Benchmark: Wired but Not Wise
Some data concerning Inc. 500 CEOs and how they use technology. Read story
Phaedra Hise
Data Storage: Countdown to 2000
A computer expert explains that problems will arise in the year 2000 for software that uses two-digit date fields. Read story
On-Line: Bootstrapping on the Web
A quick look at how a direct-mail business has grown with help from the World Wide Web. Read story
Benchmark: Time to Upgrade?
Some data concerning how small and medium-sized companies are upgrading their computer systems. Read story
Data Storage: When Lightning Strikes
A CEO explains how her company survived after lightning struck its computer system. Read story
On-line: Selling on the Web Can Wait
A marketing manager explains why she is waiting and researching the World Wide Web before establishing a site. Read story
Resources: Click Here for Business Help
The URLs for three data-packed Web sites. Read story
Operations: How Much Time at the Fax Machine?
A CEO explains how much time employees spend using the fax machine. Read story
Comparison Shopper: It's a Scanner, It's a Printer, It's a Fax
Inc. tests three popular brands of machines that perform several office functions, including printing and faxing. Read story
Communications: The Joys of Voice Mail
A CEO explains why his most valuable communications tool is his voice mail. Read story
The Well-Merchandised Web Site
A look at how a speciality store is selling its goods on the World Wide Web and what it requires to make such sales. Read story
Hiring: Get the Right CIO
A list of tips a company should consider before hiring a CIO. Read story
Benchmark: Tapping Information from Afar
Some statistics that display the type of information accessed by portable-computer users. Read story
Resource: Who Needs EDI?
A review of a book that details what small businesses need to learn about electronic data interchange technologies. Read story
Comparison Shopper: Office Internet Connections
A comparison of some of the most popular Internet software packages, including Internet Chameleon and Internet Office. Read story
Operations: Watch Your Postage Meters
A CEO explains how costly a freight mistake can be. Read story
Telecommuting: Not Being There
A quick look at how a top salesperson is using technology to serve clients and stay out of the office. Read story
World Wide Web: Hits That Rate Attention
A record company's marketing director explains how he set up a Web page that would allow users direct feedback. Read story
Resource: Buyer, Be Educated
A quick review of the magazine Business Consumer Guide including subcription information. Read story
Benchmark: Interoffice E-mail
A graph displaying how many companies are using E-mail and how it's being used. Read story
Operating Systems: Windows95 -- Fight or Switch?
Several top execs give their thoughts on Windows95 and explain their thinking. Read story
Why Didn't I Think of That?: Delivering the Kids
A look at how two entrepreneurs launched their $4-million textbook-cover-advertising company. Read story
Book Review: Sales in the Information Age
Two of Inc.'s writers review three new books that apply the latest technologies to marketing. Read story
Put Internet Access to Work
A company uses the Internet to get free software and technical information. Read story
Do-It-Yourself Storefronts
Inc. checks out do-it-yourself Web-page software. Read story
The Flameproof On-Line Marketing Pitch
Strategy used by one company to market its products on-line without alienating potential customers. Read story
State of the Art: Internet Interfaces
A look at three start-ups taking different approaches to the Internet market. Read story
Sign of the Times: On the Clock
On-line services offer a software CEO a unique path to profits with an electronic distribution pipeline. Read story
Start-up News: Service-Industry Starts on the Rise
A graph of what start-ups define as the biggest obstacles to overcome to ensure success. Read story
Patently Unsafe: Inventors Beware
A look at what is being done to stop unscrupulous "invention-marketing firms" from preying on victims. Read story
Gee, It Didn't Look This Way on Paper
A quote from a natural-food start-up president warning against allowing green MBAs access to large amounts of capital. Read story
Net Profit
An in-depth look at a start-up that offers customers Internet access, shareware and technical support. Read story
Customers Seminars: Cohosts with Clout
A marketing manager offers some advice on how small companies can cohost seminars with Fortune 500 companies. Read story
Meetings: Keeping Briefings Brief
A quick look at how one company is using shared responsibility and a tight agenda to keep meetings short. Read story
Life After Voice-Mail Hell
One company scrapped its voicemail system to get back in touch with its customers. Read story
Couples in the Workplace
How one company handles having married couples working together. Read story
Ensuring E-Mail Privacy
Two software programs encrypt e-mail to protect its contents. Read story
Marketing: Good Connections
A quick look at how a marketing firm is using technology to keep consultants and clients connected. Read story
Managing People: Powerful Payroll Processing
A treasurer explains how he moved from calculating payroll by hand through a couple of computer system upgrades. Read story
Accounts Payable: Bookkeeper in a Box
A drug-store owner talks about how he has solved many of his accounting problems with off-the-shelf software. Read story
