News Release
SBA PRESS OFFICE
**************
Commerce, SBA Launch New Online Tool
To Help Small Businesses Begin Exporting
New Site: Six Steps to Exporting Success
**************
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Contact: David Hall (202) 205-6697
Release Number: 10-66
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
**************
WASHINGTON – Small businesses interested in exporting now have a new
online tool to help them tap into the global marketplace to grow their business.
Developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business
Administration, Six Steps to Begin Exporting, www.export.gov/begin, is the
latest tool in the National Export Initiative toolbox to help entrepreneurs begin
exporting.
The six-step process begins with a self-assessment to help potential exporters
gauge their readiness to successfully engage in international trade. The self-
assessment is followed by sections on training and counseling programs;
resources to create an export business plan; information on conducting market
research; assistance for finding foreign buyers; and investigating financing for
your small business exports, foreign investments or projects.
Upon completing the self-assessment, businesses receive a score indicating
their level of readiness. Based on the score, additional resources are identified
fitting their specific needs, including SBA and its nationwide resource partners
SCORE and Small Business Development Centers, as well as Commerce’s U.S.
Export Assistance Centers, which provide individualized support.
“This practical, interactive website is just the latest example of the
commitment the Obama administration has made to helping American
businesses – especially small businesses – sell more of what they make around
the world,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said. “Connecting America’s
entrepreneurs and small businesses with new buyers and new markets abroad
will help create jobs and spur sustainable economic growth.”
“With nearly 96 percent of the world’s customers living outside the United
States and two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power in foreign countries,
tapping into opportunities in the global market makes perfect sense and is
more attainable than ever for small business owners,” SBA Administrator Karen
Mills said. “One of the main hurdles potential exporters face is their fear that
exporting is too complicated. This six-step process addresses and dispels that
concern. Across the administration, we continue to strengthen the tools and
resources so we can be the best possible partner in helping small business
owners grow their customer base beyond our borders and, in doing so, create
new jobs here at home.”
This joint Commerce-SBA effort is part of an array of activities by federal
agencies to support President Obama’s National Export Initiative, which calls
for doubling U.S. exports and supporting 2 million jobs over the next five
years. So far this year, U.S. exports have increased nearly 18 percent
compared to the same period in 2009.
President Obama has outlined five steps the Administration is taking to help
U.S. firms expand sales of their goods and services abroad: creating a new
Cabinet-level focus on U.S. exports, expanding export financing, prioritizing
government advocacy on behalf of U.S. exporters, providing new resources to
U.S. businesses seeking to export, and ensuring a level playing field for U.S.
exporters in global markets.
For more information on export services for small businesses or to find local
counseling and technical assistance resources, please visit www.export.gov.
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Monday, November 22, 2010
SBA Backs Repeal of ‘Burdensome’1099 Reporting
News Release
SBA PRESS OFFICE
***************
SBA Backs Repeal of ‘Burdensome’1099 Reporting
Requirements on Small Business Transactions
***************
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Contact: Hayley Meadvin (202) 205-6948
Release Number: 10-67
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
***************
WASHINGTON – In an open letter to small business owners, SBA Administrator Karen Mills described requirements that small businesses report all transactions greater than $600 as “burdensome,” and called for their repeal. Mills said the reporting requirements in the Affordable Care Act, which were to have begun in 2012, add up to “too much paperwork, too much filing.”
The text of the letter, which is posted on the SBA Website at http://www.sba.gov/1099letter/, follows:
Dear Small Business Owner,
I’m writing to update you on the progress that we have made regarding concerns stemming from the expanded 1099 reporting requirement in the Affordable Care Act, which could affect small businesses starting with 2012 purchases and 2013 filings.
The SBA and the Administration support the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act (introduced by Senator Baucus) which would repeal this provision.
As President Obama said on Nov. 3: “… the 1099 provision in the health care bill appears to be too burdensome for small businesses. It just involves too much paperwork, too much filing. It’s probably counterproductive.” Our support for the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act also follows the Administration’s support in September for Senate Amendment 4595 (offered by Senator Bill Nelson), which would have relaxed the reporting requirement.
All businesses that pay another individual or business $600 or more for goods or services starting in 2012 will be required to issue 1099s. The unintended consequence of a potential paperwork burden resulting from this provision quickly came to light, and we immediately began working across the Administration to reduce the burden of these potential future reporting requirements, as I noted in a letter to small businesses in May. We gathered feedback and comments from the small business community through roundtables, forums, and other feedback mechanisms involving outreach from the SBA, the Treasury Department, the I.R.S. and others.
Importantly, the repeal of this provision through the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act will not adversely affect the Affordable Care Act, which provides important health care benefits to millions of Americans. Small businesses are already taking advantage of the new tax credits for providing health insurance to employees this year, and future benefits such as the insurance exchanges in 2013 will provide small businesses with more negotiating power and reduced administrative costs.
Thank you for the input and feedback that many of you have provided on the impact that the expanded 1099 reporting requirement could have on your business. Overall, with your help, we will continue to ensure that America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners operate in an environment not burdened by excessive regulation, allowing you to continue doing what you do best: grow businesses, create jobs and lead America’s economic recovery.
Sincerely,
Karen Mills
SBA Administrator
SBA PRESS OFFICE
***************
SBA Backs Repeal of ‘Burdensome’1099 Reporting
Requirements on Small Business Transactions
***************
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Contact: Hayley Meadvin (202) 205-6948
Release Number: 10-67
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
***************
WASHINGTON – In an open letter to small business owners, SBA Administrator Karen Mills described requirements that small businesses report all transactions greater than $600 as “burdensome,” and called for their repeal. Mills said the reporting requirements in the Affordable Care Act, which were to have begun in 2012, add up to “too much paperwork, too much filing.”
The text of the letter, which is posted on the SBA Website at http://www.sba.gov/1099letter/, follows:
Dear Small Business Owner,
I’m writing to update you on the progress that we have made regarding concerns stemming from the expanded 1099 reporting requirement in the Affordable Care Act, which could affect small businesses starting with 2012 purchases and 2013 filings.
The SBA and the Administration support the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act (introduced by Senator Baucus) which would repeal this provision.
As President Obama said on Nov. 3: “… the 1099 provision in the health care bill appears to be too burdensome for small businesses. It just involves too much paperwork, too much filing. It’s probably counterproductive.” Our support for the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act also follows the Administration’s support in September for Senate Amendment 4595 (offered by Senator Bill Nelson), which would have relaxed the reporting requirement.
All businesses that pay another individual or business $600 or more for goods or services starting in 2012 will be required to issue 1099s. The unintended consequence of a potential paperwork burden resulting from this provision quickly came to light, and we immediately began working across the Administration to reduce the burden of these potential future reporting requirements, as I noted in a letter to small businesses in May. We gathered feedback and comments from the small business community through roundtables, forums, and other feedback mechanisms involving outreach from the SBA, the Treasury Department, the I.R.S. and others.
Importantly, the repeal of this provision through the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act will not adversely affect the Affordable Care Act, which provides important health care benefits to millions of Americans. Small businesses are already taking advantage of the new tax credits for providing health insurance to employees this year, and future benefits such as the insurance exchanges in 2013 will provide small businesses with more negotiating power and reduced administrative costs.
Thank you for the input and feedback that many of you have provided on the impact that the expanded 1099 reporting requirement could have on your business. Overall, with your help, we will continue to ensure that America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners operate in an environment not burdened by excessive regulation, allowing you to continue doing what you do best: grow businesses, create jobs and lead America’s economic recovery.
Sincerely,
Karen Mills
SBA Administrator
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
SBA Expands Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Vets
SBA News Release
PRESS OFFICE
*************
SBA Expands Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Vets
Announces Two New Programs for Women Vets, Guard, Reservists and Families
*************
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Contact: Dennis Byrne (202) 205-6567
Release Number: 10-63
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
*************
WASHINGTON – With thousands of service men and women returning from
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Small Business Administration and
Syracuse University are expanding their Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for
Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) to a seventh school, Louisiana State
University, and launching two new entrepreneurship programs for women
veterans and National Guard and Reserve members and their families.
According to the SBA, nearly one quarter of veterans indicate they are
interested in starting or buying their own small business, and that percentage
is even higher among women veterans. With that in mind, the growing
partnership between SBA and Syracuse University provides training on how to
start and grow a small business to veterans, with programs targeted to
service-disabled veterans, women, National Guard and Reserve members and
their families of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“When you consider the leadership and management skills our veterans
develop while on active and reserve duty, it’s no wonder we see more of them
pursuing their dreams as entrepreneurs and small business owners,” SBA
Administrator Karen Mills said. “Through our partnership with Syracuse
University we are continuing to strengthen the tools and resources available to
them.”
“We often speak about the sacred trust we have with our service men and
women, and one way we honor that trust is ensuring they have every possible
opportunity for success,” Mills continued. “When it comes to entrepreneurship,
their success also means success in driving economic growth and creating
jobs.”
In 2009, SBA partnered with Syracuse University, providing a three-year
cooperative agreement providing funding totaling $450,000, to support the
university’s year-long EBV program on six campuses. Now in the second year
of the partnership, with SBA’s support, the “boot camp” is expanding to a
seventh campus, E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.
The other five campuses are: the University of Connecticut School of
Business, Mays Business School at Texas A&M, UCLA Anderson School of
Management, Florida State University’s College of Business, and the Krannert
School of Management at Purdue University.
Created and delivered by a network of some of the best business schools in
the country, it is designed to leverage the skills, resources and infrastructure
of higher education to offer experiential training in entrepreneurship and small
business management to veterans. Last year, the first year SBA partnered
with Syracuse University, 129 service-disabled veterans participated in the
program. Since the program’s inception, more than 320 wounded warriors have
graduated to date and more than 150 businesses to date have been launched
by graduates.
Additionally, SBA is also providing $2.6 million through a cooperative agreement
over three years for two new programs supporting veteran entrepreneurs. The
first, Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE),
focuses on training, networking and mentorship for women veterans. The
three-day, off-site training program, online training and network support
structures will be delivered in several locations around the nation, and
anticipates serving up to 1,400 female veterans over a 36-month period.
The second new program, Operation Endure & Grow, targets National Guard
and Reserve members, their families and business partners. The goal of this
program is to mitigate the economic hardship of deployed members and their
families. The eight-week online course will focus on the fundamentals of
launching and/or growing a small business for those who will sustain the
business when the service member is deployed, injured or killed. Initially 550
individuals are expected to participate. In total V-WISE and Operation Endure
& Grow will serve over 1,950 individuals and their families.
The expansion of SBA’s partnership with Syracuse University builds on more
than $1.25 billion in loan guarantees for veterans in its flagship 7(a) and 504
programs, and through its Patriot Express loan pilot initiative. In three years
Patriot Express has supported nearly $550 million in loans to more than 6,500
veterans and spouses looking to establish or expand their small businesses.
