Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool has recently had a big upgrade. This latest version from Microsoft has finally done the job of fully integrating with accounting, document management and sales.

After a few weeks of testing the latest release of the iPhone, there was a lot to be impressed about, but still felt there are issues.

In this high-paced, highly competitive business world, it is almost impossible to keep up without spreadsheets, databases, accounting packages, email, a website and so on. How can a business keep up?

It sounds like a bad plot for a horror movie, but dead pixels on flat panel monitors are extremely annoying. Can you get rid of them?

British writer James Burke was onto something when he said "The easier it is to communicate, the faster change happens." Luckily, there are numerous apps that make it easy for workers to communicate with each other and affect positive organizational change. Check out our favorite tools for the job: WebEx and Windows Live Messenger.

SharePoint can be used to alleviate the nightmares that come with using e-mail to share documents. Learn how this document management portal can improve storage efficiency, automate document versioning and enable employees find documents in no time.

How can you keep your hardware and data protected while opening your network to share information with an increasingly mobile workforce? The Cisco ASA 5505 solution addresses this sticking point by stopping outside threats before they enter the network.

A lot has happened with this new release of Outlook. Check out the changes and improvements that could make you feel better about your job, your organizational skills, and even your work life in general.

Find out how a Hardwyre Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) or System Center implementation can reduce the complexity of managing your IT infrastructure, lower operation costs and make your life easier in the process.

Pinpointing the causes of failures and solving the root problems takes up a lot of IT staff time. Cisco has made it easier to diagnose and solve problems in an enterprise's IT infrastructure, even to the point where it can do that by itself, through its self healing networks.

You have home owner's insurance to insure your home and its contents from theft. You have car insurance to insure your vehicle from accidents. But how do you insure your data from disaster? The answer is less expensive and easier than you might think: Online data backups.

Discover the value that can be created by outsourcing your company's technology infrastructure management to trained and certified Hardwyre network engineers.

Ever feel stuck in a rut, using the same program but not getting the results you want? Read on to learn about various Office programs you can use to accomplish common tasks.

VoIP software takes all forms: conferencing software, peer-to-peer applications, and mobile forwarding and transfer capabilities, among other feats. But the one thing all converged data programs have in common is that they allow end users to save bundles by making phone calls on IP phones from an interface on a PC.

VoIP has the power to improve your company's telecommunications environment by reducing costs and delivering features that truly improve productivity. Read on to find our more about the basics of this communications technology.

Getting in touch with friends and family is easy and free with Internet telephone software. Of the many apps available, Skype is our favorite tool for making free computer-to-computer phone calls. It's also a no-brainer solution for long-distance international phone call bills.

Microsoft's next generation of unified communications technologies deliver VoIP, e-mail, IM, voice- and videoconferencing, presence awareness, and messaging to the devices and tools you use at work. Read on to find out how the Microsoft Unified Communications platform impacts the Office suite.

To be able to place or receive calls using VoIP, you need a hardware setup that will allow you to speak and listen. Depending on the service you choose, you might need simply a headset with your PC or a complete set of network equipment including routers and phone adapters. Read on to find out more about VoIP hardware from the industry's two frontrunners and their products that are available through Hardwyre.

For backup - where the same data is often backed up over and over again - Quantum's data deduplication technology can retain 10 to 50 times more data than conventional disk of similar capacity. Read on to find out more about the innovative DXi-Series storage solutions and learn how the appliances stack up in real-world testing.

Of all the storage technologies emerging today, data deduplication is gaining the most attention. How does this technology work? Let's look under the hood and explore the science behind data deduplication.

Check out these tools for cleansing data and deduplicating files on your home PC.

Most people think about backing up data about 10 minutes after it's too late to do any good. Fortunately, backing up your essential files is neither difficult nor time-consuming. Read on to find out how Windows XP can do most of the work in as little as 10 mintues a week.

Read on to learn how Exchange ActiveSync, Good Mobile Messaging and BlackBerry Enterprise Server deliver reliable, secure, cost-effective access to enterprise e-mail and messaging on mobile devices.

With just a few tweaks to your settings you can have Outlook 2007 e-mails, reminders and your daily calendar forwarded to your mobile phone using SMS Link. It's fast and free. Read on to find out more.

Your mobile device is more than just a great tool for staying in touch when you're away from your desk. It can also help you take notes and even create documents and edit files. Here are a few Windows Mobile productivity tools to help you work smarter while you're away.

