Friday, May 09, 2008
Begin Your Company’s INFO-NET Now! (Feb. E-News from 2SS.Com)
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‘ E – N E W S from ‘
‘ 2SS.Com ‘
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‘ Mailed on: 02/01/2000 9:01 PM Number 19 ‘
‘ Int’l Standard Serial No. - ISSN: 1523-3537‘
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‘ In this issue (4 Items): ‘
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‘ 1--Begin Your Company’s INFO-NET Now! ‘
‘ 2--PRODUCT WATCH ‘
‘ 3--QUESTIONS ‘
‘ 4--STRATEGIC-USEFUL-INTERESTING LINKS ‘
‘ 5--WHY SUBSCRIBE?, 2SS.Com & YOUR ‘
‘ SUBSCRIPTION. ‘
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‘ --------------------------Item One---------------------- ‘
‘ Does your business have a body of knowledge ‘
‘ the makes it work. Most businesses do and those ‘
‘ that involve more than just one or two need to ‘
‘ share information effectively. If you have a ‘
‘ network in-place you have everything you need ‘
‘ to get started. ‘
‘ The essential idea is to make shared data ‘
‘ available in a simple easily accessible format. ‘
‘ The implication of the work ‘Intranet’ is that you ‘
‘ will use WWW technology, but that is NOT a ‘
‘ requirement. What is required is to assemble ‘
‘ and organize information however you decide ‘
‘ to make it available. ‘
‘ START SIMPLE ‘
‘ Begin by setting up a folder on your network ‘
‘ accessible to all network users. Then compose ‘
‘ some ‘High Level’ folders that make sense to ‘
‘ your business. At one of our 2SS.Com clients ‘
‘ the folders include: ‘
‘ * Computers ‘
‘ * Facility Related ‘
‘ * Fax Machine ‘
‘ * Working Forms ‘
‘ * Operating Procedures & Reference Info. ‘
‘ * Policy Memos ‘
‘ * Telephones ‘
‘ These folders are set up on the network under ‘
‘ a dedicated drive letter and accessible from ‘
‘ every workstation. Using Windows NT security ‘
‘ we’re also able to make the folders available to ‘
‘ all to read an only management to update. ‘
‘ EXPAND AS NEEDED ‘
‘ Each folder above is further broken down as ‘
‘ needed. For example the computers folder ‘
‘ opens to display: ‘
‘ * Internet Service Provider ‘
‘ * Network Application Server ‘
‘ * Network Communication Server ‘
‘ * Printers ‘
‘ * PC Archives – Includes a sub-folder for each ‘
‘ PC numbered PC01, PC02, PC03… ‘
‘ * Software to Install – Includes a sub folder for ‘
‘ each major program used in the business.. ‘
‘ Of particular interest is the ‘Software to Install’ ‘
‘ folder that includes actual installable software ‘
‘ needed to build a workstation. As an example ‘
‘ you might organize your install software ‘
‘ something like: ‘
‘ * 01 Windows 95/98 ‘
‘ * 02 MS Office 97 Pro w-Outlook97 ‘
‘ * 03 MS Office SR1 & SR2 ‘
‘ * 04 IE401 w-SP1 ‘
‘ * 05 Outlook2000 & IE5 ‘
‘ * 06 NT Proxy Server ‘
‘ * 07 NT FAX Server ‘
‘ * 08 Modem ‘
‘ * 09 Adobe Acrobat ‘
‘ * 10 MS Office 97 – Misc. Settings ‘
‘ This approach displays some very important ‘
‘ knowledge on the desired (sometimes ‘
‘ necessary) sequence in which software is to ‘
‘ be installed to avoid conflicts. ‘
‘ This is just a simple start, but we suspect you ‘
‘ get the idea. With a little organization you can ‘
‘ begin to assemble an invaluable information ‘
‘ tool for your company. Once created it’s ‘
‘ increasingly easy to bring it to life with graphics ‘
‘ and links using tools you may have already and ‘
‘ that we’ll elaborate more on in a future issue. ‘
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‘ PRODUCT WATCH ‘
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‘ A WORLD WITH NO LANGUAGE BARRIERS ‘
‘ Those days are coming in the not too distant ‘
‘ future. The perfecting of Voice Recognition ‘
‘ software and ever better computerized ‘
‘ translation capabilities make it inevitable. ‘
‘ When the two technologies come together ‘
‘ with increasingly powerful computers a “Star ‘
‘ Trek-like’ universal translator device can’t ‘
‘ be far behind. ‘
‘ Get a glimpse of that future at www.Babylon.Com ‘ or AltaVista’s http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate ‘
‘ INMOTION’s E-PEN WATCHES WHAT ‘
‘ YOU WRITE. ‘
‘ InMotion is a Haifa Israel company that has ‘
‘ devised a pen to transmit tracking signals
‘ when it’s moved. A companion device
‘ nearby interprets the movements as data ‘
‘ entry. When added to continually improving ‘
‘ handwriting recognition software this could
‘ become a powerful approach for data input, ‘
‘ especially for PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) ‘
‘ style devices. ‘
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‘ QUESTIONS ‘
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‘ HOW CAN YOU GET STARTED IN ‘
‘ E-COMMERCE FAST?
