Business
Open Source is no longer for hobbyist and geeks - it is hat the heart of some of the biggest ICT companies around. Stable and reliable core services such as web, mail and file servers have been used by large organisations for many years. Now there are business tools that sit on top of these that can add value to business processes.
Office Server
With an Office Server, organisations can more effectivly communicate with customers, share and backup information and manage security. It can also act as a platform for applications that improve productivity.
Feng Office
Feng Office allows businesses to manage project tasks, billing, documents, communication with co-workers, customers and vendors, schedule meetings and events, and share every kind of electronic information.
SugarCRM
Sugar consists of modules, each of which represents a specific functional aspect of CRM such as Accounts, Activities, Leads, and Opportunities.
M0n0wall
m0n0wall is a project aimed at creating a complete, embedded firewall software package that, when used together with an embedded PC, provides all the important features of commercial firewall boxes (including ease of use) at a fraction of the price (free software).
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GnuCash 2.3.10 (Unstable) released
I would not ordinarily post an announcement about software beta releases, but this is interesting.
The GnuCash development team proudly announces GnuCash 2.3.10, the tenth of several unstable 2.3.x releases of the GnuCash Free Accounting Software which will eventually lead to the stable version 2.4.0. With this new release series, GnuCash can use an SQL database using SQLite3, MySQL or PostgreSQL. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, Solaris, Microsoft Windows and Mac OSX.
Hot PJ Blog
The Hot off the Press blog is maintained by Wendy Riley-Biddle, founder and principal designer of Hot Pyjama Productions, and Mark Lincoln, the Business Development Manager. It was set up to share information and comment with other SME business owners on how they can better market their business and at the same time do their bit for the environment.
Hot Pyjama Productions Ltd is a design company based in Christchurch, New Zealand, specialising in design for print and web. The team take a marketing lead approach to the work they do for their clients, and place a strong emphasis on solutions that help to lighten the load on the environment.
Sales Training – Closing the Sale
You have done all your product knowledge training, you know your product / service inside and out, you have a great relationship with your clients, they all seem to like your product but you just can’t get the sale, why?
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I have over fifteen years experience in systems and network configuration and support. For most of that time I have been working with Open Source Software, and believe that Open Source software provides the best solutions for business, educational and personal use.
