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MailOrderWorks (exe): MailOrderWorks MOW is an extremely easy to use mail order software system that supports multiple users from any Windows based computer connected to the Internet. Features include: order management, product/stock control, branded invoices, detailed reports, print on embedded label paper, PayPal IPN integration, multiple users with simultaneous connections, customizable settings,...; Tags: Software, Mail-order, Sales Channel, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management; Software downloads 2007-11-29
Mail Order Firm Reduces Operating, Licensing Costs by 40 Percent With Database System: Quelle is a major German mail order firm and part of the Quelle Neckermann Spezialversand Group. The firm supports its customers with a team of field service staff responsible for providing information and ensuring payment arrears are settled quickly. To support these employees, Quelle historically provided customer-related information using an...; Tags: Mail-order, Microsoft Corp., Database System, Quelle, Sales Channel, Databases, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2006-03-01
Mailware Mail Order (exe): Mailware is a suite of tools designed specifically for mail order companies. It includes: Order Entry and Order Import, Fulfillment, Inventory, Advertising Tracking, Customer and List Management and a full Report Writer with over 100 pre-built, editable reports.; Tags: Mail-order, Mailware, Sales Channel, Sales; Software downloads 2005-08-11
Gateway makes bid for rival eMachines: Gateway makes bid for rival eMachinesGreat! Now here is my predictionIf Gateway aquires eMachines then within 3 to 5 years both compnaies will be bankrupt and out of business. eMachines would survive longer wihtout Gateway to drag it down. But then again both companies products are running for the Packard...; Tags: Sales channel, Desktops, E-Machines, Gateway Inc., eMachines Inc., mail-order; Discussion threads 2004-01-30
BEA and HP Help Otto to Realize Their e-Business Objectives: Otto GmbH & Co. is the world's mail-order business leader. In order to meet its e-business objective, Otto required a more modern, highly scalable, flexible, reliable platform, which would help guarantee fast and successful delivery of its mail-order goods. HP met Otto's performance requirements with two HP Superdome servers running...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Mail-order, E-business, Sales Channel, Servers, Sales, Hardware; Case studies

Mail Order Firm Enhances Reporting, Improves Customer Service, and Cuts Licensing Costs: Germany's third largest mail order company neckermann.de GmbH employs 7,800 people and recorded revenues of €1.71 billion (U.S.$2.03 billion) in 2004. A third of the company's sales are generated through 700,000 agency customers. Field service staff, responsible for supporting these, historically received business updates from headquarters every two weeks. As...; Tags: Customer Service, Agency, Mail-order, Microsoft Corp., Sales Channel, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th-century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking for...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
What paper trail?: I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....; Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-25
GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default: Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame: Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...; Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall: Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft buys DATAllegro: Microsoft on Thursday said that it will acquire DATAllegro, which makes data warehouse appliances. The purchase is expected to "extend the capabilities of Microsoft's mission critical platform," according to a statement. DATAllegro will ride shotgun with other software to manage data and give the software giant one...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Server, Microsoft Corp., DATAllegro, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable: Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be ReliableWow, you know it is bad when...You know it is bad when one of your most fervent fanboys tells you to stay away from an Apple service![i]The planned iDisk File Sharing featured was delayed[/i]More vaporware from Apple. Sounds like once again, they've...; Tags: Desktops, Groupware, MobileMe, Mossberg; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable: In a scathing indictment of Apple's MobileMe service, the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg calls the service "far too flawed to be reliable." The US$99 per year service â€“ which is supposed to push contacts, calendars and email from iPhone to computer â€“ has been hobbling along...; Tags: Apple Inc., MobileMe, E-mail, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper: Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins JuniperAlso.....Is he really the "face" you want for Vista? Let's be honest here Balmer is not loaded with charisma or well anything that makes one want to buy from him. Stay away from him maybe but buy? heh heh heh Just saying.....Pagan...; Tags: Sales strategy, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Vista! Hurrah, product people, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Juniper Networks Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24