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While at the NACBA National Conference last year I was talking with Rob Leacock, Christ Church Fort Worth's business administrator. We were talking about his recent decision to replace their copier, and his process was impressive and effective! Especially how much money he saved!

Microsoft released two versions of their Office Suite last year, and folks want to know if it's worth upgrading to them. The bottom line is, yes! On either platform! Here are a few reasons why.

While at a conference recently I met a specialist in system security. He works in that role for one of the largest enterprise-class computer manufacturers. As we talked about security issues, I was surprised to learn how vulnerable many systems are! We met again by phone and video conference, and he shared some specifics with me.

There are many misconceptions about the Internet, hardware, and software that impact the decisions people make. Let's shed some light on a few of them!

We're at the end of the first decade of the millennium whose beginning we weren't supposed to have survived! There were many crazypredictions-- by others-- that Y2k would be the end of civilization as we know it. Now, ten years after Y2k, what is the state of IT and its impact on The Church?

Recessions are uncomfortably challenging in many ways. However, they also help us improve our organizational health and mission focus. We find ourselves having to analyze and justify our expense choices, and when doing so the term outsource becomes a major part of our analysis. While we see it as a cost-cutting opportunity, it is really much more than that. It improves organizational health tremendously.