Ledgent.(Company Business and Marketing)

OUTSOURCER PUTS BACK-OFFICE SYSTEMS ON THE WEB

OUTSOURCING IS NOTHING NEW. MANY COMPA-nies looking to save money and resources have farmed out to outside contractors every thing from payroll and accounting to security and cafeteria services. Ledgent, based in Torrance, Calif., provides outsourced business-process services over the Net that enable small and midsize companies to contract out their back-office book keeping, including cash management, human re sources, and benefits administration.

Ledgent launched its service to help free customers from the burde