For effective computerizing of the company what should be done?

Question

Can some body please help me answer this questions.

1) Is there any kind of online or computerbased attendance system. If yes tell how to go about it.
2) I want to set up a good website and upload it in the website.Which program will be appropriate and how to obtain them
3) Where to get ASP software.Is it free or how much should we pay for it
4) How can I secure the website.
5)Where to get oracle software and how much it will cost.
6) What are the other issues we can bring up to have a better computerrised system in the company.
7) How to connect all the computers in the company together. How do we LAN the systems and how do we put the firwall, and also how can we monitor what are the employees checking in the net

Answer 1

Get Small Business Server, and the documentartion walks you through the entire process. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/overview/default.mspx

Along with it, install the Sharepoint Services feature and the whole website is completely ready for you including document version control and a check in / check out mechanism.

Instead of Oracle it comes with SQL Server.

ASP and ASP.net is built in, no extra charge.

Security tools and checklists walk you through the website set up.

Other issues: consider the issues of backing up data, protection from viruses and spyware, email and retention of such information, developing an internal acceptable use policy and so on.

Answer 2

I recommend, for questions 2-7, to hire, at least, one network security person, and one to two developers.

There are a number of computer based attendance systems, you can search google for those, also, your payroll provider may have a system you can purchase.

I don't believe the ASP software is free, since it is created by Microsoft, but I don't know a cost.

Oracle, depending on the features, is a couple hundred dollars, plus support costs.