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10.14.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 7:16 pm by
In today’s climate of business, CEOs and executives are cautiously optimistic about the economy and their company’s future growth. They realize that they still need to market to drive profitable growth and increase the company’s value, but the financial strings are being tightened. However, there is a clear growing trend for companies, regardless of size and industry, to outsource (or a term used not to long ago sub-contracting) an element of their business. Why does this trend continue to grow, and how do executives assess their needs? Outsourcing is not a passing fad, but clearly a paradigm shift that can change a business model for the better.
Outsourcing involves the use of resources outside of the organization to perform specific tasks required for the business. However, there are a variety of ways to use these resources, including business process outsourcing and co-sourcing. Business process outsourcing involves the selling off one part of the business to create positive cash flow and probable gains in productivity and quality. Co-sourcing involves retaining part of the service in-house, and off-loading or outsourcing a portion to a third party partner. This is the one we will discuss, and in our case the marketing function.
Companies often forget to ask the basic question: What business are we in? Too often the need to perform various functions and to keep a business running does not allow management to step back and ask this question. The answer should bring management to the fundamental product/service that generates revenue for this company.
In the book “Living on the Fault Line” (HarperCollins, 2000) by Geoffrey Moore, described an outsourcing concept. He says, all employees should be focused on core activities–that is, things that contribute to the company’s competitive advantage and increase shareholder value. The opposite of core is context–activities that do not contribute to competitive advantage. Context activities should be outsourced.
For example, your head of marketing was hired to develop and coordinate strategies, direct tactics and their implementation, to generate more sales leads by new customers, while maximizing the loyalty and profitability of current customers. That is their “Core” function. However, over time they have developed a talent for public relations and as a result have become the communication manager of the company. They edit the company website, makes changes, etc. These responsibilities (those of PR Manager) can be described as “Context.”
This is how most companies handle the “Context” with respect to positioning, messaging, and public relations, three tasks for marketing. A similar example could be used for any marketing tasks. It is not their core responsibility and yet, they take it on. The problem with “Context” is that it often takes on a life of its own and begins to obscure what the “Core” should be. The example above was selected because it represents what actually happens for most small to midsized companies. What management needs to consider is the effect that “Context” has on productivity, return-on-sales, ROI and the general operation of the business.
Outsourcing allows companies to focus their resources and control their head count. This form of operations allows the company to hand over full responsibility for the outsourcing function within clearly defined management guidelines and then monitor the performance. When you break down the costs of a full marketing department internally, versus the cost of outsourcing with an external partner, the business case begins to tip in favor of not allowing the “Context” to conceal the “Core.” The following elements would be common to build out a high-quality and stable relationship in a typical small organization with gross sales revenues of $20 million.
Description Annual Salaries Outsourced Cost
Marketing Director $120,000 NC
Marketing Manager $75,000 NC
Marketing Assistant $40,000 NC
PR Manager $80,000 NC
Program Budget $1,000,000 $900,000
Outsourcing Fees NA $150,000
Total Approximate Annual Cost: $1,350,000 $1,050,000
(The costs above are average for mid-sized companies.)
Consider the example of a high performance marketing partner that offers you results, flexibility, and reduction in staff and overhead. Companies can typically have equal if not better results, while maintaining product and service quality for a fraction of the cost by turning to an expert in sales and marketing. And what is the cost of a bad hire? The commonly referenced cost of a bad hire is 2.5 the times annual salary. In most small to mid-sized organizations, marketing can be outsourced while they focus on the core.
Cost is clearly the most popular reason for outsourcing. However, strategic reasons such as improving company focus on core business and improving quality are next.
Why companies decide to let “Context” take over and drive the business can usually be attributed to lack of information. Many businesses and marketing specialists believe that by keeping everything internal the sales growth is more efficient. It’s hard to find sales and marketing experts that have years of experience and are all aligned with the top line growth objectives. Companies who are not using marketing as part of their “Core” focus usually do not have the teams of marketing experts to handle the needs of their marketing. As a result, the “Context” begins to take over leaving less and less room for the “Core.” So, is it worth “controlling” all of your marketing functions? Is this an area of your business that is core to your success? Probably not.
