6 Tips to Improve Productivity

Having trouble concentrating staring at a screen all day? Browsing your LinkedIn or Facebook newsfeed too often throughout the day? Don’t know where to start when you arrive at the office in the morning? Here are some tips to help you get a little more organized to stay productive during your busy day. It’s all about […]

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HOW TO: Compare Software Vendor Quotes

When on the market for a new ERP software solution, small business executives tend to get confused and overwhelmed with the many quotations they receive after viewing tons of system demos.

Doing the proper research is key to finding the right ERP system that matches your business needs and requirements. However, reading the many vendor quotes can be daunting. When it comes to an ERP implementation, there are many phases and each phase comes with its own services and pricing. Read more

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The Steps of a Complete Business Continuity Plan

Today’s infographic provides brief descriptions of the many parts of a complete Business Continuity Plan. It’s time you protect your business from downtime BEFORE a disaster occurs. Read more

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‘Business Continuity’ Terms Explained

We know that Business Continuity solutions are relatively new for many business people. Traditional methods to data backup and restore have been tapes and drives. These are now being replaced with software solutions that can perform on-site backups through virtualization as well as off-site backups to the ‘cloud’, without any manual intervention. On top of this, restoration can take hours rather than days.

Here’s a look at a few key terms used when speaking about Business Continuity Read more

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ERP Software Challenges Facing Small & Medium Enterprises

Take a look at today’s infographic to learn about the challenges SMEs face when deciding to implement an ERP software suite at their organization.

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Benefits of EDI Communication

EDI-benefits

EDI Communication is an electronic communication method used by businesses typically in a B2B environment. It is used to exchange data via electronic means. Many companies today unfortunately still send purchase orders or invoices via email, mail or fax. This would then entail employees to manually input this information into their system. Many errors are likely to occur at that point which can eventually lead to late and/or wrong shipments to customers. EDI has eliminated many supply chain inefficiencies and has provided accuracy and timeliness when it comes to order processing. Read more

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Web Design Trends

Nowadays, we are seeing so many different kinds of company websites – some fun, interactive, and full of content and images, others simple yet engaging. Here are some trends in Web Design we are seeing more and more. Read more

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About QBR – The Latest Solution in Business Continuity

Quick Backup Recovery, also known as QBR, is the latest in the Business Continuity world. Before this solution, businesses were using traditional data backup and restore, which normally consisted of tape drives and storage devices. Unfortunately, there are many problems that businesses can encounter with these traditional methods

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SME Buyer’s Guide: Management Software Suite

Today’s infographic explains the 6 key criteria to check off when selecting a Management Software suite for your Small and Medium Enterprise. It’s about choosing the right system for your business needs to increase revenue, cut costs, improve efficiency and gain a competitive advantage.

Check off your list with NAMTEK’s erpWizard suite. Read more

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Decoding “Cloud” Jargon

When I first started out in the IT industry, I quickly realized that speaking in IT jargon was the norm. IT professionals didn’t know how to differentiate between speaking with clients, who are usually business managers, and speaking with fellow IT professionals. IT jargon was thrown all over the place during meetings, which is when I’d see many confused expressions around the table. Business professionals would then believe that “Software as a Service in the ‘cloud’” or “application hosting off premises” were solutions that were too complex for their business and so they would simply want to stick with their legacy systems. However, more and more, small business owners are realizing that these IT terms are important to understand as they are allowing them to implement integrated systems at a lower cost that have the power to improve their entire organization’s processes.

To avoid confusion, here are a few ‘cloud computing’ terms decoded Read more

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