Getting Your Business Wired: Using Computer Networking and the Internet to Grow Your Business - Softcover

Kilmer, William; Kilmer, William E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814470076 ISBN 13: 9780814470077

Publisher: Amacom Books, 1999

Synopsis

Written specifically for small and growing businesses, Getting Your Business Wired makes it easy for any type of enterprise to set up an effective computer network. Readers who follow its detailed, user-friendly guidance may expect significant increases in savings, productivity, and profits--and reap the benefits of a new level of competitiveness.

Everything the small business manager needs to know about networking is here: * descriptions of available technologies and applications * sources of equipment and services * advice on taming the Internet * step-by-step guidance to planning, budgeting, and managing a computer network.

About this title

About the Author

William E. Kilmer(Salt Lake City, UT) manages new product development for the Small Business Networking Operation of Intel Corporation. He has consulted on computer networking for numerous small businesses throughout the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.

Reviews

Many, if not most, small businesses now use a computer to perform at least one or two basic functions. Kilmer shows why these companies should now consider an upgrade. This is not a technical manual but, rather, a straightforward and clear explanation of the ways small businesses can use computer networks to their advantage. He carefully delineates the benefits of each application he proposes. Kilmer first details local and wide-area networks; he covers networking standards, outlines the components of a basic network, and considers the need for a network server. Nearly half of his book is devoted to ways small businesses can use the Internet to communicate, conduct research, reach new markets, and sell products. Kilmer advises on how to evaluate vendors and service providers, and he discusses planning, budgeting, training, equipment, and security needs. A helpful glossary and Kilmer's logical, step-by-step approach and jargon-free presentation will make this book attractive to those who might otherwise be intimidated by a hard-sell or a too-technical pitch. David Rouse

Edition details

• Publisher: Amacom Books
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814470076
• ISBN 13: 9780814470077
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286