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I work for a fast growing retail company. When I joined the company many years ago, there were very few employees. There were fewer computers and phone lines. There were only eight store outlets too. Today there are 60 outlets in three states. Our office has since expanded. We used to have just two phone lines and one fax line; today we have an extensive network cabling system created by our IT department.

The office’s network cabling system was installed gradually. As we began to expand and needed more employees, we needed to upgrade our technology and facilities as well. Our office used to have a lean staff made up mostly of supervisors with no assistants. Today there are more supervisors and more assistants. Communication is not only important, it is crucial. Thus having the best network cabling system will certainly make everyone’s work easier.

Several software programs are now being installed and used by most companies to ease some necessary administrative tasks. Most of these programs can simultaneously compute more than one account, like the payroll system that could compute for base pay and all the taxes all at the same time. They also come with certain features like writing and recording of business checks. These checks have two basic types: manual and computer checks. Manual checks are often used for transactions between the company and client while computer checks are commonly used for payroll.

For a company that continues to grow and issues over 1,000 checks in a year, business checks would be perfect. They come with security features that will protect the company from possible fraud. These are expected to meet the standards set by the American Banking Association and are duly recognized by all banks. An automatic ordering system is usually in place to ensure that the company doesn’t run out of checks to issue.

The phone system now is very different from the traditional system. Before the only thing you can pass through the phone system is the voice. Not anymore. We can transport multimedia data now. That’s why when setting up an office or a house with a phone system you must take into account systematic data cabling.

You must first decide what kind of data you will send and receive before tackling data cabling. Will you need multiple lines? Will you send data via fax or the internet? What speeds do you need? These are the fundamental question you will need answered before starting on your data cabling system. Not so simple, is it? If you just install as your company grows, you might have to redo everything. You’ll have to tear it down and start from scratch.