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- Decision Support: Choosing the best database management system for your client
- Choose the best database management systemAs an IT consultant, I realize the relationship between efficient database management and the success of my client’s business. An organization with poor database management can count on being just as successful as a business whose phone system works half of the time.At least a...
- Tags: Databases, Microsoft Office, Storage, Access Application, database management system, Simon Olenick, decision support, Microsoft Access, database, database management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Access 2000
- Technical articles 2001-10-12
- Create a custom document workflow/archive solution
- Most documents have a purpose, which is where document workflow comes into play. Phillip Perkins explains how you can create the foundation for a document workflow/archiving solution on a budget. Document management solutions are big business. As a matter of fact, try finding a system that provides...
- Tags: Phillip Perkins, Process improvement, Web servers, workflow, reconciliation, Web Development Zone Newsletter, Document, Database, Employee, Data, XML, Web Browser, File Data, Quality, Business Operations
- Technical articles 2005-08-03
- Don't let identity management turn chaotic as your business grows
- Plan ahead to develop a strategy for keeping company accounts and passwords under control. Digital identities -- in the form of user accounts and their associated passwords -- are the means by which network administrators implement access controls to network resources. When your network is small and...
- Tags: Authentication/Encryption, Deb Shinder, single sign-on, password, identity management, SMB Strategies Newsletter, Account, BMC Software Inc., Oracle Corp., Password Synchronization, Password Synchronization Software, Security
- Technical articles 2005-12-19
- The next generation of document management systems
- By Tim LandgraveOne of the CIO’s key responsibilities is to manage the electronic assets of the corporation. The CIO has to provide security mechanisms to protect the assets, access mechanisms to allow users to retrieve assets quickly, and the applications and tools required to manipulate these assets. While these mechanisms...
- Tags: information worker, document management, asset, e Advantage
- Technical articles 2003-04-22
- The Request Management System 2.3 (Windows)
- rms provides uses an easy to implement BPM workflow model for managing work requests to fulfillment. Users enter requests through customized forms and then rms workflow engine then manages the request through the workflow to completion sending emails notifying request owners and fulfillers. All set up and customization uses simple...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Workflow, Programming, Request, IT OnTime, Rm, Advantage Rm, E-mail, Process Improvement, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Development Tools, Online Communications, Quality, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2006-08-01
- .NET business services help power the WiredChurch system
- Take a real-world look at the theory, design, and implementation of business services objects in a .NET-based system. This is the third article in a five-part series.The WiredChurch.com system we discuss in this case study is a .NET-based application that allows religious organizations to manage their community activities. In the...
- Tags: .NET, e Advantage, business service, Microsoft .NET, WiredChurch
- Technical articles 2002-03-18
- Build additional resources on your ERP architecture
- For more on overcoming project management issues, check out TechRepublic's IT Professional's Guide to Project Management. Be prepared for every contingency with the real-world, practical insights packed in this book and CD.One problem with ERP is that, once you've made thetransition, you may feel you've caved in to the mind-set...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, Databases, ERP, Transaction processing monitor, transaction processing
- Technical articles 2004-07-15
- Sample directory structure helps manage project documentation
- Alternatively, use change control systems.Instead of storing your project documents in folders, store them in you change management/change control systems, along with your software, database designs, data dictionary, and everything else. Then, everything the project produces is managed in the same way.Design documents, project reports, all project documentation should...
- Tags: stephen.burns@..., change control
- Discussion threads 2007-03-21
- Two ways to design a database for a .NET-based CMS
- A key aspect of a CMS is its backend database. Take a closer look at two of the design options available for your database: the fixed data model and the template data model.When developing a .NET-based content management system, there are a many ways to logically set up your database....
- Tags: Content management, Enterprise software, Storage, Databases, Stephen Fraser, Microsoft .NET, content management system, data model, database, fixed data model
- Technical articles 2002-10-14
- cyan eProof PDF 3.2 (Mac)
- cyan eProof PDF is the premium online proofing solution that helps customers correct and approve jobs over the Internet from various locations and at any time. This cross-platform client/server application provides the full suite of powerful proofing and workflow management tools as well as superior speeds for online collaborative proofing...
- Tags: Software, Job, Apple Macintosh, Adobe PDF, Workflow, Tool, eProof PDF, Productivity, Process Improvement, Recruitment & Selection, Quality, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2003-05-19
- Submissions from an employee of Interneer, developer of Intellect web-based Project Management Software
- Submissions from an employee of Interneer, developer of Intellect web-based Project Management Softwareblog rootHuman-Based Workflows and Project Management SoftwareWorkflows exist in some form at every company, in every industry. Traditionally, the term has been used to describe transactional processes. Credit card information, for example, is submitted on a website. The...
