September 2015 Issue If It's October, It's GWA!      If you have never attended this annual event, this may be the year to do so. Global Workspace Association GWA's annual Educational Conference & Trade Show is designed to get members up to speed on all of the trends and issues of interest to workspace-as-a-service providers. And every year it does just that. GWA is a great opportunity to meet with both vendors and operators. It's sort of a "win-win" in that everyone gets to mingle together at the dinners and cocktail parties and then break free for the various panel sessions. This year the educational sessions are organized into sections: Operations, Sales, Technology and Human Resources in order to cover a broad range of interests and needs. Kicking off the event will be the Association's Annual Business Meeting led by the Board of Directors. It will include an overview of the Association by President Scott Chambers and Treasurer Nick Logothetis. New Board members will be introduced and an open forum for member discussion will be held.   After that, the special panels begin with an assortment of subject matter experts covering everything from design to economics to technology. But don't take our word for it, below is the link for all the details. 29th Annual GWA Education Conference October 21-24 Westin Downtown Denver   As always, we'd like to hear from you. Feel free to contact us to learn more about how CDR-Data can help you with the right tools to allocate, manage and control your telecom costs.     -Kevin Young, CEO/Founder, CDR-Data  What is the "Frictionless Age"?  We came across an interesting marketing article that you might find useful. But what do they mean by "frictionless"? Hint: think Uber, Amazon and airbnb and you're on the right track. Here's the link to read the entire article.  Let us know what you think.   Fall Conferences Only a few short weeks until Fall!  Here are a couple Fall conferences to put on your calendar now: IT Expo/Anaheim October 6-8, Anaheim Global Workspace Association Fall Conference, October 21-24, Denver About CDR-DATA CDR-Data applications are supported by products that, collectively, provide  you with all the resources needed to  effectively manage your communications and personnel expenses without having to add resources. eCDR®: All the reporting options and flexibility needed to effectively manage and allocate telecommunications expense. Easy to use and customizable.     eBill-Back®: Fast, accurate telecommunications billing system for business centers, shared-tenant environments and any business requiring bill back of end users. Call us or drop us an email: cdrinfo@cdrdata.com. Visit us at www.cdrdata.com.         CDR-DATA| | mchin@cdrdata.com | http://cdrdata.com PO Box 41141 Pasadena, CA 91114 www.cdrdata.com Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.

July 2015 Issue Why 30% of Mobile Workers May Leave Over BYOD      As convenient as BYOD is, one issue stubbornly persists; that is the issue of privacy and security of data. A recent Harris Poll survey, commissioned by MobileIron queried over 3,500 mobile workers from all over the world. Only 61% of them feel that their employers are keeping their personal data private.   About half of those surveyed indicated that they would not be comfortable if their employers were able to see their personal emails, contacts and text messages.   Finally, if their employers were able to access their personal records, 30% would leave. As might be expected, younger workers were less concerned about personal data being accessed than older workers. Interested in learning more? You can read more about the survey results at Network World. Why is this important for IT and Telecom managers? As you know, data security has a lot of legs to it. While keeping mobile phone data intact and secure within your four walls is important, you will need to make an extra effort to ensure you are addressing the challenge of keeping data personal as well.   BYOD is here and, by all appearances, here to stay. Getting on top of how you deploy, manage and control BYOD is essential. How do you plan to tackle the enormous issue of personal mobile privacy? Or have you already got it covered? Let us know. Feel free to contact us with your questions or to learn more about how CDR-Data can help you with the right tools to allocate and control 'the true cost' of your calls.   -Kevin Young, CEO/Founder, CDR-Data  About CDR-DATA CDR-Data applications are supported by products that, collectively, provide  you with all the resources needed to  effectively manage your communications and personnel expenses without having to add resources. eCDR®: All the reporting options and flexibility needed to effectively manage and allocate telecommunications expense. Easy to use and customizable.     eBill-Back®: Fast, accurate telecommunications billing system for business centers, shared-tenant environments and any business requiring bill back of end users. Call us or drop us an email: cdrinfo@cdrdata.com. Visit us at www.cdrdata.com.       Congrats to CDR-Data client, Premier Business Centers, on their first Chicago office opening! Premier Business Centers, the largest privately owned executive suite operator in the US, announced that they will be opening their first Illinois executive office suite location in Downtown Chicago this coming Fall.    Located in the prestigious West Loop at the class "A" address of 200 West Madison, Premier will build-out 15,204 square feet of serviced office space on the  21st floor.   You can read the full release in Officing Today here. Living and working in paradise: the rise of the 'digital nomad'  Fed up with spending the 9 to 5 in a stuffy office? Anna Hart packs her Mac and follows the trend for extreme remote working - in Bali. Typing these words, my forefinger sticks sweatily to the trackpad. When I glance up from the screen, I see steam rising from the neighbouring paddy field. Read more here Fall Conferences Summer will come and go fast! Here are a couple Fall conferences to put on your calendar now: IT Expo/Anaheim October 6-8, Anaheim Global Workspace Association Fall Conference, October 21-24, Denver   CDR-DATA| | mchin@cdrdata.com | http://cdrdata.com PO Box 41141 Pasadena, CA 91114 www.cdrdata.com Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.

Is the AT&T-DIRECTV Deal a Precursor to Increased FCC Control of the Internet?

On July 28, 2015, the FCC granted permission for AT&T to acquire DIRECTV and merge the two companies into one combined entity (see FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order in Docket 14-90, released July 28, 2015). We will leave it to others to discuss the merits of the deal. However, there are certain aspects that could have significant implications for broadband Internet service providers specifically and Internet regulation in general. That is the issue of whether the Commission, now that it has seized Title II authority over the Internet, will begin to control the pricing of Internet services and, in fact, all Internet behavior?

