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A) Overview

How can workflow software enhance productivity and communication? What is workflow software? All of this may seem like a bunch of fancy whose-e-whats-its but it is all pretty simple. Workflow software are things like prezi, where a group of people can get together and work on something. Now how can these things enhance productivity and communication? Well all of these different softwares can do many different things. The one thing that they all do is bring people together to get something done. They all have different ways of arranging people into groups, to get projects done. They enhance productivity because when more people are working on something, then they get things done quickly. The rest of this Wiki explains more in depth ways that workflow software can enhance productivity and communication.

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Many things have been happening today in our world. The most important thing that everyone is talking about is the 2012 Presidential Elections. “Who's going to win” His he going to be a good president” “Should we re-elect him for president”. These are some of the questions we ask are selves before voting for the next leader of are country. Some more important news are the new world disasters that destroy cities and towns and kill many of people, most of these “Natural Disasters” have been happening on the East coast off the coast of Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida. One natural disaster that we will never forget is the Hurricane Katrina that happened on the banks of Louisiana and destroyed a lot of people homes, but also there life's too. In the news bullying has been on the rise and has led to suicides, fights, and school shootings. In Ohio a kid brought a 9mm handgun to a high-school and killed 2 kids and the other 3 are in critical condition, rumor has it that the kid was maybe bullied but was definitely a outcast at his local high-school. In the 21st century, more and more businesses are turning their money and time towards workflow software. As of February 17th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon, The New West Technologies Inc. said that they are now working and partnering up with Enterasys Networks and Honeywell. The reason at hand is to offer a secure wireless mobile retail network and improving workflow management. Also, Cinedeck RX is recently delivering tapeless workflow to studios, post-production facilities, and broadcasters in the country. Not only are the companies and corporations above seeking to enhance their communication and productivity skills, they are doing it with workflow software and saving money to. In Boston on February 28th, 2012, Fitchburg State University saved almost $2 million dollars thanks to workflow software. So, as you can see, workflow software is now being improved and used by many corporations and businesses to enhance productivity, communication, and money. Today, this type of software is among one of the most popular tools that businesses and companies have come to use.

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C) Education
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D) Government, Politics and Employment
 The world is surrounded by politics, government, and employment. Currently the future is not looking good for are employment rate the rate has dropped drastically and many people are left homeless and jobless. Employment hasn't just hurt people mentally and physically but are local economy has suffered dearly, many businesses today will not make it past 5 years of business growth and development. Also many large size companies have increased there prices making shoppers second guess buying stuff they normally bought before, like gum, candy, etc. Politics have played a big role in 2011 and 2012, with the Presidential debate coming up and the war between Iran and the U.S, but also the Democrats and the Republicans battling out to see you is the better faction. Politics don't always have to do with debates or fighting with elections, it can also be about the world around us and how Countries are fighting for oil,land, and power. The definition of politics is simply this, the activities associated with the governance of a country or area. Our country isn't just affected by politics, politics is all over the world in many different countries around the world. Politics can make people fight and argue over the littlest things like if the snacks in the vending machine are the right flavor or size.



E) Arts, Entertainment and Leisure
Many people use paypal on the online store "ebay" to buy various things. Adobe products such as photoshop, illustrator, and others can be used to create art and is used for graphic design. One can also use online software such as aviary. Tumblr is a website where people post graphics they made in photoshop including gifs and other types of images. It is extremely popular and people create beautiful works of art. There are many different movie editors such as imovie and Microsoft movie maker, although. Vegas pro. One can create and edit music on apple garageband, but there are many online or free alternatives such as audacity. Skype allows people from all over the world to talk and collaborate for business and for just pleasure. Microsoft products such as Microsoft live allows many people to work together on a project. It includes excel, powerpoint, word, and others. A free more simple alternative is google docs.



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Workflow software limits the amount of trees being cut down for paper. Because of work flow software people can now transport data and projects through the Internet instead of having it mailed. Reducing the amount of things printed will also reduce the amount of ink and toners which are very harmful to the environment. Google has digitalized many books by scanning them and this will also reduce paper use. Paper production leads to air pollution and build up CO2 in the atmosphere. Everything can be stored in the cloud instead of on paper or in files. Bills can be paid online instantly and finances can be managed more easily due to new online applications provided by credit card companies. =====

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Heath, Environment, Science, and Workflow software. You would never expect to see workflow software with those terms. Workflow software is actually contributing to the health care system in our country. Many hospitals and other health facilities are now turning to workflow software to improve their clinical documentation, staff, and patientoutcomes. As for science, workflow software has helped science-based universities save millions by integrating its system into the university’s program. As mentioned before, workflow software has helpd improve Fitchburg State University save about $1.5 million dollars on a new science building.

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Not only does workflow software improve our environment as in nature, it improves our digital and work environment. In a world that now demands more advanced technology based tools, workflow software is a very useful tool that will come in handy. It enhances efficiency not only in the workplace but also in our digital environment. It will make it easier to better understand and use our digital media. ======



 Workflow software can help with health just because of all of the information that can be accessed on the Internet. If you typed into google anything you want to research, you could find millions and millions of websites willing to help you with the information that you are seeking. If people didn't use the Internet for entertainment, then this world would be much more educated. Say someone wants to become certified in CPR, they just type in what information they think will help them and then they could become certified. But that is just an example. Via Internet, all of the doctors and scientists and environmentalists could come together and collaborate and they could share the information that they gather, whether it be a better way of doing something, or whether it be a cure. With workflow software, collaboration is made easier and the world is made a better and cleaner place.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PRWeb. (2012, February 17). New West Technologies to Offer New Secure Wireless Mobile Retail Network. Retrieved from [|__http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/New-West-Technologies-to-Offer-New-Secure-3338410.php__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Taubes, G. (Photographer). (n.d). Workflow. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from [|__http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/wwwr_thinkresearch.nsf/pages/networks398.html__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Uy, M. (2012, February 17). Cindeck's Codec Moment for Tapeless Workflow. Retrieved from [|__http://www.onscreenasia.com/article/cinedeck-codec-moment-for-tapeless-workflow/9367__] Wikipedia. (2012, February 10). Paperless Office. Retrieved from []

Wikipedia. (2012, February 20). Workflow. Retrieved from[| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow] = Team Members =


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