SBA reaches out to veterans through its 68 local SBA district offices, 16
Veterans Business Outreach Centers nationwide, and its partnership with 1,000
Small Business Development Centers and some 12,000 SCORE – Counselors to
America’s Small Businesses volunteers. SBA has numerous programs creating
government contracting opportunities for vet-owned small businesses. For
more information visit www.sba.gov/vets and www.sba.gov/reservists.
PRESS OFFICE
*************
SBA Expands Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Vets
Announces Two New Programs for Women Vets, Guard, Reservists and Families
*************
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Contact: Dennis Byrne (202) 205-6567
Release Number: 10-63
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
*************
WASHINGTON – With thousands of service men and women returning from
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Small Business Administration and
Syracuse University are expanding their Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for
Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) to a seventh school, Louisiana State
University, and launching two new entrepreneurship programs for women
veterans and National Guard and Reserve members and their families.
According to the SBA, nearly one quarter of veterans indicate they are
interested in starting or buying their own small business, and that percentage
is even higher among women veterans. With that in mind, the growing
partnership between SBA and Syracuse University provides training on how to
start and grow a small business to veterans, with programs targeted to
service-disabled veterans, women, National Guard and Reserve members and
their families of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“When you consider the leadership and management skills our veterans
develop while on active and reserve duty, it’s no wonder we see more of them
pursuing their dreams as entrepreneurs and small business owners,” SBA
Administrator Karen Mills said. “Through our partnership with Syracuse
University we are continuing to strengthen the tools and resources available to
them.”
“We often speak about the sacred trust we have with our service men and
women, and one way we honor that trust is ensuring they have every possible
opportunity for success,” Mills continued. “When it comes to entrepreneurship,
their success also means success in driving economic growth and creating
jobs.”
In 2009, SBA partnered with Syracuse University, providing a three-year
cooperative agreement providing funding totaling $450,000, to support the
university’s year-long EBV program on six campuses. Now in the second year
of the partnership, with SBA’s support, the “boot camp” is expanding to a
seventh campus, E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University.
The other five campuses are: the University of Connecticut School of
Business, Mays Business School at Texas A&M, UCLA Anderson School of
Management, Florida State University’s College of Business, and the Krannert
School of Management at Purdue University.
Created and delivered by a network of some of the best business schools in
the country, it is designed to leverage the skills, resources and infrastructure
of higher education to offer experiential training in entrepreneurship and small
business management to veterans. Last year, the first year SBA partnered
with Syracuse University, 129 service-disabled veterans participated in the
program. Since the program’s inception, more than 320 wounded warriors have
graduated to date and more than 150 businesses to date have been launched
by graduates.
Additionally, SBA is also providing $2.6 million through a cooperative agreement
over three years for two new programs supporting veteran entrepreneurs. The
first, Women Veterans Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE),
focuses on training, networking and mentorship for women veterans. The
three-day, off-site training program, online training and network support
structures will be delivered in several locations around the nation, and
anticipates serving up to 1,400 female veterans over a 36-month period.
The second new program, Operation Endure & Grow, targets National Guard
and Reserve members, their families and business partners. The goal of this
program is to mitigate the economic hardship of deployed members and their
families. The eight-week online course will focus on the fundamentals of
launching and/or growing a small business for those who will sustain the
business when the service member is deployed, injured or killed. Initially 550
individuals are expected to participate. In total V-WISE and Operation Endure
& Grow will serve over 1,950 individuals and their families.
The expansion of SBA’s partnership with Syracuse University builds on more
than $1.25 billion in loan guarantees for veterans in its flagship 7(a) and 504
programs, and through its Patriot Express loan pilot initiative. In three years
Patriot Express has supported nearly $550 million in loans to more than 6,500
veterans and spouses looking to establish or expand their small businesses.
SBA reaches out to veterans through its 68 local SBA district offices, 16
Veterans Business Outreach Centers nationwide, and its partnership with 1,000
Small Business Development Centers and some 12,000 SCORE – Counselors to
America’s Small Businesses volunteers. SBA has numerous programs creating
government contracting opportunities for vet-owned small businesses. For
more information visit www.sba.gov/vets and www.sba.gov/reservists.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Market Your Business to the World in Under 5 Minutes with 2 Go Media
Hello Business Professionals,
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Reach customers where they are, when they’re most interested when they’re online and using their phones. Consumers will see your most attention getting offers broadcast across the Internet’s most popular sites on your own website, posted to social networks and sent out via text messages. And you control it all yourself, revitalizing your messages as often as you like in just a few minutes and for only $2.17 a day.
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For more info or to schedule a demo contact:
Wirehead Technology
Howard Lee
Mobile Consultant
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
You know that social networking is becoming the way that businesses like yours are reaching their customers. So why are you still relying on print ads to get out the word on your daily specials or events when SMS has been proven to be the best way to reach your customers on their Smartphones. Did you know that all Smartphones can receive SMS and that most SMS messages are answered within 7 minutes. No print ad or website can give you that reach but SMS can. Now the question is how do you get your message out to your customers without paying the $5000.00 plus yearly cost that most SMS companies charge? Let me introduce you to 2 Go Media the robust but low cost mobile marketing system that will get your message out to all mobile phones for less than $800.00 per year.
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Effortless marketing and endless opportunities that’s what you get with 2goMedia. Our advanced, integrated platforms give you immediate attention from active customers, and we do it by tapping into today’s most dynamic marketing avenues: texting, social networks and smart web distribution.
2Go Media offers a powerful, proven program that gives you the same marketing muscle as today’s biggest, most well-funded companies
Reach customers where they are, when they’re most interested when they’re online and using their phones. Consumers will see your most attention getting offers broadcast across the Internet’s most popular sites on your own website, posted to social networks and sent out via text messages. And you control it all yourself, revitalizing your messages as often as you like in just a few minutes and for only $2.17 a day.
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2 Go Media
http://www.2gomedia.travel/buy/wireheadtec/
For more info or to schedule a demo contact:
Wirehead Technology
Howard Lee
Mobile Consultant
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
reBlog from medcitynews.com: Innovation, influence and business in America's medical cities.
I found this fascinating quote today:
Mayo Clinic is a world famous hospital and research institution. But owning a tropical island seems a bit excessive, especially for a non-profit organization.medcitynews.com, Innovation, influence and business in America's medical cities., May 2010
You should read the whole article.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
iTeleCenter Gives You an Edge Over Your Competition
iTeleCenter Gives You an edge Over Your Competition
Small Business Owner if you are like me working to grow your business by getting the most out of every dollar you put into your business. You want to offer the best service to your customer to make a profit you also want to stay a head of your competition right? To do that you need an edge right? Well let me introduce you to that EDGE. iTeleCenter is a Virtual Phone System designed for Home and Small Business. iTeleCenter provides you all the features of an expensive phone system but without headaches and costs. With iTeleCenter, your small business can sound more professional and streamline its communications by creating a virtual office that connects your callers to employees wherever they are, on any type of phone - home, office, VOIP, or mobile - without any equipment to purchase or maintain.
iTeleCenter is different then VOIP Hosted PBX's like Packet 8 because our service does not provide dial tone. iTeleCenter uses your existing phones and phone lines to forward calls to you which makes it very convenient since you are not tied down to a specific VOIP phone at a desk. In addition it's much more affordable since there is no cost for purchasing VOIP phones, and no hefty monthly fees per user. While still using your existing phone lines so that iTeleCenter can forward the calls.
Some of the Key Benefits of iTeleCenter include:
Dedicated toll free number accessible from anywhere in North America.
Unlimited number of incoming calls managed simultaneously … so customers and clients will never hear a busy signal!
Multiple extensions that can be designated for any purpose such as - employees,departments, or recorded information about your products and services
Call forwarding number(s) for each of your extensions. So you can have ext 1 ring into your home line and ext 2 can be your partners cell phone.
Enhanced call screening, you will get the name and number of your caller and you will have the ability to press 1 to speak with him, 2 to send to voicemail, or press 5 to record a short message for the caller and then transfer him to voicemail.
Online faxing, send and receive faxes online without the use of a fax machine.
Music-on-hold while your customers are waiting to connect to you. You can upload your own on hold music or commercial or use from over 20 different preconfigured tracks
Voicemails and faxes accessible via e-mail as MP3 audio or PDF links. This is the feature most people love the most. You can get all of your voicemails and faxes delivered to your e-mail and integrates with Outlook.
Instant notification of new messages text message
24/7 Informational Mailboxes where you can record messages about your products, company, hours of operations, testimonials, whatever you can think of. (Press 1 for Product Information, Press 2 for training call, etc.)
What iTeleCenter customers are saying about iTeleCenter
Since teaming up with iTeleCenter, the sales process has improved immensely. Our agents set up unique marketing extensions for their listings, ensuring prospective buyers can learn more about individual properties whenever they are ready. Additional extensions offering free audio reports also have proven effective at attracting potential buyers and sellers.
iTeleCenter has allowed me and my agents to generate buyer and seller leads in a more effective and efficient manner, resulting in more qualified leads and ultimately more sales." Irina Netchaev, Keller Williams Pasadena Realtors, www.PasadenaCARealEstateHomes.com
Pricing & Plans
We offer 3 plans.Lite, Pro and Premier. And unlike other providers we provide all of our features in all 3 plans. And we don't nickel and dime you for each feature.
Lite $9.95
Entry level for small businesses. Includes 50 minutes and 3 extension mailboxes
6.9 rate
$15.00 Activation Fee
Pro $34.95
For businesses with moderate Usage. Includes 750 minutes and 3 extension mailboxes.
5.9 rate
$15.00 Activation Fee
Premier $79.95 - This is the best value for most businesses. Includes 2500 minutes and 50 extensions.
3.9 rate
No Activation Fee
No Double Billing - Some of the providers who provide a similar service charge for 2 legs of a call, we only bill for 1 leg. We offer a free 7 Day Free Trial - You can signup, at no cost, no obligation to test drive the service.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee - You can cancel their service if you are not happy within 30 days and we will refund the activation fee and monthly fee, you will be liable for just the minutes you use at the plan rate. And we are always adding new features and enhancing existing features. So if you are looking for the edge on your competition visit iTeleCenter and sign up TODAY.
iTeleCenter
Contact:
Howard Lee
Commission River Agent
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire321
Web: http://riveroffers.com/?cogid=wirehead1
Affiliate Web: http://riveroffers.com/affiliates.html?crid=30613
Small Business Owner if you are like me working to grow your business by getting the most out of every dollar you put into your business. You want to offer the best service to your customer to make a profit you also want to stay a head of your competition right? To do that you need an edge right? Well let me introduce you to that EDGE. iTeleCenter is a Virtual Phone System designed for Home and Small Business. iTeleCenter provides you all the features of an expensive phone system but without headaches and costs. With iTeleCenter, your small business can sound more professional and streamline its communications by creating a virtual office that connects your callers to employees wherever they are, on any type of phone - home, office, VOIP, or mobile - without any equipment to purchase or maintain.
iTeleCenter is different then VOIP Hosted PBX's like Packet 8 because our service does not provide dial tone. iTeleCenter uses your existing phones and phone lines to forward calls to you which makes it very convenient since you are not tied down to a specific VOIP phone at a desk. In addition it's much more affordable since there is no cost for purchasing VOIP phones, and no hefty monthly fees per user. While still using your existing phone lines so that iTeleCenter can forward the calls.
