Real Estate Brokerage Accounting Software by Milos Pesic
In the dawn of the new millennium, more innovative technologies have been launched. Unmistakably, it has added more value to the contemporary lifestyle. It has been coupled as well with more perks in any kind of industry, be it in business, communication and medical, among the others that... Sun Systems 5 has applications on accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory management, professional services automation, collect, connect, financials, analytics, multi- currency, purchase requisitioning, purchase management and sales order management.

Brazil: ERP Selection – Oracle, SAP, Microsoft by Andrew Karasev
In the beginning of 21st century we can recognize the trend in international business. Multinational corporations are moving their manufacturing facilities and sales operations to Brazil. Typical scenario – regional office is established in Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro and manufacturing facility... However if you represent multinational company or corporation – you should think about users experience for your international management team, IT centralized support and things like these. ... Microsoft is currently on the way of merging/integrating its applications – this is known as Project...

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... Paisley Consulting, the recognized global leader in corporate governance, enterprise risk management and audit management, offered the proven solution that McDonald's was looking for. ... The company needed a proven IT platform to serve as a framework and repository for that crucial compliance work.

The IT Consultant: Keeping Spare Parts On Hand by Joshua Feinberg
As an IT consultant, you should know most PC vendors would be happy to cover inexpensive items like a mouse under the standard warranty. However, given that your client could purchase a spare replacement mouse for about $10 to $30, is it really worth one of their employees being without a mouse,... If your clients are outsourcing this sort of project management work to you as their IT consultant, keeping spares on hand will lessen the need to pay costly emergency rate premiums. ... This way, they can handle warranty claims at their leisure, not when their company is swamped and functioning...

What's the Fuss over FOSS? by Chin Wong
What’s the fuss over FOSS? IN an industry where acronyms are de rigueur, it seemed inevitable that an old computing concept would get a new name. Last November at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (which goes by its own unwieldy acronym WSIS), FOSS was on everyone’s lips... That means if a company has a Web site, chances are good that it’s hosted on an open source system. ... These include school projects in Namibia, Spain and India, computer kiosks in South Africa, a disaster management system in Sri Lanka, and an environmental database system for the Galapagos.

Database Companies - How to Choose a Developer by Gary Preston
Living in the so-called “Information Age” dictates that information has a high value and that most businesses cannot function without a means of storing and managing data. Thus, industry and society in general demand not only the structuring of information, but highly effective and specialized... Draw up a detailed requirements document, separating the mandatory needs from the optional, and send this, together with your company’s general information and budget, to various developers (every company you know of or that is recommended) as an Invitation to Tender.

Misconceptions about Wireless Networking by Randolph Wells
I was browsing through my local MegaMart recently. I belong to the group of men who find themselves in the Electronics Department or some other manly area of the store while the wife is shopping for groceries. It seems we are better off out of their way. ... In project management there is always a "Lesson's Learned" document written at the end of a project. ... I am not aware that this company provides wireless routers to their customers. ... I'm only trying to help. ... He keeps getting more and more aggravated as I keep asking questions.

The Ratio of Analysts to Programmers by Tim Bryce
"Good specifications will improve programmer productivity far better than any programming tool or technique." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION In terms of systems development, during the 1960's and early 1970's you were either a Systems Analyst or a Programmer. ... Therefore, the mindset in management is that you are not being productive unless you are coding, hence the inclination to shortcut systems analysis. ... And this is why it is necessary to provide training so management appreciates the need for systems analysis.

Six Largest Mistakes Made when Hiring a Cabling Contractor by Robert Deupreee
Cabling of data and voice systems is often ignored by many companies until the last minute just before relocation or new building takes place. Many information systems professionals view it as a low priority or something that just takes away from their budget for real network components such as... Mistake number six – No cable management All cabling systems will look organized before they are used, that’s easy. ... Show me that cabling system after 6 months and I will tell you if the proper wire management was used.

Data Quality Best Practices for Salesforce.com by Chris Badger
Executive Summary An effective plan for entering, cleaning and updating the data for your salesforce.com (SFDC) system is critical for achieving success with SFDC. According to industry experts poor planning for managing the data entry/data quality issue has historically been one of the largest... Dun & Bradstreet indicates that a company record in its Worldbase database of 80M company sites gets changed on average 4.6 times a year. ... 1) Historical Lessons Learned from Prior CRM Project Failures: There is a growing body of research from industry analysts that “data entry/data quality”...