There are dozens of PDAs, smartphones and handheld devices on the market. Which products hold the most appeal for busy workers who need to keep chugging along even when they're not in the office?

Keeping an old Windows '98 PC around for that one piece of software you only use twice a year and never plan to upgrade? With these desktop virtualization tools, running multiple operating systems on one PC is easier than ever.

If you've got three single application servers supporting Accounts Payable and your data center struggles to maintain 84 degrees in the middle of January, it's time to consider virtualizing those servers.

Virtualization - the science of enabling one computer or server do the work of many - is altering the way businesses manage computing resources and changing the skills they expect from their IT staffs.

The Crabby Office Lady imparts some witty words of wisdom about e-mail etiquette. This applies to any e-mail client you may be using, but includes helpful tips for Microsoft Outlook.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with VMware Inc., the leading provider of virtualization software and services.

Find out how Hardwyre used the Barracuda Web Filter to help Parker Automotive Group boost employee productivity and restore the health of its network.

Beyond the price of Internet service fees and desktops, providing your employees with unlimited access to the Internet can cost you thousands of dollars each year in lost productivity and IT support.

By actively managing what your employees do on the Internet and monitoring which Web sites they visit, your organization can enhance its network security.

Knowing how to compile all your data into one huge spreadsheet is one thing; making sense of it is another. Let's get an overview of PivotTables, those flexible little contortionists of the data world. (article from Microsoft's Crabby Office Lady)

Hardwyre CEO Steve Wade spoke with KATV Channel 11 Evening News in June about ways parents can keep their children safe while online. As the father of two teens, Wade is knows from experience that close parental supervision is the number one way to establish ground rules and enforce safe surfing habits. And to help with that, there are hundreds of Internet filtering tools on the market that give parents full visability of their kids' Internet activity and block access to inappropriate sites.

Don't wait until malware or hackers to break into your files before you secure your network perimiter. Stop all unsolicited network connections and access to your computer NOW with three firewalls that do the trick.

The mouse provides you with an intuitive point-and-click method for using your computer. Depending on the type of work you're doing, however, sometimes using a mouse actually slows you down. Learn these keyboard shortcuts and save several minutes each day.

Microsoft's ISA (Internet Security & Accelleration) Server is the standard integrated edge security gateway used in enterprise networks today. But on the Linux front, SmoothWall Express 3.0 allows small- to medium-sized businesses to convert a spare computer into a dedicated firewall that sits at the nework perimiter. And it's completely free.

Russell Chevrolet has had several effective measures in place over the years to secure its data from exterior threats. But while hackers and malicious code couldn't penetrate the network from the outside, the network wasn't as secure as it could have been against interior attacks. That was until Hardwyre installed a WatchGuard solution to protect the network from the inside out.

Dealing with spam at the office is bad enough. But who wants to spend time every day deleting those unwanted emails at home? We certainly don't. To hit spam where it hurts, we recommend these five Outlook or Outlook Express plugins:

We are proud to announce our newest, Arkansas-exclusive partnership with Sendio, a hardware vendor that builds a 100% spam free e-mail appliance called the I.C.E. Box (Intercept, Confirm or Eliminate), which Government Computer News calls "the best of the best for 2006."

Faced with the constant threat of malware, spam and hackers, our customers are always looking for advanced security solutions that integrate with their current infrastructures, that are easy to set up and administer, and, most importantly, that help guard their systems against attacks. So we though it fitting to let you in on the next generation of centrally managed business security from Microsoft.

In Office 2007, your Junk E-Mail Filter is a powerful tool to help stem the tide of spam. Here's some advice from Microsoft on how to get the most out of it.

Everyone hates "crapware" - all that software you don't want on your computer but can't seem to avoid. It slows your PC to a crawl, causes instability and crashes, and eats up valuable screen real estate.

Each month we'll give you the low down on the best productivity tools out there. What's at the top of our list? PrimoPDf 3.1 and Adobe Reader 8. Find out how these free tools can help you create and manage Adobe Portable Documents (PDFs) more efficiently.

Microsoft Office 2003 retired June 30, 2007 and is no longer available for order from Microsoft or Hardwyre. We do, however, sell, install and configure the new Office 2007 operating system.

Apple's hugely anticipated iPhone is finally here. Does it live up to all the hype for enterprise use?