It is important for a company to focus on the things that add value and make it competitive. If you build software, stick to doing those things that help you to build better software, and outsource all those things that can be outsourced. The more focus you place in “context” areas, the harder it becomes for you to do your “Core” well. When you take into account the cost of what it really takes to do it right, the business case cannot be ignored.
George Schildge is the president and CEO of Matrix Marketing Group Inc., a full-service marketing firm that specialize in helping small to mid-sized business-to-business firms grow profitably and build their business through effective growth planning and marketing. He can be reached at press@matrixmarketinggroup.com or www.matrixmarketinggroup.com or 86.456.9100.
George Schildge has over 20 years of marketing and operational experience in the high-tech, computer hardware and software, and medical fields. George’s experience includes working at Sun Microsystems, CoCreate Software, Baan Business Systems, IBM and several start-ups. During these affiliations he gained experience in developing, launching and managing a company’s business and marketing strategy and operational plans for products and services. Working on numerous high-tech firms, he has helped companies bridge the gap between technology and branding.
As a senior executive at these major high technology firms, George has gained expertise in the areas of marketing strategy, product development, organizational development, international marketing and distribution, interactive marketing, brand management and integrated marketing communications. He has a track record of ramping multiple products and firms to profitability and has extensive knowledge of computer and high-tech markets and trends.
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Look at your shoes. Where do you think they were made? Probably not in Ohio.
Look at your TV. Look in… your mirror! Probably all of these items were made
overseas, but we don’t associate them with being “outsourced.” Why is it then, when
I was developing my website Adcandy.com, I had to constantly apologize for having
my development work done overseas?
Friends and acquaintances would all cringe when I told them I was having the site
developed in India. The conservatives ones felt I was being unpatriotic and hurting
the
economy. Liberals felt I was being exploitative and hurting the
economy. But the bottom line is, I’m not rich (yet) and I couldn’t have gotten my
company off the ground without outsourcing the work to an offshore company.
Now, I’m a patriotic and liberal person. (Yes, not only conservatives are patriotic….)
How did I rationalize my decision? Simple. I just thought about what would happen
when my company took off. I would have to hire local people for many of my tasks.
I would need an office. I would pay more taxes and so would my employees. Plus,
the ideas generated on my website would help U.S. companies with both product
development and marketing effectiveness.
How could that be bad for the economy?
Now, I don’t think the government should buy foreign-made cars or weapons, but
the difference between them and us is that they have A LOT more money than us,
and all of it came from you and me in the first place.
They say you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. Take a look at your own.
If they say “Made in The USA” anywhere on them then I guess I’m wrong. Otherwise,
get over it, and try to get the best price and quality you can for web development… wherever that may be.
Per Hoffman is the founder of Adcandy, the world’s first “virtual” ad agency in which
everyone is a member. Any consumer can submit their advertising and product
improvement ideas or participate in ad challenges through its unique portal:
http://www.adcandy.com
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10.13.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 8:06 pm by
If you manage or coordinate people, scheduling software could very well prove to be a very useful tool. This type of software can automatically and efficiently coordinate and analyze your staff schedule. With this software, scheduling errors that result in lost time and money are prevented.
Scheduling your employees’ schedule entails considering a number of factors that do affect how you do your business. Schedule management requires that the chance to commit errors should be very slim. An error in business, no matter how small, can adversely affect your entire business operation. Since there should be no room for damaging mistakes, using software that aids in managing schedules is a smart option for business owners or managers.
The software can keep track of your employees’ activities. This is vital for effective management of the organization. Effective information management cannot be ignored nowadays, and the use of this software will facilitate the owner and manager’s work.
