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Entrepreneur, July, 2000 by Gisela M. Pedroza

You won't need to hire an in-house Webmaster-or even a temporary Web design firm-to finally get your site up and running. Lucent's Web Communications Server provides do-it-yourself Web site creation tools and templates for easy layout and even lets you put up a "back office" (an internal site for employees and other authorized users).

Create product catalogs using easy, step-by-step point-and-click directions; included software promises security-protected credit-card transactions. Up to 20 integrated e-mail and voice-mail boxes for managing customer interaction come standard. Want to keep phone costs to a minimum? For $69.95 per month, get Encanto Networks InstantConnect service--it disconnects the line during periods of inactivity and reconnects instantly when needed. Requirements include 16MB RAM.