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If you’re the type of person who wants the best of everything and you haven’t switched to satellite TV yet, you owe it to yourself to consider Direct TV. Since it’s inception in 1994 Direct TV has acquired over 14 million satisfied customers and is adding more every day. This huge number of subscribers is driving prices down, while providing motivation for Direct TV to constantly improve the quality of it’s programming and the value of it’s programming packages while keeping it’s technology on the cutting edge.

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Along with great programming options for the whole family, Direct TV offers the most advanced home entertainment technology. Digital Video Recording is a convenient upgrade that makes the VCR obsolete. DVR can record two shows at once, or allow you to record one show while watching another. Up to 100 hours of storage capacity means that you’ll never have to fumble with old fashioned video cassettes again and the fact that the Digital Video Recorder is fully integrated with the on screen program guide means you can program it with the touch of a button. In addition, digital video recording will change the way you watch television in real time: now with DVR you can pause, rewind, and replay live television!

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It is always best to have the right tools, materials and the designs picked before starting a home improvement process. The best place to start when wall covering your home is starting working away from lighted areas. It is important to mark the room so that you can have a guide. The paper should be lined as well for the best effects.

Wall papering rooms are relatively easy, especially if the room does not have alcoves, or areas that will distract your flow. Contractors or else experts will generally cutoff droppings of the wallpaper before starting a task, however for those less experienced it might be less problematic if you finish a single are of the room first before starting toward another area. The paper has to even out.

Before getting started measure, the area in which you intend to paper and then line the paper to know where you will cut. When cutting up the paper give a little space between the ceiling and walls, leaving around six inches of space between. The walls should be lined vertically and horizontally at the top of the walls.

It is wise to roll out the paper before pasting to get the creases removed. If you have the type of paper that includes pasting, be sure to read all instructions before starting the wallpaper process. The pastes should be mixed according to instruction.

One of the better papers is the papers that stick to the walls with water. In other words, you peel off the back paper, apply water with a paintbrush, and immediately stick it to the walls. This is easier than pasting, especially if you are new at this type of job.

Once you finish wall covering your room you may want to consider the floors, doors, and ceiling. Actually, considering the floors, doors, window trimmings and ceiling first is always best when improving the home. It depends on the type of wall covering chosen, but trimmings and other areas of the room might compliment the wall covering.

For example, maybe you have chosen a panel appeal wall covering to enhance the room. If so you could tile the floors with a panel or wood appeal, paint the ceilings with a twirl or popcorn appeal, and paint the trimmings in the room with a wood appeal, or an Antique White would setoff the room well.

Few people wall cover their bathrooms. Personally, I feel that this is a bad idea since the paper may take threat to the steam and moisture in the room. Therefore, if you are considering wall covering your bathroom for home improvement, you may want to rethink your notion.

Bathrooms are better appealing when paint, wood, and tile setoff the area. If you decide that wall, covering your bathroom is the best idea for you, and then considers covering the walls with tile. Tile is used in many homes for both floors and walls, thus the tiles are sturdy and will stand up through steamy weathers.

For example, maybe you like the checker effect. Tiling the bathroom with ceramic tiling can setoff the area providing a style to the room, at the same time the tiles are easier cleaned than paints, wallpaper, et cetera.

If you are doing the bathroom or kitchen in tiles you will need a few tools, including notch spreader, spirit level, tile file, screwdriver, pincers, tile cutter, and wheel cutter. You will also need measuring type to measure the area for tiling to determine the number of tiles needed to finish the job. Be sure to have a plumb bob and line on hand to vertically line the area for tiling or covering with paper.

Once you purchase the materials for tiling the walls make sure that you read the instructions carefully, since the purpose of improving your home is to preserve or up the equity on the home. Thus, following instructions will help you to prevent damages, faulty work, et cetera and keep you safe as well.

A tip of the day: bathrooms and/or kitchens might set a person in a romantic mood if mirrored tiles setoff the area.
About the Author

Tony Robinson is an experienced House Renovator, Webmaster and International Author.
Visit http://www.better-home-improvement.com/ for his Home Renovation tips.

If you are in ANY type of tourism business, read this article if you want to
learn the secrets used by this rafting tour operator that yielded them
huge increases in sales and profits in a SUPER competitive
marketplace.

It doesn’t matter if you are a small B&B or promoting an entire country,
this case study we’ll share in two parts will give you a road map of
success, lower your tourism marketing costs and help you avoid costly
mistakes.