There are times that too much information can become detrimental to the management of your business. It could be the source of lack of understanding of what the information means. Scheduling software will take the information, sort it to prioritize the important from the unimportant, then store and summarize it for you. This function will allow you to access complete information for effective decision-making.
If you are running a business, management of schedules is an important part of maintaining a successful company. The way you manage your information systems will determine whether your company runs smoothly or chaotically.
Scheduling provides detailed information on Scheduling Software, Scheduling, Employee Scheduling, Day Care Scheduling Software and more. Scheduling is affiliated with Online Employee Time Clocks.
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10.12.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 11:58 pm by
You don’t need to spend a lot of money on building an attractive fully functioning website. In fact, you don’t need to spend any money at all. You can do it FREE if you know what type of programs to look for and where to find them. “How”, I here you ask?
I built my website - Saturday Racing Tips - with free software programs that came on the cover disc of an internet magazine. Even if you do not buy such magazines you can still freely download many good software programs from several sites, Tucows, for example.
You should look for software programs that are either FREEWARE or for programs that have recently been replaced a newer version. As the older version tends to be given away free. Avoid SHAREWARE programs and TRIAL VERSIONS as these usually have many important functions disabled not to mention the expiry date.
The single most important software program you need for creating a website is an HTML editor. There are several types of editor available, I recommend a WYSIWYG editor. If you are not sure which are the best, always read the reviews and ratings given on most download sites. Feel free to try several until you find one that you are comfortable with using.
If you have used Word or a similar word prcoessing software program to create a letter or memo then you can use an HTML editor, as it really is very similar to word processing in many ways.
With time, patience and a little determination you may be pleasantly surprised how relatively easy it is to create an attractive fully functioning website with free programs.
I designed and created The Saturday Racing Tips website - http://www.ramtips.me.uk - which provides free weekend tips for UK horse racing.
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10.11.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 12:33 pm by
If you take a lot of pictures, or are getting ready for an event where you’ll want to have lots of quality photos to include in your family album (i.e. weddings, holiday get-togethers), you’ll want to know more about photo editing software that is both affordable and easy to use. Here are some software programs for editing photographs and graphics that you may want to check out.
Virieu has a free photo editing program that is easy to use, and is compatible with most computers. With the program, you can add captions to your pictures, ‘frame’ your portraits digitally, and make your photos into backgrounds for your screen or to send out in your email by using the fade and shade features that come along with the program. The programs will also show you how to darken or lighten certain sections of the picture, so that you can remove certain items from your photograph. You can try the editing software out for free during a 21-day trail, and then the service is $29.00. www.reallusion.com also has a wide variety of editing equipment to try that will make any picture you take look professional and impressive. You can take advantage of the muscle-based facial enhancement feature, so that you can ‘fix’ the faces of the people you take pictures of to create a more flattering photograph.
Other products from the company include the Effect 3D Studio, a graphics editing and design program that allows you to make animated graphics no matter what your skill level is. You can also purchase CrazyTalk, a program that allows you to create animated talking characters for PowerPoint and DVD presentations. Most computers are equipped to download the programs (a Windows 98 or higher is usually acceptable), and you can try the products out before you purchase any of the programs.
In order for you to download, edit, and save your photos on your computer, you’ll need a digital camera to take your pictures with. Brands like Canon and Olympus have great digital cameras that are easy for you to use, and produce quality photos that you can save on your computer. You may also want to pick up a book or two with some more basic information on photo editing software, so that you’ll know which programs are easiest to use and most affordable. You can also find new and used photo editing programs, such as Instant Photo Editor on sites like www.amazon.com, with complete CD-ROM instructions on how to make sure you edit great photos every time you use the program.
Mansi aggarwal enjoys writing about photo editor.
