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E-training Is Made Easy When Experts Converge For Online Webinar Focusing On Inspiring And Educating New Online Business Owners
E-training Is Made Easy When Experts Converge For Online Webinar Focusing On Inspiring And Educating New Online Business Owners03/14/2005 04:40 PM Our Web Developers have assembled a powerful team of experts in
various fields including Tax Specialists, Marketing Experts, IT
Professionals, Coaching Gurus, Business Accountants, established
Network Marketers, as well as a wide variety of other experts. The
monthly webinars are a valuable resource for both established
businesses and for those considering a business venture. [PRWEB Mar
14, 2005]
Home and Business Communications is Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband Telephone Service, for Residential and Business Users
Home and Business Communications is Offering Packet8, a VOIP/Broadband Telephone Service, for Residential and Business Users02/01/2005 08:48 PM Andrew Aldrich owner of Home and Business Communications "We are
excited to be offering Packet8, VOIP / Broadband Telephone Service.
VOIP / Broadband Telephone services can save the end user up to 90% on
their telephone bill. The service will work where ever a broadband
connection is available (worldwide). Read more about Packet8 at:
www.GoWithPacket8.com [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]
One of the mistakes I find service providers make on a
regular basis is drawing a bright yellow line between home and
business users.
Two caveats to this post. First, in many markets this makes great
sense. If you are selling furniture you better segment between home
and business users. If you are a general contractor same thing.
Second, with respect to Internet services (access, hosting, mail,
domain names, etc.) there is some segmentation necessary for larger
"small businesses". Here think about the same type of businesses that
used to be serviced by Novell's army of Netware consultants.
Businesses with usually 50 < employees < 500. They do have some (but
not all) unique needs.
There are three points I want to make here. First, for many small
businesses their needs are identical to those of home users. A little
hosting, a little mail and access with a domain name to keep it all
easy to find and use. Think about a $25-$75/month bundle of services
all in.
They both want it to work ALWAYS and both are unwilling to accept
less (nor should they). And for every "mission critical" business
email or website there is a timely romantic email or little league
schedule on a website that MUST be available now. If stuff isn't
working people get mad and may find an alternative supplier.
Both groups need help using these services. They are equally
clueless and equally in need of your fine counsel.
Second, a huge and growing segment of the population has NO
difference between work and home. They work at home. Sometimes they
relax during working hours. Sometimes they work during what would
normally NOT be working hours. These people, SOHO, need all the
services they need all the time. You cannot market to them separately.
This segment is also the wave of the future.
The last point I would make here is that having a residential base
usually leads to business accounts. Back in the day we (a long load
but a nice trip down memory lane for me) would regularly get to bid on
business against the "business-focused" ISPs (at the time usually
Netcom Canada and PSI) because we were providing dialup to the
President or decision-maker of the business. We usually got the
account. These segments feed each other.
The point I am trying to make here is for the vast majority
of potential customers there is no need to differentiate between
business and residential users and most distinctions ("higher
level of service") are artificial anyway.
It is the size of the bundle, not where you use it.
HP helps users meld business with IT05/31/2004 01:46 PM Hewlett-Packard will unveil next week a two-pronged effort to help
enterprise customers reduce operational costs by rapidly synchronizing
business needs with IT purchasing.
New IM service for business users launched
New IM service for business users launched08/09/2004 11:15 AM Five Across Inc. will launch an instant messaging (IM) product for
business users on Monday that the startup vendor hopes will be a
workplace alternative to free, consumer-oriented, public IM services
and pricy enterprise-class IM systems.
Microsoft asks Linux users, "How can we get your business?'
Microsoft asks Linux users, "How can we get your business?'12/21/2003 12:06 PM Microsoft has started distributing two online surveys to Linux User
Groups and Linux users in general, one asking primarily about home
computer use, the other about business use. They apparently don't plan
to release the results of their surveys, so we and other people in the
open source community are asking you to look at them and post your
answers and comments here and on other appropriate sites where, in
open source style, everyone can see them. Read on for more information
and links, and please help spread the word about these surveys; as far
as we know, this is the first time Microsoft has asked Linux users why
we use Linux instead of their products, and the more results, the
merrier. Author's Note: I'll reveal some of *my* answers to
Microsoft's questions in a comment I'll post shortly after this story
goes live, just to kick things off.
Focusing On Rainbow Six 306/24/2004 06:14 PM Ubisoft has announced they will be holding a focus group to discuss
all things Rainbow Six 3. The intended night for the group is Tuesday,
June 29th in Concord California. If you are interested Ubisoft is
inviting you to come.
