Productivity Software

Archive for November, 2009

I have an old Dell laptop (2002) that is prone to crashing these days. I haven’t reformatted because I don’t have the XP and MS Office setup disks anymore. I’ve been interested in switching to the Linux OS and free software alternatives like OpenOffice. How do I reformat my laptop and basically start from scratch with Linux? Which Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Mandriva, OpenSUSE, etc.) is best for novices to install and use?

Get UBUNTU (or XUBUNTU if your computer has less than 256MB of RAM).

It’s a free, reliable and up to date operating system.

You can explore it from the "LIVE CD".

It’s easy to install and use. You can dual boot it with other operating systems.

Once you have it installed, you gain access to thousands of free programs created by the open source community. There is excellent support – see the WIKI starter guide, and the Linux forums.

Always back up your data before making changes to your computer.

I want to compare the model we use, with other models, in order to improve my team productivity.

We commonly use "model driven development" as our method of choice. The basic premise is to devise a model for what the software will do and how you plan for it to perform that task. The idea is to stay away from implementation and specific algorithms in favor of modeling the processes for how the software will function (in our case with UML). After a UML is formed, many MANY IDEs are capable of generating code stubs and even full code to create a working model of the software.

Imagine you are building a house: in a typical programming environment, you’d have a few people to assemble the simple wooden structure together, a few to wire it with electricity, and few to add the visual elements. Without a preexisting image of what the house should look like, you have the electrical depending on how the assembly team located their outlet holes, and you have the visual team depending on the electrical team for where to install the lighting.

With model driven development, a smaller version of the house would have been made out of lighter materials, then those developers would know immediately where to begin with their work instead of depending on each implementation.

We have a 450 person company and are looking to track product and project time to measure productivity and costs. Our company does software development and client consulting projects. We’ve evaluated Journyx, Tenrox, Replicon, and Dovico, are there any others I should consider?

I actually work with this company, so I’m not totally unbiased, but you should check out TimeForce:

http://www.mytimeforce.com/

Good product, web-based, can be used ASP style or installed in your own network. It’s well established, with about 30,000 customers in the US and Canada.

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For the next few questions, please think about business productivity software suites only.

Business productivity software suites usually include word processing, spreadsheet, email and presentation programs together in one package. They may also include database, contact management, publishing and calendar programs.

When you think of business productivity software suites, what brand comes to mind first?

Please type in the brand that comes to mind in the box below. Please be as specific as possible
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Microsoft Office
OpenOffice

Accounting is one of the most vital processes in any business. To say the least, it is even more important than manufacturing goods and selling them. Flow of revenues and expenditures ultimately decides the fate of a business as does its proper management. The requirements of every business may vary, but the general requirements of a business like collection, classification and analysis of financial data is what constitutes the crux of accounting.

Nowadays, it is becoming a norm to purchase accounting software before starting a business. You can find accounting software for both small business as well as large businesses. In fact, a whole basket of accounting software programs is there to choose from. Depending on the type of business you have and how you run it, you have to choose the accounting software that compliments your business, instead of being a limiting force to it.

Before reviewing any accounting software, it is important to classify the market of accounting software in the following manner:

a) Small business/personal accounting software is targeted at home users. Such software are simple, easy to use and inexpensive. They perform simple functions such as management of budgets quite at ease.

b) Low end accounting software is known for its ’single entry’ products. It serves a single national market quite easily.

c) Mid market accounting software for mid-level businesses serve multiple national accountancy standards. You can do accounting in numerous currencies.

d) High end accounting software is also known as Enterprise Resource Planning or ERP software. These expensive solutions cater to the needs of huge organizations.

Since the mid 1990s, with the entry of Microsoft and Sage, accounting software market has simply evolved. In fact, it is simply increasing at a break-neck pace. There are various good accounting software in the above categories of accounting software. Selecting the best one is not that easy.

In the small business/personal accounting section, the best accounting software would doubtlessly be the Intuit’s QuickBooks Accounting Software pro edition for small business. This accounting software has all the accounting features necessary for small businesses. QuickBooks Small Business 2006/ 7, through its time-saving features and improved functionality aids management of business. By applying online accounts management of bank statements, this software easily helps in integrating bank records in a smart way. With this software, you can rule your growing business accounts effortlessly and productively.

One excellent software, targeted at the low-end accounting software market is Sage MAS 90 ERP/MAS 200 ERP. This software is also applicable in mid-market accounting software market. This software encompasses different worthy solutions. Some of them are e-commerce, payroll, financial reporting, customer relationship management, core accounting and much more. This is an award-winning accounting software. With key processes like bill of materials, inventory management and job costing, it aids in the management of business. The advanced version MAS 200 ERP has the extra function of a client/server platform. It is known for its scalability and reliability.

