Comcast Honored as 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards Winner in Communications Sector Partner of the Year

Comcast Corporation proudly announced it has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards winner in Communications Sector Partner of the Year. Comcast was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

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Why Collaboration with Microsoft® is Key

Microsoft® Communication Services provides the tools that can help increase small business owners’ mobility, productivity, collaboration, and competitive firepower—all for a low monthly fee. It starts with a free copy of the Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 messaging and collaboration client, and thereafter continues to provide the user with access to the latest versions of Microsoft Exchange Server and Windows SharePoint® Services. By connecting Office Outlook 2007 to Microsoft Communication Services, Microsoft partners can enable Web, mobile, and desktop access to personal information.

Additionally business owners can use these services to help their organization become more productive through better communication coordination—by sharing messages, contacts, calendars, task lists, and important documents. Because the service is delivered by professional service providers via the Internet, business owners can worry less about security patches, software updates and upgrades, monitoring, backups, or other IT headaches. Your customers need only sign on and leave the hard work to you, the service provider.

Comcast Business Class is Changing the Way Entrepreneurs Do Business.

Promotional Outfitters

“With any small business, you work to find strategic partners to help your business grow,” said Jack McManus, who, with his wife, Kristina, co-owns Promotional Outfitters in Alpharetta, Georgia. And there was no better partner than Comcast Business Class for this burgeoning business.

Founded nine years ago, Promotional Outfitters is a boutique advertising and marketing business that provides custom items bearing company logos for promotions and events. Subscribing to Comcast Business Class gave Promotional Outfitters a faster Internet connection, multiple phone lines, and high quality TV service, ultimately heightening the company’s productivity while lowering its costs.

“With Comcast Business Class service, we reduced our monthly telephone and Internet bills by more than 50 percent,” Kristina explained. “The extra savings can help us continue to grow or reward ourselves with a nice vacation.”

One element that has maximized Promotional Outfitters’ capabilities, saving it time and money, is Comcast’s Microsoft® Communication Services, which is part of the Comcast Business Class Internet service. Promotional Outfitters’ received the latest version of Microsoft Outlook and Windows SharePoint for email, calendars, contacts, and even sharing documents.

“Once you find out how much more productive you can be with the latest Microsoft Office and Comcast Business Class service, it makes you wonder how you worked without them,” Jack said, noting that Microsoft Communication Services automatically
syncs his and Kristina’s mobile phones to their office emails, giving them around-the-clock access to the office network.

“Service to our customers is at the top of our list—customers will forget what you say but never forget how you made them feel,” said Jack. Because of the unique services provided by Comcast Business Class, Jack and Kristina are sure to remember the feeling of success.

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5 Beliefs that Limit Productivity - And How to Overcome Them

1. There's Too Much Information Coming at Me Too Fast

Belief: My e-mail is overwhelming me. I can't keep up with it.

Reality: The volume of e-mail isn't the issue. How you process and organize the volume is the issue. Learning how to better manage your e-mail by using McGhee Productivity Solutions' "Four D's for Decision Making" will transform this belief.

• Delete it, Do it, Delegate it, Defer it

2. I Have to Keep Everything

Belief: I have to keep everything. You just never know when you might need it!

Reality: Most people use only 15 percent of what they file, and this makes the other 85 percent ineffective. By clarifying what is useful and letting go of the rest, you can reduce your filing, make it easier to find what you do keep, and save valuable time and energy that you can direct to more meaningful tasks.

3. Organization Cramps My Freedom and Creativity

Belief: Being organized blocks my creativity, and there's nothing spontaneous about it.

Reality: Organization actually fosters and supports creativity and spontaneity. You may find your creativity being disrupted by the non-stop flood of reminders spinning around your head. Imagine if you could clear your mind of all these lists and transfer them to Microsoft Office Outlook. You can do this by putting them in the TaskPad. This will create space for new ideas and creative thinking.

4. There's Not Enough Time in the Day!

Belief: I just don't have the time to do all the things I want.

Reality: Time is not the issue. The issue is deciding what you can do given the time you have. We all have the same 24 hours, so the issue isn't managing time—it's managing what you can do with the time you have. You can't do everything, but you can do anything, as long as it fits into your calendar. This will make it Centralize and prioritize your list of things to do using the Outlook TaskPad.

5. It Takes Too Much Time to Get Productive

Belief: I don't have the time to set up a system. I've got too much to do.

Reality: You can save one to two hours a day using an Integrated Management System, so the return on the investment is significant.