Microsoft Power Platform Seminar: A Deep Dive into its Capabilities and its Future
Microsoft & VOX ISM recently hosted a robust Power Platform seminar, showcasing the capabilities of Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI. With real-world use cases and customer stories, the event offered insights into the platform’s benefits and return on investment.…
Annual Holiday Donation
Hello Everyone, Every year in December we look at our community for a charity to support, one that lifts people up and helps people out. This year VOX ISM refocused on our youth and we are proud to announce that we are giving to Covenant House, an agency in Toronto serving youth who are homeless,…
Microsoft Teams Calling Plan is a Must Have
What is included in Teams Phone with Calling Plan? Teams Phone with Calling Plan is a cloud-based phone system that enables users to make, receive, and transfer calls to and from landlines and mobile phones on the public switched telephone network in Microsoft Teams. Teams Phone with Calling Plan…
VOX ISM Returns to the Office
Last week VOX ISM had our first in-person staff meeting this year at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Toronto. It was such a great experience! It was fun to see old friends again and meet new ones. I found it very enlightening to see the wealth of talent and experience that our new staff bring to the table…
What's New in Microsoft Teams | Webinars
2020 was the year work, and learning moved to the cloud. And it’s clear that flexible work is here to stay: According to research conducted for Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, over 80 percent of managers say they expect more flexible work from home policies post-pandemic, and more than 70…
4 ways Microsoft is a Leader in Customer Life-cycle Management
It’s safe to say there has never been a time like the present. We have seen changes in how we conduct business – from our customer’s business, and also on our daily lives as consumers. With that in mind, Microsoft continues to empower organizations to adapt their business processes to respond to…
Manufacturing Index Rises for a Fourth Straight Month
Author: Chris Vavra – Associate Editor, CFE Media Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in August 2020. The overall economy notching a fourth consecutive month of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the Institute for Supply Management’s (I.S.M.) Report On Business. The…
How Canada’s SMB Manufacturers are Future-Proofing Their Businesses After COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has put unique pressure on the Canadian manufacturing industry. Competitive advantage has never been more important. And at a time when your customers are turning to online business, e-commerce and digital payment are key differentiators. As a proudly Canadian…
Why we do business planning every 6 months - what we're doing today
In the last 3 years Vox ISM has doubled in growth, both in revenue and staff and a large portion of that credit goes to our bi-annual business planning sessions. Every 6 months, at a time when our customers are slowing down, we take the time to review our progress, review our procedures,…
GM's Oshawa plant closing: It will have a minimal effect on Windsor, says Laval president
Laval International president and Vox ISM’s longtime customer Jonathon Azzopardi believes that the GM’s Oshawa plant closure won’t have much of an effect on Windsor. The further you get from Oshawa, the less the impact will be. Windsor depends more on the border –……