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Recent Business Software Articles

Accounting Doesn't Have to Be Mind-Numbing

Oct 22, 1999

You've hung out your shingle. Now it's time to turn to a necessary evil: minding the books. Here are tips on making the task more bearable.  Read more


New Ideas for Fighting Spam

Oct 11, 1999

The "Mail Abuse Prevention System" (MAPS) provides ISPs with a free list of spammers in an effort to curtail the flow of junk mail.  Read more


What Data Warehousing Can Do for You

Oct 1, 1999

"Data Warehousing Advice for Managers" describes how this technology can improve the way your company handles critical business information.  Read more


Checking Data More Than Twice

Sep 22, 1999

Pharmaceutical company develops five-step program to guard against data-entry errors.  Read more


Housing Crisis

By Deborah Asbrand |  Sep 15, 1999

Considering bringing a substantial technology project in-house? First read how Market Insights' founders fell victim to poor planning, bad advice, finicky te...  Read more


Gates and the People Who Hate Him

Sep 1, 1999

Say the name "Bill Gates" to computer industry heavyweights, and you're likely to get an intense reaction, says journalist Gary Rivlin in "The Plot to Get Bi...  Read more


Choosing Accounting Software

By Michael Pellecchia |  Aug 15, 1999

Focus on the features to find the right accounting program for your business.  Read more


Big-Time IT for Small Companies

By Ilan Mochari |  Aug 1, 1999

A few start-ups are teaming up with tech-industry veterans to help small companies rent high-powered software that they previously could not afford.  Read more


Diss Connection

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Mar 1, 1999

Inc.'s Road Warrior explains that while the Internet can keep you in touch with work no matter where you are, sometimes you have to pull the plug and relax.  Read more


Room for One More?

By Jay Jaffe |  Mar 1, 1999

The CEO of Jaffe Associates reviews DiskMapper, a graphical file-management software product.  Read more


Best of Show

By Jim Sterne |  Mar 1, 1999

The president of Target Marketing reviews TRAQ-IT Tradeshow Software, a tool for planning, managing, and overseeing the exhaustive details of your company's ...  Read more


Play Computer Games to Sharpen Skills

Jan 1, 1999

Not the shoot-em-ups. But strategic simulations can teach strategic thinking.  Read more


Software That Cuts Legal Fees

Jan 1, 1999

Software can help you write your contracts.  Read more


Personal Best

By Joseph D. Freedman |  Dec 1, 1998

The president of Amicus Legal Staffing reviews LifePeak, a personal-achievement software product that helps users find balance in their lives through self-ev...  Read more


Game Plan

By Emily Esterson |  Dec 1, 1998

Bruce Lemmerman, director of college scouting for the New Orleans Saints, uses a database to record both statistical and subjective information about prospec...  Read more


Plug In and Play on the Internet

By Kevin Owens |  Sep 15, 1998

The cofounder and CEO of Select Design reviews Whistle InterJet, a machine that lets you easily connect your LAN to the Internet without a Web server, modem,...  Read more


Edged Out

By Russ Baker |  Aug 1, 1998

When Jim Heard and Gregg Trueman, founding partners of the Buoyant Co., began to battle over key company decisions, their staff decided to oust them both.  Read more


Sales: United Nations

By Emily Esterson |  Jun 15, 1998

A CEO explains how an Internet-based translation service now allows him to respond to email composed in foreign languages, resulting in a 60 percent increase...  Read more


He's Got the Whole Worllit in His Hands

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jun 15, 1998

Inc. 's Road Warrior recounts his frustrating experiences trying to download and compose E-mail on the road using a PalmPilot.  Read more


When Something Clicks

By Mie-Yun Lee |  Jun 15, 1998

A look at how digital cameras helped streamline operations at two businesses and the process the CEOs went through to select the best cameras for their speci...  Read more


Do-It-Yourself Efficiency Expert

Jan 1, 1998

One company executive relies on conference calls to stay in touch with her independent contractors.  Read more


Battling E-mail Excess

Jan 1, 1998

The potential pitfalls of e-mail and how to prevent information overload.  Read more


Is E-mail Private? Not at Work

Jan 1, 1998

An attorney answers key questions about the legal aspects of monitoring employee e-mail.  Read more


" Focus, Baby, Focus"

Jan 1, 1998

A company finds focus group participants in the local newspaper.  Read more


If You Build It, They Will Come

Jan 1, 1998

When sweater maker Dia built a customized database, sales shot through the roof.  Read more