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BusinessWire:

Best Buy For Business’s field technology consultants offer several more tips to help to augment a company’s perceived size and services, allowing it to compete on a larger scale.

• Cellular aircards: A cellular aircard or cellular broadband gives a business user the ability to connect a notebook to a high speed Internet connection wherever a cellular connection is available. This alleviates the need to find a wireless hot spot to be able to work remotely.
• VoIP: Communication services such as VoIP can give a business many options such as call forwarding and automatic messaging. VoIP providers such as Speakeasy also offer features such as phone messages forwarded as e-mail attachments.
• Storage and backup: As computer file sizes continue to get larger, having enough storage to maintain data is important. Business data should also be backed up and secure to avoid potential catastrophes. While hardware can be replaced, data not properly backed-up can never be recovered. External hard drives are priced lower than ever with a high volume of storage available. Businesses can also add another layer of security by storing data off-site or online.
• Remote access: Accessibility is the cornerstone of client service. Virtual Private Networks (VPN) allow employees to connect securely and privately to the company network to access files while away from the office.
• Accounting software: Software packages, once the domain of large scale operations, are now available to fit within most budgets. Using software such as Intuit’s QuickBooks allow businesses to easily and efficiently manage their payroll, tax, and accounting functions.
• Web site: A professional Web site can be created with minimal investment using products like Microsoft Office Live that offer templates and collaboration tools. At the same time, an email address with the company’s domain rather than a free service can speak volumes about a company’s legitimacy in the eyes of a potential customer.

Best Buy For Business brings the best of Best Buy to business, education and government customers in order to power their success through simplified and accessible technology solutions. Customers can engage Best Buy For Business by identifying themselves as a business customer with any Best Buy employee around the country, with a specialized Best Buy For Business associate in more than 200 U.S. stores, via the web at www.bbfb.com, and over the phone at 1-877-393-1038. Beginning this month, business customers can look for business-grade products in select Best Buy stores in the U.S. with the label “Professional Series” and access the Best Buy For Business™ Reward Zone® program. The Best Buy For Business Reward Zone program allows business customers the ability to earn more than twice as many reward points, depending on their level of spending, as Best Buy’s traditional Reward Zone program. This program extends across all of the Best Buy For Business sales channels, allowing customers to earn points on almost any purchase, gaining them reward certificates that they can later redeem for discounts on future purchases.