North Star Inc - a Denver-Boulder based IT Services and Network Support - www.nssit.com, shows you how to increase the productivity in your company by doing more in less time using Microsoft Office 2010.

1. Do More in Less Time
Boosting Everyday Productivity
in Your Company
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2. How Much Is Your Business Affected by
Lost Productivity?
Re-creating
Repetitive documents
Different Inefficient
tasks schedules
collaboration
Moving among
programs Version control
Searching File
for files Email overload Separate offices sharing
Remote office Sick child
or staff or road closures Gut instinct and
Scattered hunches
Home office information
Traveling
Disconnected
for
meetings
Scrambling
from the office
Lost in the
numbers
for data
Four situations where small businesses often struggle to stay productive include:
1. Having to take care of common, repetitive computer-related tasks.
2. Working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and customers, particularly when not all in the
same building.
3. Working on the road or from outside the main office.
4. Dealing with growing stores of data to make data-driven business decisions. Slide 2

3. Helping You Do More in Less Time
Need to get through repetitive tasks Get more done by simplifying
more quickly? everyday tasks
Work together more effectively with
Need to make teamwork more
anyone using collaborative
efficient?
technology
Need to stay productive no matter Work outside the office more easily
where you’re working from? with modern, mobile technology
Make smarter decisions by quickly
Need to stop scrambling for data to
getting key insights into your
help with decision making?
business
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4. Get More Done by Simplifying
Everyday Tasks
“… like having a virtual customer service rep
dedicated to each client.”
Time wasted …
Their answer “… it doesn't much matter where the
Searching for information asset is; we can usually find it.”
files from Federated “We could have cut that search to minutes
among 50,000 Search instead of hours with Federated Search.”
file assets
– Frank Cerullo, CEO, GameWear, Inc.
24 employees
Sports-team-branded product manufacturer
• Common problem: Searching for information stored on individual computers or even the company
network. In this example, this was having a significant impact on customer service.
• GameWear addressed the problem by implementing a new desktop operating system with built-in
desktop search, making information and file searches substantially faster.
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5. Get More Done by Simplifying
Everyday Tasks
How simple are How efficiently can you How easily can you find
your communications work with your information and
tools? everyday tools? documents?
One logon Consistent interface Single search box
Anywhere access Formatting shortcuts Simple file navigation
Email management
• Three areas technology can help simplify everyday tasks include:
1. Simplify communications with integrated, online tools: single logon, plus access from anywhere you have an Internet
connection.
2. Work with everyday productivity tools more efficiently, with a consistent interface, quick formatting options, and tools to
better manage email overload.
3. Find information more easily with a single search box to find files, programs, commands, etc. on your PC or even
network. Slide 5

6. Work Together More Effectively with
Anyone Using Collaborative Technology
Time wasted … Their answer
Coordinating Web-based Shared calendars make meeting scheduling
meetings services for faster, without back and forth of email.
email, instant
Managing messaging, – Mimi Siegel, Executive Director,
versions and file sharing,
Kindering Center
edits in shared online
files conferencing
100 employees
Early childhood intervention services
• Common problem: Efficiently collaborating with others. In this example, the manual process of
scheduling group meetings and managing everyone’s input to shared documents was taking too
much time.
• Kindering Center addressed this problem with shared calendars and workspaces, making meeting
scheduling and version control easier.
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7. Work Together More Effectively with
Anyone Using Collaborative Technology
How quickly and easily can you Can you share and work on documents
connect with others when you need to? easily and without version confusion?
Simple meeting scheduling Central storage
Online conferencing Version tracking
Web-delivered presentations Co-authoring
Business-ready instant messaging (IM)
• Two ways technology can help people work together more effectively include:
1. Quickly and easily connect with others using real-time communications tools, such as with shared calendars to make it
easier to coordinate schedules, online conferencing to connect with each other online, delivering presentations through a
web browser, and using business-ready instant messaging (IM).
2. Collaborate on documents and other files by storing them centrally, tracking versions, and even enabling two or more
people to work on the same file at the same time. Slide 7

8. Work Outside the Office More Easily
with Modern, Mobile Technology
Can your remote workers work as How effectively can you work on the
productively as those in the office? go with your smartphone?
Online access to programs and files Mobile access to communications tools
Basic browser-based file editing Meeting recordings on your phone
Longer battery life Basic phone-based file editing
Offline and online synchronization Mobile IM
Location-based printing
• Two ways technology can help people work outside the office more easily include:
1. Stay productive when working remotely, with online access to email, calendar, contacts, online conferencing, IM, and
shared files stored centrally; basic browser-based file editing; longer battery life for your laptop computer; offline/online
file synchronization; and location-based printing so you don’t need to change settings when you move between work and
home.
2. Stay effective on the go with a smartphone to access email, calendar, and contacts; record meetings; do basic file editing;
and keep in touch using IM. Slide 8

9. Make Smarter Decisions by Quickly
Getting Key Insights into Your Business
How easy is it for you to analyze Do you have a comprehensive view of
your data? your data?
Visualization tools Central platform
Automatic data updates Custom automated reports
Custom on-demand reports
• Two ways technology can help people get insights into the business more easily for better decision making include:
1. Using spreadsheets for analysis: better visualization tools to help spot trends more easily, plus automatic data
updating.
2. Using a centralized data platform to pull data together and make it easier to get reports as needed (automated and
on demand).
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10. Summary: Technology to Help You
Do More in Less Time
Addressing lost productivity by
helping you and your team: Services and Server Software
 Simplify everyday tasks
 Work together more effectively
 Work outside the office more easily
Desktop and Personal Software
 Make smarter decisions
• Technology can help you do more in less time:
• Simplify repetitive tasks with integrated web-based communications, integrated productivity tools, and built-in desktop
search.
• Work with others more effectively with real-time communications and file collaboration tools.
• Work outside the office more easily, whether working from a remote location or on the go with a smartphone.
• Make smarter decisions by getting better business insight with data visualization and analysis tools and a central data
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platform.

11. Licensing Options
Recommended Licensing for 5-Plus Users
• Easily add and remove users and services as • Save money with volume discounts on
business needs change software
• Get predictable costs and a financially backed • Manage licenses more easily
service level agreement
Other Licensing Options
• Full Packaged Product. Individual software licenses and media purchased as needed through retail outlets
(also Packaged Key Cards to activate Microsoft® Office 2010 when preloaded on new computers).
• Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Preinstalled, ready-to-use software on new computers and servers.
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12. North Star, Inc.
• We are providers of Network Consulting, IT Services, VoIP
Business Phone Solutions, and Managed Services for small
to mid-sized businesses in the Denver – Boulder area of
Colorado.
• We’ve provided computer and IT solutions for small
businesses since 1992, serving the Denver business
community.
• Our goal and commitment is to build a successful long-
term relationship with our clients by providing best-in-class
support, service, and guidance.
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13. Next Steps
Schedule a We can upgrade your
technology planning company to the latest
assessment or network version of Microsoft
health evaluation with Office software.
Get to know our team and
the professionals at
learn more about
North Star, Inc. today. North Star, Inc. at:
303.552.0018 www.nssit.com
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