PC Hardware: How Ego Can Cost Your Clients by Joshua Feinberg
Your clients might be tempted to outfit their top managers and producers with the latest and greatest PC hardware. After all, a CFO or senior account manager has a tremendous amount riding on his or her daily performance and productivity. But they need to consider better ways to spend their money. ... As virtual CIO to this client, you may find at least a dozen financial software-related projects you could work on for this CFO that would bring greater bottom-line results than an ego-driven PC hardware purchase.

VPN Client by Kent Pinkerton
VPN is an abbreviation for Virtual Private Network. Private network is a network for select users that has a firewall enabled to prevent intrusion from the Internet. Even though such networks tend to be safe from intrusion, it causes a problem for users. ... If a firewall is used in an environment of many thousand users, it is considered safer to make the VPN client users to go through that firewall. ... Experts in VPN technology warn against connecting the client computer to the Internet directly.

Mutual Fund Software - Investwell by Kundan Upadhyaya
Mutual Funds are sold rather than bought. Distributors are expected to provide assistance to investors in terms of selecting a mutual fund based on criteria which may differ from investor to investor. They need mutual fund software to monitor the client's portfolio by rotating the portfolio in... Client Transation Log. ... Client wise Aum. ... Client list, Labels. ... Client Portfolio (actual gains and notional gains). ... Client Detail. ... of units redeemed by client is to be entered. ... InvestWell software provides a package for providing all such services.

Perfectly New Database Query Tool - Foxy SQL Pro Released by Vladimira Sikorova
Are you a database professional? Do you work with a lot of databases? Do you use an SQL code? Do you want to connect to a new database to physically create its structure in no time and with ease? Are you tired of having to handle several client applications? ... Whenever you feel the need to connect to the database and execute SQL code, you will probably have to use another third party software (also client software) that allows you to do it. ... There are a lot of different client softwares in the market.

Why You Want to Attend Your Software User Meeting by Terri Roeslmeier
You just received an invite from your software company for the “Annual Client Software User Meeting” . Which of the following will you do? Jump for joy and immediately begin making arrangements to attend! You have been waiting for this great opportunity all year long and the excitement... The common thread is that all software firms run these meetings in order to educate the users of their software. ... Who really can benefit from a software client user meeting? ... To find out answers to all of the above, it’s best to attend the next software client user meeting that you are invited to.

Preparing for IT Emergencies by Joshua Feinberg
You can ready yourself for IT emergencies by having checklists, online resources, telephone support lines and tool kits on-hand at all times. When IT emergencies strike, start by comparing your abilities to the client's basic needs. What kind of hardware, operating system and applications are... However, if you are prepared, a serious problem that is crippling the company can be a great opportunity to build a new long-term client relationship. ... That being said, you should not charge emergency fees to a client if you see the potential long-term possibilities, rather give them a rate that...

Using a Client Extranet for Efficient Online Collaboration by Rick Mosenkis
Efficient collaboration with clients is essential for any service firm. Traditionally, collaboration has focused on face-to-face meetings, supported by email to share work in progress. Over the past several years, a new tool has grown in popularity: the client service extranet. ... Building an in-house extranet offer the following advantages and disadvantages compared to using a hosted (ASP) solution: Advantages Complete control of user interface design Ability to customize functionality for each client Integration into internal systems Direct access to all user activity Disadvantages...

IT Spending: Reallocate Your Clients' PC Hardware Budgets by Joshua Feinberg
If your clients’ recent financial results have been so spectacular that they feel now is the time to make significant technology investments in their companies, consider the following alternatives to solely devoting their IT spending to PC hardware purchases. ... This may be end user or administrator training, so they can get more out of their PC hardware, software and networking investments. ... Otherwise, you may be leaving some really easy money on the table, exposing your clients users to potentially conflicting information and opening up your primo client accounts for poaching.

Does it Pay to Backup Emails from Clients Like Outlook Express? by Ted Peterson
How often do people loose their email data? Is this important to backup your email client before loosing important emails? Are you thinking it won’t happen to you? Well, for those who use an email client and loosing their emails is one of the worst nightmares. ... Synchronization can take place between different instances of the same email client. ... You can use this software to backup Outlook Express, IncrediMail and some other email clients. ... Outlook Express is still the most used email client.

Getting Back to Basics: Creating a Logo from Start to Finish by Bernard Peh
When I began my career in the graphics industry, almost 17 years ago, I would approach the design of any new logo by first taking out a pad of paper and a pencil and sketching out basic ideas before diving into any real concept creation. As computers and design software became more and more a... Some designers may feel this enables the client to take the design and use other sources for the rest of their design work, but I have found that this merely gives the client a sense that they have recieved something concrete and if I have done my job correctly and have fulfilled all their desires...