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Consider integrating your cell phone technology with your computer system. Popular phone manufacturers like Nokia and Motorola have the ability to synchronize names and phone numbers with products like ACT , Outlook and others. Taking the time to set up your company phones so they accept data from your contact management and/or mail systems can keep your people more productive.

Another possibility is portable scanning technology. This technology allows you to take documents of all kinds and create a magnetic copy of this document. For extreme portability, a product like the CapShare 920 can allow scanning of small articles all the way up through flip chart images. Synchronize these to your laptop and e-mail them to your customers or colleagues.

Windows 2000 Professional is faster and more stable than any other version of Windows. The user interface is similar, so converting a user from other versions of Windows requires minimal re-training. The biggest risk you may have is compatibility with your existing applications.

Windows 2000 requires 64-128MB of RAM, 10GB of hard drive and at least a Pentium II 400 to run acceptably. “Older” hardware usually indicates less capability than the minimums we suggest. Please note that our minimum recommendation is greater than the Microsoft suggested minimums. Further, we know that many older machines require hardware-level drivers that make the Windows 2000 upgrade difficult. Therefore, we don’t recommend upgrading older hardware with Windows 2000, but do recommend Windows 2000 on new hardware purchases.