|
|
|
From Dave Boone |
|
|
|
This month I would
like to announce to our Clients that The ITeam
is now certified to sell RIM’s Blackberry Server
Licenses including the Professional and
Enterprises solutions. Use the BlackBerry®
Enterprise Solution as a complete wireless
platform to extend the benefits of your
messaging and collaboration environment and
other tools to your mobile professionals. The
BlackBerry Enterprise Solution provides
push-based access to email; calendar, contacts,
tasks and notes; instant messaging; web-based
applications and services and enterprise
applications. Call me or James to learn more
about this solution for your organization.
Also you will
notice in this issue of ITeam Tips that
Microsoft has a rebate program for our Clients.
Check out the details here and on our website. |
|
|
|
Microsoft Licensing
Rebate |
SAVE
MONEY AND HELP INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
|
• |
 Get
organized and efficient. Help save time and
stay organized with a complete, powerful suite
of productivity, collaboration, and database
software for your small or medium sized
business. |
|
• |
Work together
more effectively. The new collaboration
infrastructure helps teams work together anytime
and virtually anywhere, using easy-to-use tools.
|
|
• |
Streamline
processes. Advanced electronic forms and
workflow tools make it easy to automate your
business processes, including content
management. |
|
• |
Gain business
insight. A broad array of advanced search,
information management, and analysis
technologies make it easier for users to find,
analyze, and use information.
|
|
|
Check out this special! |
|
| 7 Ways
Technology Saves Money |
reprinted with
permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
By Jeff Wuorio
 Every
small business owner knows that new technology can be
pricey.
But
technology can also pay in the form of significant
savings-particularly over the long haul.
Savings from technology isn't just a matter of plugging
in a new gizmo and watching the cash roll in. You have
to evaluate your priorities and choose the right
technology that meets your operating and budgetary
requirements.
With
that approach in mind, here are seven ways that
technology can save your small business money:
1.
Cut down on paper use. Not only is excessive
printing expensive, it's a needless waste of a valuable
natural resource. To cut down on printing costs, Andre
Preoteasa, IT director at Castle Brands, a New York City
importer of premium spirits, suggests investing in a
duplex printer: "It can print on both sides of the
page-you cut your paper use in half, thus half the cost.
It's particularly valuable when printing draft
documents."
|
|
Read More |
|
From IT Manager
to Superhero in 5 Steps
reprinted with permission from HP |
|
 Some of
the IT managers among us still remember the day we
helped liberate someone from the era of “snail mail”
with their first e-mail. And it’s those heroic moments
that shine out in our careers. We are here because we
have felt the after-glow of technology empowering
ourselves and other people.
Here
are some IT management leadership strategies to help you
better connect with the people you serve.
1.
Walk in the shoes of your users.
Sitting down to a meeting with his CEO, an IT manager
noticed that the CEO looked very tired after a business
trip. A few polite questions revealed that she was
constantly inundated with e-mails and documents, which
took huge amounts of her time to sort through. On her
trip, the CEO and her secretary had been unable to find
key documents for an important presentation; these had
eventually been found in a physical file, and couriered
rather than e-mailed.
Afterwards, the IT manager slipped out of the office,
and tore up his grand plan for an expensive technical
overhaul. He then spent a number of days discovering
that all users had similar problems as the CEO. The
implementation of a simple document management system
for minimal cost dramatically changed the productivity
of the company.
|
|
Read More |
|
