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12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

Start The Discussion | Scott Koegler | October 29, 2008 06:05 AM

Today more than ever you need to watch your company's IT spending. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to quickly reduce your business technology costs. From all-in-one printers to open source alternatives and more, get started now with these 12 simple suggestions.

12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

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Dial-In Telephony Alternatives

VoIP alternatives like Vonage and Packet8 may reduce your phone bill, but computer-based options like Skype and Gizmo Project can slash them to ribbons. Vonage and Packet8 can replace your single-line phones, routing your calls over your broadband Internet connection. You may never realize they aren't using traditional phone lines, and your monthly costs can be reduced to the sub-$30 range, including all the long-distance calls you can make.

Skype and Gizmo can deliver free calls as long as your calls originate on and terminate at computers, not your telephones. Call quality is typically stellar, but not every call can be made between computers. Both services offer the ability to place and receive calls between computers and standard phone lines, easing some of the limitations and adding only a small cost.

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