Networks move
information
The future belongs to those businesses that increase information flow. CMgtR
provides their clients with the solutions, products, and services necessary to share
information as quickly as its created or submitted from outside sources.
Networks
facilitate data sharing
Electronically connecting personnel, departments, or an entire building is considered a
local network. A remote network is connecting a residence to an office or two branch
offices. Wide area is networking between branch offices and corporate headquarters.
All networks work through a centralized computer (a network server) that
electronically routes information to and from other computers that you choose to
connect. All types of information can be transmitted by the network between who you
choose to address.
Networks open a
world of possibilities
Think about the increased access to information: You can electronically obtain a
customer account balance, see their increase or decrease in the volume of orders, then
immediately send an electronic message to the sales representative for praise or follow-up
action even when they are half way around the world. Send an electronic note to your
assistant to write a form letter to whomever. Distribute reports, newsletters, etc.,
to all personnel or just a selective few via electronic mail or to a networked
printer. Your choice! How about getting financial information without asking
for it! Just connect to the accounting department, with your secret password, and
push a button to get a report on inventory, products in process, cash requirements,
investments, financial statements, etc.
Networks
automatically improve practices
Networks increase access to data helping the management decision process. They improve
employee performance and moral by creating efficient environments like eliminating
"sneakernet", the inefficient practice of hand-carrying a floppy disk of
information from your computer to someone else's or to a printer down the hall.
Also, you can reach personnel with ease, communicate ideas while fresh, and distribute
information immediately, such as daily reports, weekly newsletters, monthly awards, etc.
Networks and the
Internet
Networks allow for the sharing of company Internet connections simultaneously among
several users. Company personnel and customers can correspond world wide without
long distance phone charges and document mailings. Think of the obvious savings in
monthly telephone charges, postage, express mail, and the ability to use company Internet
connections for several users rather then a separate connection for each employee. A
customer can enter an order in the company system and electronic copies are
automatically sent to all responsible personnel. Same day confirmation of the sale,
price, shipping information, and invoice is returned to the customer via the company
Internet connection, after first checking his account balance. Immediate
customer satisfaction. No paperwork, no mail, just electronically connecting through
your network. Publish your company history, product list, press releases, and
financial statements, where appropriate, through the network onto the Internet. Now
that's efficiency!
Network security
Easy access to shared data can spell disaster if unwanted people find their way into the
network - 90% of all network break-ins are inside jobs. Unauthorized employees and
their friends break-in out of curiosity (wanting to know what someone else's salary
is). Or it could be more serious like obtaining sensitive information. There
are several proven methods to secure your data. CMgtR will work with you
and advise on creating the optimal networking environment and security for your company
within your budget.
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