Alfresco To Launch Content Management For SMBs

Posted by Jake Widman 02:25 AM ET | Mar 5, 2010

Enterprise content management and collaboration solution vendor Alfresco has announced its intention to launch a version of its service for SMBs and has opened its Early Access Program for a limited number of businesses to test.

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IT Management
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | IT Management | Internet/Web | Services

Social Media, Video Become Email Marketing Staples For SMBs

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 03:07 PM ET | Mar 3, 2010

SMB email marketers are seeing results from incorporating more video and social media into campaigns; 64% have boosted conversion rates using video email.

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Internet/Web
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Social Networking | Web 2.0

SMBs Using Social Media More. . . Reluctantly

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 04:29 PM ET | Feb 25, 2010

Recent reports indicate the SMB use of social media is increasing at a steady clip, but other research finds that the commitment may be lackluster.

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Internet/Web
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Social Networking

SMBs Using Social Media More. . . Reluctantly

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 04:29 PM ET | Feb 25, 2010

Recent reports indicate the SMB use of social media is increasing at a steady clip, but other research finds that the commitment may be lackluster.

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Internet/Web
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Social Networking

Small Business Social Media Usage Booms

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 01:17 PM ET | Feb 19, 2010

A study finds that almost one of every five small business owners now actively uses social media for their business.

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Internet/Web
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Services | Social Networking | Web 2.0

Small Business Social Media Usage Booms

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 01:17 PM ET | Feb 19, 2010

A study finds that almost one of every five small business owners now actively uses social media for their business.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Services | Social Networking | Web 2.0

Salesforce Chatter Enters Private Beta

Posted by Jake Widman 06:30 PM ET | Feb 18, 2010

The social networking and messaging addition to the Salesforce.com CRM and cloud services is now in use by 100 companies, bringing it that much closer to availability to all companies using the Force.com platform.

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Social Networking
Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Messaging | Mobile | Services | Social Networking | Software-as-a-Service

Citrix Launches Online Training Solution

Posted by Jake Widman 04:23 PM ET | Feb 16, 2010

Remote communication specialist Citrix Online has introduced GoToTraining, an easy-to-use solution for SMBs to conduct online, interactive remote training.

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Management
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | HR | Internet/Web | Management | Travel

New Domain Provides Global Business Directory

Posted by Jake Widman 03:51 PM ET | Feb 15, 2010

SMBs can use a .tel address to put all their contact information in one accessible, mobile-friendly location and easily organize and update it.

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Internet/Web
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Mobile

Nasuni Offers Cloud-Based Primary Storage

Posted by Jake Widman 01:41 PM ET | Feb 9, 2010

By providing a virtual machine that caches data actually stored in the cloud, Nasuni is trying to make it possible for a midsize business to use online storage as a primary file server.

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Cloud Computing
Business Continuity | Cloud Computing | Company Size: 250-999 | Disaster Recovery | Internet/Web | Storage

Automobiles: The Next Network Security Challenge?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 07:25 AM ET | Feb 9, 2010

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.

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Mac vs. PC Security Not The Real Question

Posted by Jake Widman 07:05 PM ET | Feb 1, 2010

The argument over whether Macs are more secure than Windows PCs may never be resolved, but it's no longer the relevant issue, according to a survey of security experts.

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Security
Apple | Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Security

RatePoint Helps Resolve Customer Disputes

Posted by Jake Widman 06:07 PM ET | Jan 28, 2010

Customer review and survey service RatePoint claims that businesses who use its online testimonial services can resolve 90 percent of customer disputes before they turn into negative reviews. That's one of several pieces of advice the company offers small businesses trying to manage their online reputations.

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Internet/Web
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Social Networking | Web 2.0

Box.net Adds Universal File Viewer To Cloud Content Management

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:03 PM ET | Jan 22, 2010

Using technology gained in its acquisition of Increo, users can now view multiple file types from within the Box.net environment.

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Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | IT | Internet/Web | Professional/Creative Services | Storage

Microsoft IE Patch Due Today -- Once It's Out, Do The Microsoft IE Patch Today

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:46 AM ET | Jan 21, 2010

The fact that the patch for the high-buzz IE vulnerability is being released "out-of-band" is an indication of Microsoft's concern -- both for the vulnerability and no doubt for the rising negative buzz chorus as well. Either way, it's up to you to get your browsers patched, the sooner the better.

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Security
Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Security | Windows