Finding a Solution to the B2B Payment Problem
By Paul Walsh, Chairman and CEO of Clareon Corporation

Every day more businesses are looking for ways to leverage the power of the Internet to reduce the costs of selling and purchasing goods and services. The truth is, however, that they are only partially realizing the gains possible from electronic transactions. That's because while businesses may make commitments online to exchange goods, they're paying for them in the least efficient, most expensive way possible...the paper check.
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Coverage Gaps in Business Liability Insurance
By Scott Simmonds, CPCU Insurance Consultants of Maine, Inc.

There is a hole in the liability insurance policy most businesses rely on for protection. If you use electronic data in your business or provide services to businesses that use electronic data there is a problem with "standard" insurance that you need to be aware of. Mom always said you should clean up you own mess. The same principle is true in adult life. If the mess is too big, we rely on insurance to help. What if there is a big mess insurance won't help with?
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Identity Crisis: 6 Steps to Branding Success
By John Nunan, Creative Director, Purple Circle Media

Imagine going out to meet your clients wearing someone else's face instead of your own. Sound far fetched? That's what businesses are doing everyday when they present their company using a logo or identity that doesn't fit. The connection between your image and your personality is inseparable.
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Low-interest Loans Available For Persons with Disabilities
By Dave Griffiths, FAME

The Adaptive Equipment Loan Program (AELP), which is administered by the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), is an innovative program that has approved loans totaling more than $8 million to citizens and to businesses and organizations committed to making Maine more accessible. And it's aimed at organizations as well as individuals.
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Understanding Network Attach Storage
By Dennis Maneikis, VP of Sales, Workgroup Technology Partners

Don't spend more than you need to for storage solutions. There are new technologies that meet the specific needs of your organization.
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Fresh Ideas for Securing Web Apps
By Chase Saunders, Programming Team Manager, Burgess Inc.

If you're tired of hearing the same basic security tips over and again, you may find some fresh ideas here. This article covers security testing, secure socket layer (SSL) and https, and the evils of FTP and client-side security code.
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When Should You Hire IT Consultants?
By Shelley Hodgson, Regional Sales Vice President, Keane, Inc.

Starting, running, and growing a business is rife with challenges. Somehow you have to keep your operations running while consistently delighting your customers, responding to changing regulations, outflanking your competition, and enhancing your profitability. You have to find ways to do more with less, always working smarter and harder.
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