Also if you live in the San Fran Bay Area, you can email
Rainbow@nicholsresearch.com to join the groups. Include your name, and
daytime and evening phone numbers. If you are picked by Ubisoft to
attend the groups, Ubisoft will pay you $75.00.
Guidelines for focusing on learning
Guidelines for focusing on learning10/28/2003 11:07 PM We went through some diversity training at work recently. The woman
who came into speak with us gave out the following set of guidelines
for...
Saddam Prosecution Focusing on 12 Counts (AP)06/06/2005 12:12 AM AP - Saddam Hussein will go on trial within two months on charges of
crimes against humanity, with prosecutors focusing on 12 "thoroughly
documented" counts, including the gassing of thousands of Kurds in
northern Iraq, a spokesman for Iraq's prime minister said Sunday.
Stop Focusing On The Technology, Focus On How It's Useful
Stop Focusing On The Technology, Focus On How It's Useful02/11/2004 04:14 PM We've mentioned this before, but the whole focus on "blogging" itself
seems to get too much attention, compared to what it's actually
useful for. Over on the corporate side of Techdirt where
we provide daily information and analysis to companies - in the form
of a blog - we tend not to use the word "blog" unless we know we're
dealing with people who are quite familiar with the term. We've found
that it focuses the conversation in the wrong direction. In fact, a
large percentage of our customers have no clue what a blog is
even though they're using one every day. It appears that the folks at
Disney have realized the same thing. Tim Bishop has a great post
talking about how Disney started using blogs, RSS and
aggregators by making sure no one heard those three words at all.
Instead, they made them fit into existing structures and processes -
just making them much more useful. Ross Mayfield has more
details.
Plan focusing on worst criminals
Plan focusing on worst criminals07/18/2004 11:20 PM The 5,000 most prolific criminals in England and Wales are to be
heavily targeted as part of a five-year Home Office crime plan.
Microsoft Focusing Office Suite On Web Services08/22/2004 03:16 PM Microsoft, seeing it's growth beginning to slow in the office sector,
plans to reinvent the way people work, communicate and collaborate on
projects by retuning it's Office Suite toward web services.
"Office defines business productivity," Bill Gates,
Microsoft's chairman, told financial analysts in July. "The
productivity area is probably the most important franchise that we
have." Microsoft is banking on the Office initiative to help it
fend off the challenge from open source software and other
competitors.
"Microsoft is trying to make Office less a product and more like
an online service," said Nate Root, an analyst for Forrester
Research. "Adoption is going to be slow because Microsoft is
trying to change the paradigm. It's a fundamental cultural change in
how people think of and use Office." Because the next version of
Windows, called Longhorn, may not ship until 2007, analysts say, the
Office overhaul is needed in the meantime to deliver more Web services
technology to the desktop. The new capabilities in the Office system
are also needed to lure software developers to create more
applications that run on Microsoft products.
Challengers like Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, OpenOffice.org and the
Open Source Applications Foundation offer free or very inexpensive
alternatives to Microsoft's Office programs. At the same time,
Microsoft faces strong competitors in the collaboration field. IBM
(NYSE: IBM) , for example, has sold Web conferencing, Web-based work
spaces and other software for years, and leads in some market
segments.
Undergroundfilm.org - Documentary mainly focusing on "the Cult Of The Dead Cow."
Undergroundfilm.org - Documentary mainly focusing on "the Cult Of The Dead Cow."03/08/2004 11:20 PM http://www.undergroundfilm.org/films/detail.tcl?wid=1001601
Synopsis
The subjects of this documentary are either dangerous terrorists,
computer security activists, or simply out-of-control adolescents.
Your opinion may vary, depending on your stock holdings, after you
watch for yourself as the members of The Cult of the Dead Cow
demonstrate the ease with which their software program, "Back Orifice
2000" can seize control of a Windows computer connected to the
internet.
New Virginia B2B Website (Vab2b.com) Captures Traffic from Virginia Business Internet Users.