——- Brief History of Adventure Travel Tour Company———–

Whitewater Excitement, Inc. (WWE) was founded in 1978 providing river
rafting trips on the South Fork of the American River in Northern
California, 3 hours east of San Francisco. WWE was one of the early
rafting companies in this region without much competition. Over the past
25 years, the area has become very competitive with over forty rafting
companies on the same rivers. WWE business had gone up and down
over the years, trying to move ahead but with little success.

The following is an outline of the major tourism marketing, E-marketing
and communications changes and strategies Adventure Business
Consultants (ABC) planned and managed for the 2003 & 2004 season
and the specific rewards that have been harvested WWE’s efforts.

—- Tourism Marketing Communications Improvements ——

The first and most important step was to modify WWE’s marketing
message (words) to showcase their many years of experience, their
professionalism and thousands of guests they have had. The marketing
message (copy) and graphic changes were made to create higher
consumer confidence, sense of safety and to distinguish them from their
many competitors. WWE also enhanced an existing “5 Star – Satisfaction
Guarantee” program and with a new corresponding “Satisfaction
Guarantee” icon to showcase WWE’s commitment to quality, safety and
customer service.

All the new copy (copy = words) and graphic changes in WWE’s
marketing message were applied to their primary marketing materials:
color brochures and web site, www.WhitewaterExcitement.com. The
strategies outlined below to increase prospects, would have done little
to increase sales, if WWE had not also improved WWE’s marketing
message at the same time.

To help structure their new marketing communications, WWE used the
guide; Tourism Marketing Success.

If your marketing communications addresses the needs and
questions of your prospective visitor quicky and concisely, you’ll get
more more calls and e-mail and you sell more trips.

—————— E-marketing ——————-

Web Sites, Search Engine Optimization, E-newsletters & More

With the intention of earning more targeted and qualified traffic, ABC did
a detailed analysis of the key word phrases most frequently used in top
search engines and directories by prospective river rafters in California.
Seven key word phrases were integrated into the 2/03 launch of a new
river rafting themed web site, California-River-Rafting.net. In spite
of high competition, this site has yielded high ranking and tremendous
traffic. This strategy alone grossed a 24 to 1 return on investment of new
sales in 2003 and 2004.

WWE also created an opt-in (voluntary self-registration) E-mail
newsletter sign up form with automated E-mail address database
acquisition on the web sites. The goal has been to gather as many
qualified prospects as possible to send our HTML formatted E-mail
newsletter “California River Rafting News & Specials”. E-mail sign ups
more then tripled.

E-mail newsletters will allow you to consistently reach out consistently to
prospective clients at a lower cost – all contributing to increased sales. If
you don’t have a opt-in e-newsletter sign up conspicuously on your
website, start one immediately.

Read Part II, “How a 27 Year Old Rafting Co. Earned an Extra $390,000 with Easy Tourism Marketing Changes” for the other strategies successfully implemented by this
California rafting tour operator that has him smiling all the way to the
bank.

About the Author

Tim Warren is the founder of Travel Business Strategies, author of ?”Tourism Marketing Success”, speaker, trainer and publisher of the hospitality/tourism industry’s first Podcast, Travel Business Success. Since 1994, Tim has lead a team of result-oriented business, marketing, E-Marketing and management professionals that helps travel destinations, tour operators, lodging and ‘tourism professionals increase sales, arrivals and profits.

There are many people who will give you different used car prices. These prices can vary from the buyers? point of view or that of the seller. For these various individuals getting the used car price seems to be a matter of personal pride. However if you would like to cut through all of this and just get your hands on a used car then all you need to do is to see the various cars in the car dealerships.

At these places there are many types of motorcycles that will be on display. You can walk amongst them looking carefully to see if these cars match the specifications that you need. You can also find out what sort of deals you can get for the used car prices, because for each of these cars the prices vary.

You will also need to find out if there is any vehicle insurance that is still available for the models that you are thinking about or what you need to do for their insurance and safety performance. There are many other issues that you will need to deal with besides the various used cars prices that you see and hear about.

Therefore your best bet would probably be to wait a while before you go and buy a used car.

In the meantime you can check out from your friends and family members – people in your generation, what they know about the car market. You can get all sorts of information from them. In addition they may have valuable information regarding the various car dealerships that you just visited some time ago.

