15 Questions to Ask Your Software Vendor by Jay McCormack
When making a decision to buy any piece of software there are a number of criteria typically evaluated. One of the most important elements in the decision process is the strength of the company that builds the software. In fact a survey of 19,000 customers has identified that company strength is... Does the software update cost include phone based tech support? ... How long have you been in business? ... Are manuals available for the software? ... Question 15 – The answer to this question identifies how ‘productised’ the software is.

Microsoft Great Plains Integrations - Tips for Developer by Andrew Karasev
In this short FAQ style article we would like to introduce you - software developer, programmer, database administrator into Microsoft Great Plains Integration tools and options Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions product for US mid-market. ... However keep in mind that Great Plains tables structure is rather complex (it has master records, summaries, historical, work, open tables) and you should probably verify your stored procedures business logic with Great Plains source code (DYNAMICS.DIC with Dexterity procedures and functions scripts - in regular DYNAMICS.DIC...

SMS Marketing Using SMS Software - Pros and Cons by Vijay Shukla
SMS Marketing using SMS Software: The increasing mobile phone penetration globally has instantly resulted in SMS becoming an effective alternative to traditional modes of business communication. With over 1.2 billion mobile phones and increasing penetration among semi-urban, rural areas mobile... SMS Marketing using client application software: A flexible and high throughput service using client software is the solution to marketing men woes. ... The client software application products are installed at client premises and campaigns are carried out with clients getting on-line MIS.

Microsoft Dynamics GP: French, Dutch & German Versions – Overview by Andrew Karasev
Microsoft is on the way of Project Green realization. Former Microsoft Great Plains, now Microsoft Dynamics GP version 9.0 is marching across the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. Historically, however there is the whole cluster of former Great Plains Software customers in... With the acquisition of Navision Software, Denmark based software development company, Microsoft seems to be more active in promoting Navision in its traditional markets, such as Europe with its complex taxing system, payroll diversification and languages.

Simple Computer Maintenance for Small Businesses & Nonprofits by John Avellanet
Early this year, a quiet turn of the calendar marked Year 6 for $1.8 million worth of desktop and server computers at a cutting-edge product development company where I was CIO. The strategy used to put this into place was simple – we based it on our cars. ... There are three items that you must automate : virus protection, critical software updates and computer firewalls that are either part of the operating systems (such as Windows® XP’s firewall) or part of your anti-virus software. ... You want this done by an IT professional who is a generalist, not someone specialized in a particular...

Refurbished Laptops Make a Great Second Computer by M Johnson
The vast majority of people who own a single computer own a desktop system. That is great. With that you can do homework, business, get on the internet and a whole bunch of other applications. The problem is only one person can do that at a time. That presents a serious issue if several... They are more up to date and have current software and hardware applications, so you are basically getting a notebook with only a few miles on it. ... Refurbished laptops are about half the cost of a new one. ... They are proven reliable, otherwise they are put in the trash.

How To: Windows Updates by Justin Oswald
Get All the Updates It seems like every other week we hear about another security breach in Windows or that another worm has disrupted businesses worldwide. Microsoft Windows has always been known for its many exploitable security holes. New updates are made available for Windows all the time. ... It is generally a good idea to get everything under the Software category. ... Generally the updates will be installed without the need for your input, though a few of the updates may ask you some questions.

Database Guru James F. Koopmann Reviews DBxtra Reporting and Query Tool by Rudolf Vanek
DBxtra is a powerful query and reporting tool that hides many of the complexity and technical expertise required for creating connections to disperse data sources, building queries, designing reports, and delivery information throughout an enterprise or to your customer base. ... We have more then 10 years experience in developing database software tools and ERP software for the small and medium sized company. ... Hardware / Software Requirements • Processor 600Mhz • 128 MB RAM • 25 MB available space on hard disk drive • Microsoft Windows 98 SE or later • Microsoft Excel 97 & Outlook...

Internet Based Lease Accounting Software: Creating Operational Efficiency While Crunching Numbers by Madhu Natarajan
The leasing industry is yet to significantly harness the powers of the Internet. Despite the hype, the web enabling of the leasing process has been sporadic at best. While the industry has already taken to the Internet's obvious convenience for credit scoring and front-end application... Far from being just a tool that manages a part of the leasing business, lease management software thus becomes a way of conducting and even marketing the business. ... Through the Internet model the leasing software is able to bring about new sources of productivity, both direct and implied, are thus...

These Items Are A Must Before Making The Decision To Purchase Any Off-The-Shelf Software by Brett Johnson
1. What determines the software price? Is it Per Seat or Per User or Per Processor? The cost of software is determined in many ways. The two most popular ways are Per Seat or Per Concurrent User. Per Seat is determined by how many seats in your business will be using the software at any given time. ... Software that is scalable in design simply means that it can easily grow with your business, at minimal cost to you. ... 1yr 2nd version, 10 yrs 4th version, etc…) the software is currently in, the software company should at least be able to warn you of the hurdles that they have experienced...