A clean sweep for a clearer view on business information.The world is full of junk and it's getting steadily worse. This is the cheery cheer·y adj. cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est Showing or suggesting good spirits; cheerful: a cheery hello. cheer message from Portal B, the search engine/business portal. "Think of your attic, basement or garage," says Steve Godstein, chief executive of Data Downlink Transmitting from a satellite to an earth station. Contrast with uplink. Corporation, which launched Portal B this year. "Makes you cringe cringe intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower. 2. To behave in a servile way; fawn. n. An act or instance of cringing. , right? You don't want it. You don't need it. But it's there, nonetheless." And he adds that most people find their situation at work is quite as bad. "There's junk in your bottom drawer A person who orders a bank to withdraw money from an account to pay a designated person a specific sum according to the term of a bill, a check, or a draft. An individual who writes and signs a Commercial Paper, thereby becoming obligated under its terms. , in your briefcase In Windows 95/98, a system folder used for synchronizing files between two computers, typically a desktop and laptop computer. Files to be worked on are placed into a Briefcase, which is then transferred to the second machine via floppy, cable or network. and in your filing cabinets," he points out. Worse still, it's in your computer on the internet. "The secret to success in the workplace is access to timely, high-quality information on topics such as business trends; companies' and industries' financial reports; and accounting, tax rules and business transactions." But, even with modern technology this information can be hard to get at it. It's all out there, but too many other web pages get in the way -- around 800 million of them. Portal B claims to provide a single point of access to "high value business information" combining search results from the web, premium databases and a company's proprietary content. For more details, visit www.PortalB.com |
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