Some of the Key Benefits of iTeleCenter include:
Dedicated toll free number accessible from anywhere in North America.
Unlimited number of incoming calls managed simultaneously … so customers and clients will never hear a busy signal!
Multiple extensions that can be designated for any purpose such as - employees,departments, or recorded information about your products and services
Call forwarding number(s) for each of your extensions. So you can have ext 1 ring into your home line and ext 2 can be your partners cell phone.
Enhanced call screening, you will get the name and number of your caller and you will have the ability to press 1 to speak with him, 2 to send to voicemail, or press 5 to record a short message for the caller and then transfer him to voicemail.
Online faxing, send and receive faxes online without the use of a fax machine.
Music-on-hold while your customers are waiting to connect to you. You can upload your own on hold music or commercial or use from over 20 different preconfigured tracks
Voicemails and faxes accessible via e-mail as MP3 audio or PDF links. This is the feature most people love the most. You can get all of your voicemails and faxes delivered to your e-mail and integrates with Outlook.
Instant notification of new messages text message
24/7 Informational Mailboxes where you can record messages about your products, company, hours of operations, testimonials, whatever you can think of. (Press 1 for Product Information, Press 2 for training call, etc.)
What iTeleCenter customers are saying about iTeleCenter
Since teaming up with iTeleCenter, the sales process has improved immensely. Our agents set up unique marketing extensions for their listings, ensuring prospective buyers can learn more about individual properties whenever they are ready. Additional extensions offering free audio reports also have proven effective at attracting potential buyers and sellers.
iTeleCenter has allowed me and my agents to generate buyer and seller leads in a more effective and efficient manner, resulting in more qualified leads and ultimately more sales." Irina Netchaev, Keller Williams Pasadena Realtors, www.PasadenaCARealEstateHomes.com
Pricing & Plans
We offer 3 plans.Lite, Pro and Premier. And unlike other providers we provide all of our features in all 3 plans. And we don't nickel and dime you for each feature.
Lite $9.95
Entry level for small businesses. Includes 50 minutes and 3 extension mailboxes
6.9 rate
$15.00 Activation Fee
Pro $34.95
For businesses with moderate Usage. Includes 750 minutes and 3 extension mailboxes.
5.9 rate
$15.00 Activation Fee
Premier $79.95 - This is the best value for most businesses. Includes 2500 minutes and 50 extensions.
3.9 rate
No Activation Fee
No Double Billing - Some of the providers who provide a similar service charge for 2 legs of a call, we only bill for 1 leg. We offer a free 7 Day Free Trial - You can signup, at no cost, no obligation to test drive the service.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee - You can cancel their service if you are not happy within 30 days and we will refund the activation fee and monthly fee, you will be liable for just the minutes you use at the plan rate. And we are always adding new features and enhancing existing features. So if you are looking for the edge on your competition visit iTeleCenter and sign up TODAY.
iTeleCenter
Contact:
Howard Lee
Commission River Agent
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire321
Web: http://riveroffers.com/?cogid=wirehead1
Affiliate Web: http://riveroffers.com/affiliates.html?crid=30613
Let Us Peek Your Interest in a Mobile Solution
Let Us Peek Your Interest
PEEK Mobile Devices
Remember when mobility was simple you had a mobile device that did one thing every well like paging and email and that was all you needed. Now mobile devices with phones, cameras, Mp3 players, web browsing, and more has made them more complicated then your computer and you still can’t get a call through. Well those days are over thanks to Peek
Peek brings back the simplicity of mobility Peek’s mobile device only does email and messaging on a slim device that has won awards from Wired and Time for Gadget of the year 2008. Peek works with all email servers like MS Exchange or Lotus Notes and with all the email services like Yahoo, Google, and Hotmail.
But what Peeks is not is an expensive product that will drain you in message chargers like other more expense mobile products. You see Peek is a pay as you go service that allows you to set your budget with long term commitment. Peek gives you unlimited email and messaging for a rate that is easy on your budget.
For a small business that needs to control cost Peek will give what you need when you need without having to change carriers or keep buying expense mobile device just because they can download a cool app that you really don’t need. Because Peek is simple to use and set up unlike many of the mobile devices that have complicated manuals that are never read or takes time to setup with your Email Server. Peek is simple and takes 60 seconds to set up and then your people are ready to get their message anytime and anywhere.
Watch these stars who are in love with the PEEK
Bonnie Hunt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtC_D9D1Xh4
Ellen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fs7A20otRk
Dr. Phil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAyejFMHCI
The Peek on NBC’s Press Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAi-PW3r9WM
Buy your Peek Now http://www.pcconnectionexpress.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10745461&cac=Result
The Peek Price:
Peek Pronto For Business $59.95
Peek Service Plans $14.95 per month
Peek Special Pricing for Business:
Peek for life 1-9 units $389.05
Peek for life 10+ units $349.95
Contact:
Howard Lee
Mobility Consultant
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/wirehead
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
MySpace: www.myspace.com/wireheadtec
PEEK Mobile Devices
Remember when mobility was simple you had a mobile device that did one thing every well like paging and email and that was all you needed. Now mobile devices with phones, cameras, Mp3 players, web browsing, and more has made them more complicated then your computer and you still can’t get a call through. Well those days are over thanks to Peek
Peek brings back the simplicity of mobility Peek’s mobile device only does email and messaging on a slim device that has won awards from Wired and Time for Gadget of the year 2008. Peek works with all email servers like MS Exchange or Lotus Notes and with all the email services like Yahoo, Google, and Hotmail.
But what Peeks is not is an expensive product that will drain you in message chargers like other more expense mobile products. You see Peek is a pay as you go service that allows you to set your budget with long term commitment. Peek gives you unlimited email and messaging for a rate that is easy on your budget.
For a small business that needs to control cost Peek will give what you need when you need without having to change carriers or keep buying expense mobile device just because they can download a cool app that you really don’t need. Because Peek is simple to use and set up unlike many of the mobile devices that have complicated manuals that are never read or takes time to setup with your Email Server. Peek is simple and takes 60 seconds to set up and then your people are ready to get their message anytime and anywhere.
Watch these stars who are in love with the PEEK
Bonnie Hunt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtC_D9D1Xh4
Ellen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fs7A20otRk
Dr. Phil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQAyejFMHCI
The Peek on NBC’s Press Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAi-PW3r9WM
Buy your Peek Now http://www.pcconnectionexpress.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10745461&cac=Result
The Peek Price:
Peek Pronto For Business $59.95
Peek Service Plans $14.95 per month
Peek Special Pricing for Business:
Peek for life 1-9 units $389.05
Peek for life 10+ units $349.95
Contact:
Howard Lee
Mobility Consultant
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/wirehead
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
MySpace: www.myspace.com/wireheadtec
You Are Not Being Paid What You Are Worth
You Are Not being Paid What YOU Are Worth
Yes, that right you are not being paid what you are worth because if you are working for some one else and hoping for a pay check or looking for management to smile down on you. You know better than anyone that your work is sometimes taken for granted. So what do you do. Well if you are like some people you sit around the office just barley making an effort while your boss is also just making an effort to pay you what he thinks you’re worth which as you know is not much. So now you grumble about if you had the chance you would show them what you are really made of. Now here’s the question why aren’t you doing it. I mean you say you can then do it. I know maybe you afraid giving up a job in this economy to start a business is very risky. But you know it can be done. Wait, a minute you are trying to sell me one of those get rich quick scheme where you tell me about how I will make a million dollars in a day and can retire next week to some tropical beach. If that’s what you are selling I don’t believe it. Right you are I would not believe it there what I am selling is going to require you be trained on the products and services we offer and you will have to commit to working the business at least 8 hours a week. Can You do that if can then read on.
Let me introduce you to Commission River
Commission River, formerly Cognigen Networks, is an investor-owned, publicly traded company. We are an Internet-enabled sales community that facilitates the introduction of customers to suppliers. While some think it impossible to be all things to all people, Commission River has become the low-cost provider to customers, the high-tech deliverer of services for vendors, and the user-friendly facilitator for agents
Whether you are an experienced telecom salesperson or you are looking for the part-time second income, Commission River is the perfect opportunity for you. All you need to begin is a computer with Internet access. This opportunity is open to anyone and it works from any country in the world. With no investment required and a lot of free stuff that comes with it, we hope you will find it valuable.
Here is what Commission River offers our affiliates:
Rewarding compensation plan
Free personal website
Free marketing tools
Online reporting
No cost to join
Free live training
Advanced lookup online tools
Live friendly support
Our Products and Services are from the who’s who in the Telecommunications Industry
Calling Cards
Nobelcom
Cellular
Cell Phone Recyclers
Letstalk
OneSIMcard
Tel3 Mobile
Wirefly CPA
Wirefly CPO
Commercial
ShopforT1.com
VAR Network
Computers
NextDay PC
Conference Calling
AccuConference
FlextelConference
Credit Cards
Credit Card River
Domain Names
1&1 Internet, Inc.
Go Daddy
Lowest Domain Rates
General
Netflix
Poken
Telecenter Real Estate
Home Security
Visec Security Software
Internet
CLEAR
Phone Service
iTelecenter
Kall8
Opex
SpeedyPin
TCI Long Distance
Residential DSL
Digital Landing
Satellite TV
Dish Network
DishZero
Search Engine Optimization
Boostability
VOIP
8x8
Lingo
My Phone Company
QT Talk
VoIP.com
Web Hosting
1&1 Internet, Inc.
WebBizBuilder
Partners Testimonials
"I joined Commission River thinking it could be a secondary income source, but I quickly realized that this is far better than any other job I've had in the past. Today I make a six-figure income and I couldn't be happier..."
Desmond Schwartz, Redmond WA
"To say that being a single parent today is hard, is an understatement. Commission River residual program helps me make enough to cover all my extra expenses with a minimum time invested.
