财富精英励志演讲39：提高我们的能力,满足您的要求(6)

 　　Today, we are also announcing a new service for small and medium businesses called Compaq Online Services.

　　今天，我们还将宣布一种面向中小型企业的新的服务－－康柏在线服务。

　　This global initiative is designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses for quicker access to online sales opportunities and more efficient ways of doing business.

　　这是一种全球服务，旨在满足中小型企业对于快速获得在线销售机会，以及高效率地从事在线商业活动的需求。

　　In partnership¹ with industry leaders like UPS, GTE and Microsoft as well as key Internet ISV's like INEX, Visto and E-Stamp Compaq Online Services will provide instant electronic commerce solutionselectronic postage secure, real-time delivery of electronic files and 24-hour access to back-up and restore services.

　　康柏在线服务与诸多业界领先厂商广泛合作，如UPS、GTE和Microsoft公司，以及主要的Internet服务提供商，如INEX、Visto和E-Stamp，将为客户提供如下服务：即时电子商务解决方案、电子邮寄、安全实时的电子文件发送以及24小时的备份和恢复服务访问等。

　　These services will be available soon through our SMB Solution Providers as well as through another innovative², Internet-based program we call Club Web.

　　这些服务很快将通过康柏的SMB解决方案提供商提供给客户。客户也可通过一个称为ClubWeb的Internet创新计划获得以上服务。

　　Club Web is a community of providers that offer Internet solutions in a coordinated³ manner for the benefit of our customers.

　　ClubWeb是众多供应商的社区，他们以联合的方式向客户提供Internet解决方案，以使客户获得更大的利益。

　　Basically, it's a one-stop, on-line store stocked with products and services offered by Compaq partners.

　　实际上，ClubWeb就是一个一步到位的在线商场，它拥有康柏合作伙伴提供的各种产品和服务。

　　The primary purpose of Club Web is to connect customers with providers such as Web developers Internet Service Providers and resellers who have special skills in planning, implementing⁴ and maintaining our Internet solutions.

　　ClubWeb的主要宗旨就是将客户与供应商连接起来，这些供应商包括Web开发商，Internet服务提供商，以及在Internet解决方案的规划、实施和维护方面有特殊专长的分销商。

　　What these examples demonstrate is the Internet's power as a tool not only to provide information but to deliver an even more valuable commodity - knowledge.

　　以上这些例子表明，Internet做为一种工具，不仅仅能够提供信息，而且能够提供另外一种价值更高的商品，这就是知识。

　　Our goal is to help customers turn information into knowledge and knowledge into a competitive advantage.

　　我们的目标就是帮助客户将获得的信息转化为知识，再将知识转化为竞争的优势。

　　The combination of Compaq and Digital gives us a broad range of Web-based solutions for electronic commerce, Internet Service Providers, corporate⁵ Intranets and customer relationship management.

　　康柏与DEC的合并为我们带来了更加广泛的Web解决方案，可以用于电子商务，Internet服务提供商，企业内联网以及客户关系管理等。

　　Earlier this year, Compaq introduced the industry's most flexible and comprehensive electronic business solutions.

　　今年年初，康柏推出了一系列业界最灵活、最完善的电子商务解决方案。

　　These solutions build on our e-commerce and firewall servers as well as our key relationships with leading applications providers.

　　这些解决方案建立在康柏的电子商务和防火墙服务器之上，并充分利用了我们与主要应用软件供应商的合作关系。

　　The highly scalable and reliable systems delivered by Digital and Tandem⁶ are particularly important in the 24x7 environment of Internet commerce, where downtime means lost business.

　　由DEC和天腾公司提供的高度可伸缩、可靠系统在Internet商务的24?7环境中尤为重要，因为在Internet商务中停机就意味着业务的损失。

1 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。