ANTenna Blog -- September 2008 Archive

Socialtext Takes On Twitter, Talks About Social Networking For Your Business

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:09 PM ET | Sep 30, 2008

Socialtext this morning announced Socialtext 3.0, which adds Socialtext People user profiles and directories and a Socialtext Dashboard homepage, as well as interface and other upgrades to its Socialtext Workspace business wiki. Most notably, though, it adds Socialtext Signals, a Twitter-style microblogging application for business. In connection with the new products, I got the chance to talk with Socialtext chairman and president Ross Mayfield about how social networking and microblogging fit in with smaller companies.

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Social Networking

Nokia Abandons Business Market -- What Does It Mean For Your Company?

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:59 PM ET | Sep 30, 2008

Nokia this week announced that it will stop marketing and developing its own software services for business customers. What does that mean for companies using Nokia solutions?

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Mobile

Crisis Survival Kit: 10 Cash Flow Tips You Need Now

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:49 PM ET | Sep 30, 2008

For fighting back against the credit crunch, SMBs have some of the best options out there, according to consultant and financial software developer Rusty Luhring.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Economics | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Tips

Owners Of Smaller Businesses Face Tightening Credit

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 01:13 PM ET | Sep 30, 2008

During the dot com boom, option grants and stock prices dominated water cooler conversation. Then after that blew up, financial small talk shifted to how far underwater those (worthless) options were, but even that dismay was leavened by the relentless increases in real estate values. Now the talk is about what bank will fail next, will the credit markets seize up entirely, and when your essential business equipment will be liquidated.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Economics | Finance/Accounting | Operations

Zoho Goes To Market With Application Marketplace

Posted by Gayle Kesten 10:53 AM ET | Sep 30, 2008

Zoho has opened for business an online app store whose virtual shelves are stocked with software from its developers.

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Services

The Macintosh Is Unix: Unlock the Power!

Posted by Alan Zeichick 06:43 PM ET | Sep 29, 2008

Geeks all know it, of course, but the technological underpinnings of Mac OS X is Unix. Specifically, it's "Leopard is an Open Brand UNIX 03 Registered Product, conforming to the SUSv3 and POSIX 1003.1 specifications for the C API, Shell Utilities, and Threads."

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Apple

bMighty Against Bernanke - UPDATE

Posted by The rANT 04:41 PM ET | Sep 29, 2008

Now that the bailout has sunk under the weight of anger and outrage from the left, the right, and even the middle, we're about to find out if the dire warnings of widescale economic collapse are true or not.

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The rANT

WiMax Makes Its Long Awaited Debut

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 03:25 PM ET | Sep 29, 2008

WiMax has resembled the networking industry’s next budding princess. While a great deal of talk has centered on when the technology would debut, much of it has been shrouded in secrecy and duplicity. Well, for some lucky few businesses, the wait is finally over.

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Mobile

Free Cloudmail Continuity Offer From LiveOffice

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:43 PM ET | Sep 29, 2008

Snailmail may be immune to rain, sleet snow, etc. but heavy weather can wreak heavy damage -- and outright interruption and downtime -- on your e-mail traffic. A new free service from LiveOffice argues that the solution to storm clouds' potential for disruption lies in the digital Cloud.

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Cloud Computing | Networking & Communications | Security | Services | Software-as-a-Service | bMighty

Sparxent: IBM Global For The Midmarket?

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:02 PM ET | Sep 29, 2008

Staples isn't the only one out with new services aimed at helping SMBs thrive by minding their IT. A Salt Lake City-based startup named Sparxent is going after what it calls an "underserved" midmarket with software, hardware, and IT consulting services of its own.

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Services

Panasonic Gets Tougher While Lightening Up

Posted by Gayle Kesten 03:15 PM ET | Sep 26, 2008

Panasonic has updated its Toughbook family of business-rugged notebooks with three new 3G-ready models, one of which the company says is the lightest to be had.

