Computer Data Backups: Test Now or Cry Later by Joshua Feinberg
If you’re like most small business owners, your computer data backups are one of those things that you rarely pay attention to. Computer data backups are kind of like flossing your teeth and eating low-fat, high-fiber foods… everyone knows what they’re supposed to do… but how many REALLY do... Many third-party tools and utilities, as well as those included with Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) and Microsoft BackOffice Server, can automatically e-mail or fax a backup system log file at a preconfigured time.

Software Translation & Localization by Shy Avni
What is Software Localization? The Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) defines localization as "the process of modifying products or services to account for differences in distinct markets". Software localization is thus much more than translating user interfaces from one language... Internationalization is the process of translating software UI (user interfaces) from one language to another and altering it to suit foreign clients and their culture norms. ... a well executed globalization process can aid in opening new markets and retaining current clients.

Advanced Inkjet and Laser Printing Technologies Used In Money Printing and Counterfeiting by Christy Berger
Did you know that during the Civil War, it is believed that over one-third of the nation’s money was counterfeited? That’s an alarming statistic, don’t you think? However, this can be largely blamed on the fact that each bank used to print their own money back then, making it so 4,000 types of... Both printer and toner technologies lend themselves well to the counterfeiting business. ... The modern counterfeiter can create money on a home computer and by a process of trial and error, produce very close reproductions due to the high quality printing capabilities of today.

Categorizing & Organizing Electronic Data for Maximum Backup Efficiency by Bud Stoddard
Most companies today, whether large or small, are experiencing data overload.   According to industry studies, many organizations are finding that they have to double their storage capacities every six to 12 months.   With recent regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others requiring... For example, data that supports a critical business function should be copied off-site on a regular basis and should have a brief retention period because of its high rate of change. ...   As the amount of business data grows, achieving the most efficient backup is all the more important.

Who Benefits From Using a Professional to Develop Good IT User Documentation? by Ellis Pratt
Half of all investment today is in information and communication technologies and, as a result, the importance of IT projects is huge. However, IT projects have an unfortunate reputation among the public for failing to deliver. If we are to improve this performance, then we need to look at how... The Sales Process Good documentation helps the selling process: Good documentation leads to better customer satisfaction and helps you to retain your customers. ... This is because: 50% of projects involve business process change, organisational change or work design.

Automatic Test Cases by Uzi Shuri
This article will present the dilemma of automating test cases and will bring the advantages (values) and disadvantages (obstacles) of implementing it, solutions for these obstacles are also presented. What is the goal you would like to achieve by automating the test cases? ... Business Knowledge A professional developer must have the software business background. ... This will prolong the implementation period, but relevant since tester have a wide business and operative views of the entire system.

Colocation and Disaster Recovery Facilities by John Tourloukis
How valuable is your data? Does it mean the world to you? If yes, your worst nightmare is probably loss of all or part of the data. And if just the thought of that makes you cringe, it’s time you educated yourself about the existence of disaster recovery options and how collocating your data can... That means your business has minimal downtime and continuous operation of critical business systems. ... So how do you safeguard your data and the business that runs off of it? ... Roughly, they can be divided into: Cold sites: These are essentially empty areas that allow you to set-up your...

Blank CDRs by Steve Valentino
Blank compact disc recordables, or CD-Rs, are electronic storage devices that do not contain any data. Data can be stored on these CD-Rs through a process called ‘CD burning’. A blank CD-R, a computer, a CD writer, and appropriate computer software are required to transfer data onto a blank CD-R. ... In any business or government organization, vital information needs to be stored somewhere as backup. ... After data is transferred to a CD, it needs to be stored in a safe place away from heat, excess moisture, magnetic fields and dust particles.

Microsoft Great Plains Logistics & Warehouse Management – Implementation & Customization Highlights by Andrew Karasev
Logistics automation is often considered as barcoding extension to Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control modules. Software extensions makers may disagree with this simplification, but budget solution works exactly like barcoding extension and is usually done via... However if you just envision your warehouse workers with barcode scanners – then read this article to understand your options with Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains. ... You may figure out that majority of your customers order the same items each time with regular intervals.

Lotus Domino – Enterprise e-mail Server by Polina Gottmann
Any success software product developing extends the implementations areas. This is the requisite condition to integrate the software into business, company, etc infrastructure. Practically always such software products have the score which is the basis for new technologies and modules. ... Moreover, the system administrator can tune e-mail receiving into any Domino database (by Mail-In Database document). ... In Domino R6 version were improved: • the scalability and affectivity procedures of email servers.