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Fabian Toulouse's Articles in Business

  • Office Chairs: Casters Galore
    The development of the modern office chair did not begin, surprisingly, until the beginning of the 1860s. This was when businessmen, as businesses began to consolidate, spent a large amount of time trying to figure out how they could improve these chairs. Their main objective was to improve the efficiency of their office staff. The revolutionary idea of putting casters on the bottom of these chairs allowing the staff to glide from one work station to another. Keeping them in their seats, it was thought, meant keeping them working.
  • The Power of Online Storage
    Using a file server for data storage is not a novel idea, but it is an idea whose time has come. Storing data on external computers has been a standard business practice for years; in the 1980's many companies looked for ways to fuse a growing number of workstations and data into a centralized database. The essential technology was developed initially by the Novell company, which stepped in with their Netware operating system. This system was geared specifically for network file servers in corporate environments.
  • Product Development: New and Improved
    Have you ever seen the new and improved packaging on your favorite products? Of course the company knows it's new, but how do they know it's "improved?" This is a product undergoing a repositioning phase. Basically, it has been changed to meet the needs of consumers based on updated research and competitive analysis. This is a very common form of product development, and for better or worse, all products must bow to the marketplace.
  • Tillman Gloves: Unparalleled Protection
    A reputation for safety is a source of pride for the John Tillman Company. For welders, Tillman gloves have meant more than 35 years of hand protection. Crafted from reinforced leather, fire-resistant cloth, and comfortable filler, these gloves have saved countless welders from terrible burns and injuries.
  • Innovation Management: When Cars Fly
    The objective of all businesses is to exploit production while keeping costs down and thereby maximizing profits. In the world today, for a business to be successful, there is a great need to incorporate technology and innovation. Technology and innovation enable businesses to competitively thrive in the market and better secure their profits.
  • The Office: Chairs for David Brent
    The character of David Brent has managed to become a cultural icon. Played notably by Ricky Gervais, Brent is the general manager of the Slough Branch of Wernham-Hogg paper merchants. He is self-promoting, hypocritical, idiosyncratic and self-delusional. Brent wants to be everyone's friend and mentor. He thinks everyone finds him funny, loves being near him, and looks up to him as a father figure. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth.
  • The Making of Business Barons: Strategic Planning
    Strategic planning is vital if you want it to succeed in business. By planning ahead, typically one to five years ahead, you can steer your business decisions accordingly. This type of planning can also be utilized in your personal life, helping you manage your time and finances. While there are various plans to abide by, the elements of strategic planning remain the same.
  • File Servers: The Power of Data
    Remote file servers, as their name suggests, are located off-site and provide a powerful level of security with regards to backing up sensitive, vital data. With a dependable backup file server, a business that experiences a server crash or other calamity is only down for as long as it takes to replace the faulty or failed equipment. With this backup in place, it is very quick and easy to import the necessary information from the remote server and be back in business.
  • Professional Development Courses: For Today's Executives
    Executives and managers in any business or industry are required to stay on top of their game in today' fluctuating marketplace. With trying economic times, ferocious competition, useful new advances in communication and other kinds of technology, and global market changes, the smart business leader absolutely must stay educated on emerging trends in the market and any other means to get ahead.
  • Strategic Planning: Always Be Prepared
    What is the famous saying about Boy Scouts? They are always prepared. Forethought, goal setting, and thoughtful planning are part of everything they do. That is a lesson that should carry over into most areas of a person's adult life. Flying by the seat of your pants is no way to make it in life, and it is certainly no way to operate a business. Successful managers and executives need a sizable toolbox full of skills to juggle all the responsibilities that come with the position.
  • GPS Tracking: Helping Your Bottom Line
    In June of 1963, the fourth of twenty-four NAVSTAR satellites was sent into space, completing the Department of Defense's Global Positioning System. Though there had been other sorts of navigational systems before, this was something very different. The accuracy of GPS is astounding. Although developed for military use and overseen by the U.S. Air Force, civilians could and did tap into this technology, and now GPS devices are common used tools to help people find their way and track objects.
  • Free Conference Calling: New Possibilities
    Conference calling used to be a costly prospect, costing some businesses and associations ten of thousands of dollars every year. This is no longer the case. Shrewd businesses are turning to free conferencing services for their collaborative communications and putting that extra to better use. With a line item of $0 in the communications budget, users are laughing all the way to the bank!
  • The New Executive Office Chair
    Do you have a favorite chair at home-maybe not something that attractive to look at, but so comfortable you cannot wait to flop down and get comfortable? Maybe it is a great lounger or a cozy arm chair. You slave all day thinking about the moment when you can fall into that chair and relax. Just think! How great would it be if you could look forward to sitting in your office chair that much!

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