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The Amazon model of selling e-books for $9.99 is being challenged by publishers, who are setting tiered pricing for digital books.
SecurityThe company plans to release 13 security bulletins next week, but the Internet Explorer vulnerability identified on Wednesday won't be among them.
With the entry-level ATI Radeon HD 5450, AMD is going after the largest segment of the consumer PC market.
The database giant is proposing to make a high-end business out of integrated application stacks built on UltraSparc hardware.
The growing popularity of Apple Macs, iPods, and iPhones is attracting the attention of cybercriminals.
Service is part of Microsoft's new cloud computing environment, which went live Monday.
Small businesses that ignore generic keywords might be missing out on Web site traffic that comes from generic search terms.
HARDWARE & SOFTWAREJust because Microsoft releases a new version of Office, does that mean you need to buy it? Just as important, if you do buy it, do you need to buy it for all the workers in your company?
HARDWARE & SOFTWAREThe early speculation is that the tablet brings publishers hopes of new revenue for digital content while ushering in a shift in how users interact with the Web. Impact on SMBs remains unclear.
HARDWARE & SOFTWAREWhich 5 of the year's hottest gadgets, trends, and technologies make sense for your small or midsize business? And which 5 should you avoid -- at least for now?
SOCIAL NETWORKINGConsumer social networking sites like Facebook and even MySpace offer SMBs unparalleled advertising opportunities for reaching highly targeted audiences.
HARDWARE & SOFTWAREIn many ways, Chris Green and Colin Wilcox are typical IT staffers, who just happened to have helped Microsoft design Windows Server 2008. But their real claim to fame is that they're not real people.
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Executives spend much of their day in automobiles, and typically, little to no work is done during this time. That may soon change, according to market research firm Juniper Research. Automobile manufacturers are using voice recognition technology to gradually transform cars into mobile offices and the use of such services is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Read Post |
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The Director series from Cachengo pairs a local storage appliance with cloud-based backup in a "unified storage solution" priced to appeal to small and midsize businesses. Read Post |
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Many small businesses that deal with PayPal do so because they don't see any viable alternatives. In some cases, however, I wonder if these companies are really aware of the risks they are taking. Read Post |
Internet Access Options Grow
Broadband has evolved so it means more than just a cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connection. Now, companies are able to use optical Ethernet links to provide their employees with network access. Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group, expects interest in broadband connections to increase, with new optical Ethernet connections being very popular. Read Post |
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Ties Record For Most Bulletins (So Why Isn't The IE Hole Getting Fixed?)
Big patch day tomorrow. Get ready for a whopping 13 security bulletins, five of them labeled critical by Microsoft. No advance word on how many patches the bulletins will contain, but if history's any guidance we can figure an average of two per bulletin. Read Post |
The Virtual Future Looks Bright For SMBs
A year ago, many SMBs were still asking, "what's virtualization?" Today, it's a very different situation. Read Post |
Investing in IT Increases Revenue
The notion that IT systems are key to a company’s bottom line was reinforced in a recent survey that Microsoft completed of 3,193 SMBs in a cross section of private industries in 15 countries. The survey found that businesses that view IT as business enabler and use hosted services performed better fiscally than those that do not. Read Post |
Are Netbooks The Future For The PC Market?
Chip designer ARM's chief executive says that netbooks are the future of computing -- and the future doesn't need Microsoft. Is he onto something here, or is he just blowing smoke? Read Post |
WiMAX: a Better Option than 4G Networks?
Speed, no matter how much a company provides to its users, they often desire more. As mobile applications become more pervasive and more sophisticated, small and medium businesses need ways to boost wireless bandwidth. In the short term, WiMAX is in a better position to provide extra bandwidth than cellular networks, according to market research firm In-Stat. Read Post |
SMB Trends To Watch In 2010
Technology consultants Access Markets International Partners have pointed to six trends among small and medium businesses that, they say, deserve more attention. Read Post |
iPad And SMBs, Take Two
Now that we've all found out what Apple has had up its sleeve all these months, we can start to assess the iPad's usefulness for business more confidently. At least one possible use case is clearly out the window -- at least for now -- but the demo introduced one no one had thought about. Read Post |
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