Angela Summers, Atlanta GA
Commission River, formerly Cognigen Networks, Inc., has paid out over $5M to our affiliates each of the past 5 years! Get your piece of the pie!
How Do I get Paid?
The most generous and rewarding plan on the market! We understand that our business depends on our agents so we want them to be happy
At Commission River we believe that incentive pay is an important part of our compensation plan. Incentive pay shows appreciation and creates a sense of participation in the company's well-being that straight commission dollars, no matter how large, don't convey. A well-designed incentive-pay plan can also help pull people together, help point them in the direction they want to go, and give that extra push that every company needs in today's competitive environment.
Our three tier commission structure does exactly that. Any agent can increase their monthly earnings with a modest amount of effort. Too often the bar is set so high, the average individual feels defeated before they even begin. At Commission River, we feel that even a handful of sales warrant some kind of incentive pay. Your interest may lie in selling financial services, so we believe that if you excel in that particular category, you deserve to be rewarded across the board, regardless of what you happen to sell.
The premise of how we reward our agents is simple, the more you EARN, the more you EARN. As a Commission River agent, your level of compensation will be based on your previous paycheck amount. Once your personal earnings exceed $1,000 in a single month, our intuitive commission software will automatically elevate your commissions from Tier I to Tier II. When you crest the $5,000 threshold, you will graduate to Tier III, our highest level.
Comp Plan Additional Override Benefits
Commission River also recognizes that you should be well compensated for personally recruiting agents that can sell. We offer a recruiting pool of up to $1,000 per month, which is distributed to those who have personally recruited active agents that make at least one new sale. We offer a simple two tier system, where you can recruit a single level of override commissions for yourself.
You will earn up to 5% commission override on each of your personally recruited affiliates who earn tier I commissions on the sale of any product or service (EX: Your affiliate earns $100 in cellular commission, you earn $5.00 from their Tier 1 commissions)
Telecommunications Services
Tier 1 = default -12%
Tier 2 = $1,000 -14%
Tier 3 = $5,000 -16%
VoIP Services
Tier 1 = default - $59.50
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $66.30
Tier 3 = $5,000 - $72.25
Cellular Phones
Tier 1 = default - $50.40
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $58.40
Tier 3 = $5,000 - 66.40
Satellite TV
Tier 1 = default - $75.00
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $87.50
Tier 3 = $5,000 - $100.00
So how much will it cost me to join?
That’s a good question what do think we should charge you to join one of the premier telecommunication service in the world. Well if you look at our competitors that offer the same business opportunity you will find that their fee for join can be as high as $500.00 and some might have a lower price to join but does not offer the products, marketing, or support we offer.
Then there are some free site that basically require you to do your own marketing, support, and you need your own website just to promote their products or services. So how much will it cost you to get all the products and services that Commission River offers? The price is high so here it comes the price to join Commission River is “Time” Yes, that right “Time” because we know that no matter what price we put on this opportunity if you don’t take the Time to really grow you business no amount of money will motivate you keep it going if you are not motivated to learn and passionate about what you are doing to make your business a success.
In short the cost to join Commission River business opportunity is FREE. WOW that’s a great price right, yes it is but only if you are ready to commit to working with us a Commission River to make you business successful. Let me tell we are here to help if you need it, but remember if you don’t want to succeed nothing there is nothing we can do to force you. So be sure are you the type of person who is ready to become more than what you are now if so then Let’s Get Started.
So What is my next step?
I want to ask your self these questions
1. Would you like to own your own business?
2. If yes why?
3. How much time can you create to work per week?
4. What type of income would you like to earn?
5. What would you do if you had enough money to live anywhere you wanted to and only worked when you chose to?
6. What would be the best part of working for yourself? What would be the hardest part?
7. Are you willing to learn new ways of doing things and would you value training provided to you?
Now that you have answered these questions and you still want this business opportunity then contact me or if you are really sure of your ability to become your own boss then visit our website today and sign up. Then let talk about your future.
Contact:
Howard Lee
Commission River Agent
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire321
Web: http://riveroffers.com/?cogid=wirehead1
Affiliate Web: http://riveroffers.com/affiliates.html?crid=30613
Yes, that right you are not being paid what you are worth because if you are working for some one else and hoping for a pay check or looking for management to smile down on you. You know better than anyone that your work is sometimes taken for granted. So what do you do. Well if you are like some people you sit around the office just barley making an effort while your boss is also just making an effort to pay you what he thinks you’re worth which as you know is not much. So now you grumble about if you had the chance you would show them what you are really made of. Now here’s the question why aren’t you doing it. I mean you say you can then do it. I know maybe you afraid giving up a job in this economy to start a business is very risky. But you know it can be done. Wait, a minute you are trying to sell me one of those get rich quick scheme where you tell me about how I will make a million dollars in a day and can retire next week to some tropical beach. If that’s what you are selling I don’t believe it. Right you are I would not believe it there what I am selling is going to require you be trained on the products and services we offer and you will have to commit to working the business at least 8 hours a week. Can You do that if can then read on.
Let me introduce you to Commission River
Commission River, formerly Cognigen Networks, is an investor-owned, publicly traded company. We are an Internet-enabled sales community that facilitates the introduction of customers to suppliers. While some think it impossible to be all things to all people, Commission River has become the low-cost provider to customers, the high-tech deliverer of services for vendors, and the user-friendly facilitator for agents
Whether you are an experienced telecom salesperson or you are looking for the part-time second income, Commission River is the perfect opportunity for you. All you need to begin is a computer with Internet access. This opportunity is open to anyone and it works from any country in the world. With no investment required and a lot of free stuff that comes with it, we hope you will find it valuable.
Here is what Commission River offers our affiliates:
Rewarding compensation plan
Free personal website
Free marketing tools
Online reporting
No cost to join
Free live training
Advanced lookup online tools
Live friendly support
Our Products and Services are from the who’s who in the Telecommunications Industry
Calling Cards
Nobelcom
Cellular
Cell Phone Recyclers
Letstalk
OneSIMcard
Tel3 Mobile
Wirefly CPA
Wirefly CPO
Commercial
ShopforT1.com
VAR Network
Computers
NextDay PC
Conference Calling
AccuConference
FlextelConference
Credit Cards
Credit Card River
Domain Names
1&1 Internet, Inc.
Go Daddy
Lowest Domain Rates
General
Netflix
Poken
Telecenter Real Estate
Home Security
Visec Security Software
Internet
CLEAR
Phone Service
iTelecenter
Kall8
Opex
SpeedyPin
TCI Long Distance
Residential DSL
Digital Landing
Satellite TV
Dish Network
DishZero
Search Engine Optimization
Boostability
VOIP
8x8
Lingo
My Phone Company
QT Talk
VoIP.com
Web Hosting
1&1 Internet, Inc.
WebBizBuilder
Partners Testimonials
"I joined Commission River thinking it could be a secondary income source, but I quickly realized that this is far better than any other job I've had in the past. Today I make a six-figure income and I couldn't be happier..."
Desmond Schwartz, Redmond WA
"To say that being a single parent today is hard, is an understatement. Commission River residual program helps me make enough to cover all my extra expenses with a minimum time invested.
Angela Summers, Atlanta GA
Commission River, formerly Cognigen Networks, Inc., has paid out over $5M to our affiliates each of the past 5 years! Get your piece of the pie!
How Do I get Paid?
The most generous and rewarding plan on the market! We understand that our business depends on our agents so we want them to be happy
At Commission River we believe that incentive pay is an important part of our compensation plan. Incentive pay shows appreciation and creates a sense of participation in the company's well-being that straight commission dollars, no matter how large, don't convey. A well-designed incentive-pay plan can also help pull people together, help point them in the direction they want to go, and give that extra push that every company needs in today's competitive environment.
Our three tier commission structure does exactly that. Any agent can increase their monthly earnings with a modest amount of effort. Too often the bar is set so high, the average individual feels defeated before they even begin. At Commission River, we feel that even a handful of sales warrant some kind of incentive pay. Your interest may lie in selling financial services, so we believe that if you excel in that particular category, you deserve to be rewarded across the board, regardless of what you happen to sell.
The premise of how we reward our agents is simple, the more you EARN, the more you EARN. As a Commission River agent, your level of compensation will be based on your previous paycheck amount. Once your personal earnings exceed $1,000 in a single month, our intuitive commission software will automatically elevate your commissions from Tier I to Tier II. When you crest the $5,000 threshold, you will graduate to Tier III, our highest level.
Comp Plan Additional Override Benefits
Commission River also recognizes that you should be well compensated for personally recruiting agents that can sell. We offer a recruiting pool of up to $1,000 per month, which is distributed to those who have personally recruited active agents that make at least one new sale. We offer a simple two tier system, where you can recruit a single level of override commissions for yourself.
You will earn up to 5% commission override on each of your personally recruited affiliates who earn tier I commissions on the sale of any product or service (EX: Your affiliate earns $100 in cellular commission, you earn $5.00 from their Tier 1 commissions)
Telecommunications Services
Tier 1 = default -12%
Tier 2 = $1,000 -14%
Tier 3 = $5,000 -16%
VoIP Services
Tier 1 = default - $59.50
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $66.30
Tier 3 = $5,000 - $72.25
Cellular Phones
Tier 1 = default - $50.40
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $58.40
Tier 3 = $5,000 - 66.40
Satellite TV
Tier 1 = default - $75.00
Tier 2 = $1,000 - $87.50
Tier 3 = $5,000 - $100.00
So how much will it cost me to join?
That’s a good question what do think we should charge you to join one of the premier telecommunication service in the world. Well if you look at our competitors that offer the same business opportunity you will find that their fee for join can be as high as $500.00 and some might have a lower price to join but does not offer the products, marketing, or support we offer.
Then there are some free site that basically require you to do your own marketing, support, and you need your own website just to promote their products or services. So how much will it cost you to get all the products and services that Commission River offers? The price is high so here it comes the price to join Commission River is “Time” Yes, that right “Time” because we know that no matter what price we put on this opportunity if you don’t take the Time to really grow you business no amount of money will motivate you keep it going if you are not motivated to learn and passionate about what you are doing to make your business a success.
In short the cost to join Commission River business opportunity is FREE. WOW that’s a great price right, yes it is but only if you are ready to commit to working with us a Commission River to make you business successful. Let me tell we are here to help if you need it, but remember if you don’t want to succeed nothing there is nothing we can do to force you. So be sure are you the type of person who is ready to become more than what you are now if so then Let’s Get Started.
So What is my next step?
I want to ask your self these questions
1. Would you like to own your own business?
2. If yes why?
3. How much time can you create to work per week?
4. What type of income would you like to earn?
5. What would you do if you had enough money to live anywhere you wanted to and only worked when you chose to?
6. What would be the best part of working for yourself? What would be the hardest part?
7. Are you willing to learn new ways of doing things and would you value training provided to you?
Now that you have answered these questions and you still want this business opportunity then contact me or if you are really sure of your ability to become your own boss then visit our website today and sign up. Then let talk about your future.
