How FOSS Might Benefit Your Small Business by Charles Trumpess
Starting a small business or working from home takes time and costs money. After you have done all the groundwork, such as a business plan, marketing strategy and finances, you will probably start thinking about the cost of PCs and software licenses. ... CRM is a business process, philosophy or guiding principle. ... Hipergate CRM: www.hipergate.org Open For Business (OFBiz) is a suite of enterprise applications better suited to larger businesses built on a common architecture using common data, logic and process components.

Microsoft CRM Messaging through Lotus Domino eMail Server - Balanced Solution by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft CRM and IBM Lotus Notes Domino seem to be taking completely different paths and if company is Microsoft oriented - we see MS CRM, MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, SharePoint, etc. In the case of Lotus Domino - it is opposite - Lotus is corporate Information Media and could technically play... And we'd dare to say that these things are computer application platform dependent (even being designed in the heads of corporation founding leaders as abstract business processes - then they were placed into the computer platform and had to fit to its pluses and minuses) Considering these...

Is Open Source Software Right For Your Small Business? by Eric Gurr
The obvious benefit is the price (It's generally free!) The downside is it can be difficult to install, support and manage . We look at the pros and cons and offer you a few good resources and show you how to evaluate the packages your considering. Opensource software is software that is... Have your techicians document the installation process, get the application stable and then step back from the test. ... He'll end up owning your business. ... Many open source packages are released with nothing more than a few sentences describing the installation process.

Email - Central to Your Work by Mark Meshulam
The use of email in business has mushroomed so quickly and become so ubiquitous that it has become hard to remember working without it. Email has become the hands-down method of choice for business communication, and for many great reasons: *Communications move quickly and succinctly... *If you think of a document you will need to create, put your initial content on an email and build it during your work day. ... Think creatively about how to get the most out of this wealth of data. ... There is a wealth of information buried in your old emails.

The Brutal Reality of IRM by Tim Bryce
"You must first plant the seeds in order to harvest the crop." - Bryce's Law The challenge facing systems development since the MIS movement of the 1960's has been to share and reuse information resources on an enterprise-wide basis. There are substantial benefits for doing so: The... This includes data components (data elements, records, files, data bases, etc.), system components (systems, business processes, procedures, programs, etc.), and business components (functions, jobs, human and machine resources, skills, objectives, and projects).

E-Procurement Software by Damian Sofsian
It is estimated that supply chain invisibility leads to 20 to 40% more inventories. The invisibility comes from time delays and lack of communication. Advanced technologies enable real time communication through exchange of documents and they enable many communications. ... The characteristics of business-to-business transactions such as multiple decision making process has hindered the progress of B2B ecommerce platforms. ... E-procurement software has features to receive proposals, evaluate them, raise purchase orders and track them, and process invoices.

Microsoft CRM Integration with IBM Lotus Notes Domino – Machinery Dealership Example by Andrew Karasev
IBM Lotus Notes with Domino email server is traditional document workflow management solution for large corporate business, where you need audit trail on approval cycle and decision making. Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is very cost efficient solution to automate sales process. ... between Lotus and MS CRM. ... • MS CRM ODBC lookups to Lotus database. ... Second phase of the project implementation will synchronize appointments, calendar events, etc. ... As the second phase we plan to implement lookups from MS CRM Account to cases with custom fields and Lotus notes lookup tab.

Design of Ideal Personal Firewall by David Matousek
Common concept This paragraph describes common concept of Windows personal firewalls. It is not necessary to implement the firewall in a similar way to have it secure . Common personal firewall is implemented as three or four separate components. Kernel driver The first part is kernel driver. ... The given process handle is opened with a full access and thus the parent process can control its child completely. ... However, if the process protection is implement in this way it is also important to implement Parent process control .

Technology Skill for Traditional Auditors by Wale Wahab
The growing awareness of the need to use computers in domestic, commerce and industries has brought about a new turn in the way audit is conducted. Computerization or Information Technology has taken over most of the business activities and has spread over and beyond unimaginable tendencies. ... They need to become information engineers and architects, using their superior knowledge of the business process to help management make efficient and effective Information Technology (IT) decisions. ... Those who are responsible to ensuring integrity, confidentiality and availability of...

Tools For Sarbanes Oxley Compliance by Joe Armstrong
The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has set in place some of the toughest corporate governance standards in the world. In light of the ongoing enforcement of such accountability legislation, the need for software solutions to help organizations manage the challenges associated with Sarbanes... Integration points for document management, control monitoring, business intelligence and internal auditing are key. ... For example, McDonald's Corporation, the fast-food giant, has been in business for 50 years and is worth a reported $19 billion.