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Recent Business Software Articles

What's Next: One-Stop Shopping

By Robert X. Cringely |  Jan 1, 2003

Well, now. A Web-based service someone actually needs. Want a piece?  Read more

Killer Applications: Really Useful Engines

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

The best Web sites don't just work, they do work. And some perform their duties in ingenious ways.  Read more

Rental Health

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

Sometimes the worst tenants have the best credit. Now landlords can use a Web site to help reduce their own risk.  Read more

Hoof and Math

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

Robert Ferrand hopes he can use his Web-based service to make saddle sores a painful relic of the past.  Read more

Printing for the Masses

By Carole Matthews |  Dec 1, 2002

Printingforless.com has demystified the commercial printing process for small-business owners.  Read more

This Year's Model

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

An old-line publisher morphs into an on-line star, discovering brand-new revenue sources in the process.  Read more

The Search Engine

By Anne Stuart |  Dec 1, 2002

This firm's employees didn't even use computers. But they soon adapted when the business opted to compete on technology.  Read more

Power Up the Payroll Process

By Rebecca Sullivan |  Nov 21, 2002

Paymaxx's on-line payroll service, PowerPayroll, streamlines the payroll process for small-business owners.  Read more

There's Linux in Them Thar Hills

By Nancy Peponis |  Nov 18, 2002

I got my laptop to boot up into Windows. This sounds idiot proof, but it's not. My laptop opens by default into Linux. Certainly you've heard of Li...  Read more

Peripheral Vision

By Norm Brodsky |  Nov 1, 2002

Most entrepreneurs are compelled to beat the odds, to disprove the naysayers. They don't always succeed, but when they do, the experience is tremendously sat...  Read more

There's Linux in Them Thar Hills

By Nancy Peponis |  Nov 1, 2002

Technology is full of differing approaches. But Microsoft v. Linux goes beyond a simple disagreement. It's a Hatfields-and-McCoys feud, a drama of honor and ...  Read more

Power Up the Payroll Process

By Rebecca Sullivan |  Nov 1, 2002

Paymaxx's on-line payroll service, PowerPayroll, streamlines the payroll process for small-business owners.  Read more

Warehouses Unplugged

By Anne Stuart |  Nov 1, 2002

em Inc /em Senior Writer Anne Stuart offers a listing of some major players in the wireless data-collection industry, inclu...  Read more

Solving the Opt-in/Opt-out Debate

By Martha Rogers, Ph.D |  Oct 8, 2002

It's time to adopt a one-to-one system that protects customers' privacy and adds to company coffers.  Read more

High Concept: Major Concessions

By Kate O'Sullivan |  May 1, 2002

With Fanlink, sports fans can have their beers and dogs and catch all the plays, too.  Read more

High Concept: I'll Take Manhattan

By Kate O'Sullivan |  Apr 1, 2002

A new way to build computer memory chips takes its inspiration from the Manhattan skyline: when space is at a premium, build up rather than out.  Read more

With a Little Help from My Friends

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Nov 1, 2001

It takes a shrewd entrepreneur to find big-league software at minor-league prices.  Read more

With a Little Help from My Friends

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Nov 1, 2001

It takes a shrewd entrepreneur to find big-league software at minor-league prices.  Read more

E-Mail PR: How to Start a Mailing List

By Mitchell Friedman |  Aug 10, 2001

E-mail lists can enable you to generate awareness and, more importantly, build mutually beneficial relationships with key audiences. Two main categ...  Read more

Database Driving Essentials

By Veronica Yuill |  Jul 20, 2001

Add database interactivity to your site with these resources and tips.  Read more

How Much Will Your E-Mail Campaign Cost?

By David Townsend |  Jul 6, 2001

When was the last time you bought a car? If, like me, you've always been far from satisfied with the car-buying experience, you probably have a sen...  Read more

Database Driving Essentials

By Veronica Yuill |  Jul 1, 2001

You've honed your HTML skills and now you want to take your Web site to the next level by adding some database interactivity. You've browsed around...  Read more

Stream QuickTime From Your Web Page

By George Grubb |  Jul 1, 2001

If you want to stream QuickTime media directly from your Web page, you're in the right place. In this article, I'll briefly explain the embedding p...  Read more

Stay-At-Home CEO Raises Twins

By Anne Stuart |  Jun 15, 2001

How Ken White runs two companies for the price of one -- without doubling his workload.  Read more

Information In The Bank

By Jane Saladof MacNeil |  Jun 15, 2001

To keep his IT team focused on building the business, the CEO of TechTarget.com decided to outsource the company's storage needs.  Read more

Hot Tip: Spam the Spammers

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2001

Here's how one company made lemonade out of lemons by sending its own advertisements back to spammers.  Read more

Information In The Bank

By Jane Saladof MacNeil |  Jun 1, 2001

To keep his IT team focused on building the business, the CEO of TechTarget.com decided to outsource the company's storage needs.  Read more

E-Mail Newsletters: Formats That Work

By Christine James |  May 30, 2001

Because most Internet users spend more time sending and receiving e-mail than doing anything else online, sending e-mail newsletters is one way to keep vi...  Read more

Hostage Situation

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Mar 15, 2001

Get the benefits of an ASP without all the headaches.  Read more

Database Groundwork

By Ilan Angwin |  Dec 15, 2000

You've thought about consolidating your business records into a database, but you hesitate because of the time and the effort required. Think again. <...  Read more

Database Groundwork

By Ilan Angwin |  Dec 1, 2000

You've thought about consolidating your business records into a database, but you hesitate because of the time and the effort required. Think again. <...  Read more

Healthy Skepticism for ASPs

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Nov 15, 2000

Application service providers (ASPs), software companies that manage data for you on the Web, are struggling to convince small-business owners that the AS...  Read more

Tracking Tech Time

By Jane Saladof MacNeil |  Nov 15, 2000

At first glance the job he'd done on the pet-themed Web site seemed a job well done to Todd Jones. His Internet consulting company, Semtor Inc., had built...  Read more

Bulletin Board

By Inc. staff |  Nov 15, 2000

A look at various tech trends, including electronic signature software programs, professional services automation, and high-wired limos.  Read more

Tracking Tech Time

By Jane Saladof MacNeil |  Nov 1, 2000

At first glance the job he'd done on the pet-themed Web site seemed a job well done to Todd Jones. His Internet consulting company, Semtor Inc., had built...  Read more