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Mobile

Astaro Debuts E-mail Spam Fighter For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:41 PM ET | Sep 26, 2008

Everybody hates spam. It clogs inboxes and online traffic, cuts productivity, and holds out false hope of riches, romance, and hair. Astaro's new Mail Gateway is designed to help your company deal with spam and other e-mail issues without spending a lot of money.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Messaging | Security

Win Free Stuff! Business Contests From CDW, HP, Amazon Web Services, And More

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:59 AM ET | Sep 26, 2008

The semiannual cycle of contests for small and midsize businesses is once again in full swing and businesses with the time and wherewithal to develop a worthy entry have a legitimate shot at scoring some attractive swag from BlackBerry Curves to IT infrastructure makeovers to $100,000.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Sales/Marketing

One In Ten Computer Users Don't Have A Clue About Security

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:14 PM ET | Sep 25, 2008

They've got computers, they've got apps and they've almost undoubtedly got confidential data, but a new study from privacy company Steganos found that nearly 10 percent of computer users didn't know if they had anti-virusware installed. And it gets worse...

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Business & E-Business | Mobile | Security | bMighty

Attention, Workout Enthusiasts: The iPhone Is Here to iPump You Up!

Posted by Alan Zeichick 11:55 AM ET | Sep 25, 2008

The latest application of the iPhone (or iPod touch): a personal trainer program called iPump Total Body. It is here to pump you up!

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iPhone

Yahoo Aims To Ease Display Ad Buying

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:20 AM ET | Sep 25, 2008

Yahoo wants to simplify the process of buying online display ads with a platform it says "streamlines advertisers' ad-buying process for multiple accounts across multiple publishers."

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Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing

Air Sharing For iPhone Makes Documents Portable

Posted by Alan Zeichick 03:44 PM ET | Sep 24, 2008

I've written before about how difficult it is to share documents between an iPhone (or iPod touch) and a standard PC. The solution that I've suggested is to use Google Docs. But there's a better way, especially if you want to work on an airplane or at other times when your iPhone isn't connected to the Internet.

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iPhone

Staples' Thrive Offers Backup And Network Services

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:42 AM ET | Sep 24, 2008

With a wink and a nod to its roots as a no frills provider of office supplies for SMBs, big box behemoth, Staples is rolling out Thrive, a three-service offering that purports to hit the "Easy" button for IT operations.

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Backup | IT | Services

More Management Tools Arrive for SMBs

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 03:43 PM ET | Sep 23, 2008

Traditionally, network and systems management was considered a graveyard for vendor business plans. The complexity of the problem and the difficulty in boiling down a myriad of potential problem spots into a simple to use products proved too much for many suppliers. Recently, that outlook has been changing, and one vendor has expanded the reach of its management system.

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Management

Android G1 Smartphone Not Ready For Growing Businesses -- Yet

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:22 PM ET | Sep 23, 2008

Google and T-Mobile today unveiled the long-awaited first Android-powered smartphone. Available October 22, the G1 sports a touch screen, QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Google App integration, but no support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail. That omission alone will make it a non-starter for many small and midsize companies.

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Mobile

Risky Employee Web Use: Cloud Storms Gathering

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:48 PM ET | Sep 23, 2008

How are you going to keep them on task when they can go to the Web? is not only a productivity question, it's a growing security concern. A new study indicates the concern is growing fast.

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Cloud Computing | HR | Internet/Web | Security

State Of The Blogosphere

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:13 PM ET | Sep 23, 2008

You can't possibly still think that blogging is just a fad. OK, I admit I could be a bit biased about the topic -- for sure, it's in my best interest for blogs to stick around.

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Internet/Web

No Business Can Afford NOT To Have A Web Site

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:59 AM ET | Sep 23, 2008

A longstanding quip about advertising is that half of it works, but no one know which half. A glass half-empty response to this adage might be to scale back marketing efforts. But, on the other side of that coin is the view that predicting which marketing efforts will work is impossible, so no business can afford to miss an opportunity to connect with customers. Yet, that's exactly what more than half of small businesses are doing by NOT (yes NOT) having a Web site.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing

Cloud Computing Isn't Just FOR Small Companies, It's Also BY Small Companies

Posted by Fredric Paul 04:21 PM ET | Sep 22, 2008

Cloud computing is a hot area for innovation, and who better to innovate than entrepreneurial startups? Check out these 20 companies to watch.

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Cloud Computing

McAfee Acquires Secure Computing

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:36 PM ET | Sep 22, 2008

McAfee is buying Secure Computing for $465 million, rounding out its network security business and strengthening its security risk management offerings among companies of all sizes.

