Fixed or variable home loans. . In the past, companies had two ways of linking several employees to the Internet. In the past, problems occurred when small businesses started to take off. Now LAN Bridge, software that allows up to 15 people to share a single Internet link simultaneously, overcomes the problem. That slice is expected to mushroom as small businesses start making use of the LAN bridge technology.
Small companies are also able to register themselves as a domain using the software.
This means employees at, say, XYZ Traders can put the name of the company in their E-mail address. The beauty of the Internet is that it allows cheap communication. Instead of fax or voice calls, E-mail can be sent across town, the country or the world for the price of a local telephone call. One concern about Internet access is that it stifles productivity because people spend their time at the office surfing the Net, rather than working. But, says Todes, their software can be configured to block access to certain sites and can have a time threshold introduced to shorten calls.