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Salesforce Buys Software Maker InStranet

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Expanding beyond its CRM roots, SaaS leader Salesforce.com has announced the $31.5 million acquisition of InStranet, which specializes in call-center software.

Source(s): InformationWeek, CNET

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Report: SMB Tech Spending to Increase Steadily Through 2012

Thursday, August 14, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

According to new research from Compass Intelligence, small and midsized firms will increase their information and communications technology (ICT) spending by 6 to 8 percent a year through 2012, accounting for $413 billion that year.

Source(s): InformationWeek

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MozyPro Drops Price for Server Backup

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Online backup provider Mozy has reduced the per-gigabyte price of its MozyPro backup service for servers to 50 cents per month.

Source(s): InformationWeek

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Dell Adds Storage, Disaster Recovery to Services

Thursday, June 26, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Dell announced it was offering a new storage consulting practice and customizable backup and disaster management services to businesses.

Source(s): PC World, ChannelWeb

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RedRoller Offers Comparison Shopping for Shipping

Monday, June 23, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

RedRoller introduced a One-Stop Shipping site that enables small and midsize businesses to compare shipping options and prices, print labels, and arrange pickups.

Source(s): Computerworld

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Rackspace Announces Online Storage Service

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Hosted services provider Rackspace has announced an online storage service for Web and software development.

Source(s): IDG News, The Register

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HP's Online Storage Service Taken Offline

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

HP's Upline online storage solution, aimed at SMBs, has been suspended by the company since last week. HP expects service to be restored this week.

Source(s): PC World, The Register

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McAfee Adds Remote Technical Support

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Longtime security vendor McAfee has teamed up with remote tech support provider PlumChoice to offer small and midsize businesses online technical support services.

Source(s): BusinessWire via TMCnet

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No Joke: Spammers Capitalize on April Fools' Day

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Hackers are taking advantage of April Fools' Day with new releases of the Storm Worm.

Source(s): The Register, CNET News.com

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Amazon Strengthens Hosted Computing Service

Thursday, March 27, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Amazon will be adding new features to its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to shore up its availability and reliability.

Source(s): InfoWorld, CNET News

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AOL Buys Bebo Social Network

Thursday, March 13, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

AOL internet division is scooping up the international social networking site Bebo for $850 million.

Source(s): BBC News, CNET News

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SaaS On the Upswing Among SMBs

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

The number of SMBs using software as a service (SaaS) in 2007 doubled over 2004, according to new research from AMI-Partners.

Source(s): Redmond

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HP Has Its Head in the Clouds With R&D Restructure

Friday, March 7, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Hewlett-Packard is redirecting its research efforts all in the name of cloud computing.

Source(s): San Jose Mercury News, InformationWeek

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Backpack Revamps With Group Features

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

The latest update to Backpack includes multiuser accounts with intranet and shared calendar functions that may appeal to smaller businesses.

Source(s): 37 Signals' Backpack

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Symantec Launches Online Storage and Backup Solutions

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Security and data protection provider Symantec announced two Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for small and midsize businesses, one aimed at online storage and one at online backup and disaster recovery.

Source(s): The Register, CNN Money

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Governments Poise For Web 2.0

Thursday, January 10, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

SMBs that cater to the government should polish their Web 2.0 skills.

Source(s): CNET News.com

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Manufacturers Recycling Management (MRM): New Consortium Promises To Handle E-Waste, Tech Recycling

Monday, January 7, 2008
By bMighty.com Staff

Businesses and consumers trying to dispose of their old, unwanted hardware face a bewildering variety of options and requirements that vary from state to state and even within states. A new partnership of TV manufacturers hopes to provide a single, consistent recycling solution.

Source(s): CNET News

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