Wiley Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies 978-0-470-10789-8 Manuel D’Utilisation

In This Chapter

What is BCM?

Who uses BCM?

Basic BCM concepts

W

e know you’re probably anxious to dive into Business Contact
Manager (BCM). Chances are that someone you know uses BCM or

that you’ve already purchased BCM and read at least the outside of the box.
Some of you might have even thumbed through this book already. Before we
set you off and running, we would like to tell you a little bit about BCM’s his-
tory and what you can expect from the BCM program.

And Then There Was BCM

Once upon a time, before the advent of the personal computer, busy people
everywhere were forced to rely on such archaic tools as Day Timers and
yellow sticky notes to keep themselves organized. You could easily spot busy
people — various bits of paper trailed after them as they rushed frantically
from appointment to appointment. These busy people were also generally
late to their appointments. You would often see busy people crying or 
mumbling to themselves. Busy people, you see, often scheduled conflicting
appointments because they had failed to compare the schedules hanging on
their refrigerators at home to the schedules they carried in their somewhat
disorganized briefcases. Divorce rates were high as busy people missed
anniversaries and soccer games!

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