Contact:
Howard Lee
Commission River Agent
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire321
Web: http://riveroffers.com/?cogid=wirehead1
Affiliate Web: http://riveroffers.com/affiliates.html?crid=30613
Make IBM Lotus the Foundation of Your Business IT
Make IBM Lotus the Foundation of Your Business IT
Lotus Foundation is what small business has been waiting for a quick, easy, and budget friendly way to get the IT services they need. That is why Wirehead Technology is joined with IBM to add Lotus Foundation to our MERP line of products to help you the small business owners get the most out of your business
IBM Lotus Foundation line of Small Business Servers offers IBM’s IT solution in a box that combines Lotus Notes email with Lotus Symphony, Anti-Virus, Firewall, Security, Data Backup, and many other IT service that is found in costlier products and a price small business owners can afford. Lotus Foundation is made for business with 5 to 500 employees that do not have the budget to hire a full time IT staff but knows that they really need one to run the day to day IT operations that larger companies have.
Lotus Foundation works with existing email servers like MS Exchange, or Lotus Notes. Lotus Foundation works with Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail. For mobile users Lotus Foundation also has the Branch Office lets mobile workers sign in to Lotus Foundation to get their email or share your company’s applications remotely from a desktop, laptop, or mobile devices like Blackberry, Palm, iPhones, or Smartphones. But best of all Lotus Foundation is easy to set up in less than 30 mins. your Lotus Foundation system can be set up at your office and ready to go.
No need for complicated rules and systems upgrades or long time downloads of disks. Lotus Foundation is simple made for small business owners who are not techno-wizards but need what IT has to offer. As for price Lotus Foundation is thousands less than MS Small Business Sever and comes with Lotus Symphony IBM in version of MS Office built-in no need for costly MS Office license that alone will have you thousands in fees to Microsoft and the need for installing new version of MS Office in the future.
Watch this video on how Smart Start Child Development used IBM Lotus Foundation
Smart Start is a non-profit, community-based childcare organization serving low-income families in the Ojai Valley in California. They have five centers serving children ages 2 through 12.
Lotus Foundations Start provided Smart Start with the ability to collaborate much more closely inside the main office, and enabled them to connect their remote locations as part of the same network. In addition to enhanced collaboration, Smart Start now also enjoys the many other features of Lotus Foundations Start, including central file management, network security, remote management and updates by their Business Partner, and a reliable backup and recovery solution. http://ibmtvdemo.edgesuite.net/software/lotus/webcast/smartstart
Contact:
Howard Lee
Mobility Consultant
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-044-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/wirehead
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
MySpace: www.myspace.com/wireheadtec
Lotus Foundation is what small business has been waiting for a quick, easy, and budget friendly way to get the IT services they need. That is why Wirehead Technology is joined with IBM to add Lotus Foundation to our MERP line of products to help you the small business owners get the most out of your business
IBM Lotus Foundation line of Small Business Servers offers IBM’s IT solution in a box that combines Lotus Notes email with Lotus Symphony, Anti-Virus, Firewall, Security, Data Backup, and many other IT service that is found in costlier products and a price small business owners can afford. Lotus Foundation is made for business with 5 to 500 employees that do not have the budget to hire a full time IT staff but knows that they really need one to run the day to day IT operations that larger companies have.
Lotus Foundation works with existing email servers like MS Exchange, or Lotus Notes. Lotus Foundation works with Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail. For mobile users Lotus Foundation also has the Branch Office lets mobile workers sign in to Lotus Foundation to get their email or share your company’s applications remotely from a desktop, laptop, or mobile devices like Blackberry, Palm, iPhones, or Smartphones. But best of all Lotus Foundation is easy to set up in less than 30 mins. your Lotus Foundation system can be set up at your office and ready to go.
No need for complicated rules and systems upgrades or long time downloads of disks. Lotus Foundation is simple made for small business owners who are not techno-wizards but need what IT has to offer. As for price Lotus Foundation is thousands less than MS Small Business Sever and comes with Lotus Symphony IBM in version of MS Office built-in no need for costly MS Office license that alone will have you thousands in fees to Microsoft and the need for installing new version of MS Office in the future.
Watch this video on how Smart Start Child Development used IBM Lotus Foundation
Smart Start is a non-profit, community-based childcare organization serving low-income families in the Ojai Valley in California. They have five centers serving children ages 2 through 12.
Lotus Foundations Start provided Smart Start with the ability to collaborate much more closely inside the main office, and enabled them to connect their remote locations as part of the same network. In addition to enhanced collaboration, Smart Start now also enjoys the many other features of Lotus Foundations Start, including central file management, network security, remote management and updates by their Business Partner, and a reliable backup and recovery solution. http://ibmtvdemo.edgesuite.net/software/lotus/webcast/smartstart
Contact:
Howard Lee
Mobility Consultant
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-044-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wireheadtec
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/wirehead
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
MySpace: www.myspace.com/wireheadtec
Sunday, February 7, 2010
How to create a MERP Network
How to plan a MERP [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning] Network
It’s been eight years since I first came up with a way for companies to plan how mobile technology could help them improve the way they do business and how mobile technology could make them more productive. Back then I’d thought that it was a no-brainer that companies would plan out their mobile system just like they would any other system that is crucial to how their businesses work. For example, there are countless books on LAN/WAN, Database, CRM and back office planning. No CIO worth his salt would simply buy a network without coming together with his team and management. Yet after seven years of talking with companies about the importance of mobility planning, I still find that most companies still look at mobility planning as an afterthought if at all.
Even though they see that the problem keeps getting bigger and bigger, unregistered growth of mobile devices are still being used by management and staff who send, receive and store sensitive company data with no control or security set up by IT or management.
I’d ask myself ‘Why is this?’ Why do companies wait until a mobile device gets lost or stolen with valuable company data that they get somewhat serious about mobility planning? I’d thought maybe they just don’t know what mobility planning is or that mobility planning means a change in their corporate culture that they are not ready for. Either way, mobility is here and it’s not going away. Planning for its growth is the duty of any company if it wants to take advantage of how mobility can add productive to its staff by the proper use of mobile devices, training, applications, and networks.
What is MERP [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning]?
MERP consists of three main parts: Consulting, System Integration, and Training. All three are vital to creating a successful mobile system that will grow as you add more devices, users, and applications to support those uses. Let’s look at the first part, which is consulting. Now most CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs will balk at paying a consultant’s fee to tell them whether they should use a Blackberry over a iPhone, or a Mobile Windows Smartphone. You know what? I wouldn’t pay a consultant either if that’s all he can come up with.
A true mobile consultant would not care what type of mobile device you use. His job is to find how mobility solutions will benefit your company by becoming mobile. He would show you the pros and cons of mobility and the impact on your company. He’d also look at security issues associated with mobility and show you how applications would work with your existing systems and what type of training that your IT and end user staffs will need to properly use your mobile system.
He would develop a multi-year plan on how you can update your mobile system that would eliminate the need to purchase new mobile devices every time mobile device makers tell you that you need the ‘latest and greatest’ mobile devices to stay ahead of your competition. In most cases, you can keep a mobile device for at least three years before changing it. And depending on the type of application upgrades, you can extend that life to four years with your fixed PCs and laptops systems, believe it or not. The final thing a consultant will show you is both the ROI and TCO of mobility. Now sometimes it will seem like there is no monetary ROI, but in time increased productivity that comes from a completely planned and successfully implemented mobile network will save your company money as apposed to a ‘piece meal’ pay-as-you-go network. It’ll be well worth the expense.
The next step in creating a mobile network is system integration. This is the most important but sometimes overlooked part of a mobile network. It’s probably because many mobile devices can access email and the Internet on their own that IT staffs in most companies feel that’s all that is needed for a mobile worker. Nothing can be further from the truth. Like any other device in your system, mobile devices must be able to ‘talk’ to that system if you want your mobile staff to get the true benefits of having a mobile device.
Being able to access not only your company’s mail server is essential to giving a mobile work force all they need to be successful. That means making sure their devices can access customer records, invoices, CRM applications, VPNs, and remote access from anywhere just like PCs and laptops. Let’s not forget about the most important integration: the company’s security protocols.
This above all else should be number one on the list. Yet most companies seem to have a blind spot when it comes to security system integration of mobile devices. Mobile security must be the first thing integrated into your system. Mobile devices carry a lot of sensitive company data in them and, in some cases, they can store up to 8GB of data when it is linked to your network.
Many times unsecured data is lost or stolen. When those company records are gone, that breach of security could become a big legal problem for the company. You must always remember that security, security, and more security is job number one for your IT staff if any mobile device wants to access your network. The final part of system integration is mobile management.
Now that you have a mobile network in place, it must run smoothly 24/7 like any other IT system. That means mobile devices must be managed meaning access to company data, upgrade of applications, and replacement of mobile devices if they are lost or stolen. That also means setting up the same type of help desk for mobile devices that you would give to PCs and laptops. Making sure that mobile devices are fully integrated into your system is going to lower your TCO and help you realize a better ROI, but most importantly it will make mobility a profit center for your company.
Last, but certainly not least training. To create a successful mobile system you and your staff will need training on how mobile devices work. Now before you laugh and say ‘I don’t need someone to show me how to use my mobile device’, I want you to look around and see how many mobile devices do you have right now. If you have more than two devices in less than a year and all you can do is email and an address book, then you need training.
In the ten years I have been around businesses I have seen desks full of mobile devices that have been underused simply because most end users don’t know how to properly use them. So they take the devices to the IT staff to get help. The IT staff doesn’t want to know that you even have a device. They don’t want to support them because nothing is in place anyway. Plus, most IT staffs are not trained on how to support mobile devices. So now you have a ‘belt’ full of mobile devices that looks like Batman’s utility belt. The only difference is Batman knows how to use his devices and you don’t. Ok, you can laugh now! But consider this; not knowing how your mobile device works raises your TCO and time and money are unnecessarily wasted on device after device. If you believe “Maybe the new device will be easier than the old one”, you are wrong. Mobile devices are getting more and more complicated as more features and memory are being added on each new version that comes out.
Look at it this way. If your teenagers came to you wanting to drive the family car, would you give it to them if they did not have any lesson on how to drive? No you would not. That’s what you are doing if you have an untrained person using a mobile device on your network. If you have invested time and money into a mobile network, your investment is wasted if your staff can’t use the mobile device to properly access your mobile network. Mobile training is just as important to the success of your mobile project as the applications and the mobile device you will use on that network. In fact, if you’re planning a mobile network, a report by Gartner Groups says that at least 12% shows budgets for training. Basic training should include an overview of mobile devices.
