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		<title>Should your small business get a CRM system?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems are now within the reach of medium and small businesses. Just a few years ago, these were 6 and 7 figure investments. But now, there are many choices that enable even a very small business to benefit from CRM. I think CRM systems are great tools, perhaps essential to maximize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=108</link>
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		<title>Information Security Hot Tips for PC&#8217;s &amp; Small Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, most information security breaches are not caused by lack of elaborate, expensive security software, hardware and consultants. More often than not, they are caused by a simple failure to create and maintain a basic (and nearly free) security foundation. Get the latest software patches Always download the latest critical and security related updates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=98</link>
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		<title>Clever Microsoft Server Bundles for Small Businesses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has some lesser-known editions of their core Windows server offerings, packaged and priced for small businesses that range from 1 to 300 users. These products are less expensive than buying traditional full server editions, and come with additional administrative features that reduce the cost of ownership. These special offerings are either preinstalled or relatively [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=78</link>
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		<title>Curious Fitness Product at the Microsoft Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While visiting the new Microsoft Store in Scottsdale, Arizona, I was curious to see what accessories made the shelves, thinking Microsoft carefully selected products for the limited space available. A device called a &#8216;Fitbit&#8217; caught my eye; at first I thought it was a Bluetooth headset. Then I noticed the words &#8220;Wireless Personal Trainer&#8221;.  What [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=47</link>
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		<title>Disaster-Proof Hard Drives (almost saved the day)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A client needed to quickly, easily and inexpensively back up some new servers being installed. They were not ready to invest in an enterprise backup solution, and were in the process of switching internet-based backup providers. Given the lack of redundancy and fault-tolerance in this situation, I recommended the client purchase &#8220;Disaster Proof&#8221; external hard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=21</link>
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		<title>First Impressions of First Microsoft Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft banner in the food court at Fashion Square Mall Microsoft opened their first retail store yesterday, in the largest mall in Arizona, in the 12th largest metropolitan area in the US. Today I visited the store at Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, AZ. In a word: NICE. The staff seemed happy, excited and falling all over themselves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=7</link>
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		<title>CDW incapable of selling enterprise solutions!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars with CDW over the past 15+ years as an employee of several companies. I recently needed pricing on 5 HP servers, Microsoft licensing and a firewall appliance, as part of an infrastructure upgrade project. I called up CDW as a new account, provided detailed written specs and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.crossoversolutions.net/?p=3</link>
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