eBusiness Solutions

April 2006

Published monthly by the Rollins Center for eBusiness at Brigham Young University

In This Issue

Getting Involved

April 2006

Collective Medical Technologies Receives e-business Award

The Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness at BYU awarded Collective Medical Technologies $5,000 for the best e-business plan at the Marriott School’s annual Business Plan Competition on March 31.

CMT created software for tracking patients who have a history of abusing emergency care.

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Students Learn from the Pros

Advisory board members from the Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness shared personal and professional experiences with students, inviting them to take advantage of valuable networking and learning opportunities during the eBusiness Lecture Series Winter Semester.

Cyndi Tetro, the newest member of the advisory board and NextPage’s vice president of product and corporate marketing, spoke to students about how to make their passions work for them in business, during the 22 February lecture.

Tetro suggested that a natural tension exists between jobs that offer a desirable income and jobs that fulfill passions. She encouraged students to look for passions to give them energy and stretch them to their potential. “Why limit yourself before you even know the answer?” she asked.

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Microsoft’s Kevin Johnson Says Technology Changes Lives

Kevin Johnson, a top Microsoft executive, spoke about how technology can bring changes to people’s lives, on his 10 March visit to Brigham Young University. Johnson was the keynote speaker for the eLeaven track of the 2006 Economic Self-Reliance Conference, sponsored by the Center for Economic Self-Reliance and the Kevin and Debra Rollins Center for eBusiness at the Marriott School of Management.

Johnson says it is important to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential and achieve it. More than 50 percent of Microsoft’s growth in the last few years has come from emerging markets in Asia and South America.

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Email Etiquette: How to Use it More Effectively

Electronic mail is used in many aspects of modern life. Students and professionals alike use this communication channel daily, from keeping in contact with friends and co-workers, turning in assignments, planning meeting, answering questions, and applying for jobs. However, many people do not know how to use this tool effectively.

For the most part, email makes communication faster and easier, because it allows people to multi-task and it is convenient. The message reaches people at any time, and they can respond at their own convenience. But email also creates a chance for much frustration.

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