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July
2007
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> Bridging the
Gap
> Are You Doomed?
> Employee
Spotlight
> Exchange
2007
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Employee
Spotlight
Jeffrey Bussard
Sales Account Manager
Jeff Bussard joined
Databranch's Olean office in July of 2007 as a Sales Account
Manager. He comes to Databranch with over 14 years of sales,
marketing and managing experience, previously working as the
District Director of the Boy Scouts of America for DuBois and
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
As a Sales Account
Manager, Jeff will work closely with key business clients to
effectively implement and manage technology to improve their
business results.
Jeff is a graduate of
Clarion (Pa.) University, where he studied Business Administration
and Marketing. He has served as an EMT Instructor for three years,
Secretary of his local Sertoma Club for four years and is a Trustee
at his local church.
Exchange 2007 What you
need
to know
Many of
today's small to mid-sized businesses operate in a Microsoft
Exchange environment. Most of these businesses have invested in
Exchange and Exchange-compatible systems over the years, and now
they are both loyal to and dependent upon Exchange for email. Now
that Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 has finally been released, you
might be wondering if it's worth the time, effort, and cost to
migrate to 2007 from your current platform. Find out what's new with
Exchange 2007, and what security issues to consider before you
migrate.
Read more
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
organization who might be interested! |
| Are you IT
Strategic?
 The purchase and search for IT
products and services to make the business operate more
efficiently can be a daunting task. While Databranch is
pleased to be able to help our clients with this “search”,
there are questions that need to be asked when looking at a
replacement or even a new technology. The main question: What
is the strategy of the business from an IT perspective? I have
selected a few products that have recently been upgraded or
purchased new by some of our clients. In each of these cases I
have given a few strategic questions that should be asked
before the solution is selected.
Firewall/Security Appliance: This device is
used to protect your network resources from outside threats.
Its primary purpose is perimeter security but can also be used
to provide deeper levels of security depending on the business
acceptable use policy for Internet browsing.
Here are a few questions to
ask: |
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6 Tips for
Bridging the Communication Gap
By
Joanna L. Krotz
Reprinted with permission from the
Microsoft Small Business
Center
As you may have
observed, women and men who work closely together often get
tied up in communication knots, especially over issues that
involve power, advocacy, and managing the troops.
That's because the
sexes have distinct ways of communicating. They request action
and advice differently. Their verbal responses and timing are
different. And they have different styles for expressing
workplace demands.
The result can be
miscues and misunderstandings. In other words, lots of cross
talk.
Today, nearly half
of all privately owned companies are 50% or more owned by
women, according to the Center for Women's Business Research.
That means there are 11 million private enterprises at which
women business owners must communicate their goals and
operational needs to male and female customers, vendors,
partners and employees. Women need to understand how men talk
in business, and vice versa.
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Are you
Doomed if your Office Computer Tech Quits?
By Kim
Komando
 Reprinted with
permission from Microsoft Small Business
Center
It's the
nightmare that most small businesses aren't prepared to face:
What would happen if you suddenly lost your office computer
expert? Would you be in big trouble?
The
answer usually is "Yes!" But just how much anguish, time and
money would an unanticipated departure cause your company's
operations? Ask yourself these six questions to find
out.
1. Do
you know every password?
Practically everything
computer and Internet-related in your shop has, or should
have, a password. If your computer expert left at this very
moment, could you (or someone you trust) log on to each of the
computers on the network and have the ability to make changes
to system settings, tweak the firewall and more?
Do you
know the password to the server, the customer database and
other files needed to run your business? That's why it is
important for you, as the business owner, to know all the
passwords.
I
learned this lesson the hard way. A few years ago, we had a
network administrator who unexpectedly resigned by e-mail from
home. I didn't know the passwords that he set up on the
system. Rummaging through his desk, I found what looked like a
password scribbled on a fast-food restaurant napkin. Luckily,
it worked.
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" The
brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment
you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you
get into the office."
Robert Frost
(1874-1963)
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