Although not all
software packages can convert data to ASCII, they can transmit data to a printer and produce a hard copy of the file.
The study included employees who were required to or who wanted to learn new
software packages. Because of privacy and ethics concerns, the subjects' anonymity was preserved.
A particular
software package should not be expected to solve all problems.
Taking advantage of this potentially huge market, Motorola has developed a Java-based
software package called "Viamoto" that allows users to download real-time turn-by-turn directions to a mobile device.
Gregg Gracheck, product marketing manager, says a good budgeting
software package has three characteristics: quick implementation, immediate control of the entire process and capability to quickly adjust to changing business conditions.
David Barnhard, Superior's current president, credits the
software package with enabling the company to operate efficiently with less than half of the office staff that otherwise would have been employed.
The
software package can be accessed on-site at Meridian, via CD ROM or through in-house corporate intranet systems.
Not all consultants agree that the PFP
software packages on the market are even good enough to handle most of the questions.
The $219.95
software package is organized into modules that include banking, household budgeting, insurance planning, tax planning, stock and bond analysis and bill paying.
In Chicago, Data Technical Research (DTR) Software International, Jacksonville, Fla., will roll out two new enhancements for its Manufacturing Manager
software package. One is a business-to-business e-commerce module that allows users to place orders and receive real-time order-status and delivery information via the Internet.
Hardly a
software package is introduced without some programming errors--or bugs, as they are called in computer parlance.