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Getting IT to work for you
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are one of the hottest devices among busy executives today. These handhelds help boost productivity, providing wireless access to office e-mail and file servers.
So with the right tools, you can continue to be productive when you're not at your desk.
Myojo found that out when the Singapore-based noodle manufacturer equipped its sales team with Palm handheld devices. Its retail sales executives key orders into the PDAs when they are at the customer's shop, and spend as little as 10 minutes updating the order processing system when they're back at the office.
Nelson Wong, Myojo's general manager, expects greater savings and business benefits when the systems are set up to transmit order information wirelessly to the office in the future.
This month's special report looks at how small and medium-sized businesses can use IT to enable workers to stay productive while they're out of the office.
Guest contributor Philip Lee outlines the IT infrastructure needed to support a mobile workforce, while tech expert Mike Mullens recommends additional measures that you can take to protect the network from potential security issues when unauthorized PDAs access the network.
ZDNet Asia also highlights the latest notebooks that will keep any road warrior happy.
In other stories, we go one-on-one with Vijay Parwani who shows that lawyers and technology can go together. A partner in a two-lawyer firm, Parwani uses IT to differentiate its services from the competition.
ZDNet Asia also speaks with Alex Siow, chairman of the National Infocomm Competency Centre, about Singapore's growing pool of IT-literate workers and the challenges faced by SMBs in building its own IT expertise.
And for those planning to become a public-listed company, remember a well-designed financial management system can provide a good start to supporting the entire process. Don't forget to check out the latest software and services targeted at SMBs with limited IT, human and financial resources.
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