In the last ten years, the internet has drastically changed the way we do business. Twenty years ago, business owners and employees depended on the phones, faxes (if you had one), postal and package delivery services. Accounts were received and paid through credit machines and checks.

Now, it can all be done over high speed internet access. No waiting for callbacks. No waiting for information. Well, there still are humans on both ends, mostly, so there's still a little waiting. But, not much. When you need some information and you can wait a couple hours, you just e-mail the person who has the information.

Meetings that used to take people flying hundreds and thousands of miles can be done online, too. The virtual meeting or conference call can be held wherever people are, by phone call over the internet, by desktop meetings, and by internet camera call so everyone can not only hear everyone else, but can also see them on their monitor.

Services and products can be bought and sold online. You still have to wait for the service to be complete, or the product shipped to you, but you don't have to go to a store, or several stores, or make a load of phone calls to find out if services will be what you need.

Because of this drastic change to the way we do business, the need to have high speed internet access available with platforms that can help you is more important than ever. A company that isn't online these days will miss out in a big way.


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