Week 8 - Networking

Connections are important if Energizing wants to expand its borders. Of course, networking can mean anything - social networking, or internet networking. They are very different in the way they work, but both have the same root meaning: being connected to as many nodes as possible in a way that new options (routes or opportunities) are made visible as quickly as possible. Just as someone who has many personal connections will get information about discounts, job opportunities, you name it, a company that is efficiently networked, whether it be inter-networking or external-networking will be much more efficient in responding to consumer requests, manufacturing, recruiting, advertising, etc.

Today's technologies allow us to be packet switching in networks, but telephones are still operational, though the standard circuit switching is still in use. This technology, which involves keeping a line open for communication is a waste of bandwidth. IP phones are becoming more popular, but are still expensive for an average person to own. Companies use these phones more often than individuals do. Besides phones, being connected to clients, and constantly upgrading the information of how much electricity is created through the exercise machines is beneficial to have in order to market the company and idea in a more efficient manner.

Energizing would utilize many protocols, including IMAP and SMTP for employees to have their own mailboxes. In addition FTP would be useful in order to upload newer versions of the operating system to the net or even directly to the gyms' machines. Energizing could also offer a cheaper POP mailbox for clients, especially for communication between client and company. This would become useful primarily if the client has questions or concerns to which a company representative would reply via email stored with POP.