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Posted in Software Stuff at 5:00 am by
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM is now approaching the phase of being mature product and the CRM solution you may consider for large publicly traded company. Our view point considers the fact of multiple platforms and systems coexistence and balancing: UNIX, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Java, .Net, PC, AS/400, RS6000, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes Domino, etc. This increases the cost of maintenance, but decreases the risk of being trapped to one vendor/solution. So far we’ve seen successful implementations of Microsoft CRM in the following industries: Distribution, Logistics, Non-Profit, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Placement/Recruiting, Medicare/Hospitals, Retail, Wholesale, Education, Beverages, Services, Defense, Aerospace, Oil & Gas.
• In-house Implementation. This is non-expected paradox. Multiple clients, especially large companies, do it themselves. The reason is - Microsoft CRM utilizes all spectrum Microsoft Technologies: Exchange, Active Directory, .Net, Full-text search, etc. Microsoft oriented IT people understand it and like to be involved. So, you should consider self-implementation first.
• Integration. Microsoft CRM has relatively simple business logic and sits in Microsoft SQL Server, which enables customization and integration with third party systems and databases. If you have Microsoft Great Plains - you can use MBS CRM-GP integration tool, based on BizTalk. If you have UNIX-based ERP/Accounting, you can deploy MS SQL linked server to bridge MS CRM and ERP. The same would work for Oracle ERP - Oracle Financials. Navision has third party integration tool and the one from Microsoft is on the way to be released. Axapta is also candidate for the integration.
• Customization. Microsoft CRM SDK describes majority of MS CRM objects and classes and enable VB.Net or C#.Net developer to build-in custom .Net application for Microsoft CRM existing screens. And this is actually the way of the integration - you realize integration in the custom .Net application.
• Messaging. Microsoft CRM uses MS CRM-Exchange connector in its standard functionality. However if you have IBM Lotus Domino email server - you can deploy MS CRM-Lotus connector, developed and supported by Alba Spectrum Technologies.
• Data Conversion. You should use Scribe for initial data migration. However you need some programming work if you plan on bringing advanced data (email attachments from Siebel, for example)
• External consultants. You should consider customization and integration initial design as candidates for outsourcing. Then, when coding is done and implemented - you may switch to your internal developers to support custom pieces.
• Nation-wide support. Microsoft CRM is very innovative from the support side. It means that Microsoft CRM partners tend to go to the nation-wide and international market to sell, implement and support the application. Being web application - Microsoft CRM could be accessed, customized and modified from anywhere.
• Internationalization. Microsoft Business Solutions promotes MS CRM worldwide and has local versions of the product
You can always have us help you, give us a call: 1-630-961-5918 or 1-866-528-0577, help@albaspectrum.com
Andrew Karasev is consultant and CTO in Alba Spectrum Technologies ( http://www.albaspectrum.com ) - Microsoft Business Solutions partner, serving clients in Illinois, New York, California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Virginia, Minnesota, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Russia. He is Microsoft Great Plains certified master, Great Plains Dexterity, Microsoft CRM SDK C#.Net, Crystal Repots developer. You can reach Andrew: akarasev@albaspectrum.com
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10.07.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 4:46 pm by
Today’s business world is fast-paced. No matter what it is you
do, finding a way to do it better and faster makes sense. But
being faster does not have to mean being sloppier. You can be
fast and efficient if you use the right tools to get the job
done. So this year, why not add “Saving Time at Work” to your
list of 2005 New Year’s Resolutions?
Even if you’re only saving a few seconds here and a few seconds
there, the time savings can quickly add up. Just think how
quickly the loose change that you save adds up to real dollars.
If one of the tools you use to do your job is Microsoft Excel,
you need to try the Spreadsheet Assistant. It’s
a powerful Microsoft Excel Add-in that’s definitely worth the
price.
Microsoft Excel is without doubt an incredible tool. But many of
the tasks you perform when creating and modifying spreadsheets
are tedious, repetitive and time consuming. You’ve probably even
thought, “Microsoft Excel does spreadsheets faster than I could
ever expect to do on my own, but there should be a more efficient
way to handle some of its tasks.”
