Panurgy Newsletter

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March 2007
In this issue...

>Company Intranet
>Migrate to Vista
>Communications
>Employee Spotlight
>Exchange Server
>Office Tip- Outlook 2007

Microsoft Office

Up to speed with Outlook 2007

Take a look at Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, and see how much easier it is to do the things you've always done. Learn how the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar put the commands you need right at your fingertips. You'll see that it's quick and easy to compose and format your message, add attachments, and then send. Tracking tasks, making appointments, scheduling meetings, working with contacts — Outlook 2007 makes it all easier than ever. Watch the demo and get acquainted!

>Change the size or contents of the To-Do Bar

>Customize the Navigation Pane

>Use the Ribbon

>Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

>Attach a file or other item to an e-mail message

SEE DEMO

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8 Tips for Launching a Company Intranet
By Jeff Wuorio
Reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small Business Center

Many small-business owners get it when it comes to the influence and reach of the Internet. But what they may not fully appreciate is how that medium can be used exclusively within their own business.

Planning and programming an intranet — an internal Web site restricted to those within your company — can prove a boon to communication, project management and a host of other responsibilities. But using it effectively means more than building it, plugging it in, and letting it rock.

With software such as Windows SharePoint Services, a private Web site could also easily be converted into an "extranet," which is a restricted site that serves an internal audience but also allows in selected outside partners and others. Extranets are particularly useful when outside vendors are key members of project teams.

Here are eight dos and don'ts for launching an intranet (or extranet).

Vista: To Migrate or Not?

After much ado, Microsoft's newest operating system release in almost five years, Vista became available to business users in November 2006. Vista offers no shortage of visually stunning effects and new features, but these benefits come at a price — namely the need for more powerful and faster PCs. If you are among the many that are considering adopting this new operating system for your small or mid-sized business, there are some important factors you need to consider before you make your decision.

Vista's key benefits
Microsoft developers have built Vista to succeed where previous versions have fallen short. Here are just some of the improvements and features that are part of Vista:

Communications is About to Get Simple, Again. (One Click Does it All)

The PC proves again and again, it is the small company’s best friend. It’s reduced your costs, extended, your capabilities and is now about to level the playing field of communications.

Unified Communications (UC) from Microsoft and others is real-time communications that’s integrated into virtually everything on your hard drive and cell phone. The payoff to companies large and small is significant increases in productivity and, once again, an opportunity to improve the bottom line.

Example #1: Unified Communications helps you leverage the extraordinary value and increasing popularity of Instant Communications (IM). IM gives you the wonderful ability to determine whether someone is “present” or available to “talk”. UC also brings your email directly to your cell phone. But, that’s just the beginning.

Employee Spotlight

Mike Marvin
Lead Engineer

Though Mike's original plans were to be an aspiring Rock Star (like so many of us dreamed of), he soon realized his true talent and interest lied in the technology field. Now with Panurgy for over three and a half years, Mike spends his days addressing critical customer networking issues and alarms. He is one of Panurgy's main go-to guys for the escalated server and network customer problems. Mike spends many weekends and nights on 24 hour call to handle the clients critical issues that come up during off hours and foreign locations. When not handling escalated issues, Mike provides the final details to project and installations plans for many of our existing clients, as well as new customer roll outs.

Mike is working hard to get certified in the role of Systems Engineer as Panurgy works toward our Cisco Advanced Unified Communications designation.

Mike spends his off hours in East Stroudsburg, Pa., with his wife Sandra, their son Mack and three year old daughter Shannon. He does still enjoy playing his guitar and listening to music.

Protecting Your Exchange Server

Today, email has become a mission critical application for business.

According to IDC, No online application is more widely used than email. Even the smallest companies have embraced this technology as a critical communication tool. Businesses count on having 24x7 email access to communicate with employees, customers and partners, so they need to ensure email servers have effective security solutions in place. And the more your business depends on Microsoft Exchange as your email server, the more important it is to have a complete Exchange Server protection strategy in place.