With this information and that of the research that you will have conducted you now have a clear picture of what the various used car prices are. This will enable you to decide upon the car that you will like to own. When you also know the various used car prices you can advise other people that you know where they can get some great bargains.

While you may think that gathering this information is not going to help you in getting a reliable motorcycle you will be able to see the wisdom of market research the next time that you need a used car. As car prices can vary from year to year and from each model knowing the used car prices can be as good as owning your very own Kelly blue book.

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There has been a good deal of speculation recently about whether or not High Definition Television is about to take off in the United States. High Definition technology has been around for a long time in Japan, but there’s been somewhat luke warm interest in it in the United States. The lack of interest has widely been attributed to the high price of the actual High Definition televisions sets, the few options for High Definition capable television accessories (like DVD and DVR), and a lack of High Definition programing.

However, it looks like a number of factors are beginning to align in such a way as to spell a huge upsurge in the popularity of this technology. One great indication is that sales of High Definition Televisions have jumped during the past year. Best Buy recently reported a sharp increase in profits that it attributes to the fact that it’s sales of High Definition television sets doubled in the second quarter. As a result, Best Buy plans to build more of it’s special High Definition television stores, hire more High Definition TV installers, and pour more money into advertising. All of these actions will create more awareness and availability of High Def products which will help the technology take hold.

Another good indicator is a upsurge in new High Definition devices being introduced to the market. Both Directv and TiVo have recently introduced High Definition Digital Video Recording devices. The TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder is aimed at cable television subscribers. The unit can store up to three hundred hours of standard definition program content or up to thirty two hours of High Definition programming. It will record two shows (even if they’re both in High Def) at the same time, while the viewer watches a third. The cost of the unit will probably be prohibitive to most potential customers. It costs almost eight hundred dollars and requires a ten dollar monthly fee on top of that to use.

The Directv High Definition DVR, model HR20-700s, is more affordable, but also more limited in it’s functionality. It retails for about three hundred dollars and Directv charges about five dollars a month for it’s use. At fifty hours, it can actually record more High Definition programing than TiVo’s HD DVR, but the upper limit for standard definition is only two hundred hours. It will also record two shows at once while allowing users to watch a third show. Overall, the Directv unit looks like a better value than the TiVo unit, but of course since one is for cable and one if for satellite television, they aren’t really in competition with each other. It is conceivable that they might factor into the war between cable and satellite TV though.

There also promises to be an upsurge in the amount of High Definition programming available. The president of Comcast recently announced that the giant cable company will probably deliver between thirty two and thirty five High Definition Television channels by the end of 2007. Currently, Dish Network is the leading provider of High Definition programming with twenty nine channels. This competition to deliver the most High Definition channels, especially with more people buying HDTV equipment, is sure to prompt the creation of even more High Definition channels.

With news like this, the future looks brighter for High Definition Television technology all the time.

J. Hall writes articles for consumers who want to find the best new technology currently available. She has written for many major publications about the latest television deals and promotions and how buyers can find the best discounts.

For those of us who are considering a vacation there are a few ways that we can go about getting ready for this event. The first item to decide on is whether our holiday will be out of the country or near to home. The next detail to view is how are we arriving and leaving our holiday destination. For quite a lot of us air travel is the best way to get to the place that we want quickly.

Let’s face it, air travel arrangements often times is a pain. However, if we prepare ourselves and start our search in a timely manner (not the day before we want to travel) then life will be a whole lot easier.

There are assorted air travel plans that we can make and dissimilar airlines that will be able to give us attractive travel incentives. While we are looking at all of these travel packages we may want to consider other factors like the price of our tickets and if we will be able to book our airline tickets for the days that we want.

Use today’s technology to help you in your search. Go online and start your search there. Often times you will find the incentive packages online are better than if you called direct.

In addition to seeing the travel prices and the available dates for air travel we also need to see if the airline that we are looking at to reserve our flights with is a direct flight or if we need to catch a connecting flight. This is an important issue that you will need to see about before you book your flight. The main point to remember with connecting flights is that sometimes your first flight may not arrive at the connecting airport on time.

This type of problem has been known to happen to many people. For those of you who would like spend some of your holiday time in another country besides your main holiday destination then you should try and book your air travel tickets so that you have a few spare days to research the sights and cultural tours of that other country before you have to leave for your main vacation destination.