New Virginia B2B Website (Vab2b.com) Captures Traffic from Virginia Business Internet Users.06/29/2004 02:10 AM Vab2b.com (http://www.vab2b.com) started out as a free service for
Virginia Business Internet users last year from the office of
Culbreath Consulting Corp. Vab2b.com is now depended on by many
Virginia business professionals all over the state. This site not only
allows users to find Virginia businesses, it details the business's
chamber of commerce or association affiliation. It is becoming the
destination site to find Virginia B2B companies. [PRWEB Jun 29, 2004]
Microsoft: Small Business Server Users Should Wait On Windows Server 2003 SP1
Roxio Selling Software Division, Focusing On Music
Roxio Selling Software Division, Focusing On Music08/09/2004 06:47 PM Sonic will purchase essentially the entire Roxio software operation
including Roxio's CD and DVD recording, authoring, photo and video
editing application products including Easy Media Creator, PhotoSuite,
VideoWave, Easy DVD Copy and Toast. By MacMinute (via MyAppleMenu)
NationalIssues.com - Focusing On The Issues Affecting America & The World
Looking Past Means, Focusing on Ends in Iraq (Los Angeles Times)
Looking Past Means, Focusing on Ends in Iraq (Los Angeles Times)04/14/2004 05:11 AM Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — For all the attention President
Bush devoted to the war in Iraq at his news conference Tuesday night,
his message boiled down to three words: Stay the course.
Wizdom Announces Strategic Partnership with Telelogic Focusing on its DoDAF Capabilities
Wizdom Announces Strategic Partnership with Telelogic Focusing on its DoDAF Capabilities04/19/2005 04:00 AM The premier provider of technology and services supporting the US
Department of Defense (DoD) Architecture Framework (DoDAF), Wizdom
Systems, Inc., today announced a strategic partnership with Telelogic,
(Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), the leading global provider of solutions
for advanced systems and software development. Wizdom is joining the
Telelogic Alliance Partner Program (TAPP). Telelogic’s customers and
prospects will now be offered the chance through Wizdom’s consulting
services to further utilize capabilities to comply with the Department
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Bisys Back to Basics
Bisys Back to Basics08/12/2004 11:47 AM With its accounting problems settled, Bisys is focusing on running the
business again.
Oracle looks beyond PeopleSoft
Oracle looks beyond PeopleSoft01/27/2004 08:41 PM The database giant promises that developing business applications will
remain one of its top priorities--with our without its acquisition of
PeopleSoft.
PeopleSoft CEO resigns12/28/2004 09:04 PM David Duffield has resigned as PeopleSoft's chief executive officer
and chairman less than three months after taking over again as CEO at
the company he founded and which is in the process of being acquired
by rival Oracle.
CEO resigns from PeopleSoft
CEO resigns from PeopleSoft12/28/2004 09:06 PM David Duffield , PeopleSoft founder and CEO, resigned effective Dec.
21, according to a regulatory filing.
PeopleSoft founder looks out for his own
PeopleSoft founder looks out for his own04/01/2005 02:46 PM Former employees displaced by Oracle merger will soon be eligible for
financial assistance through a fund endowed by Dave Duffield.
PeopleSoft goes a bundle on IBM
PeopleSoft goes a bundle on IBM09/22/2004 06:12 AM 'Most Significant Enterprise Applications Alliance in History,' it sez
here...
PeopleSoft Releases CRM 8.803/14/2003 01:28 AM PeopleSoft has released a new version of its groundbreaking CRM
application. PeopleSoft CRM 8.8, available this month, includes
upgrades of more than 150 new features and enhancements to its sales,
marketing and service suite applications.
Oracle Raises Its Bid for PeopleSoft Again02/10/2004 02:55 AM The surprise increase in the offer price signals a new stage in the
hostile takeover fight for PeopleSoft.
Oracle increases Peoplesoft bid02/10/2004 02:47 AM Oracle raises its offer for rival Peoplesoft to $9.4bn as it tries to
win over shareholders of the software firm.
PeopleSoft in a Corner After Decision (AP)
PeopleSoft in a Corner After Decision (AP)09/10/2004 04:44 PM AP - After defiantly warding off rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion
hostile takeover for 15 months, business software maker PeopleSoft
Inc. finds itself backed into a corner, with its best chances for
escape tied to forces beyond its control.
A 'Plan B' for PeopleSoft customers09/20/2004 08:53 PM With an Oracle buyout looking likely, software-maintenance start-up
TomorrowNow's phone is ringing off the hook.
Oracle Says It Has Control of PeopleSoft
Oracle Says It Has Control of PeopleSoft12/30/2004 12:38 AM I thought the soap opera was over and I’d have to go cold turkey
- but I guess I’m being let down easy…Free registration
required to read the story. Business software maker Oracle Corp.
(ORCL.O) on Wednesday said it has taken control of rival PeopleSoft
Inc. (PSFT.O) now that about 75 percent of its rival’s
shareholders have tendered their shares. PeopleSoft’s board
earlier this month reluctantly agreed to a sweetened $10.3 billion
buyout by Oracle,…
Oracle clear to go for PeopleSoft09/10/2004 03:36 AM A federal judge rejects the US government's bid to block software
giant Oracle's hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
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