`The Event for Business' to Examine Issues Beyond Y2K.Technology. It can be intimidating. Personally, I avoid it when I can. I don't own an ATM card An ATM card (also known as a bank card, client card, or cash card) is an ISO 7810 card issued by a bank, credit union or building society. Its primary uses are: prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. FORTUNE magazine, February 1999, "Global competition and the ever-increasing pressure for productivity gains have made new tech investment an absolute necessity for most businesses, not a luxury reserved for good times." You may be asking lots of questions these days, such as: What technologies are the most important to my business? How do I learn about them? How do they impact my business success? How do I take advantage of them? How do I find the time to research and evaluate the best solutions? Given the pace of change, all these questions are hard to answer definitively. You may be grappling with complex systems that don't integrate with each other. You probably want streamlined information from work orders to the end of the process, flexibility in customizing your business management systems, and the ability to grow quickly. After all, if your business management system can't enhance your growth and complement your business strategies, then what good is it? Have you wondered about selling your product over the Internet? You may be thinking "I don't sell to consumers, I sell to businesses, so I don't need to worry about the web". Well, think again. According to the experts, business-to-business transactions over the web is where the future growth will be. Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
tr.v. clenched, clench·ing, clench·es 1. To close tightly: clench one's teeth; clenched my fists in anger. 2. in their fists, re-think your strategies now. How do you find the answers to the pressing business questions being asked by almost everyone you know these days? Here's one place to start. Attend the Event for Business in Long Beach on November 11th. The Event for Business is a half-day educational event which will travel to six cities across the country and will feature such topics as e-commerce, emerging technologies to extend your business systems, and customer relationship management. This is an opportunity for you to learn about the issues and challenges after Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 and how to leverage that knowledge in the coming years. If you want to learn about technology, this is what I would do. First, I would register for the Event for Business. I'd ask questions of the technology leaders hosting the Event: Great Plains, Compaq, Microsoft, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and FORTUNE magazine. I would get there in time to hear Eric Nee, senior writer at FORTUNE, deliver his keynote on "The Tech Boom: Ten Trends You Can Bet On." I'd pick a couple of the breakout sessions most relevant to my business situation and I'd plan to spend time at the Technical Product Expo talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to experts one on one. You can choose from two times and locations in California. The Event for Business will be: November 9th in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden at the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in Foster City from 9:00am to 1:30pm. November 11th in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. at the Hilton in Long Beach from 9:00am to 1:30pm. To register, call 800-801-9473 or go to www.greatplains.com/events/seminars.htm. Let me recap the opportunity for you (in no particular order): * Learn how other businesses manage the rapid changes in technology. * Spend one on one time with the leading technology experts and get your questions answered. * Learn what the top ten trends in technology mean to your business. * Possibly win a Compaq Prosignia Laptop or a Compaq Aero 8000 handheld PC  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and in a drawing. * Participate in a drawing for a Cisco Systems 1750 Modular Access Router See edge router and remote access router. . On a personal note, I'm not a complete tech-no-phobe. I bought books, clothes, shoes, cheese, and vitamins online this past year. Next on the list is my favorite wine! Cheryl Wilson is Western Regional Marketing Manager, Great Plains. She can be reached via cwilson@greatplains.com. |
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