The latest news and updates from the Southern Computer Co. team.

There is currently an unprecedented increase in the number of people working remotely around the globe due to COVID-19. This shift has seen an exponential growth in video calling and conferencing. If you, your business and your team are now using video to connect across remote sites, team members and multiple devices, you need to make sure you are doing so securely. What to watch out for! The world has seen a massive boom in people using Zoom. However, multiple sources have reported Continue Reading

Christmas Came Early at Queen Street Our Southern Computer Co. Team have just finalised the installation of a new phone system for Queen Street Medical Centre in Moruya and Broulee. The old phone system, which ran on Asterisk Open base PBX, has been successfully replaced by the 3CX full digital NBN based VOIP Telephony system, with 35 extensions.  Our expert team were on hand to make sure the transition went smoothly and with zero downtime  Rohan, Sumit and Bryan completed training onsite for all Queen Continue Reading

Congratulations to our Southern Computer Co. Team who are now 3CX Silver Partners! If your business needs a state of the art Phone System, get in touch today!

Moruya Heads Easts Dolphin Beach Holiday Park have been fitted with a new smart security camera system. BIG4 Moruya Heads Easts Dolphin Beach Holiday Park Our Southern Computer Co. team have fitted a smart security camera system built with the latest IP-based technology solutions. The camera system was integrated with the existing IT network infrastructure to significantly reduce installation costs. The park site is now secure with round the clock surveillance, multiple camera sites and smart phone access to live footage. This gives peace Continue Reading

To all our clients, Please join this FREE webinar on Cisco Meraki “The Journey to Best-in-Class IT with John XXIII College” https://meraki.cisco.com/webinars/signup/3277/customer-story-journey-to-best-in-class-it-with-john-xxiii-college/19191777?ref=2nCxKta In this webinar you will walk through the IT journey of John XXIII College in Perth, Western Australia. You can hear from Yugon Chobanoff, ICT Operations Manager and the Meraki team on how cloud-managed IT has transformed the value of IT professionals as well as the future of learning for their students. These are the products range offered Continue Reading

Southern Computer Co. SPRING GIVEAWAY is here! * To Enter * – Like our page Southern Computer Co. AND – Like, Share or Comment on this post! – Each action enters your name in the running – 2 Winners will be drawn at random – Giveaway ends Monday 30th September Best of Luck! Terms and Conditions – Must be within Australia – Must be legitimate Facebook profile i.e. Not simply made for entering giveaways – Each like, tag, comment, share, Continue Reading

Scam phone calls aren’t just annoying, they can be dangerous Telephone scam callers will often claim to be from organisations such as; Government Agencies, Banks or your Phone and Internet Provider. They may try and convince you there is urgent need for payment or try to attain your private information. Here are our tips to avoid being scammed… What To Look For: Callers stating they are representatives of well-known organisations Calls seeking financial details Calls who pressure for immediate action, payment or refund Calls Continue Reading

ATTENTION ALL BUSINESS OWNERS! TIME IS RUNNING OUT! DO NOT LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO PORT YOUR NUMBERS OVER TO NBN. If not planned in advance, your business line will be chopped off and your number will be lost. Once your area is served by NBN, you have just 18 months to port your numbers over. For many of our clients this time is NOW! Please check your cut off date with your provider. Be aware that porting numbers over is a Continue Reading

This week we are launching our Southern Computer Co. Frequently Asked Questions series about NBN Australia. Check out our FAQ videos on our Facebook page Southern Computer Co. from our CEO Rohan and our Solutions Architect Sumit with all the most asked NBN questions your business needs to know! Do I have to change over to NBN and when?  Even if you’re more than happy with your current Internet service, sooner or later your neighbourhood will be NBN-ready, and you’ll be Continue Reading

E-commerce Scams. With the rise in E-commerce trading comes the heightened risk of scammers. BE AWARE of the following: HOW TO SPOT FAKE TRADER SCAMS Check for errors in spelling of the website URL and company emails Look for independent reviews of the business and their products These are reviews not provided to you by the website itself If the payment showing on your bank account has a suspicious name that is not the company name from which you ordered After payment check for a confirmation Continue Reading

Check out this video of the new MV32 Meraki Fisheye Camera… Incredible. If your business needs state of the art Security Cameras, contact our expert team today (02) 4474 2477 Video  

From July 1 2019, all Australian business will be required by the ATO to report wage details.  The timing will depend on your payroll cycle (weekly, fortnight or month), but a file needs to be forwarded to the ATO for processing.  Businesses over 20 employees have been using this system since July 2018 How can SCC help? Southern Computer are payroll software publishers and suppliers to a number of industries including the Registered Clubs, which is a very complex award We Continue Reading

NBN works if its done correctly! We continue to hear the complaints about NBN quality of service, the reality is it works really well, but like all things you have to follow the rules. This graphic shows a new client this week with a Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) connection. At this NBN pit the FTTC connection is: 100Mbits/sec Down and 45Mbits/sec up Most ADSL connections will be: 5Mbits/sec down and 300Kbits/sec up This means NBN is FAST when done Continue Reading