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Preferred has been serving the Tinley Park area since 1991, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Mobile Devices in the Workplace

Mobile Devices in the Workplace

Smartphones are everywhere. You go to the supermarket, people are on their phones, you go to the gym, people are on their phones. Go into the office? People are constantly on their phones. All that phone use cannot be in the best interest to organizational profitability. The question becomes, do smartphones help or hurt business? Let’s get into it.

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Remote Work is a Huge Help, With the Right Preparation

Remote Work is a Huge Help, With the Right Preparation

There are plenty of benefits to allowing your employees to work from home, but that doesn’t mean you can just implement it without consideration and planning. You have to have a system in place that allows you to enjoy the benefits of remote capabilities while mitigating some of its potential risks.

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3 Ways Remote Technology Benefits Both Your Employees and Your Business

b2ap3_thumbnail_remote_bro_400.jpgIn an age when working remotely is a commonly accepted practice, many organizations are still skeptical about letting their employees work from home. They think that doing so will disengage them from the workplace environment and that they’ll be too distracted to perform their work to specification. Yet, businesses that aren’t flexible on this issue could be missing out on several significant cost savings.

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6 Reasons Why Working from Home Just Doesn't Work

The majority of employees love the idea of working from home. Its benefits are well-known; saving on commuting expenses, freeing up office space, improving employee satisfaction, the list goes on. Yet, many employers are hesitant to allow their staff to work from home. Why is this?

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4 Reasons Why Modern Businesses Today Need Remote IT Support

Technology might be growing more mobile, but the need for support remains the same. Yet, the need for technical support on-the-go grows ever more important. What will happen to your business if you aren't able to get IT support, and it's an emergency?

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How Technology Can Help Your Green Campaign

One of the greatest trends to hit business culture within the last few years has been going green, aka, being environmentally conscious. Companies that adopt green culture end up helping the Earth, improving their brand reputation, gaining tax credits, and attracting new green-minded customers. If you're considering going green, one of the easiest places to start is with your technology.

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Winning from Home Part 2: Employers Benefit

When it comes to working from home, everybody wins! In our last article, we looked at how employees win because working from home saves them time and money from commuting. Employers are another group that benefits because working from home makes doing business more productive and more efficient.

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Winning from Home Part One: Employees Benefit

They say that home is where the heart is, and thanks to easily accessible remote networking tools, home can also be where your work is! One evidence of just how much employees love working from home comes from a recent survey of office workers where 25% admitted that they would take a reduction in salary if it meant they could work from home.

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Technology Helps World’s Largest Machine Unleash Maximum Devastation Upon the Earth [VIDEO]

The world’s largest terrestrial vehicle is the German-made bucket-wheel excavator known as “Bagger 293.” Used for open-pit mining, Bagger 293 hulks over the landscape at a length of 722 feet, and a height of 310 feet (twice the size of the Statue of Liberty). As a bonus, this beast-of-a-machine is made more ferocious thanks to remote technology.

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5 Obscure Phone Chargers on the Market

A lot of people have a car charger for their smartphone, and it’s easy to understand why. A smartphone can be the link between you and your business. But did you know that you have a lot of other, more obscure (and more interesting) choices for phone chargers?

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      Preferred Communication Systems Acquires Business System Solutions’ Grand Rapids Operations, Expanding Midwest Footprint

      GRAND RAPIDS, MI, UNITED STATES, December 3, 2025 -- Preferred Communication Systems (Preferred), a leading provider of Managed IT and Cybersecurity services headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, proudly announced the acquisition of Business System Solutions’ (BSS) Grand Rapids location.

      This strategic acquisition enhances Preferred’s presence in the Midwest and strengthens its commitment to helping small and mid-sized businesses achieve peace of mind and a better bottom line through technology.