CompUSA Launches Free "Put Technology to Work" Seminars to Help Local Small and Medium Businesses.Nationwide Educational Events Provide Businesses with Important Technology Information, Enabling Smaller Companies to be more Efficient, Effective and Competitive DALLAS -- Giving small and medium businesses the technology and services they need to more efficient and stay one step ahead of the competition is a top priority for CompUSA. As part of its goal to become the leading technology source for small and medium businesses, CompUSA today announced the launch of free monthly "Put Technology to Work" seminars to help educate business customers. CompUSA's business services team has designed customized seminars for small businesses with 1-19 employees and events for medium-sized businesses with 20-100 employees. The seminars will educate businesses on important technology topics such as Mobility, Licensing, Disaster Preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them and other issues that can impact success and profitability. "We are constantly looking at new ways to bring greater resources and innovative technology into the small and medium business marketplace and believe the technology seminars at our CompUSA stores will provide great value to our customers," said Bob Sayewitz, senior director of commercial and business services of CompUSA. "Our goal is to provide complete solutions and we have a great deal of information we want to share free of charge to help these business succeed." The upcoming free events will be held at the training centers located in the CompUSA stores nationwide. Businesses can make a reservation to attend an upcoming event or obtain more information by visiting www.compusabusiness.com or by visiting a local store. Wednesday, August 29: Mobility Small Businesses: "Going Mobile" will provide an introduction to Microsoft mobility software to help businesses stay connected while out of the office. The seminar will discuss the use of MS Windows, Small Business Server 2003, Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook , mobile devices and Blackberry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble. blackberry Express Server for Small Business. Medium-sized Businesses: "Advanced Business Mobility" will be an expanded version of "Going Mobile" and provide a thorough explanation of advanced systems for mobile productivity, like Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2007, Blackberry Enterprise Server BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) is the name of the middleware software package that is part of the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion. BES connects to messaging and collaboration software (Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Novell GroupWise) on enterprise and Windows Mobile The Windows platform from Microsoft for handheld devices, including PDAs, cellphones and Portable Media Centers. See Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Smartphone and Portable Media Center. 6.0. Businesses will be able to gain insight into VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. connectivity, enterprise wireless solutions and other mobility issues. Thursday, September 20: Licensing Small Businesses: "How to Save Money with Licensing" will cover desktop and licensing solutions and will educate businesses on commercial-grade products, such as the benefits of a commercial-grade desktop. Medium-sized Businesses: "Minimizing Technology Costs" will be an in-depth look at licensing and will cover imaging, asset-tagging, and configuration. More information about these events will be posted on www.compusabusiness.com. CompUSA's History in Serving Small Businesses CompUSA has served small business customers since 2001 when it launched its in-store business centers to provide support for business customers. In 2006, CompUSA continued its leadership in serving small businesses when it became the first retailer to offer volume licensing to be transacted at retail, with the early availability of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Vista Business See Windows Vista versions. for business customers. In April, through its partnership with Microsoft, CompUSA launched a first-of-its-kind program, CompUSA TechPro Business Providers, which connects CompUSA customers with local technology providers who are Microsoft Small Business Specialists and can provide reliable technical service and support. About CompUSA CompUSA Inc., a Dallas-based company, is one of the nation's leading retailers and business resellers of technology products and services, including computers, notebooks, software, games, electronics and more. CompUSA operates 103 locations in 68 markets in 39 states across the nation and in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . In addition, CompUSA's Web site, www.compusa.com, offers an assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of more than 80,000 items. CompUSA software business software technical support |
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