Employee Owner Spotlight – Michelle Schneider

What motivates you to wake up and go to work? Everyone wants to feel part of something. I love using my skills – which is being hyper-organized – helping my fellow co-workers work day go better. What Parallel customer do you think everyone should visit? The Columbus Foundation. They are a portal for all charities. […]

Why people and processes are an important part of your cyber security

Unfortunately, simply investing in security technology is not enough to keep your business network secure from cyber threats.  Similar to securing a building, you can implement sophisticated locks, high-tech alarms, and closed circuit camera monitoring – but if an employee accidentally forgets to lock the front door or set the alarm, you are still vulnerable […]

5 Cyber Security Threats Facing Enterprises in 2022

The cyber threat atmosphere is becoming more perilous every day. A recent survey by the World Economic Forum revealed the number-one concern of executives in advanced economies is cyber-attacks. Here are the top 5 cyber security threats companies can anticipate to contend with in 2022. Phishing Schemes Phishing schemes are the beginning of virtually all […]

Parallel Technologies, Inc. Recognized as Official Mitel Platinum, Velocity Partner

Program Honors Partners with Advanced Cloud Expertise and Delivery Abilities Dublin, Ohio, October 26, 2021 — Parallel Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has been recognized as an official Mitel Velocity Partner, having achieved the top level of sales and technical certification and overall customer engagement for MiCloud Connect, Mitel’s flagship Unified Communications as a Service […]

Cybersecurity Advice: Focus on Threat Detection and Response

Cybercriminals are becoming more artful and increasing their attack trajectories as the threat landscape continues to change.  Most companies focus solely on security products But a security product focuses on only one attack route — for example, email.  You need to consider more than just email to really be safe. But how can you amp […]

How “Security Maturity” Affects an Organization’s Risk of a Potential Breach

The increase in security breaches over the past few years has every business — large and small — thinking about its current security levels and how to improve. For companies, traditional defense – for example, quickly applying software patches and using technologies to block or identify malware infections – is just not enough. Despite how […]

Parallel Technologies, Inc. Kicks Off Employee Ownership (EO) Month

Dublin, OH – Parallel Technologies, Inc., an Ohio-based provider of business communications technology services, has kicked off a series of events as part of Employee Ownership (EO) Month. Each October, companies around the world take the month to celebrate employee ownership. This year, in the face of heightened uncertainty and struggles around public health, job […]

How Zoom Phone Helps Schools Overcome 3 Big Telephony Challenges

Originally published February 23, 20214 min read Even as schools embrace digital methods of teaching, learning, and communicating, telephony remains an important part of campus communications. Teachers, administrators, and parents are more likely to pick up the phone than send an email when it comes to an urgent student issue or time-sensitive conversation. But the […]

5 Ways Zoom Phone Enables Mobility, Business Continuity

Originally published April 1, 2020 4 min read Businesses relying on a legacy on-premise PBX as their primary business phone system face unique challenges now that employees are working remotely. Odds are, these employees were not able to take their office phone home. But legacy, on-premise phone systems by nature make supporting remote users difficult. […]