There are differences, for example, the way Palm and Blackberry handle email. Palm is a ‘pull technology’, meaning you have to get your mail from Palm’s server while Blackberry is ‘push technology’, meaning that when you turn it on it pushes all your email on the screen all the time. Mobile Windows like all Microsoft products works better with Outlook or Exchange email than either Palm or Blackberry.
The on-board applications are all different in their look and feel on the device and the desktop. All of them have different ways they link to their desktops and servers. Now if your company is like most companies, your end users have not look at the users’ manual. In some cases the manual is still in the box.
Meaning your end users are hoping that someone in your office will become the go-to guy about mobile devices. If there is someone in your office like that, then you just made him your unofficial mobile trainer. If he is on your sales staff, then you will lose productivity every time when someone comes to him, not the IT staff, asking questions about how to use their mobile device.
But you can turn that around by training all of your mobile users on how to use their devices. Remember that if all of them are trained on how to use their mobile devices then they all can be productive. That productivity is where your profit begins and ends. According to another study by Gartner Group, trained workers can bring in more than $2000 to more businesses as opposed to untrained workers. Putting it in prospective, having a trained mobile staff is the best way to achieve an ROI from your mobile network.
Now that we have gone over how to create a successful MERP network, your mandate is to research all you can about how mobility can help your company become more profitable. If you can’t do the research hire a Mobile IT firm that can take you from A-Z on how to create a MERP network for your company.
By: Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
It’s been eight years since I first came up with a way for companies to plan how mobile technology could help them improve the way they do business and how mobile technology could make them more productive. Back then I’d thought that it was a no-brainer that companies would plan out their mobile system just like they would any other system that is crucial to how their businesses work. For example, there are countless books on LAN/WAN, Database, CRM and back office planning. No CIO worth his salt would simply buy a network without coming together with his team and management. Yet after seven years of talking with companies about the importance of mobility planning, I still find that most companies still look at mobility planning as an afterthought if at all.
Even though they see that the problem keeps getting bigger and bigger, unregistered growth of mobile devices are still being used by management and staff who send, receive and store sensitive company data with no control or security set up by IT or management.
I’d ask myself ‘Why is this?’ Why do companies wait until a mobile device gets lost or stolen with valuable company data that they get somewhat serious about mobility planning? I’d thought maybe they just don’t know what mobility planning is or that mobility planning means a change in their corporate culture that they are not ready for. Either way, mobility is here and it’s not going away. Planning for its growth is the duty of any company if it wants to take advantage of how mobility can add productive to its staff by the proper use of mobile devices, training, applications, and networks.
What is MERP [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning]?
MERP consists of three main parts: Consulting, System Integration, and Training. All three are vital to creating a successful mobile system that will grow as you add more devices, users, and applications to support those uses. Let’s look at the first part, which is consulting. Now most CEOs, CIOs, and CFOs will balk at paying a consultant’s fee to tell them whether they should use a Blackberry over a iPhone, or a Mobile Windows Smartphone. You know what? I wouldn’t pay a consultant either if that’s all he can come up with.
A true mobile consultant would not care what type of mobile device you use. His job is to find how mobility solutions will benefit your company by becoming mobile. He would show you the pros and cons of mobility and the impact on your company. He’d also look at security issues associated with mobility and show you how applications would work with your existing systems and what type of training that your IT and end user staffs will need to properly use your mobile system.
He would develop a multi-year plan on how you can update your mobile system that would eliminate the need to purchase new mobile devices every time mobile device makers tell you that you need the ‘latest and greatest’ mobile devices to stay ahead of your competition. In most cases, you can keep a mobile device for at least three years before changing it. And depending on the type of application upgrades, you can extend that life to four years with your fixed PCs and laptops systems, believe it or not. The final thing a consultant will show you is both the ROI and TCO of mobility. Now sometimes it will seem like there is no monetary ROI, but in time increased productivity that comes from a completely planned and successfully implemented mobile network will save your company money as apposed to a ‘piece meal’ pay-as-you-go network. It’ll be well worth the expense.
The next step in creating a mobile network is system integration. This is the most important but sometimes overlooked part of a mobile network. It’s probably because many mobile devices can access email and the Internet on their own that IT staffs in most companies feel that’s all that is needed for a mobile worker. Nothing can be further from the truth. Like any other device in your system, mobile devices must be able to ‘talk’ to that system if you want your mobile staff to get the true benefits of having a mobile device.
Being able to access not only your company’s mail server is essential to giving a mobile work force all they need to be successful. That means making sure their devices can access customer records, invoices, CRM applications, VPNs, and remote access from anywhere just like PCs and laptops. Let’s not forget about the most important integration: the company’s security protocols.
This above all else should be number one on the list. Yet most companies seem to have a blind spot when it comes to security system integration of mobile devices. Mobile security must be the first thing integrated into your system. Mobile devices carry a lot of sensitive company data in them and, in some cases, they can store up to 8GB of data when it is linked to your network.
Many times unsecured data is lost or stolen. When those company records are gone, that breach of security could become a big legal problem for the company. You must always remember that security, security, and more security is job number one for your IT staff if any mobile device wants to access your network. The final part of system integration is mobile management.
Now that you have a mobile network in place, it must run smoothly 24/7 like any other IT system. That means mobile devices must be managed meaning access to company data, upgrade of applications, and replacement of mobile devices if they are lost or stolen. That also means setting up the same type of help desk for mobile devices that you would give to PCs and laptops. Making sure that mobile devices are fully integrated into your system is going to lower your TCO and help you realize a better ROI, but most importantly it will make mobility a profit center for your company.
Last, but certainly not least training. To create a successful mobile system you and your staff will need training on how mobile devices work. Now before you laugh and say ‘I don’t need someone to show me how to use my mobile device’, I want you to look around and see how many mobile devices do you have right now. If you have more than two devices in less than a year and all you can do is email and an address book, then you need training.
In the ten years I have been around businesses I have seen desks full of mobile devices that have been underused simply because most end users don’t know how to properly use them. So they take the devices to the IT staff to get help. The IT staff doesn’t want to know that you even have a device. They don’t want to support them because nothing is in place anyway. Plus, most IT staffs are not trained on how to support mobile devices. So now you have a ‘belt’ full of mobile devices that looks like Batman’s utility belt. The only difference is Batman knows how to use his devices and you don’t. Ok, you can laugh now! But consider this; not knowing how your mobile device works raises your TCO and time and money are unnecessarily wasted on device after device. If you believe “Maybe the new device will be easier than the old one”, you are wrong. Mobile devices are getting more and more complicated as more features and memory are being added on each new version that comes out.
Look at it this way. If your teenagers came to you wanting to drive the family car, would you give it to them if they did not have any lesson on how to drive? No you would not. That’s what you are doing if you have an untrained person using a mobile device on your network. If you have invested time and money into a mobile network, your investment is wasted if your staff can’t use the mobile device to properly access your mobile network. Mobile training is just as important to the success of your mobile project as the applications and the mobile device you will use on that network. In fact, if you’re planning a mobile network, a report by Gartner Groups says that at least 12% shows budgets for training. Basic training should include an overview of mobile devices.
There are differences, for example, the way Palm and Blackberry handle email. Palm is a ‘pull technology’, meaning you have to get your mail from Palm’s server while Blackberry is ‘push technology’, meaning that when you turn it on it pushes all your email on the screen all the time. Mobile Windows like all Microsoft products works better with Outlook or Exchange email than either Palm or Blackberry.
The on-board applications are all different in their look and feel on the device and the desktop. All of them have different ways they link to their desktops and servers. Now if your company is like most companies, your end users have not look at the users’ manual. In some cases the manual is still in the box.
Meaning your end users are hoping that someone in your office will become the go-to guy about mobile devices. If there is someone in your office like that, then you just made him your unofficial mobile trainer. If he is on your sales staff, then you will lose productivity every time when someone comes to him, not the IT staff, asking questions about how to use their mobile device.
But you can turn that around by training all of your mobile users on how to use their devices. Remember that if all of them are trained on how to use their mobile devices then they all can be productive. That productivity is where your profit begins and ends. According to another study by Gartner Group, trained workers can bring in more than $2000 to more businesses as opposed to untrained workers. Putting it in prospective, having a trained mobile staff is the best way to achieve an ROI from your mobile network.
Now that we have gone over how to create a successful MERP network, your mandate is to research all you can about how mobility can help your company become more profitable. If you can’t do the research hire a Mobile IT firm that can take you from A-Z on how to create a MERP network for your company.
By: Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Is Your Mobile Guru Costing You Money?
Is your mobile guru costing you money?
By Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
He seems to be in every office I go to when I start a consulting session with a client. In some cases he is the only one in the sales force who really understands how to use his mobile device [i.e. PDA, Cell phone, and Blackberry] and applications he needs to be more effective salesman. Sometimes I would end up talking to him about how mobility can help the company become more profitable if only he had that “killer app” that can help him beat the competition.
But he is not part of the management, IT, or development team, he’s just the company’s “go to guy” or guru when it comes to mobility. I am sure you have one of them in your office. He knows how to use any mobile device with ease and in some cases he is your ad hoc trainer for everyone else who just can’t seem to get the hang of their mobile device.
You begin to think your saving a ton of money because he is training your staff on their mobile device for FREE right? Wrong, in fact your mobile guru is costing you money. But how you say he’s training my staff for free? Let’s take a real look at you mobile guru. If he is not part of your IT staff or application development team he is costing you money as I mentioned before your mobile guru is usually part of your sales staff now what is the primary job of your sales staff it’s to sale your products or services to your existing clients and to get new customers for your business right? Anything that takes away from that means you are losing sales and existing customers are not getting their full attention. It also means that your mobile application you spent time and money on is not being effectively used by your sales staff since only one or two people really “gets” how the application is supposed to be used.
Tell me if this is what’s happening in your office your guru is on the phone with a client then someone comes over to him because they can’t understand how to get email or write messages on their mobile device. So he cuts his call short to help his co-worker. “So what’s wrong with that” You say. Well here is what’s wrong by cutting his sales call short your guru may have lost a client that’s revenue down the drain. Then there is the co-worker he is not only calling sales leads or clients he is proving that your mobile solution is not making him more productive but less. So now you have three loses in revenue all because your mobile solutions was not properly integrated into you company culture.
So what’s the solution it’s seems rather simple but you would be surprised how many companies over look it when comes to mobility. That’s training, training, training most companies maybe yours thinks becoming mobile means giving their staff a mobile device setting up a mobile network from a provider and presto we are mobile. Thinking like this is what cause most mobile projects to fail or never really live up to the expectations of the company’s that deploy them.
