Issue 4 Volume 3 April 2007
How much do your IT investments really matter?
A recent whitepaper provided by Microsoft highlights the importance of technology in your business and financial planning:
"A new global study by Keystone Strategy suggests that how well you equip your company with information technology (IT) has become a more important factor to increasing profitability and revenue than how much you spend. Keystone Strategy is a global research organization formed by professors from the Harvard University Business School. This study found that the role of IT is critical to corporate revenue growth because it can enable companies to scale. In other words, businesses appropriately equipped with IT are more effectively able to manage and accommodate the necessary increases in complexity of processes, organization, and business model that accompany business success." Read more and download the whitepaper here.
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Backup Failure Costs State of Alaska a Bundle
According to a recent article from Enterprise Storage Forum, a combination of errors caused the Alaska Department of Revenue's data backup procedures to fail, wiping out data on a $38 billion account and costing the state over $200,000 to restore the data.
Lessons Learned: The lesson to glean from the Alaska Department of Revenue's troubles is to make sure your backup — and recovery — processes work, say analysts. Read more here.
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Technology Watch: Taking the Voice Out of Voicemail
The next generation of voice recognition software may change how you receive your voice mail messages -- you can read them. A recent article from CNET describes these new advances in voice technology:
"We've all gotten those long voice mail messages from a friend, relative, business associate--or in this reporter's case a PR person pitching a story idea--that seem to drag on forever. New companies, such as Simulscribe, SpinVox and now Callwave, are emerging to provide a fix for busy people who don't want to listen to long messages anymore...." Read more here.
Concerto Networks #18 in the 2007 Franchise Times FAST 55
Concerto Networks, Inc., a San Diego headquartered company with franchise locations throughout the U.S., New Zealand, Spain, Ireland and the UK, is pleased to announce its ranking of #18 in the FAST 55 for 2007, by Franchise Times Magazine.
The 2007 Fast 55 is the fourth year the results have been published. To be considered, the franchise brand must have been franchising less than five years and experienced positive franchise unit growth each year. The average franchise company listed on the Fast 55 grew over 100 percent per year.
The Rankings were published this month and can be viewed online at Franchise Times' website along with complete details regarding the rankings. The print edition of the top 55 fastest growing, young franchises as compiled by FRANdata, The Fast 55, is featured in the March 2007 edition of the magazine.
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About Concerto Networks®
Concerto Networks, Inc. is an international franchise business providing professional, consistent-quality computer and business technology solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Concerto Networks goes beyond simple troubleshooting and repair, providing the same holistic approach to IT support and director level management enjoyed by large companies, while offering significant savings and value to SMBs. The company's model is to build an international business technology solutions network with the expertise, processes, systems and support necessary to provide superlative service to SMBs. Franchises are independently owned and operated by experienced business and technology professionals.
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