Insights from VAF Blog

Van Ausdall & Farrar, Inc. in Top 7% of All Mitel Dealers for 6th Year in a Row

July 12th, 2023 by admin

Leading Managed Technology Services Provider Awarded for Superb Technical Capacity & Strong Customer Experience Van Ausdall & Farrar, Inc., a leading managed technology services provider (MTSP), proudly announced today that the company has earned Mitel...

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Mitel Customers Migrating to UCaaS are Embracing RingCentral MVP - So Can You

November 22nd, 2022 by Van Ausdall & Farrar

By Karthik Arumugam, SVP, Migrations Office, Mitel, and Shiraz Hasan, Head of GTM Strategy & Strategic Alliances, RingCentral. In November 2021, Mitel and RingCentral surprised the business communications world by forging an exclusive partnership that...

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What Are Business Telephone Systems? Do I Need This Technology?

April 26th, 2022 by Van Ausdall & Farrar

If you are a business owner in the market for a new telephone system, we are sure you have questions. Questions like: Am I providing great customer service? or How do I track my business phone calls? are becoming more and more common among business owners....

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The Benefits of Unified Communications for Businesses

September 2nd, 2021 by Van Ausdall & Farrar

Efficient and effective communication is the backbone of any successful business. From phone calls, video calls, SMS and chat, your employees must have ways to properly communicate with one another, and most importantly, with your clients. But with so...

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The Solution to Business Continuity during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Spread

March 11th, 2020 by Kent Lemley

Many organizations are starting to develop strategies that maintain business continuity while taking precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19. Some organizations are forced with making a choice between employee health and on-going operations. Twenty...

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Van Ausdall & Farrar Attends Mitel Top 40 Summit

November 21st, 2019 by Trent Smith

Van Ausdall & Farrar was honored to attend Mitel’s Top 40 Summit, held last week in Mesa, Arizona. During the jam-packed 3-day event, Mitel leadership outlined Mitel’s road map and strategic vision. Mitel leadership that addressed the leading partners...

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Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) – The Power, Flexibility and Resiliency of Cloud Communications

September 17th, 2019 by Trent Smith

Communication. It’s the lifeblood of virtually every organization. We all have different communication patterns. Voice calls, email, text, chat, web conferencing, team collaboration and even fax make up most forms of communication that we all use in varying...

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Mitel Connect Client - Voicemail Integration

March 19th, 2019 by Ashlee Colliver

In this client quick clip, the team at VAF shows you how to use your Mitel Connect Client to integrate your voicemail. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Complete Course

March 19th, 2019 by Ashlee Colliver

Van Ausdall & Fararr shares a video guide on how to use Mitel Connect Client. The video shows you how to navigate through this new system. ...

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Van Ausdall & Farrar Customer Training Quick Clips Intro

March 19th, 2019 by Ashlee Colliver

VAF's quick clips video series is a collection of videos for VAF customers to learn how to use Mitel Connect Client. ...

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Mitel Conferencing - Create Conference within Outlook

March 19th, 2019 by Ashlee Colliver

VAF explains how you can create a video conference within outlook so you can create your meeting and your bridge at the same time. ...

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Toshiba Phone Systems Now Supported by Mitel

August 16th, 2018 by Ashlee Colliver

It was 26 years ago that I began my career at Van Ausdall & Farrar, fulfilling an entry level sales role in our Business Telephone Systems Division. So many exciting changes have taken place since that time. A new name, Converged Communications Group,...

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Mitel Connect Client - Intro & Basics

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VAF introduces the basic functions of the Mitel Connect Client. Talk to VAF for business phone solutions today. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Voicemails

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VA&F explains how you can check your voicemails using the Mitel Connect Clients. Talk to VA&F today about office phone solutions. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Add Participant Conference

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VA&F have a video that explains how to add participants to a conference call using the Mitel Connect Client. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Answering a Call

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VAF explains how to answer a call with the Mitel Connect Client. Talk to VAF for business phone solutions. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Record Custom Greetings

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VAF's quick clips show you how to use the Mitel Connect Client custom greeting for when you go on vacation or for the states of your phone. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Directory & People List

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

This quick clip from VAF shows how to use your Mitel Connect Client directory and populate your people list. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Recents List

April 18th, 2018 by Trent Smith

VAF's quick clips shows you how to use your recents tab in your Mitel Connect Client. This tool can show you if you've missed calls. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Set New Client Password

April 18th, 2018 by Ashlee Colliver

In this Mitel Connect Client quick clip training from VAF, we show you how to set, reset, or change your new client password. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Set New Voicemail Password

April 18th, 2018 by Ashlee Colliver

In this Mitel Connect Client quick clip - VAF shows you how to set a new voicemail password for your phone. ...

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Mitel Connect Client - Transferring a Call

April 18th, 2018 by Ashlee Colliver

In this Mitel Connect Client quick clip video from VAF, our team shows you how to transfer a call with the Mitel Connect Client. ...

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Mitel Acquires ShoreTel and Toshiba

October 10th, 2017 by Trent Smith

Van Ausdall & Farrar has been a valued Toshiba phone system partner for over 25 years. It came to a great shock to us when on March 21, 2017, Toshiba notified its customers and dealers that, as part of its continued global restructuring, it would be winding...

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