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Karen Settle, president of Keystone Marketing Specialists, in Las Vegas, has mastered multitasking. Keystone, a $5-million company, provides employee comp... Read more
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Recent Business Software Articles
Battling E-mail Excess
The push-button ease of e-mail and the never-out-of-touch capabilities of a pager-cellular phone combo have many CEOs wondering how they managed without t... Read more
Is E-mail Private? Not at Work
Is employees' E-mail protected by privacy laws? Recent controversial court rulings have generated confusion on the matter. Lee Gesmer, partner in the Bost... Read more
" Focus, Baby, Focus"
Focus groups are a great way to get closer to your customers--to solidify your relationship with current customers and to forge relationships with new one... Read more
If You Build It, They Will Come
Time and again, companies report that once a database is up and running, sales grow at least 10% to 30% as a result. But you can't exactly create one at t... Read more
Correspondence School
Salespeople have always been notorious telephone addicts. Now they are getting hooked on E-mail, too. While E-mail is wonderful for keeping clients posted... Read more
Outer Resources
A look at two companies, Air Taser and CFData, that became successful largely because they outsourced the technology-intensive aspects of their businesses. Read more
Uneasy Rider
John Healy, CEO of Coventry Spares Ltd., realized that the year 2000 bug would paralyze his antiquated computer system. Here's how he brought his motorcycle-... Read more
E-Mail Talkies
A CEO reviews a video software package, which he likes, but not as a sales tool. Read more
Remote Possibilities
A light-hearted look at how cell phones, modems, and pagers may have made communicating too easy. Read more
E-Mail Grows Up
Various businesspeople tell how they are using different E-mail packages to handle a variety of tasks. Read more
Digital Security
An overview of several new approaches to protecting your computer from unauthorized users. Read more
Hacked to Pieces
A CEO explains how any company's E-mail system is open to attack and how to protect yours from being hacked. Read more
What Business Would You Start Today?
An Inc 500 CEO explains why he would like to start a company that provides training in proper E-mail use. Read more
What Business Would You Start Today?
An Inc 500 CEO explains why he would like to teaching how to use E-mail properly for his next start-up. Read more
The Inc Technology FaxPoll Results
The results from last issue's faxpoll. Read more
High-Wired Act
A choreographer explains how he uses computers to create new routines for his dance company. Read more
Precision Marketing
An in-depth look at how database marketing lets you analyze trends and target top customers. Read more
Putting Your Business on the Map
A look at new software that lets users map everything from demographic trends to choice store locations. Read more
Benchmark: Intimidated by Cyberspace?
Some data from a 1995 Gallup survey of 300 small-business owners about their use of computers for communications. Read more
The Press and Windows 95
A reporter tells what it was like covering the launch of Microsoft's Windows 95 and what was lacking in the coverage. Read more
Electronic Storage: Portfolio Management
A graphic artists explains how he is using databases and CD-ROMs to store and display to store and archive art. Read more
The Annual One-Page Company Game Plan
Creating a list of goals for each year that incorporates ideas from around the company. Read more
Growth Strategies: Sell Mates
An applications software developer makes sales, not technology, the driving force for the entire company. Read more
High Costs Of Free Software
It is true, as reported in "The Software Free Lunch" (Executive Micro, June), that many excellent programs exist in the public domain. However, micro user... Read more
How To Find The Database You Need
A look at the best business database software programs. Read more
The Major Business Database Vendors
A look at the major business database providers Read more
Linux Use on the Rise
March 2004 --Linux, the open-source operating system long popular with programmers, is being used by more U.S. companies and in more produ... Read more
The Kid Behind a $170 Million Website
Aaron Patzer started Mint.com because he was frustrated with Intuit's Quicken. Two years later, Intuit intends to cut him a very big check. Read more
Metaweb Acquired by Google
The search-engine company continues its buying spree. Read more
