The Internet: smart stops on the Web.GENERAL INTEREST Find Your Way http://www.proximus.com/yahoo Yahoo's electronic map helps locate any domestic street address and gives directions from U.S. locations. Its newest section, "Locate Business," searches Yahoo's yellow pages to find a business address and phone number and to give textual directions as well as detailed maps. Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Someone? http://www.switchboard.com This page, linked to Database America's electronic switchboard, finds people and businesses by using a Distance or Name/Category search. An advanced search narrows down queries within a group or an organization. For Surfers Only http://www.zdnet.com Ziff-Davis (ZD) offers this site, of interest to frequent Web surfers, including software news, reviews and a detailed Web catalog. A software library offers a list of ZD's top 20 programs. On the Road http;//www.nps.gov Planning a summer getaway? This site, maintained by the National Park Service, offers tourist information tourist information - Information in an on-line display that is not immediately useful, but contributes to a viewer's gestalt of what's going on with the software or hardware behind it. on historic points of interest and an interesting overview of America's cultural history. For Mommies and Daddies http://www.parentsoup.com This site for parents offer a search library and discussion groups on topics related to child rearing. A section called Money includes information on budgeting and spending, insurance and wills, investment and retiring and college funds. Your Online Servant http://www.askjeeves.com This truly original search engine, named after P.G. Wodhouse's perfect valet, accepts questions on almost any subject and returns lists of appropriate Web sites. Queries can be written in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. , as opposed to a specialized "computerese com·put·er·ese n. The technical language of those involved in computer technology. computerese language used by those in the business of manufacturing, selling, servicing, or using electronic computers, " format Charity Begins at Home http://www.charitiesusa.com Find nonprofit information and charities organized by category. http://www.contact.org Check out tools for nonprofits and an enormous list of nonprofit Web sites. http://www.nonprofits.org The Internet Nonprofit Center offers links and resources to the nonprofit community. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY An Electronic Marco Polo Marco Polo: see Polo, Marco. http://www.peregrine-asia.com Peregrine Asset Management offers everything you ever wanted to know about investing in Asia in an especially handsome site. Software for the Financial Manager http://www.controllermag.com Controller magazine has an interactive buyer's guide to financial software that should help you whether you're a Fortune 500 executive or a one-person outfit working out of your basement. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. Assistance http://www.wwa.com/unidex/edi/ Unidex, an electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , provides help and resources through an online "EDI Help Desk." |
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