‘ One answer is to find the right partner. Start-up ‘
‘ furniture retailer www.Living.Com has as many ‘
‘ as 70,000 visitors each day according to it’s ‘
‘ owner. He reports average orders of about ‘
‘ $600, and more than 50 percent of orders exceed ‘
‘ $1,000. The Living.Com workforce has swollen ‘
‘ to about 250. ‘
‘ Part of the reason is it’s ‘Big-Brother-Partner’ ‘
‘ Oracle, Inc. According to the owner, "That's one ‘ reason I think Oracle likes us -- our growth ‘
‘ curve." ‘
‘ IS YOUR BUSINESS TOO HARD TO CHANGE? ‘
‘ Schwab has figured it out the hard way. They ‘
‘ began by creating a separate e-business ‘
‘ called e.Schwab. Then in 1998 they realized ‘
‘ it was the wrong thing to do. It was forcing ‘
‘ customers to choose between Schwab and ‘
‘ e.Schwab. ‘
‘ The result was a painful and expensive ‘
‘ process. They completely integrated e.Schwab ‘
‘ while reprising all their its core products. Then ‘
‘ they continued to retrain all of their employees. ‘
‘ Finally but not least of all, they renovated all ‘
‘ their systems. The result? Schwab is ‘
’ unquestionably the best-positioned of all the ‘
‘ retail brokerages, as their current stock price ‘
‘ suggests! ‘
‘ ONE MORE TAKE, WHAT DOES AOL-TIME ‘
‘ WARNER MEAN FOR E-BUSINESS? ‘
‘ The AOL-Time Warner deal forces investors to ‘
‘ face a new reality: No Internet company may ‘
‘ be able to justify its price with internal growth. ‘
‘ High ‘,Com’ company valuations based at least ‘
‘ in part on the assumption they will translate ‘
‘ high stock prices [via mergers and takeovers] ‘
‘ into real profits. ‘
‘ That's what AOL has done! It bought a company
‘ with content, distribution, revenue and profits. ‘
‘ A comparison of the recent year’s earnings is ‘
‘ staggering. AOL earned $715MM on ‘
‘ $5.25 BB sales, Time Warner $6.4 BB, on ‘
‘ $23.5 BB sales . ‘
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‘ STRATEGIC-USEFUL-INTERESTING LINKS ‘
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‘ 1. Interested in DSL? Here is a link ‘
‘ http://www.2wire.com/dsllookup/finddsl33.asp ‘
‘ to a very capable DSL locator that shows you ‘
‘ what can be done, with who and how much for ‘
‘ most any home or business address.
‘ 2. Convert E-Mail to voice FREE using ‘
‘ www.mytalk.com. The down side is that ‘
‘ you get to hear an add along with your mail. ‘
‘ 3. Need a free E-Mail address? Start at ‘
‘ www.EmailAddresses.Com to see how they ‘
‘ compare. ‘
‘ 4. www.EmployeeSerivce.Com will manage your ‘
‘ employee’s human resource and benefits ‘
‘ needs and give them access to the status of
‘ their own data. All for just $100 per employee ‘
‘ per month. ‘
‘ 5. www.iExchange.Com lets financial analysts ‘ prove their expertise to you by posting their ‘
‘ picks, target prices and target return dates. ‘
You see how they do for free or in detail for ‘
‘ small fee and wind up knowing the analyst ‘
‘ you pick has a ‘REAL’ track record you ‘
can rely on. ‘
‘ 6. Conduct a FREE seminar. No fees for ‘
‘ facilities, refreshments, or set-up. Set it up ‘
‘ at www.CentraNow.Com where you’ll ‘
‘ find ample support for making your Internet- ‘
based presentation. ‘
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‘ -------------------------Item Five----------------------- ‘
‘ WHY SUBSCRIBVE? ‘
‘ 2SS.Com & YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ‘
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