Talahi Media Arts is a home-based business, featuring five Gateway Pentium Computers, three printers, two scanners, and is all networked by a Novell Server System. The units also share hard drives, zip drives, cd drives, printers and the scanners through a Microsoft networking program.
Networks allow access to shared files, which can be monitored by security programs.
They also create statistical data in regard to whom is using what files and for how long. The use of networks can actually reduce your overall costs for computer equipment. No longer does each PC system require it's own printer. Printing can be shared by many units. One phone line Internet connection can be used by multiple systems simultaneously, thus reducing the number of lines needed.