A recent Gartner Group report say’s that 12% of your company’s budget should go for training both your IT and end user staff on what your mobile strategy is for your company and on the effective use of your mobile application and the mobile devices that will be deployed by your end users. The report goes on to say that a fully trained worker can produce $2000.00 more dollars in revenue than an untrained worker. Think about that for a moment when your sales staff stops and have to go to your guru. He is not making sales calls to your clients. Your salesman is also taking time from his client to call on your guru now you have two people not working losing money for every moment he spends helping others. While it maybe great team work it is not the team work you need to keep your business growing. Remember their job is to sell your product or service anything that stops that is a drain on your business.
Mobile devices can be a great way to make your sales staff more productive. But only if they a are fully trained on the device and your application. So if you truly want mobility to work for your business fire your guru and give all of your staff the training they need to make mobility a truly profitable part of your business.
Howard Lee is CIO of Wirehead Technology a mobile technology consulting firm can be contacted at www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Email :wireheadtec@gmail.com
By Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
He seems to be in every office I go to when I start a consulting session with a client. In some cases he is the only one in the sales force who really understands how to use his mobile device [i.e. PDA, Cell phone, and Blackberry] and applications he needs to be more effective salesman. Sometimes I would end up talking to him about how mobility can help the company become more profitable if only he had that “killer app” that can help him beat the competition.
But he is not part of the management, IT, or development team, he’s just the company’s “go to guy” or guru when it comes to mobility. I am sure you have one of them in your office. He knows how to use any mobile device with ease and in some cases he is your ad hoc trainer for everyone else who just can’t seem to get the hang of their mobile device.
You begin to think your saving a ton of money because he is training your staff on their mobile device for FREE right? Wrong, in fact your mobile guru is costing you money. But how you say he’s training my staff for free? Let’s take a real look at you mobile guru. If he is not part of your IT staff or application development team he is costing you money as I mentioned before your mobile guru is usually part of your sales staff now what is the primary job of your sales staff it’s to sale your products or services to your existing clients and to get new customers for your business right? Anything that takes away from that means you are losing sales and existing customers are not getting their full attention. It also means that your mobile application you spent time and money on is not being effectively used by your sales staff since only one or two people really “gets” how the application is supposed to be used.
Tell me if this is what’s happening in your office your guru is on the phone with a client then someone comes over to him because they can’t understand how to get email or write messages on their mobile device. So he cuts his call short to help his co-worker. “So what’s wrong with that” You say. Well here is what’s wrong by cutting his sales call short your guru may have lost a client that’s revenue down the drain. Then there is the co-worker he is not only calling sales leads or clients he is proving that your mobile solution is not making him more productive but less. So now you have three loses in revenue all because your mobile solutions was not properly integrated into you company culture.
So what’s the solution it’s seems rather simple but you would be surprised how many companies over look it when comes to mobility. That’s training, training, training most companies maybe yours thinks becoming mobile means giving their staff a mobile device setting up a mobile network from a provider and presto we are mobile. Thinking like this is what cause most mobile projects to fail or never really live up to the expectations of the company’s that deploy them.
A recent Gartner Group report say’s that 12% of your company’s budget should go for training both your IT and end user staff on what your mobile strategy is for your company and on the effective use of your mobile application and the mobile devices that will be deployed by your end users. The report goes on to say that a fully trained worker can produce $2000.00 more dollars in revenue than an untrained worker. Think about that for a moment when your sales staff stops and have to go to your guru. He is not making sales calls to your clients. Your salesman is also taking time from his client to call on your guru now you have two people not working losing money for every moment he spends helping others. While it maybe great team work it is not the team work you need to keep your business growing. Remember their job is to sell your product or service anything that stops that is a drain on your business.
Mobile devices can be a great way to make your sales staff more productive. But only if they a are fully trained on the device and your application. So if you truly want mobility to work for your business fire your guru and give all of your staff the training they need to make mobility a truly profitable part of your business.
Howard Lee is CIO of Wirehead Technology a mobile technology consulting firm can be contacted at www.wireheadtec.bravehost.com
Email :wireheadtec@gmail.com
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Press Release: Wirehead joins Netfunction
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Wirehead Technology joins forces with Netfunction to Offer IT Management and Mobile Computing Solutions.
Chicago, IL January, 09, 2010 -- The Chicago area has a very active IT management market but now local companies are adding mobility to their IT departments. With mobility becoming more and more a part of IT, companies must now look at how mobility will change how IT will manage and get the most out of mobility. Two local companies are combining their IT specialties to bring IT Management and IT Mobility together in one solution. Netfunction specializes in IT Management while Wirehead Technology specializes in Mobile IT. Both companies have teamed up to offer a spectrum of services to commercial, academic, and governmental markets in the Chicago area.
Wirehead Technology and Netfunction of Chicago will combine their operations “Both companies are currently headquartered in Chicago” stated Howard Lee CIO of Wirehead Technology. “We will collaborate on a number of projects, and joining the two companies will provide our clients with a complete list of value-added services from one organization. We believe the addition of highly trained and business minded IT Specialist to the product lines sold by both companies that include IBM, PEEK, Dell, and Microsoft, will allow them to provide a high level of understanding and technical support to commercial, academic, and governmental markets that is currently lacking in the industry.”
“I couldn’t be more pleased with this collaboration. The combination of the two companies will allow us to serve the IT industry at-large in a more cohesive manner,” stated Howard Lee, CIO of Wirehead Technology. Wirehead Technology provides Mobile IT products, services, supplies and custom mobile application and development product fulfillment including their exclusive MERP [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning] services. Founder and CIO Howard Lee is an active member of Chicago’s Mobile Visionary Roundtable and Heartland Mobile Alliance. He has served on the VAR Business Magazine Solution Providers Board in 2002 and has been a speaker at several IT Expos including The DCI Wireless Convention, The National Medical Association, and the RSNA Medical Convention. He has also Co-authored the white paper “Handheld Application Guidebook” and several articles for Enterprise Quarterly Magazine
“I am very excited about our collaboration”, stated Rakesh Pitroda, Principal at Netfunction. “Our partnership will allow us to offer an integrated management and security solution encompassing wired and wireless networks. Currently, businesses have to work with different point solution providers to implement comprehensive (management and security) solutions. Now, they can provision end to end solution through one provider with experience in enterprise, retail, education and healthcare markets”.
About Netfunction was formed in 2004 and located in Chicago with focus on providing IT network and security services. Netfunction’s Principals have over 40 years of combined experience in designing and implementing networks and security for small/medium business and enterprise; and integrated single location network into multi location, national and international networks. Email to sales@netfunction.net or visit http://www.netfunction.net
About Wirehead Technology is located in Chicago was formed in 2000 to provide mobile and wireless consulting, training, and application development for small and medium business in the healthcare, manufacturing, and government sector on the state and local level. Contact: Howard Lee Tel: 773-944-1365 Email to wireheadtec@gmail.com or visit http://www.wirehadtec.bravehost.com
Wirehead Technology joins forces with Netfunction to Offer IT Management and Mobile Computing Solutions.
Chicago, IL January, 09, 2010 -- The Chicago area has a very active IT management market but now local companies are adding mobility to their IT departments. With mobility becoming more and more a part of IT, companies must now look at how mobility will change how IT will manage and get the most out of mobility. Two local companies are combining their IT specialties to bring IT Management and IT Mobility together in one solution. Netfunction specializes in IT Management while Wirehead Technology specializes in Mobile IT. Both companies have teamed up to offer a spectrum of services to commercial, academic, and governmental markets in the Chicago area.
Wirehead Technology and Netfunction of Chicago will combine their operations “Both companies are currently headquartered in Chicago” stated Howard Lee CIO of Wirehead Technology. “We will collaborate on a number of projects, and joining the two companies will provide our clients with a complete list of value-added services from one organization. We believe the addition of highly trained and business minded IT Specialist to the product lines sold by both companies that include IBM, PEEK, Dell, and Microsoft, will allow them to provide a high level of understanding and technical support to commercial, academic, and governmental markets that is currently lacking in the industry.”
“I couldn’t be more pleased with this collaboration. The combination of the two companies will allow us to serve the IT industry at-large in a more cohesive manner,” stated Howard Lee, CIO of Wirehead Technology. Wirehead Technology provides Mobile IT products, services, supplies and custom mobile application and development product fulfillment including their exclusive MERP [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning] services. Founder and CIO Howard Lee is an active member of Chicago’s Mobile Visionary Roundtable and Heartland Mobile Alliance. He has served on the VAR Business Magazine Solution Providers Board in 2002 and has been a speaker at several IT Expos including The DCI Wireless Convention, The National Medical Association, and the RSNA Medical Convention. He has also Co-authored the white paper “Handheld Application Guidebook” and several articles for Enterprise Quarterly Magazine
“I am very excited about our collaboration”, stated Rakesh Pitroda, Principal at Netfunction. “Our partnership will allow us to offer an integrated management and security solution encompassing wired and wireless networks. Currently, businesses have to work with different point solution providers to implement comprehensive (management and security) solutions. Now, they can provision end to end solution through one provider with experience in enterprise, retail, education and healthcare markets”.
About Netfunction was formed in 2004 and located in Chicago with focus on providing IT network and security services. Netfunction’s Principals have over 40 years of combined experience in designing and implementing networks and security for small/medium business and enterprise; and integrated single location network into multi location, national and international networks. Email to sales@netfunction.net or visit http://www.netfunction.net
About Wirehead Technology is located in Chicago was formed in 2000 to provide mobile and wireless consulting, training, and application development for small and medium business in the healthcare, manufacturing, and government sector on the state and local level. Contact: Howard Lee Tel: 773-944-1365 Email to wireheadtec@gmail.com or visit http://www.wirehadtec.bravehost.com
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Mobile Marketing in the African-American Community
Mobility in the African-American Market
African-American Business Owners,
Have you been trying to reach your customers but just can’t seem to find them? If the answer is yes then you probably tried the yellow pages, newspaper ads, and even a website but nothing seem to work. You still only reach a small number of customers that is not worth the money you put into your ad campaign.
Then what if I told you that you can reach your potential clients 24/7 even if they don’t have your print ads or visiting your website, not possible you say. Well is very possible believe it or not your potential clients have a device with them that will give them not only access to your message, but will let them tell you in real time if they want the products or services.
That device is their cell phone or mobile device and for African Americans it is the most used technology device they have. Let’s take it further the most used applications used by African-Americans on their phones are email and SMS and that most answer email or SMS immediately after receiving them. So what does that means to me or my business? You ask. That means if you want to reach you customers mobile marketing with SMS or email will bring more customers to your door faster than traditional ads. “Yeah that sounds good but I heard that before, so where’s your real proof not just this salesman’s hype that sounds very chessey” I thought you ask that question so here are the numbers.
