

Information Sharing Made Easy
Don’t miss the season finale of America at Work, "Information Sharing Made Easy,"
broadcasting via satellite on Thursday, August 15, 1996:
Information at your fingertips is one thing. The ability to really put
that information to work inside your business - to share valuable ideas
and communications that help you work more productively - is another story
entirely. This month’s America at Work broadcast dives into "Information
Sharing Made Easy." Follow along as four small businesses demonstrate
how having the right data available helps them guide decision making,
reach new customers, and much more!
Clark Nuber, CPA, Seattle, WA
Clients of Clark Nuber’s 70-person CPA firm probably aren’t aware of the
procedures that ensure that they get fast, reliable, and accurate tax
and accounting services. But the firm’s accountants know that the
ability to connect to the company network and access important the
firm’s CD-based tax information library, as well as send communications
and information to multiple locations, is helping them do their jobs
better. Find out how as we profile these "connected CPAs."
First Waco National Bank, Waco, TX
The information management that goes along with running a financial
institution had the 50 employees at First Waco National Bank bogged down
in data. By installing a faster client-server network, the company was
able to significantly decrease loan processing time, track account
information across multiple branches, and save money - all of which have
contributed to a Texas-sized increase in customer satisfaction.
Smith Miller + Hawkinson, New York, NY
In the old days, an architecture firm could courier a blueprint to an
eager client in a cab. When that client is three time zones away, taxis
just don’t cut it. With two offices, one in New York and one in Los
Angeles, 28-employee Smith Miller + Hawkinson relies on a computer
network and the Internet to exchange documents, data, blueprints, and
e-mail between offices. The result for this trend-setting firm is
improved communication, faster access to important information, and an
enhanced ability to concentrate on the designs that put them at the
forefront of their business.
Dr. Cavallino, Dentist, New Orleans, LA
Like dentistry, information sharing doesn’t have to be a painful
experience. Meet this New Orleans dentist who is using a network and
computer terminals to access, share, and view patient treatment records
and x-rays. His goal: a paperless practice that improves the patient
experience and makes processing and tracking information more accurate
and efficient.
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