In its Open Internet Order that became effective on June 12, 2015, the Commission asserted that it would forebear from using its Title II pricing authority and would not mandate specific Internet prices. Critics of the Order did not buy this and argued that it was just a matter of time before the Commission would use its section 201 and 202 regulatory authority (which it refused to forebear from) to prescribe “just and reasonable” prices as a backdoor way to control Internet prices.

Unfortunately for those who were hoping that the Commission would stay out of Internet pricing, the AT&T-DIRECTV merger includes a requirement that will be in effect for four years that is a clear instance of the FCC prescribing ISP pricing. Here is the relevant condition imposed by the FCC:

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Living and working in paradise: the rise of the 'digital nomad'

Fed up with spending the 9 to 5 in a stuffy office? Anna Hart packs her Mac and follows the trend for extreme remote working - in Bali 

Typing these words, my forefinger sticks sweatily to the trackpad. When I glance up from the screen, I see steam rising from the neighbouring paddy field. As with all workplaces, there’s a steady hum of white noise: coffee being brewed, group meetings peppered with jargon such as “touch base”, “reach out”, “loop back” and “incentivise”.

 

 

• Five reasons why everyone should live abroad at least once
 

This is one of a rapidly increasing number of co-working spaces, where freelancers, sole traders and small companies rent desks and share printers and coffee machines. But even within that hip, fast-evolving realm, Hubud is an outlier – and its 250-strong community believes that this highly covetable office environment is the workplace of the future. The diversity of this group also signals another change: that more and more jobs are becoming portable, possible to do at a digital distance – not just web designers and freelance writers but fashion designers, photographers, models, marketers and even a remote-working GP.

As a freelance journalist, I have long been a convert to co-working spaces. I work from Netil House in Hackney, east London, where I share a studio with a jewellery designer, an arts curator and a photographer. Cycling to work, choosing my working hours and studio mates, I feel like I have got it pretty good, particularly compared to the years I spent working long, inflexible hours in a staff job. Or I felt good until I heard about Hubud. Because if going it alone in a co-working space is the first step towards freedom for the growing number of frustrated, ambitious young professionals, phase two is complete “location independence”; also known as “digital nomadism”.

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Laugh at the Cold!

It was quite a winter in much of the US. A record number of storms rolled across the south and pumped up though New England. Boston had no place to put all the snow. We have had our share of cold and snow in the northern part of New York.

I’m going to tell you about the weekend of Feb. 13-16 (including Friday the 13^th) and how proper planning, monitoring, understanding logistics, and resources can help you confidently manage the challenges of the weather and even enjoy it! In this story (all true), I offer examples of some fairly basic practices for personal comfort and protection that relate to our discipline.

I have written before about our family hunting lodge in the Adirondack Mountains. Many cousins and friends gather there each fall to enjoy the woods; share some great foods and drink; and repair, enhance, and maintain the facilities. We also make a trip or two up there in the winter to snowshoe, cross country, and downhill ski.

http://www.drj.com/articles/online-exclusive/laugh-at-the-cold.html

CDR-Data Corporation adds even more features to provide call data.

For Immediate Release

2015

Pasadena, CA 

 

CDR-Data Corporation adds even more features to provide call data.

CDR-Data, the oldest SaaS call accounting solution, is announcing yet another new enhancement for eCDR®. This exciting new feature allows organizations to receive the analytics and call center tools needed to govern personnel resources and allocate expense more effectively.

These enhances are more of the CDR-Data’s promises to their client’s in providing improvements to reduce resources and increase revenue. 

This version now provides their clients with the ability to give their users the tools to extract data, create reports and update extension or cost center information.

The updated system user will provide a pop-up of the Cost Center that will allow the super user to assign multiple cost centers to a user.  

Reports may be printed, emailed or down-loaded to an Excel file.

About CDR-Data Corporation

CDR-Data Corporation, based in Pasadena CA, www.cdrdata.com consists of a group of professionals with decades of experience in the telemanagement, call accounting and IT industry. By using an ASP environment, this team has consistently delivered proven products and services that provide answers to management's questions of telecommunications usage and billing. CDR-Data has gained its market share by consistently delivering high quality and flexible solutions to each and every CDR-Data client.

For More information:

CDR-Data Corporation               Kevin Young                626-791-9700

CDR-Data Corporation add feature in Security

For Immediate Release

2015

Pasadena, CA

CDR-Data Corporation add feature in Security

CDR-Data is announcing the new enhancements for eCDR© from the oldest call accounting ASP company. Security is critical for organizations and businesses. There are hundreds and thousands web attacks daily. To fight against this CDR-Data has developed new features in the username and password login. Here is a white paper from the FCC’s standards for security and login protection. 

http://transition.fcc.gov/cyber/cyberplanner.pdf

These attacks can make a successful business go out of business in days. 

Here are some of the enhancements developed that our clients requested and/or needed. 

• An account will be locked out if more the six failed logon attempts.
• User session expires after fifteen minutes of inactivity.
• Contain at least 3/4: Upper, lower case, alphanumeric, and special characters
• Password will expire after ninety days, if not used.
• The system/application prevents the last 6 passwords to be reused.

Not every employee needs access to all of your information. Keep your login information to yourself.

About CDR-Data Corporation

CDR-Data Corporation, based in Pasadena CA, www.cdrdata.com consists of a group of professionals with decades of experience in the telemanagement, call accounting and IT industry. By using an ASP environment, this team has consistently delivered proven products and services that provide answers to management's questions of telecommunications usage and billing. CDR-Data has gained its market share by consistently delivering high quality and flexible solutions to each and every CDR-Data client.

For More information:

CDR-Data Corporation              Judith Lopez                         626-791-7900

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