- Tags: Process improvement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Operational planning, Web, msteffen@..., workflow, project management, Project Management Software, Microsoft Excel, Human Based Workflows
- Discussion threads 2006-06-27
- Don't slow down when your contract does
- Well-paid consultants who finish the majority of their work before the duration of the contract should have plenty they can do--if they look hard enough. Here's how one consultant made the best use of his time and the client's money.Sometimes, as a contractor, you’re hired for a fixed period of...
- Tags: Workforce management, Leon Tribe
- Technical articles 2002-11-25
- Active Wizard: Dynamic Workflow
- User acceptance of workflow systems is the most difficult component of any enterprise document management initiative. To be successful, workflow requires 100% participation. Keeping the system simple and intuitive as well as having the ability to quickly react to change are the primary drivers of success. Dynamic workflow provides substantial...
- Tags: Workflow, Documentum, Process Improvement, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Groupware, Quality, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- White papers 2007-03-01
- Architecting a CMS in ASP.NET: One server or a bunch of servers?
- ASP.NET offers a wide range of integrated functionality to support in-house content management system solutions. In this first part of our series, we discuss the basics of tiered CMS architectural models.You just left the weekly meeting with your boss tasked with a new assignment. It shouldn’t be too hard; all...
- Tags: Content management, Enterprise software, Stephen Fraser, Microsoft ASP.NET, server, content management system, Content Management System 3-tier architecture, tier
- Technical articles 2002-09-30
- Case study: Developing scalable and reliable .NET services
- In part one of five, Tim Landgrave presents an overview of a .NET-based service he designed that will handle hundreds of thousands of daily requests from thousands of different organizations.Whenever a new development platform is released, it takes time for the design patterns and best practices for building applications on...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, e Advantage, Microsoft .NET, church, WiredChurch.com
- Technical articles 2002-03-04
- Develop powerful Web applications with these CMS solutions
- The build vs. buy query has taken on new importance when developing Web applications, especially since the open source community provides freely available products for building sites. Consider these content management system CMS solutions the next time you are faced with a new Web application project. When I started...
- Tags: Tony Patton, Content management, Scripting languages, Web technology, OPEN SOURCE, content management system, Web application, Web Development Zone Newsletter, Mambo, Solution, Site, Free Version, ASPBite, Site Administration, Enterprise Software, Software
- Technical articles 2006-03-20
- Documenting your business rules: Where to begin
- Business Rules documentation tool.A very valid issue that plagues nearly every information system project. Documenting business rule is crucial, as they say that the most illogical aspect of any computer system is the business logic itself. We should consider that poor documentation is rampant and is quite prevalent in most...
- Tags: mosaeed@..., documentation, business rules, it management, business rule, tool, business logic, Documenting Business Rules
- Discussion threads 2006-07-17
- IT and Support Documentation
- I think a great traits one can possess is the ability to acknowledge and see his or her weak areas. I have come to realize that my documentation --> "sucks"! And I also think my predecessors didn't do a very good job about proper documentation and setting down a...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, networking, secure_lockdown@..., XHTML
- Discussion threads 2005-02-02
- 10 things you should know: Microsoft's SharePoint Services
- SharePointServices leverages Microsoft's Web-friendly product philosophy alongsideits affinity for desktop apps, and does so in a way as so many Microsoftproducts do that just lulls you into going with the flow. Security ispiggybacked on infrastructure already in place; the product's ancillaryfeatures are simply more convenient and despite shortcomings in many...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Scott Robinson, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services
- Technical articles 2005-07-27
- Selecting an online sales force automation tool
- Looking for inexpensive ways to help manage your sales force? Hurwitz analyst Sharon Ward has profiled a trio of online sales force automation tools that may help your sales staff increase profits and productivity.Accurate sales forecasts and information about the progress and timing of potential sales are more important than...
- Tags: Sales force automation (SFA), Sales strategy, Sales force management, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, sales, sales force, SFA, sales force automation tool, Salesforce.com Inc.
- Technical articles 2001-05-17
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Last year, many businesses deferred the purchase of new laptops in favor of smartphones, and why not? Offering phone, calendar, email, IM and Web access, they're arguably the most practical business tools. Check out the latest CNET Reviews of Blackberry devices for all the knowledge you need to make an intelligent choice.
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With its full keyboard and high-res screen, the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 is the perfect fit for your work and your life.
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