In the high end accounting software market, several excellent accounting software, from some well known manufacturers like Microsoft and Sage are competing with each other for the market pie. No doubt, selecting the best one is difficult. Still, I would go with the ACCPAC Advantage Series which is known for its world-class multi-tiered functionalities. ACCPAC accounting software is perfect in the sense that it allows a business to tune its functionalities according to the needs. The ACCPAC Advantage Series is available in three editions- Enterprise Edition, Corporate Edition and Small Business Edition.

The Sage ACCPAC ERP system/Enterprise edition helps you to increase the productivity of your entire enterprise with end-to-end solutions, such as CRM. This high end software provides integrated set of end-to-end business management applications. Like other Sage software, this accounting software is known for its seamless integration, reliability and high performance which a large organization desires for keeping its competitive advantage over its rivals.

Ashish Jain
http://www.articlesbase.com/advertising-articles/review-on-business-accounting-software-by-sage-and-microsoft-74498.html

Software is essential for every company, irrespective of its size. Implementing the right software solution into the existing business process helps companies to enjoy better results and increased productivity. Hence, companies are looking for customised software solutions to meet their specific requirements.

Many people argue that is it really beneficial to hire a specialised software development company to fulfill the demands? Let us discuss and find some relevant answers if hiring the software development company are beneficial or not:

Hiring professionals to meet needs is the right decision, when companies look for software solutions catering to their specific requirements. Software development in a specialised service wherein providers choose the right mix that would end up in better customer satisfaction and increased revenues.

The development company is driven by emerging technologies. As per the client’s needs and preferences, software development companies choose the best technology that will provide most satisfactory results to their clients.

Besides the latest technological expertise, software companies look into cost-efficient measures that can help client companies to keep a check on their increasing internal expenses. With the application of the right software, clients can bring desired modifications in their existing business models to increase its overall productivity and customer needs.

In a software development company, a team of professionals put their best effort to fulfill the targeted needs. Professionals working in a software development company focus on creating the solutions by combing the right technology, man power with adequate skill and knowledge and well-developed methodologies to serve the needs as per expectations.

After they deliver their end product to their client companies, software companies also provide post-delivery services, wherein they look after maintenance and updation works mainly. In many cases, software development companies provide training to client companies enabling them to use the created software in the best possible manner. They usually have a system to measure the customer satisfaction to improve their system of software development.

Roberto Luongo
http://www.articlesbase.com/software-articles/software-development-company-provides-overall-solutions-to-needy-companies-672995.html

This camera offers great resolution, high resolution and high accuracy which can obviously be seen in real-time, noise-free 16-bit thermal images. It has over 110000 pixels (35 Mm*35Mm each). With color 1280*1024 visual cameras and 384*288 IR cameras which are both in the same unit, all the users have to do is click and then have the high-resolution thermal and visual image taken and saved in the automatic storage space. You can also see the target specially marked listing a hot spot. This device is super-fast. The camera has no export or import license restriction, which significantly improves delivery time to our customers throughout the world. This device is used in rugged areas, with which we can understand that it can withstand the harsh temperature and conditions. A wireless Bluetooth headset eliminates all cable connections, increasing operator’s safety.

The thermal sensitivity of the device is 0.06°C and high temperature measurement accuracy of ±1°? or ±1%, the camera enables operators to pinpoint the smallest temperature difference quickly and clearly. Cursor automatically indicates the position and temperature of the hottest spot within the image. Another cursor always stays at the image center to show its temperature and provides a reference for inspection analysis. Two high-performance viewing options are available in the camera: a built-in color 640× 480 OLED viewfinder and a detachable color 640× 480 LCD (TFT) screen. Plug-and-play USB2.0 interface enables fast downloading of fully radiometric recording and images including temperature measurement and voice annotation.

VGA video output can be also transformed to PAL or NTSC mode. 30-second or more digital clip of voice annotation can be stored with each image. A wireless Bluetooth headset eliminates all cable connections, increasing operator’s safety. It has 2GB memory card which stores both fully radiometric recording and fully radiometric JPEG images associated with temperature measurement and voice annotation. Both of them can be easily and rapidly downloaded from the camera to PC. We should Control the camera by voice only. Free operators’ hands and enable unprecedented working efficiency. Audio alarm will automatically trigger for a spot with temperature exceeding the value preset by operators. For power insufficiency, both audio and video alarm will activate. The device offers extensive range of temperature measuring, image processing and report generating functions, the easy-to-operate Windows- based software highly automates the process of reporting and archiving infrared and visual images, videos and voice, improving professional thermographers’ productivity and efficiency.

Author- 7bInfrared Products The company is into thermal Infrared products and night vision equipment like night vision goggle, night vision binocular.infrared camera.

7bInfrared
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/benefits-of-thermo-pro-tp8-116619.html