Well, what if you could have a feature that saves and closes all
open files at once instead of having to save and close each file,
one by one? Would that save time?
How much time is wasted returning to the place you started after
you select a range of cells? You know what I mean - watching your
worksheet scroll wildly around when you’re simply trying to
select or fill a range of cells? Again, even if it’s just a few
seconds that are saved, multiply those few seconds by the number
of times you do that every day, then multiply that by the number
of days in the week and after a month, you’ll see that those
seconds have started to add up to real time!
If you’ve ever thought how nice it would be to stick those yellow
sticky notes right onto your Excel spreadsheets, while they’re
still appearing on the screen, so you could more easily keep
track of where you’re at, or remind yourself what you’re doing,
this powerful add-in enables you to do that, too. You can even
select the color you want your sticky notes to appear in. And you
decide whether or not these notes show up on your print out.
Zoom right in on the area you are working, and do it in
increments of 5%! If you stash your money in between your
mattresses, you’ll appreciate the ability to hide worksheets in
between other worksheets. This is useful when you’re working on
sheets that are significantly separated. Using the scroll arrows
is tedious! This year, save time and hide or unhide the sheets
you need to work on and when you need to view them all, unhide
all hidden worksheets with one command.
Also using only one command, you can instantly change a math
action on any range of cells you select. Rename or delete files
on the fly, without having to exit Excel.
These are just a few of the over 200 ways you can save time when
you use this powerful add-in for Microsoft Excel. It’s easy to
see that the saved seconds already are adding up to real time.
See how much time you can save in the next 30 days. If you’re not
convinced, simply return the product and get your money back.
Saving time is one resolution you just might be able to keep this
year!
Copyright © 2004 Cavyl Stewart. Get the most out of the software you use everyday. Check out the add-in software directory for more information on Spreadsheet Assistant and other great time saving Excel add-in tools. Visit: http://www.find-small-business-software.com/excel-addins.html - Also, be sure to check out my Exclusive, 100% free, 100% original content ecourses.
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09.05.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 5:15 pm by
Nowadays, you might have noticed of a threatening word “Spyware”. Spyware software is becoming annoyance for the companies. Spyware is likely to be verified as a great damager to the companies. It is not so noticeable like spam and virus assaults to the systems. Spyware could be destructive and cause financial losses.
Spyware is almost an invisible software programs that collects and transmits personal or company’s important data through the Internet without being noticed. The transferred data could be used for smashing up your company’s credit or might hard hit its profits. Spyware is also commonly acknowledged as Adware, Malware, Sneakware and Snoopware.
Entry point of Spyware: It could enter your network by auto-download software that automatically downloaded to your network, even without user’s acknowledgement. It could also enter with software, which is downloaded by user that includes Spyware program. Most common entry of this software is pop-ups, which appears while opening any site. The pop-ups are very attractively designed to allure user to click it.
The Spyware software is not even blocked by firewall programs, as user itself allows it, of-course, due to unawareness. Similarly, the usual antivirus programs are also unable not block it, due to they don’t seem as wicked as viruses.
Safeguard against Spyware: User should completely read and understand the license agreement before downloading any software. Avoid downloading unknown and fallacious software from the internet. Keep away from clicking pop-up that put forward mouthwatering offers.
The constant use of anti-Spyware software: Often use of anti Spyware could prevent entering such harmful programs to your network. The best precautious step is that, a user could apply to block Spyware access via gateway security solutions like the NetApp Internet access and security (IAS) solution, which stops admittance to Web sites offering Spyware.
There are several anti-spyware programs available out there. These programs search and eliminate Spyware and adware. They can detect and sweep off huge number of adware files and modules.
Some of these programs also clean program and web-usage path from your network that is very helpful if the system is shared. There also some free downloadable software on authentic sites like www.1888softwaredownloads.com, www.download.com, www.mcafee.com, www.spywareinfo.com, www.all-internet-security.com, www.tucows.com etc or you can use keyword “free antispyware download” in search.
