Databases

• Tech Talk: Restaurant Betters Database Access

  A chain of seafood restaurants in Florida found that by deploying new software managers could better use different databases to increase productivity and keep expenses at a minimum.
  Elizabeth Wasserman

• Accounting and More: New Financial Software

  Move over, Quickbooks. There are new options in financial software for small businesses that can serve all parts of a business – not just the bean counters.
  Mary O. Foley

• Upgrading to a Database

  For growing businesses, there comes a time when you outgrow your spreadsheet programs and need something more. Upgrading to a relational database can be the answer to act as an all-purpose electronic filing cabinet.
  Michelle Rafter

• CRM: Software as a Customer Service

  The availability of customer relationship management packages for the small and mid-size business market is growing, particularly in the on-demand or software-as-a-service models.
  Karen M. Kroll

• Software Integration for Non-Dummies

  Software projects done in-house often tend to fail, but integrating new applications can be easy with the help of new vendors or architecture choices.
  Jennifer Zaino

• Choosing a Content-Management System

  A CMS can be the backbone for your online presence, helping your company store, organize, and share content via the Web.
  Marc Saltzman

• Alphabet Soup: What is CRM?

  Customer relationship management programs, some enhanced by software, allow your company to present a consistent face to customers.
  Todd Wasserman

• CRM for Small Business

  Does an investment in customer relationship management software make sense for small businesses?
  Todd Wasserman

• What's Next: Meet Your New Executives

  They're every bit as clever as your old ones. The difference? They may not be human.
  David H. Freedman

• Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher

  A top rancher's mad cow moment.
  Jess McCuan

• The Search Engine

  This firm's employees didn't even use computers. But they soon adapted when the business opted to compete on technology.
  Anne Stuart

• This Year's Model

  An old-line publisher morphs into an on-line star, discovering brand-new revenue sources in the process.
  Anne Stuart