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August 2009 Archive
Apple Snow Leopard Squares Off Against Windows 7
August 29, 2009 | The latest Mac OS X is a solid upgrade, but look for the Operating Systems Wars to heat up this fall. SMBs have more good choices than ever.
By
Mitch Wagner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Ask Steve: 4 Tips For Choosing The Best Mobile Carrier
August 31, 2009 | There's no single best selection for a wireless carrier, partly because available services and carriers vary by geographic market. But Yankee Group's Steve Hilton offers four strategies for finding the right carrier for your company.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group
The Cost-- And Payoff -- Of Investing In Social Media
August 28, 2009 | Savvy SMBs are increasingly turning to social media -- from Twitter to Linked In -- as promising new ways to market their businesses. But which avenue is right for your small or midsize company?
By Lydia Dishman
Google, Microsoft Jockey For Dominance In Business Apps
August 27, 2009 | Microsoft and Google go head-to-head next year over online applications -- bringing big decisions for small and midsize businesses.
By
Mary Hayes Weier,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Web Design Contracts 101: Don't Get Snookered
August 27, 2009 | You know your company needs help with its Web site, but how do you sign a Web design contract that will ensure you get what you need at a fair price? These tips can help!
By Merrrin Muxlow
Apple's Snow Leopard Brings Compatibility, Security Concerns
August 26, 2009 | Adobe CS3 users are expressing dismay that Snow Leopard compatibility hasn't been tested while hackers tempt Mac users with malware in Snow Leopard clothing.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
AT&T Expands Wi-Fi Locations
August 25, 2009 | Small and midsize businesses can now take advantage of the company's more than 125,000 hotspots in the United States, Europe, and China.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
New Recommendations To Help SMBs Prevent Card-Skimming Attacks
August 25, 2009 | The PCI Council's new best practices are aimed at helping small and midsize retailers -- but security experts warn that they can't address deeper skimming risks.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Snow Leopard Server Pounces Friday
August 25, 2009 | The server version of Apple's new operating system will debut alongside its client-side cousin.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Cable TV For SMBs!? Plus Landlines, Encryption, Collaboration, UC, And More
August 25, 2009 | It seems cable TV is just one sof everal surprising services that small and midsize companies are buying from their telecom and wireless carriers.
By
Fredric Paul
Which Web Browser And Why?
August 22, 2009 | Stuck in a 'Net surfing rut? Firefox, IE, Safari, and Opera have all been refreshed recently, and newbies Google Chrome and Microsoft IE 8 have joined the fray. Here's how to choose.
By
Serdar Yegulalp,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Snow Leopard To Hit Stores Friday
August 24, 2009 | Apple will release major OS X upgrade weeks ahead of Microsoft's Windows 7 launch party.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Turn Off Your PC!
August 24, 2009 | This Thursday, August 27, is "Power IT Down Day." It's easy to do your part... just turn off your company's computers at the end of the day. Heck, you might want to try it other days, too!
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Google Integrates Apps With RIM's BES
August 21, 2009 | The integration with Blackberry Enterprise Server provides deep connections between Google's corporate apps and RIM's smartphones -- and could make both more attractive to SMBs.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
5 Questions to Ask Your Web Developer -- Or Yourself
August 21, 2009 | If you want your Web site to work -- and keep working -- make sure you consider these factors before you start building it.
By Jennifer Shaheen
Identity Theft Malware Surges 600%
August 19, 2009 | Hard times appear to be one reason for the explosion of malicious software designed to steal sensitive personal and financial information.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Tech Execs See Light At End Of Recession Tunnel
August 19, 2009 | About 39% of those polled believe the economy will recover by next year while 43% said they expect a recovery after 2010.
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
What I Learned About Small Business In China
August 19, 2009 | SMBs in China are part of a thriving economy. But they also face special challenges that might surprise U.S. business people.
By
Fredric Paul
Google Enables Document Sharing Among Groups
August 18, 2009 | The search behemoth has added the doc, calendar, and site sharing feature, amid its bid to differentiate its online applications from Microsoft Office.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Google, Apple Rank Highest With Customers
August 18, 2009 | Despite its strong ranking, Apple was the only computer company to see its position drop since last year, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
By
Mary Hayes Weier,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Mid-Market Heroes: Why -- And How -- One Brick-And-Mortar Business Went Virtual
August 18, 2009 | Innovations International, a 25-year-old consulting firm, traded its physical offices for doing business entirely on the Internet. Is it the right move for your business?
By
Fredric Paul
Google Gmail Passes AOL, Becoming Third Most Popular E-mail
August 17, 2009 | With its growth rate climbing -- partly due to increased use by SMBs -- Gmail is on track to pass Microsoft's Hotmail in the first quarter of 2010.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Microsoft Files Motion To Block Word Ban
August 17, 2009 | Emergency move would stay execution of court order to halt Microsoft Word sales in 60 days. Other options also remain to keep the software on the shelves.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Boost Your Brand From The Inside
August 14, 2009 | Your employees are one of your business' best marketing assets -- so why not put them to work?
By Burton Goldfield
Web Tool Compares Companies' Health, Other Benefits
August 13, 2009 | MetLife's benchmarking tool lets you know how your company's medical coverage stacks up against other companies across the nation.
By
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Small Retailers Struggling To Understand PCI
August 11, 2009 | Nearly 86 percent are familiar with PCI, but nearly half can't demonstrate their compliance with the payment card standard, according to National Retail Federation Poll.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Google Unveils 'Next Generation' Search
August 11, 2009 | Caffeine architecture is designed to yield improvements in speed, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Is Linux Irrelevant?
August 10, 2009 | The merits of open platforms are secondary to small and midsize businesses being able to continue doing what they've always done.
By
Serdar Yegulalp,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
E-Mail Marketing Still Works
August 7, 2009 | Social media has its place among small and midsize businesses, but e-mail remains the king of online relationship marketing.
By Gail Goodman
Twitter Under DDoS Attack
August 6, 2009 | Tweets go silent as microblogging social network site gets downed by a distributed denial-of-service attack.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
What To Look For In A Payroll Services Company
August 6, 2009 | What's a small business owner to do when confronted with the costs of payroll outsourcing versus the time and resources it takes to process payroll himself? Using an outside payroll company can be the right choice, as long as you keep the following guidelines in mind.
By Merrin Muxlow
5 Tools For The Thrifty IT Manager
August 1, 2009 | These free and low-cost tools help IT keep users productive without breaking the bank.
By
Bill Silvey,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
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ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business |
Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely. Read Post |
| Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware |
Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age. Read Post |
| Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs? |
Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers. Read Post |
Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart
A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart. Read Post |
Unified Communications Looks to the Sky
To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options. Read Post |
Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes
Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket. Read Post |
Yes, Virginia -- There IS A Google Phone
So -- you stay in touch with Google Mail, edit Google Docs, and surf the Web with Google Chrome. You're curious about Google Voice and intrigued over Google Music. Is it just a matter of time before you're carrying a Google Phone? Read Post |
Handy Tool Makes Updating Mac Apps Easy
MacUpdate Desktop simplifies the process of keeping your applications, preference panes, and widgets up to date by automatically downloading and installing what you need. Read Post |
Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research
Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better. Read Post |
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