So be precautious while downloading any software from the net. Make sure you do not download or acquire anti-Spyware program without checking its authenticity. It doesn’t happen often, but when it enters would create immense destruction.
Allen Brown is a freelance writer for www.1888SoftwareDownloads.com<www.1888SoftwareDownloads.com/>, the premier website to find Free Software Downloads including free anti-virus software, free spyware detection software, free toolbars, free chat software and more. He also freelances for www.1888FreeOnlineGames.com<www.1888FreeOnlineGames.com/>.
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Posted in Software Stuff at 12:38 pm by
Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same technology - Great Plains Dexterity dictionary and runtime), Great Plains Standard on MSDE is for small to midsize clients, and then Great Plains serves the rest of the market up to big corporations. There are several reporting tools available and you definitely need to know which one to use for different types of reports.
If you are developer who is asked: how do we create report for Microsoft Great Plains - read this and you will have the clues on where to look further.
- Great Plains Report Writer (ReportWriter) - this is built-in reporting tool. All the original report in Great Plains are written in ReportWriter. ReportWriter itself is Dexterity module. You should use this tool if you would like to modify existing Great Plains reports, such as Blank Invoice Form - here you can place your company logo, change the positioning, fonts, colors, etc. ReportWriter will allow you also do new reports - simple option if you want to export all the records from one Great Plains table - use it. New report, however doesn’t have interface where you would enter parameters - so it is not useful for real custom reports. Another limitation of ReportWriter - you can not do cross-modules report - when you need sales and purchasing info on the same report for example.
- FRx. This is excellent tool when deal with financial reporting - it works on the General Ledger level (Balance sheet, P&L, Cash Flow Statement, etc.). It also allows you to do multiple companies consolidation - when you do consolidated Balance Sheet (with inter-companies transactions elimination).
- Smart List - Export to Excel - this is nice feature in Great Plains - you could create a list with simple criteria and then export it to Excel.
- Crystal Reports. It gives you unlimited functionality. Obviously flexibility requires you to know Great Plains table structure: Launch Great Plains and go to Tools->Resource Description->Tables. Find the table in the proper series. If you are looking for the customers - it should be RM00101 - customer master file. If you need historical Sales Order Processing documents - they are in SOP30200 - Sales History Header file, etc. Create ODBC connection to GP Company database. Use the same technique as when you create standard ODBC connection for GP workstation - but change default database to targeted company database. Create SQL Query to probe the data - we always recommend tuning your query and see that you are getting adequate results - in any case - Crystal Report is just a nice tool to show the results of your query.
- Direct Web Publishing off Great Plains databases - yes - it is easy now with Visual Studio.Net and you can hire good programmers. This is good - Microsoft Business Solutions products: Great Plains, Solomon, Navision and Axapta will be integrated into so called Microsoft Business Portal - which will have web interface - you can get the idea if you look at Microsoft CRM web client - so direct web publishing is good taste.
- SQL Queries. If you have SQL background - this is great field for you. You know - with properly formatted SQL query you can realize simple EDI export/import for the integration with legacy systems.
Happy designing! if you want us to do the job - give us a call 1-866-528-0577! help@albaspectrum.com
Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies - USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM customization company, based in Chicago, California, Texas, New York, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, Oregon, Arizona, Canada, UK, Australia and having locations in multiple states and internationally (www.albaspectrum.com), he is Dexterity, SQL, C#.Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer.
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09.03.08
Posted in Software Stuff at 3:11 am by
NETINFO IS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL KIT AND NETWORK INFORMATION VIEWER UTILITY.
NETINFO - A COLLECTION OF 15 NETWORK TOOLS, ORGANIZED AS INDEPENDENT WINDOWS, TO ALLOW NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS, WEBMASTERS, AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ISOLATE FAULTS, PROCESS DIAGNOSTIC DATA AND INCREASE INTERNAL NETWORK SECURITY.
