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Desk Away
- Web Based Project Collaboration
Whether you are an individual or a small business, DeskAway helps you organize, manage and track your projects from a central location. Get an accurate view of how your projects are doing and eliminate common problems and guesswork when working in teams: email spam, multiple file versions, lost files, task accountability issues, lack of reporting & work transparency.
DeskAway is an online software, so, there is nothing to download or install on any computer. All you need is an Internet connection and a web browser.
Desk Away is our primary online project management and customer collaboration solution.
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ReadyTalk
- Web/Audio Conferencing (and more...
ReadyTalk delivers audio and web conferencing services that empower its customers to conduct web seminars, hold training sessions, work remotely and grow their organizations through lead generation and efficient communication. ReadyTalk's mission is to create solutions that are simple and easy to use so that everyone can participate, regardless of computer savvy, work location or choice of platform.
ReadyTalk is our primary tool for web/audio conferencing and remote support. We also leverage ReadyTalk to capture and distribute webinar content for marketing, support, and training purposes both desktop video and Podcast formats.
CityMax
- Easy Business Websites
CityMax provides business owners with little to no programming or design knowledge the ability to make their own professional business website using the CityMax online website building software.
They are constantly working to improve their website builder in order to make website management as simple as possible, allow website users to perform any functions an online business needs and make their solution available for one low price. Everything you need to easily create your own complete and professional looking business website can be found at CityMax.com.
CityMax is our primary website creation and management tool.
OpenAir
- Professional Services Automation
OpenAir is the right solution for the world's best client engagement and service based organizations. They provide a full suite of on-demand, integrated applications, from timesheets and expense reports to complex project management and tracking.
We use OpenAir to manage and analyze our project finances, from bid preparation through time and expense tracking to client billing with powerful tools to perform these processes across multiple offices and mobile employees. We leverage OpenAir to capture and track time and expenses through any computer, PDA, or WAP-enabled phone and timesheets and expense reports can be routed electronically for line, multi-level or project-based approvals. OpenAir also offers us extreme flexibility in managing client billing, handling fixed fee or time and materials billing and automatically generates invoices and bills clients electronically. The solution also provides us the the abiltiy to export all time and billing data to other financial systems.
OpenAir enables us to account for revenue more accurately by establishing project-based rules for revenue recognition thus accelerating revenue capture by recognizing it sooner.
OpenAir is our primary tool for client project proposals, project resource and time tracking, billing, and mangement of project expense, revenue, and profitability. Their online solution enables us to make doing business with Functional Methods as easy as possible for our customers.
Survey Monkey
- Online Surveys Made Easy
Started in 1999, SurveyMonkey is an online survey tool that enables people of all experience levels to create their own surveys quickly and easily. Every day, SurveyMonkey gives thousands of people the feedback they need to make more informed decisions, including more than 80% of the Fortune 100. SurveyMonkey’s offices are located in Portland, Oregon USA.
Survey Monkey is our primary tool for online client satisfaction surveys as well as client engagement scoping and assessment services.
Free Find
- Let Visitors Search Your Website
Advanced site search and navigation technology can be added to your website in minutes. You'll get high speed, high availability, hosted search technology from the company that pioneered the field. There's nothing to download or install. It's free and easy.
idBusiness
- Information Security Program
idBusines combines the nation's leading team of information security and forensics experts with in-depth experience and understanding of the needs and demands of business owners.
MailChimp
MailChimp is an affordable, easy-to-use email marketing tool for small businesses and design-it-yourselfers. |