Company Size: 50-249
September 2007 Archive
Windows, You Are On Notice
September 28, 2007 | Hey, Windows: Pack your bags. I think I've found an operating system that can run the machines that run my smaller business without all the hassles you put me through. Say hello to Linux
By
Cora Nucci
Experts Flag 10 Emerging IT Security Trends
September 27, 2007 | Security threats and defenses must constantly evolve to keep up with developing threats. We asked security experts to identify the top information security trends that will affect small and midsize businesses over the next three to five years.
By
Mathew Schwartz
Top 5 Small and Midsize Business Myths -- Busted!
September 26, 2007 | Smaller companies are largely misunderstood. A recent survey challenges the conventional wisdom about how they use technology
By
Naomi Grossman
When Employees Leave, Make Sure They're Gone
September 25, 2007 | Employee resignations and layoffs raise questions about network security and data security. Here are 7 ways to protect your small or midsize business
By
Keith Ferrell
Are You Ready to Outsource?
September 24, 2007 | There are plenty of good reasons to put some IT functions in a service provider's hands. But is your small or midsize business up to the challenges required to make outsourcing work?
By
Jennifer Zaino
8 Signs That You're Not Ready for Outsourcing
September 24, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses should proceed to IT outsourcing with caution. Here are eight telltale signs that your business isn't ready for outsourcing
By
Jennifer Zaino
Wait for It: High Speed Wi-Fi
September 20, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses would be wise to wait to deploy next-generation Wi-Fi (812.11n) until at least 2008, when interoperability issues should be resolved and prices should be lower
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Going Green Can Save Your Business Green
September 19, 2007 | These simple and easy IT strategies for cutting energy consumption and sourcing more efficient IT equipment can help the environment, and save money for your small or midsize business
By Gail Meredith Otteson
Move Over, Mick. IT Workers Want Satisfaction, Too
September 18, 2007 | The IT job market is more stable than it's been in a long while. Stability engenders navel-gazing, and IT workers are noticing how they're being treated, how interesting their work is, and whether their salaries are fair
By
Naomi Grossman
Q&A With Gordon Linoff: Get Smarter About Business Intelligence
September 17, 2007 | A data mining expert explains how to generate all the business intelligence you need to understand what your customers want
By
Naomi Grossman
10 Ways to Mitigate Your Security Risks
September 13, 2007 | Time is money, and when it comes to small and midsize businesses, both are in short supply. So we got security experts to share their top tips for mitigating information security risk while using minimum resources
By
Mathew Schwartz
Municipal Wi-Fi Networks Hit a Few Bumps
September 12, 2007 | Cities offering Wi-Fi services seemed like such a good idea. But in many areas, the projects are falling apart. Who loses? Small and midsized businesses
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Putting IT Management in Its Place
September 11, 2007 | If IT plays a role in enabling the competitive advantages of your small or midsize business, then IT management needs to be at the same level as the CFO, COO, and other CxO titles
By
Mike
Bohlmann
How To Push Your Company Toward VoIP
September 10, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses are facing choices as they contemplate how to upgrade their voice and data networks. They also are discovering the power of integrating business applications with voice to achieve truly unified communications
By
Kate Gerwig
Time to Get Tough on Spammers
September 7, 2007 | The top 10 of the world's top spammers account for 80% of the Internet's bogus traffic. About 90% of the e-mail making its way to your network is spam. The IT industry needs to push law enforcement to get rid of spam as soon as possible.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
The Trouble With Used Networking Gear
September 6, 2007 | Low prices for used networking equipment can make small and midsize businesses salivate. But counterfeit products, tech support issues, and Frankenstein engineering persist. Could industry endorsement of used-gear vendors make a difference?
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Check the Specs: Flat-Screen Monitors
September 5, 2007 | Flat-screen monitors are incredibly inexpensive, boost productivity, and are generally better for the environment than older displays. Here's a rundown of what to look for
By
Alan
Zeichick
While You Were Sleeping
September 5, 2007 | Eighty percent of system failures are caused by failed changes that disrupt systems, or by unauthorized or unplanned changes. Having an enforceable change control policy in place can curb such failures -- so you can sleep at night
By
Thomas Lesica
Q&A With Ajit Sancheti On Network Security Analysis
September 4, 2007 | Your business depends on your network. A network security analyst tells you how to keep it secure
By
Naomi Grossman
Your Business Is Ready For Viruses. Now, How About The Flu?
September 4, 2007 | The Big Flu is coming. Many of your employees will be working from home, or not at all. How prepared is your company for this?
By
Keith Ferrell
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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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