While this can sometimes mean fewer days spent relaxing on the beach or exploring the assorted cultural sights, planning your air travel in this manner will let you make the correct flight that you need without having to worry about missing any connecting flights. Since this is just one of the options that are usable you may want to find out what other benefits you can get from this type of air travel planning.

When you have received all the selective information about air travel that you want, you can start preparation your air travel plans and savor a great holiday or business trip. Be sure to get yourself in the right mind set. Know that making travel arrangements doesn’t have to be stressful it can actually be fun.

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Des Plaines, Illinois – Should you save money by doing the job yourself? Do-it-yourself (DIY) jobs are a popular trend in the home improvement industry; however, before you grab a hammer and start swinging, you should know that this is a trend with a few potential problems. Before you decide to do-it-yourself, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) recommends taking this DIY quiz:

Yes or No:

Do you enjoy physical work?
Are you persistent and patient?
Do you have reliable work habits–meaning that once the project is started, will it get finished?
Do you have all the tools needed and, more importantly, the skills required to do the job?
What quality level do you need for this project? Are your skills at that level?
Do you have the time that will be required to complete the project? (Always double or triple the time estimated for a DIY project, unless you are highly skilled and familiar with that particular project.)
Will it matter if the project remains unfinished for a period of time?
Are you prepared to handle the kind of stress this project will create in your family relationships?
Do you know all of the steps involved in the project?
Have you gotten the installation instructions from the manufacturer to determine whether this is a project you still want to undertake? (Most manufacturers will send you installation instructions before purchase to determine whether the product will meet your needs.)
Is this a job you can do completely by yourself or will you need assistance? If you do need assistance, what skill level is involved for your assistant? If you need a professional subcontractor, do you have access to a skilled labor pool?
Are you familiar with your local building codes and permit requirements? (Some jurisdictions require that the work be completed by a licensed and bonded professional in order to meet code.) It’s best to check these requirements before beginning work on the project.
What will you do if the project goes awry? (Most contractors are wary about taking on a botched DIY job, and many just won’t take them.)
Is it safe for you to do this project? (If you are not familiar with roofing or do not have fall protection restraints, you may not want to venture into a roofing job. Similarly, if you know nothing about electricity–leave it to the professional. Some jobs can be fatal if not performed correctly. Your health and safety should be the primary concern. Never enter into a DIY project that would jeopardize either.)
Will you be able to obtain the materials you need? Who will be your source of supply? Will they deliver?
Are you attempting to do-it-yourself for financial reasons? If so, have you looked at all of your costs, including the cost of materials, your time, and the tools you need to purchase? If you are new to the DIY game, you may also want to look at the cost to correct any mistakes you may make–i.e., the damage factor. Will it still be a cost-saving venture?
If you are trying DIY for the satisfaction of a job well done–can you ensure that the job will be “well done”? If it doesn’t come out right, how will you feel? Will you be able to afford to redo any unsatisfactory work?

If you answered yes to 8 or more of these questions, you might attempt a DIY project. But before you run for the nearest hardware store, revisit those questions you marked “No” and carefully consider the potential problems you will face in those areas if you proceed with the project. Hiring a professional might still be your best choice. NARI suggests that you be prepared and take your time in selecting a home improvement partner and reminds consumers that such a project can be one of the most important investments that a homeowner can make.

To help consumer through the process, NARI’s website at www.RemodelToday.com offers many tips under the “Home Owners” section and also offers a search engine to help locate a contractor or chapter in your area. NARI also offers a free brochure, “How to Select a Remodeling Professional,” to consumers who call their toll-free hotline at 800-611-NARI.

This quiz is not meant to scare you away from DIY projects–they can be extremely rewarding and fun if you are prepared and have the proper skills. However, you need to be aware that home improvement can be hazardous to your wallet and, more importantly, to your health.

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The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is the only trade association dedicated solely to the remodeling industry. With more than 5800 members nationwide, the Association — based in Des Plaines, Illinois, — is “The Voice of the Remodeling Industry”TM. For membership information, or to locate a local NARI chapter or a remodeling professional, visit NARI’s website at www.RemodelToday.com, or contact the national headquarters office at 800-611-NARI.

About the Author

Director of Marketing & Communications
National Association of the Remodeling Industry

Are you wondering how to communicate with that new man in your life? Or maybe you are just wondering about the next man in your life? New or old, it’s never too late to learn how to communicate in the language of love.

Maybe you’ve seen the tomboyish girl that somehow has men flocking around her. If you stopped turning green with envy for a moment, you’d notice why she was a man magnet. She just sort of fit herself into him, like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle that he didn’t even know was missing.