The African-American Mobile Market:
The Pew Survey 2007
The Pew survey notes that African Americans are the most active and fastest-growing segment of mobile web users: 48 percent of Africans Americans have at one time accessed the Internet via mobile device, and 29 percent use the mobile web on an average day. Pew contends these high levels of activity means the digital divide between African Americans and white Americans diminishes when mobile use is taken into account, offsetting limited access to computers, laptops, and home broadband connections.
Nielsen Report 2008
According to Nielsen’s Q2 2008 Mobile Advertising Report,
African-American and Hispanic mobile subscribers are also more likely than the typical
texter to engage with some form of text message advertising in a month, 24 and 23 percent respectively. Of those text messagers who recall seeing some form of advertising while using text messaging, 45 percent say they have responded. Furthermore, the most popular response action to any type of mobile advertising (text, mobile web, video, etc.) in Q2 2008 was actually to send a text message. Among mobile subscribers who saw any form of mobile advertising in the quarter, 25 percent say they responded at least once by sending another text message—emphasizing the interactivity and engagement this medium presents.
The exciting part of SMS Marketing is not only the additional immediate revenue you’ll likely generate, but also the added referrals that become possible as a result in addition to the competitive barriers you’ll create by getting primary customer relationship going now
How to create a mobile network?
In today’s economy there has been no more confusing technology then business mobility. What does the term mobility really mean? What is mobile is it a cell phone, a PDA, or a WI-FI enabled laptop? Or is it a little bit of all of them. Maybe mobility is in the network the ease of being connected to your important information no matter what device you are using. If that is how you’re thinking of mobility then you are halfway there. Yes, I said halfway there, the other and most important half is what many businesses fail to understand.
That is mobility is your culture, applications, and how your business relates to your employees and customers. In short mobility is you. Here’s why no mobile solution can be effective for you if it’s not tailored for the way you do business. Many companies that have tried and failed at mobility have blamed their failure on not having the right device or network. Then they compound their failure by buying more devices and trying the latest greatest network offering without taking a look at the real barrier to why their mobile project keeps failing that is how they do business. Instead of creating a mobile assessment of how their business works and which parts of their business can become mobile and what parts should be left as they are. Instead they depend on the marketplace to tell them how to run their business in the mobile environment.
While the mobile market has some great products and services they are only tools to help you build your mobile network but, they are not your network simply because they don’t know how your business works. So they really can’t make you mobile only you can do that. So the question you should be asking me is “How can you make my business mobile, and where do we start”? The fact that you are asking that question means you are thinking that mobility is more than just devices.
The Mobile Solution We Offer
Now that you know about mobility I want to tell about the solution we offer called “MERP” [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning] this solution helps business by combining the three main components of mobility that is consulting, training, and system integration. These three components are keys to a successful mobile project. Yet most mobile companies don’t offer these services to their clients instead they stress the latest greatest mobile devices and not the planning or development of a solution that can help our business create a mobile network. Our MERP solution works with you by applying our three point system that works with your business to developing a mobile business plan that is designed to fit your business. That will grow with your business no matter what mobile device you deploy. Here is how the MERP System works
MERP Three Tier Solution
MERP Consulting Services
Begins at the start of your mobile solution. Our staff will prepare a detailed report on your company. This report will outline the present utilization of your technology resources and instances where handheld computing or mobile computing could benefit your organization. This report is truly one of a kind, as it is custom prepared for your enterprise. This is not a cookie cutter solution.
MERP Training Services
Takes over from there. Beginning with training for both end user and IT staff on the latest in mobile devices. We are totally cross-platform, using Palm OS, RIM Blackberry, Pocket PC, and other mobile devices.
MERP System Integration Services
The final part of our 'start to finish' solution, integrates the new mobile system with your existing legacy system we work with your IT for a smooth integration. Furthermore we stay with you after the integration to handle any problems that should arise. The success of mobile technology integration is important to us.
Are You Ready to Design Your Mobile Network?
Then let us help you by sending you a FREE copy our white paper “Handheld Application Guidebook” this white paper is a blueprint on how to create a mobile network in this white paper you will learn:
Getting a plan in place
Budgeting for Handhelds
The Reality of Multiple Devices
The Importance of Training
Managing a Mobile Network
Security Concerns
So why are we sending you this white paper with our secrets on how to create a mobile network? Because we know that once you know how a mobile network is created and how it can benefit your business. You will be able to have that network deployed knowing that because you planned that network you have avoided the mistakes that could lead to failure. But that not all we don’t want to leave you hanging when you send for the white paper you will also get a consultation from our mobile consultant to ask us questions about your mobile needs.
To download a FREE copy visit “Handheld Application Guidebook”.
http://www.atcusa.com/whitepapers/Synchrologic%20Whitepapers/Published%20Handheld%20Applications%20Guidebook.pdf
If your are interested in learning more about mobility contact:
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wirehead.bravehost.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
African-American Business Owners,
Have you been trying to reach your customers but just can’t seem to find them? If the answer is yes then you probably tried the yellow pages, newspaper ads, and even a website but nothing seem to work. You still only reach a small number of customers that is not worth the money you put into your ad campaign.
Then what if I told you that you can reach your potential clients 24/7 even if they don’t have your print ads or visiting your website, not possible you say. Well is very possible believe it or not your potential clients have a device with them that will give them not only access to your message, but will let them tell you in real time if they want the products or services.
That device is their cell phone or mobile device and for African Americans it is the most used technology device they have. Let’s take it further the most used applications used by African-Americans on their phones are email and SMS and that most answer email or SMS immediately after receiving them. So what does that means to me or my business? You ask. That means if you want to reach you customers mobile marketing with SMS or email will bring more customers to your door faster than traditional ads. “Yeah that sounds good but I heard that before, so where’s your real proof not just this salesman’s hype that sounds very chessey” I thought you ask that question so here are the numbers.
The African-American Mobile Market:
The Pew Survey 2007
The Pew survey notes that African Americans are the most active and fastest-growing segment of mobile web users: 48 percent of Africans Americans have at one time accessed the Internet via mobile device, and 29 percent use the mobile web on an average day. Pew contends these high levels of activity means the digital divide between African Americans and white Americans diminishes when mobile use is taken into account, offsetting limited access to computers, laptops, and home broadband connections.
Nielsen Report 2008
According to Nielsen’s Q2 2008 Mobile Advertising Report,
African-American and Hispanic mobile subscribers are also more likely than the typical
texter to engage with some form of text message advertising in a month, 24 and 23 percent respectively. Of those text messagers who recall seeing some form of advertising while using text messaging, 45 percent say they have responded. Furthermore, the most popular response action to any type of mobile advertising (text, mobile web, video, etc.) in Q2 2008 was actually to send a text message. Among mobile subscribers who saw any form of mobile advertising in the quarter, 25 percent say they responded at least once by sending another text message—emphasizing the interactivity and engagement this medium presents.
The exciting part of SMS Marketing is not only the additional immediate revenue you’ll likely generate, but also the added referrals that become possible as a result in addition to the competitive barriers you’ll create by getting primary customer relationship going now
How to create a mobile network?
In today’s economy there has been no more confusing technology then business mobility. What does the term mobility really mean? What is mobile is it a cell phone, a PDA, or a WI-FI enabled laptop? Or is it a little bit of all of them. Maybe mobility is in the network the ease of being connected to your important information no matter what device you are using. If that is how you’re thinking of mobility then you are halfway there. Yes, I said halfway there, the other and most important half is what many businesses fail to understand.
That is mobility is your culture, applications, and how your business relates to your employees and customers. In short mobility is you. Here’s why no mobile solution can be effective for you if it’s not tailored for the way you do business. Many companies that have tried and failed at mobility have blamed their failure on not having the right device or network. Then they compound their failure by buying more devices and trying the latest greatest network offering without taking a look at the real barrier to why their mobile project keeps failing that is how they do business. Instead of creating a mobile assessment of how their business works and which parts of their business can become mobile and what parts should be left as they are. Instead they depend on the marketplace to tell them how to run their business in the mobile environment.
While the mobile market has some great products and services they are only tools to help you build your mobile network but, they are not your network simply because they don’t know how your business works. So they really can’t make you mobile only you can do that. So the question you should be asking me is “How can you make my business mobile, and where do we start”? The fact that you are asking that question means you are thinking that mobility is more than just devices.
The Mobile Solution We Offer
Now that you know about mobility I want to tell about the solution we offer called “MERP” [Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning] this solution helps business by combining the three main components of mobility that is consulting, training, and system integration. These three components are keys to a successful mobile project. Yet most mobile companies don’t offer these services to their clients instead they stress the latest greatest mobile devices and not the planning or development of a solution that can help our business create a mobile network. Our MERP solution works with you by applying our three point system that works with your business to developing a mobile business plan that is designed to fit your business. That will grow with your business no matter what mobile device you deploy. Here is how the MERP System works
MERP Three Tier Solution
MERP Consulting Services
Begins at the start of your mobile solution. Our staff will prepare a detailed report on your company. This report will outline the present utilization of your technology resources and instances where handheld computing or mobile computing could benefit your organization. This report is truly one of a kind, as it is custom prepared for your enterprise. This is not a cookie cutter solution.
MERP Training Services
Takes over from there. Beginning with training for both end user and IT staff on the latest in mobile devices. We are totally cross-platform, using Palm OS, RIM Blackberry, Pocket PC, and other mobile devices.
MERP System Integration Services
The final part of our 'start to finish' solution, integrates the new mobile system with your existing legacy system we work with your IT for a smooth integration. Furthermore we stay with you after the integration to handle any problems that should arise. The success of mobile technology integration is important to us.
Are You Ready to Design Your Mobile Network?
Then let us help you by sending you a FREE copy our white paper “Handheld Application Guidebook” this white paper is a blueprint on how to create a mobile network in this white paper you will learn:
Getting a plan in place
Budgeting for Handhelds
The Reality of Multiple Devices
The Importance of Training
Managing a Mobile Network
Security Concerns
So why are we sending you this white paper with our secrets on how to create a mobile network? Because we know that once you know how a mobile network is created and how it can benefit your business. You will be able to have that network deployed knowing that because you planned that network you have avoided the mistakes that could lead to failure. But that not all we don’t want to leave you hanging when you send for the white paper you will also get a consultation from our mobile consultant to ask us questions about your mobile needs.
To download a FREE copy visit “Handheld Application Guidebook”.
http://www.atcusa.com/whitepapers/Synchrologic%20Whitepapers/Published%20Handheld%20Applications%20Guidebook.pdf
If your are interested in learning more about mobility contact:
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel: 773-944-1365
Email: wireheadtec@gmail.com
Web: www.wirehead.bravehost.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/wire123
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