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I grew up considering the use of hand-held calculators to be a milestone in the development of educational technology. These days, I’m amazed at the proliferation of more advanced high-tech products routinely used in schools.

For movers and shakers in the business world, a good phone system is of immeasurable value. The days of phone systems only being accessible in the office or only being used for conversation are long gone, however.

There’s good news for employers: The newest generation of workers will be more connected to technology than any prior generation.

NOW!  You want the email, video, or information NOW because you know you can get it NOW.  The days of waiting for dial-up internet access to check your email are long gone but so are the days of needing to even sit at a computer to access it; it’s just a matter of pulling out one of your mobile devices and touching the screen to access the internet wirelessly or through a data service.

There’s not much doubt that Raven Industries Inc. is a good company.

May 2005 was a significant month in the relatively short but eventful history of SDN Communications, a business-service provider with the biggest fiber-optic network in the region.

The New Year is time for a fresh start. If you need to freshen up your business communications tools, SDN can help with a host of products. 

There is no time more fitting to say thank you than the holidays. Today, SDN would like to recognize its 17 member companies that make our day-to-day operations possible.  Without the following cooperative, municipal, tribal and family-owned telephone companies of South Dakota, SDN could not operate our 22,000 mile fiber optic network reaching into eight states. Nor could we provide broadband connectivity across South Dakota that allows banks, health care organizations, agricultural businesses, government agencies and educational institutions to connect and better serve their clients. 

Melanie Sage of SDN Communications compares having Ethernet connectivity to the Internet to having a reserved treadmill at your favorite gym during the busiest time of the day.

Have you ever wondered how South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) seems to capture every detail of the games during the state football tournament?