Instead of rolling your eyes at that dazed and happy-in-love look he has on his face, why not look into how she did it? Learn these tips on how to communicate in a whole new way by getting to know his love language and speaking it fluently!

We all know that love is built on the solid foundation of communication. When we are in love we are on the same page as our lover. It’s a special level of communication that people in love have.

Some call it chemistry, but really, in order to even get to the chemistry stage you need to know his love language. For a clue as to what that might be, we need to understand how he relates to the world around him.

Everyone perceives their world with three senses – sight, sound and feelings. Psychologists have discovered that even though we use all three senses, one of these senses is always more pronounced. It doesn’t mean that it replaces the others, but if you pay attention, the more dominant one will reveal itself to you.

Asking questions is the easiest and fastest way to learn his language and since asking questions is the most common way to get to know someone or start a conversation, he’ll never suspect.

He’s just returned from a business trip. You ask about his trip. Pay attention to his answer:

1. If he’s visual he might say: the weather was terrible. I didn’t get to see the sun once!

2. An auditory guy will talk about sounds: we got the account, which was good. But the hotel I stayed at was too noisy.

3. He is a feeler if he answers something like: I have to admit; I’m not much into traveling alone. I get lonely when I visit new places.

Knowing a man’s love language is the key in how to communicate with him in a way that will make him feel that you are the missing piece to his puzzle. You’ll just fit. Of course, one question isn’t going to tell you. You’ll have to watch for a pattern to emerge.

Once you do find the prominent sense, you’ll want to speak his language. Talking with your visual man will be all about what you saw on the way over, while the auditory fellow will want to know about the new CD you just bought.

It doesn’t matter what your love language is. As long as you know how to communicate to him in his Love Language you’ll soon be the envy of all the other girls. That is, unless you tell them your secret.
About the Author

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently produced a very popular free report: 10 Simple Steps to Developing Communication Confidence. Apply now because it is available only at: how to communicate
Corporate gifts are an effective tool to enhance business potential especially when handled with creativity and finesse. Whether you are in a home business, a partnership or a multinational corporation, it is good PR to constantly renew ties and reinvigorate business relationships.

Corporate gifting can occur at diverse occasions: a company’s promotional event, celebrations of milestones, motivational gestures or goodwill celebrations.

But the corporate gift can make or jeopardize its very purpose if timed poorly, procured without an understanding of the recipient, his or her cultural background (this is cardinal if dealing with clients outside your country), the policy of the company towards accepting or giving gifts or if lopsided in its value. Being selective with gifts that carry your company logo, observing business protocol and ethics, all forge proper business etiquette and validate the business relationship.

A sure-fire hit to the right corporate gift is to maintain a corporate diary. Chronicle nuggets of information about your business contacts. Tidbits on personality, hobbies, cultural taboos, even his/her allergies, can reap rich dividends at gift time. A list of previous gifts bequeathed will also help you steer clear of repetitions and lack of imagination. Your sensitivity will be appreciated even after you have moved, changed jobs or retired from active business.

To develop that corporate dossier, perhaps the initial forays (great gifts in themselves), can be through corporate lunch or dinner meetings that serve to melt barriers.

When you finally get to it, your shopping choices are vast. Ideally, search for that distinctive, one-of-a-kind piece which shadows out the cloned replicas. Handpicked food and wine baskets are safe bets, as also office desk or travel accessories, electronic gifts or even CDs. Other options can be gifts or memberships that fit the recipient’s hobbies such as tickets to premiere matches, the opera or theatre or even gift certificates or catalogues that do not mention their currency value but list the available gift products.

For your own office team, gifts must be offered according to seniority. Design customized gifts with your company logo that will be happy publicity on each member’s desk or treasured keepsakes.

And remember, a personal note with every gift goes a long way to establishing your sincerity and generosity of spirit. That well-planned, customized corporate gift to your boss, peer, supplier, client, customer, employee or host can definitely rejuvenate ties, build new bridges and better still, add that perfect human touch to hard-nosed business practices!

Corporate Gift Ideas provides detailed information on gift ideas, corporate gift ideas, birthday gift ideas, christmas gift ideas and more. Corporate Gift Ideas is affiliated with Baby Gifts.

