one of the most important factors in determining the success of your business is the reliability of your email system and the guarantee that every email correctly reaches its destination.

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Top 10 Email Safety Tips
by Joseph Volcy - 2009-12-14 11:10:57 in General Information

Today email security has become a major concern for businesses, due to the emergence of spam, viruses, phishing and identity theft.More than ever companies are feeling the need to secure their business information. The following tips highlight the most common email threats and how to deal with them, although many issues can be resolved with the support of an email hosting provider such as Rackspace....more

A glossary of Email Hosting and Hosting terms
by Joseph Volcy - 2009-10-23 11:51:37 in Choose your Host

What's a Virtual Server? What does CGI stand for? This glossary provides a handy guide to commonly used email hosting and hosting terms. ...more