When you install a network or start to work in the Internet or your intranet, it becomes clear to find monitoring and management software ASAP. Why? Because of possible delays or bottlenecks of Internet traffic. The number of applications is a blessing, given the fact that every company and every sysadmin have different needs, which would make a one-size-fits-all approach difficult to implement.
Most network software comes with some level of monitoring and management capability, but often IT departments appreciate being able to choose different features. Here is a rescue wand - NetInfo. This multifunctional application analyzes your connection and various aspects of the Internet in order to isolate potential pitfalls. Once it determines where the problem lies, NetInfo provides you with a whole slew of tools that help you solve it. If the problem lies beyond your realm of control and you don’t know whom to contact about it, NetInfo will give you a name, e-mail address and phone number. Instead of gathering the information about a host and the Internet route to it manually, you just enter a hostname and click Start. NetInfo does the rest for you. By the way, it allows finding spammers, tracing hackers, hunting mailers and porno promoters.
There are some key features of the program:
• Allows to you quickly verify network connectivity to another IP address on the network
• Displays a list of routers between your system and the destination system
• Displays information about users currently logged on to a specified server
• Scans host names for a particular range of IP addresses and displays the state of each address
• Lists the available network services - HTTP, Telnet, DNS, SMTP, etc. - for a particular host
• Multi platform: one installation runs on Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
• Developed in C++ for maximum efficiency
If your website, a client’s site, a mail server or some other Internet point is having trouble, it’s up to NetInfo tools to fix it. You’ve never been in as much control of your and your clients’ Internet experience as when you own NetInfo. It becomes possible to retrieve and debug an HTML for a specific page on the Web.
Each module in this integrated set of Internet tools is a superbly fast and visual aid to any user of the Internet, and Intranet, or a home network center.
With the below-mentioned 15 tools any user will get in touch with his inner NetAdmin geek:
1. Local Info - this tool allows to obtain information about local host and currently active version of the Windows Sockets.
2. Connections - this tool allows to obtain information about current TCP/IP connections.
3. Ping - this tool allows to verify connectivity to a particular device on your network.
4. Trace - this tool allows to obtain the list of gateways between your computer and a particular device.
5. Lookup - this tool allows to obtain information on host names and IP addresses.
6. Finger - this tool allows to obtain information about all users on a network host.
7. Whois - this tool allows to obtain information on names from the Network Information Center.
8. Daytime - this tool allows to obtain local time of the day at another network host’s location.
9. Time - this tool allows to obtain precise time value from a remote Timeserver and to synchronize your local system clock.
10. Quote - this tool allows to view quotations from a remote Quote server.
11. HTML - this tool allows to obtain full header information and the page data from a Web server.
12. Scanner - this tool allows to scan all host names in a specified range of IP addresses and to verify host status for each IP address.
13. Services - this tool allows to verify a host for available network services.
14. E-mail - this tool allows to verify an e-mail address.
15. Web Center - this tool allows tool to find the most useful tools, how-tos, tips, and news available online.
Who Needs NetInfo?
• Network administrators.
• ISPs and their customers.
• Law enforcement agencies - helpful in tracking ownership and real location of various Internet sites.
• OEM software manufacturers who are interested in a reliable toolkit to be distributed with their own software.
• Companies who need an easy-to-use toolkit on every Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 computer.
• Anyone who uses Internet, corporate intranet, or TCP/IP LAN.
And a few words about the developer. Incorporated in early 2003 and headquartered in Haifa, Israel, Tsarfin Computing is a privately held company specializing in network diagnostic and monitoring software. Except for NetInfo the company’s product family includes IPMonitor, this network monitoring solution allows monitoring any networked device on the Internet, corporate intranet, or TCP/IP LAN and receiving alerts immediately via audible alarm, message, e-mail, or third-party software when a connection fails. These products may be found in businesses all over the world, including a large number of Fortune 500 companies, as well as in use of smaller ventures and private customers.
The developer’s web site:
www.tsarfin.com
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