College Football is the foundation of 35 years of business at Doc’s Sports. This is the sport in which we have made great profits year in and year out, capped off by an unthinkable 19 game win streak with our “Big Ten Game of the Year.” We have consistently beaten the books in college football because of a few key factors, which are listed as follows:

1) Rate your plays based on units. Every selection we make is based on a unit system. Most plays rate as 4-unit selections. Top Games usually draw 5-unit or 6-unit consideration. Our College Game of the Year is the only 7-unit play we release and finally, the Big Ten Game of the Year is an 8-unit selection. Stick with this system the entire season for best results.

2) Focus in on your local teams. Since we are located in the heart of the Midwest, we anchor our selections from the Big Ten Conference. We research local papers daily and often times use the Wisconsin Badgers as a selection (either for or against). We have found great success with this formula and will continue to do so.

3) The Momentum Factor. While momentum does not play that big of a role in pro football, it takes a big role in college football, especially late in the season. Teams that have gotten off to a bad start and have no chance at making a bowl game will often throw in the towel. Go against these teams even if it requires you to lay double-digit points.

College Football falls under the standard betting where you must lay a juice of 10 percent of your investment. That means in order to win $100, you must bet $110. If you win you will receive $210 from your ticket.

Betting on college football Odds is not the same as with the NFL, so make sure you separate the two. Because of the vast number of teams, the parity between college football programs is slight, and therefore you are going to see some high numbers in the NCAA. The talent disparity is big especially in the non-conference portion of the schedule where teams enter hostile environments just to collect a hefty check with no visions of being competitive.

Getting into the nuts and bolts of college football means looking at the many stats in order to beat the number. As opposed to pro football, college football is less dependent on situations and angles and more dependent on certain statistics. Rushing offense and rushing defense, pass efficiency offense and defense, and turnover margins are huge. These are vital in the NFL, but even more so when it comes to college football.

After completing this article view our college bowl game odds page. If you plan on betting college football you’ll also want to read our college football betting lines page. Doc’s Sports college football game schedule page is and excellent college football resource as well. For 35+ years the team at Doc’s Sports Service has provided and insight on college football handicapping.

Being able to run the ball in college football has always been a key factor in the overall success of a team. The same adage also goes for teams who have the ability to stop the run. Putting these two factors together can produce a positive result in gambling because there is minimal risk for turnovers with teams that possess a dominating running game.

For 35 years, Doc’s has been your home for college football. We have consistently beaten the books with our vast knowledge of how to bet college football, including numerous scouts and key information guys for around the country. Be sure to check in with us throughout football season for another weekend of big game winners.

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One of the key things we have seen over the years is that most of the industry’s business intelligence tools are designed by major business intelligence vendors (collectively, “Big BI”) for Fortune 500 users. The way they are designed and priced reflects that. By the time you have added in the cost of back-end data migration, implementation and training, the tab even in a small organization routinely runs to six figures.

You have to distinguish between two sets of challenges: the complexity of data sources, and the complexity of analysis. Even a small organization may have dozens of different, more or less incompatible data sources. But the information that is needed is often more basic, and the analysis tasks simpler than you find in large companies. Although SMBs might find it useful to have a “big” business intelligence vendor with high-powered analytical tools, they will get significantly higher returns from providing individual users with the subsets of data they need to do their jobs more effectively.

Part of the problem is that high-end tools are designed for analysis jobs of a size and complexity which are overkill for most SMBs, and they tend to be geared to the needs of specialists rather than generalists. In an SMB environment, the choice often boils down to: are you going to provide 100 people with useful data for, say $50,000, or just three people with “rocket science” data for $150,000? Nine times out of ten, the largest benefits for the business are going to be from getting data to the 100.

There are too many people in this business selling Cadillac solutions for Ford problems, and there are too many SMBs who buy that because they don’t understand that there are alternatives. That “Big BI” solution may have helped a $20 billion company to figure out the best way of managing its global toothpaste brands, but the decisions you’re dealing with are a lot closer to home. And your whole IT budget wouldn’t even pay for their ETL tools.

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Decision Technology is a business intelligence vendor that is the ideal solution for organizations with limited IT resources, and whose data are confined in disparate databases or operational systems. Since 1985, Decision Technology has provided organizations with intuitive, information retrieval software for decision support applications. Its newest business intelligence software product, DecisionCentric, provides Enterprise Information Integration with query and reporting tools optimized for small and medium size organizations. It enables users to integrate, publish and analyze enterprise data across disparate data sources – without expensive ETL technology.

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