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How Los Angeles Distributors Secure Android Devices

Jun 08, 2015

Android devices bring Los Angeles distributors a host of new possibilities to work faster and smarter. Employees can use them to access corporate web-based applications from the warehouse. They can run native apps with sales catalogs, parts ...

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Top Strategies for Secure Passwords for LA Distributors

Jun 02, 2015

Passwords. Love them or hate them, Los Angeles distributors can’t live without them. There’s the password for your email account, for your shipping system, for your warehouse management app, for your CRM user profile… and many more. Passwords ...

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Moving Your LA Wholesale Company to Office 365

May 28, 2015

Is the deployment and maintenance of Microsoft Office software really of strategic importance to your company? For most Los Angeles distributors, the answer is no. Microsoft applications are tools – useful ones at that – for you to get work done, ...

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5 Ways LA Distributors Use Social Media Accounts

May 22, 2015

There are probably as many ways for a Los Angeles distributor to use social media as there are to use Microsoft Excel. That said, a social network is not the same as a spreadsheet application. Social networks are all about connecting and interacting ...

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How to Reduce Internet and Telecom Costs for LA Distributors

May 18, 2015

People, systems, telephones, mobile devices, and the Internet make up a connected work that was once unimaginable, but is now indispensable. But do you know the real cost of your business communications? Adding up your overall budget for Internet ...

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9 Business Continuity Planning Tips for LA Distributors

May 12, 2015

Business continuity planning is based on four key factors: people, information, premises, and technology. People are what make Los Angeles distributors work. Information, whether sales, merchandising, support, shipping or accounting, needs to be ...

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Why LA Distributors Need a Security Threat Assessment

May 07, 2015

Running a busy Los Angeles distribution company without knowing how well you would stand up to security threats is like driving fast in a car that left the factory untested. If a bump in the road sends a wheel flying off, be prepared for a rough ...

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5 Tips for LA Distributors on Mobile Security

May 02, 2015

There are invaders among your employees and they’re crunching your distributor data. They’re hiding in jacket pockets, purses, and briefcases. They come from the planet Mobile, an alien world where users don’t think or behave like traditional IT ...

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7 Mistakes LA Distributors Make on IT Disaster Recovery Plans

Apr 27, 2015

Is there any part of your business that does not depend on IT in some way? Nowadays even the coffee machine in the hall has a processor in it. Your IT systems help you manage your stock, run your warehouse, manage your orders, bill your customers ...

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IT Security Mistakes Made by Manufacturers and Distributors

Apr 21, 2015

IT may stand for information technology, but the whole value proposition of IT for Los Angeles manufacturers and distributors is to improve your business by increasing revenue or decreasing costs. Naturally, a couple of side benefits include having ...

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How Distributors Use Vulnerability Testing to Protect Company Assets

Apr 16, 2015

What could possibly go wrong today for Los Angeles companies who manufacture, distribute, or wholesale goods and services? From an IT perspective, just about everything! Databases, servers, workstations, tablets, phones, scanners, warehousing ...

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