News from CMIT Solutions

February 2009

Newsletter and Resource for Your Business and Technology Needs

In This Issue

Did You Know?

Facing a New Economy

Ergonomics in the Workplace

File, Act, or Toss?

Quick Links

CMIT Denver

Did You Know?

Businesses have seen a 5% increase in productivity

(estimated at $14,000 per worker annually) by using the Windows Vista search tool.

Source: EMC

Something To

Think About

Question: What would it cost a $2 Million a Year Company to be down for ONE DAY?

Answer: $8,333

Email CMIT to find out about CMIT Guardian to protect your business.

Greetings!

Welcome to the newly designed CMIT Solutions of Denver e-newsletter! Eventually I knew that this goal and task would come to fruition. It just confirms that delegation is critical for a business owner. I want to thank my new Marketing Admin, Megan, for helping to make this redesigned e-newsletter a reality!

You will notice (to your immediate left) that there is an "In This Issue" section which gives you a head's up for the articles/topics in the newsletter. We have kept the feel of the old design [links, referral section] and the types of educational and insightful articles.

I welcome your feedback on the redesign and, as always, ideas for articles.

Facing a New Economy

Everyone - directly or indirectly - is feeling the bite of a tough economic climate. What questions do you, your senior management team and your technology partner need to think about and act on in order to face the current economic challenge and reach or even surpass your company's goals??

Current business situation:

1) Is your company looking to cut costs in key areas of your business?

2) Have you had to freeze or reduce your IT budget in recent months?

3) Have you delayed or postponed vital technology upgrades?

4) Has this adversely affected your company's ability to react to opportunities as they arise?

5) Have you considered ways in which IT solutions can help you reduce spending in other areas of your business, such as travel costs?

There are many more business and technology questions that can be asked. However, for the sake of keeping this discussion somewhat brief in this issue of the CMIT Solutions newsletter, think about the following.

With the right gamePLAN, you business can optimize your technology budget, making sure you have the technology that you will need to not only survive, but to thrive.

By building a technology gamePLAN, you can:

Reduce costs and maximize current technology
Take cost out of your IT budget and business operations
Acquire the technologies you need while freeing up capital and saving money

Move Your Business Forward during this challenging time!

Click here to learn how to best optimize your tech budget, lower IT spending, and better manage business costs.

If this article and the questions I have posed to you have made you think "maybe I need to review this with my technology partner and managment team", that is my goal. If CMIT Solutions of Denver is YOUR technology partner, just give us a call at 303.756.CMIT (2648) or drop us an email to schedule time to discuss CSAE logo

Ergonomics in the Workplace

Keyboard Recently my left wrist started hurting and I asked myself, "Is this carpal tunnel syndrome?" I am certainly on the computer at work and at home a tremendous amount. I did a little research and found that the real culprit could be my lack of ergonomic design while typing. I found that proper positioning of the keyboard and mouse is essential in creating a comfortable workstation. Consideration of the following factors can help prevent musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis:

Height and Orientation
Placement
Design and Use

My wrist hurt for over a week, but after making a few changes to the placement of my keyboard, the pain disappeared! So, as I often do, I bring something that hits home to me or my clients to everyone who receives my e-newsletters. Enjoy and pay heed to what this suggests (tells) you to do so as to avoid troubles down the road.

To read this story in its entirety, click here.

File, Act, or Toss? File Act Toss

Over the past couple years I have included helpful articles on staying organized. This article talks to the fact that there is a good FAT that will help your productivity, reduce your stress level and stay uncluttered - physically and mentally.

"If you're like me, then you have many piles of paper sitting on your desk and you know they are important, yet probably can't name what's on the bottom. To solve my problem, I've adopted an acronym from Barbara Hemphill, author of "Taming the Paper Tiger at Work," called F.A.T.™. It's brilliant! When you gather material and are trying to make a decision where to put it, think

F - File, A - Action or T-Toss. For your workspace, start with the FAT principle and designate a space for:

F- Files - reference files and items you don't need daily, but still want rather close by
A - Action - these files are for currently active documents or ongoing projects
T - Toss - relates to anything you don't need. If there are no legal or financial consequences to tossing the documents, or they are easily retrievable somewhere else, let it go.

Now I've got a clean desk with one inbox for files that I need to take action on."

To read this story in its entirety, click here.

Productivity Trainer and Organizing Consultant, Anne McGurty, publishes the "Organizing Strategy" weekly ezine with 1,200+ subscribers. If you're ready to jump-start your productivity, save time, and enjoy the quality of your life at work and at home, get your FREE tips now at www.StrategizeAndOrganize.com.

CMIT Solutions Denver Says "Thanks"

CMIT keys Phil and I want to thank some special people for having given us referrals that have turned into ongoing business. Our goal is to give and receive referrals as we meet and serve more businesses in the Denver Metro area. This can become a strong source of business for our practice. Clients, prospects and business alliances have become referral sources for us. So, who do YOU know who could benefit from using our services as you have??

Thanks to the following individuals for their referrals:

Steve Shapiro - Fleishman & Shapiro. P.C.
Kim Schneider Malek - Schneider Consulting Group
Bob Liebhauser - ActionCOACH

Have a productive and profitable February and March! See you next month and remember that CMIT Solutions can help your business run smoothly and stay protected!

Best Regards,

Debi Bush

Owner/CMO

CMIT Solutions of Denver

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