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Installing the SQL from SBS 2008 Premium along side SBS 2003

By James | Published: July 8, 2010

Background: SBS 2003 Premium is running on one box. Performance is becoming poor due to increasing SQL demands, so we need to run it on a separate server. Can achieve this by purchasing A) SBS Workgroup 1 Processor Edition, or B) SBS 2008 Premium Edition & 25 CALs, (which entitles you to run SQL on [...]

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The UC520 Journey

By James | Published: May 27, 2010

On Friday I finally completed the cutover to our UC520, after running it in parallel for half the staff (2 phones on their desks) with our old Samsung DCS Compact II. Even better news, we are a week down the track and it’s still running. Yes of course I should expect that, but it is scary [...]

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Configuring Cisco 7914 Sidecar

By James | Published: May 26, 2010

So you’ve got your shiny new 7914 sidecar, configured all the buttons, go to boot it up and find that all the buttons just light up red! I’ve seen many forum posts with people confused about how to get their 7914 working, and I have also had problems, so here is a guide on how to [...]

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Atcom IP0X IP Phone System Mini-review

By James | Published: October 25, 2009

Back in 2008 I posted an article about Affordable IP Phone Systems. This was all very well but I hadn’t actually ever touched the Atcom IP04 / IP08 phone system. A couple of months ago I was able to get my hands on a demo unit thanks very much to Hadley at Nicegear. I regret being [...]

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Affordable Video Conferencing – Part 2 – Software

By James | Published: October 22, 2009

Following up on the Affordable Video Conferencing – Part 1 post, I promised another post talking about the software I installed on the video conferencing unit. My Flare Solutions friends reminded me a couple of days ago to finish the series. If you haven’t read part 1 – do it now. In summary, I converted [...]

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