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Pocket Rocket
Say "hello" to the Smartphone

You see them everywhere you go: businesspeople with their heads down and as focused as a five year old ripping into their first package on Christmas morning. Somehow, they traverse busy hallways and squeeze into crowded elevators without collision, while grabbing their email, heave a contract cross country and correct a spreadsheet for their bosses on the other side of town.

Simultaneously, you are witnessing the genius of technology and, yet another distinct advantage of the opposable thumb. It's the smartphone. Thanks to blossoming consumer demand, inexorable technological advancement, and the glorious power of competition, smartphone sales are pointed skyward.

Palm, maker of the popular Treo line, said its sales jumped 85 percent from 2005 to 2006, and Microsoft claims the number of Windows Mobile licensees sold jumped by 90 percent during the same period. About 1.7 million smartphones were sold in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2006, according to the research firm IDC.

If you can identify with either of the following, then wireless may be the right connectivity solution for your small business...

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Wireless Meets Small Business
Learn more about how wireless can add value to your business operations, and the measures you must take to secure it before you implement it.

These days, wireless computing means freedom in business. No longer must people be tethered to their desks, bound by the mass of cables and cords that connect their equipment. Wireless means work can be done beyond office walls, from anywhere there is a wireless hotspot - which these days seem to be everywhere - the airport, coffee shops, hotels, and many homes. The possibilities for mobile working increase exponentially with wireless, translating into increased productivity. At the same time, wireless introduces a new set of security issues, and all too many businesses are jumping on the wireless bandwagon before they understand the technology and all the risks associated with it.

In July, the Yankee Group released a survey indicating that spending on wireless voice and data services by small and medium-sized businesses will grow by 93 percent this year. With dropping costs of entry and more stable standards, going wireless is easier than ever for small businesses. While the benefits of wireless can be great, you need to consider your unique situation, and whether you have the time and expertise to manage the security issues that can accompany wireless.

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E-mail has become so ingrained in the way your company does business that you probably can't imagine working without it. However, for all its convenience, e-mail can also be a problem. As the daily barrage of messages passes back and forth, in-boxes get clogged, and before you know it, you're facing a storage problem. Luckily, there are many ways to solve that problem — and not all of them involve spending thousands of dollars on technology. Here are some tips on finding the right solution for you.

Stop Problems Before They Start | To address the issue of e-mail storage, you must first determine how your employees manage their individual e-mail accounts. Are they hanging on to every message they receive because they're afraid to delete anything? If you don't have a formal records-retention policy that spells out how long messages should be kept before being discarded, it's time to create one. If you use a commercial e-mail program, such as Microsoft Exchange, you can set it to automatically delete all e-mail older than a certain time period — for example, 30, 60 or 90 days — to guarantee compliance. (Employees can protect important messages from deletion by moving them out of the main mailbox and into personal, or .pst, folders.)

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