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Get to Know Zoom Workplace – One Platform for All the Ways You Work

Zoom Workplace brings meetings, team chat, phone, whiteboards, and more into a single, AI-first collaboration platform designed for modern hybrid teams. When you combine it with Mitel’s proven on-prem telephony, your organization gets the best of both worlds: cloud innovation plus enterprise-grade voice control.

Why Zoom Workplace

• Video meetings, team chat, VoIP calling, and file sharing in one industry-leading app help teams move faster and reduce app sprawl.

• AI Companion streamlines work with meeting summaries, intelligent chat replies, and task extraction so teams stay focused on outcomes.

• Whiteboards, notes, and integrated workflows keep projects moving before, during, and after every meeting.

Add Mitel for Enterprise Telephony

• Mitel's on-premise telephony delivers carrier-grade reliability, advanced call routing, and tight compliance controls for regulated environments.

• A hybrid Mitel-Zoom design lets you retain local control of critical voice services while leveraging Zoom Workplace for collaboration and AI.

Why Partner With CTS

CTS, your award-winning Mitel and Zoom partner, designs, deploys, and supports end-to-end hybrid communications for organizations across the Mid-Atlantic.

• Strategic assessments to map Zoom Workplace and Mitel to your business, security, and compliance needs.

• Expert integration that minimizes disruption and preserves existing investments while enabling a phased migration.

• Local, long-term support so IT leaders can reduce risk and keep users productive.

Contact CTS today at 800.787.4848 or jnolte@ctsmd.us to explore a hybrid Zoom + Mitel solution tailored to your organization.

Using AI + RingCentral for Smarter Workflows in Your Contact Center

In today’s competitive environment, leaders know that efficiency, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction are the keys to success. But reaching those goals takes more than hard work - it requires smarter tools and connected systems. That’s where CTS and RingCentral come in.

Harnessing the power of AI-driven automation with the flexibility of RingCentral’s cloud communications platform, CTS helps organizations streamline their contact center operations and elevate the customer experience.

Here’s how your business can benefit:

• Smarter routing and faster resolutions. AI tools identify customer intent and direct calls or messages to the best-qualified agent automatically.

• Better insights. Real-time analytics deliver deeper understanding of performance metrics, customer sentiment, and call outcomes.

• Seamless integration. CTS ensures RingCentral aligns with your CRM, ticketing, and business systems - eliminating data silos and manual work.

• Scalability and reliability. Easily support remote teams, expand operations, and maintain uptime with a unified cloud-based platform.

• Enhanced employee experience. AI-assisted coaching and workflows reduce workloads, helping staff focus on high-value interactions.

CTS brings decades of expertise in communication technologies. Our team doesn’t just implement software - we partner with your organization to design, deploy, and optimize the workflows that keep your contact center ahead of the curve.

Now is the time to modernize your communications and empower smarter, AI-enhanced operations.

Call CTS today at 800.787.4848 or email jnolte@ctsmd.us to learn how AI and RingCentral can transform your contact center.

Heads Up... Cyber Scammers are using Generative AI to Churn Out Flawless IDs, Deepfakes, and Autonomous Bots

If you think cyber scams are easy to spot, think again. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game - enabling hackers to craft authentic-looking IDs, create realistic deepfakes, and deploy automated bots that mimic legitimate users or employees. What used to take hours of manual effort can now be done at scale, with AI doing the heavy lifting.

Today’s cybercriminals operate with alarming precision, bypassing conventional security systems and exploiting human trust. For businesses across the Mid-Atlantic, that means data breaches, financial losses, and damaged reputations aren’t abstract risks - they’re daily threats.

Here’s how AI-driven scams are evolving:

• Deep-fake impersonation: Fraudsters use realistic audio and video to trick employees into transferring funds or revealing sensitive information.

• Synthetic identities: AI can build convincing fake credentials that pass ID verification systems.

• Adaptive phishing: Dynamic AI scripts respond in real-time to fool automated defenses.

• Bot attacks: Autonomous programs run 24/7, scanning networks for weak points.

An organization’s first line of defense isn’t just software - it’s awareness, strategy, and reliable communication infrastructure. You need systems that can detect anomalies, flag suspicious behavior, and protect team collaboration channels in real time.

Beyond a focus on cyber threats, businesses also need to ensure their communication services stay secure and compliant.

CTS provides specialized RingCentral UC services to help your business communications stay resilient against emerging threats.

Stay connected and stay protected. Contact CTS today at 800.787.4848 or jnolte@ctsmd.us.

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