All Mac/Pan Office

[Bruce De Benedictis]

I admit I have not done this, but I can imagine that it is much like
building a new database: You need to imagine how you will do things, and
then work on putting it all together so that it will suit your needs. You
will need to look at the duty cycle for the equipment you need, and decide
when you need it for the office, and when you need it for the individual.
You will have to imagine how you will use telecommunication service, and
then talk to your providers about how they can best serve you.

Bruce De Benedictis

> I'm about to set up a new office for my company. In the process we
> will be introducing Macs to a previously all-PC environment... my
> office of 3 people will be all-Mac, and we will have one more at the
> HQ, a Panorama Enterprise deployment that will be sharing a db over
> the net. I'm starting at ground zero... telephone, fax, copier,
> internet, etc.  Lots of water has gone over the dam since I did this
> last, nearly 10 years ago. I'd really like to be smart about it, in
> terms of integrating these items with each other, as well as Panorama.
> For example, what's the best way to have faxes go directly to disk...
> where each person has a fax/phone number, etc.? Do I need a phone
> system? Is there software/hardware I can get to do the job over the
> internet? I have access to Comcast, AT&T, and other internet/phone
> providers. Anything special, or particularly slick, available from
> those guys?
> 
> The task at hand is to monitor and guide the assembly of a large
> documentation package, for commercial loans, as requirements are
> determined, requested and ultimately received.  Many of the pieces
> will be of electronic format, but many will not, and will therefore
> need to be converted. (A fax to myself might work there!) Panorama
> will keep track of all that through a shared database over the net.
> Later, a pasword protected snapshot page will be published on the web,
> for interested parties to check status, etc. Hopefully, Panorama can
> also help with emails, document views, etc., and maybe more. Has
> anyone done this, or looked into it recently? If so, perhaps you can
> save me from a dozen or so sales guys, and vice-versa, and perhaps
> some Pan tips and/or pitfalls, as well.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> M
> 
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