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Security

Untangle Offers Free Open Source Security

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:11 AM ET | Sep 22, 2008

Untangle's new open source security gateway aims to free small and midsized businesses from dedicated security machines -- and to do so for free.

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Hardware & Software | Security | Server How-To

One More Piece in the Collaboration Puzzle

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:15 AM ET | Sep 22, 2008

Collaboration has become the buzzword among software suppliers. Vendors, large and small, have been trying to develop platforms so users can share information more easily. Taking dead aim at Microsoft’s stranglehold on the desktop software, one industry Goliath added another component to its collaboration suite.

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Messaging

NuevaSync: A Free (Beta) Link Between Google Calendar and iPhone 3G

Posted by Alan Zeichick 07:46 PM ET | Sep 20, 2008

If you're been frustrated trying to integrate Google Calendar with the build-in Calendar app in your iPhone (or iPod touch), a solution is at hand. It's free, it's in beta, and it works. Well, it works most of the time, anyway.

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Internet/Web | Web 2.0 | iPhone

Follow the Election On your iPhone or iPod Touch with "Campaign '08"

Posted by Alan Zeichick 08:40 PM ET | Sep 19, 2008

Nearly every American is following for upcoming Presidential elections. With so many issues and so many interesting personalities, it's hard to sit idly on the sidelines. In fact, people all over the world are following these important elections. If you have an iPod touch or an iPhone, you can even track the politics 24x7, no matter where you are, with a custom application.

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Apple

Amazon Floats The Cloud Closer To End Users

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:25 PM ET | Sep 19, 2008

Amazon continues to spread its cloud-computing wings with a new content-delivery service it says will help businesses get their files onto their customers' computing systems via the Internet quicker than ever.

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Cloud Computing | Internet/Web | Services | Software-as-a-Service

Why Social Networking Projects Fail

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:10 AM ET | Sep 19, 2008

Social networking in business is hot, hot, hot -- almost 70% of companies allow employees to participate in social nets for work. Yet like other corporate technology projects, many social networking initiatives never fulfill their original purpose. Here are seven possible reasons why.

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Social Networking

Web 2.0 Is Here To Stay. Even IBM Says So

Posted by Naomi Grossman 12:04 PM ET | Sep 18, 2008

Is there any greater indication that Web 2.0 apps are, and will continue to, infiltrate and redefine the workforce than the fact that IBM is opening up a research center dedicated to developing Web 2.0 tools for the workplace? I don't think so.

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Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Web 2.0

VoIP Uptake Continues To Grow Among Smaller Businesses, Albeit Slowly

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:38 AM ET | Sep 18, 2008

Despite other pressing technology concerns, small and midsize businesses worldwide are creeping forward with their spending on VoIP communications systems, according to a new study from AMI-Partners.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Networking & Communications | Unified Communications

bMighty Webcast Tackles Document Imaging Tuesday, September 23!

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:33 AM ET | Sep 18, 2008

You may already know about the bMighty Imaging How-To Center, but did you know that bMighty is hosting a Webcast designed to walk your company through 7 Steps From Paper To Document Imaging? And that's only the beginning.

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Hardware & Software | Professional/Creative Services | bMighty

Even Hockey Moms Not Safe: Palin Hack Shows Cloudmail Security Concerns

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:27 AM ET | Sep 18, 2008

The hacking of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail account is a reminder of the vulnerability of Web-based mail -- and that's a cause for concern, or at least heightened vigilance, whatever side of the political spectrum you mail from.

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Cloud Computing | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security | bMighty

Interop: bMighty Takes Manhattan

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 09:11 AM ET | Sep 18, 2008

After a full day of sessions at the bMighty SMB Theater and Pavilion, we're ready to do it all over again on day two with another full slate of sessions for small and midsize businesses.

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Business & E-Business

CardScan Executive Software Now Available For Macs

Posted by Alan Zeichick 02:04 PM ET | Sep 17, 2008

This week, CardScan began shipping CardScan Executive for Mac 10.5.3 or later, which includes both the contact management software and business card scanner. What's better, the Mac software syncs with the Mac's built-in Address Book contact manager. That's huge — no more separate CardScan database.

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Apple

Mac Notebook Share Climbs; Apple Is Now #4 in North America

Posted by Alan Zeichick 01:39 PM ET | Sep 17, 2008

The most recent data shows that more than one out of ten notebook PCs sold in North America is a MacBook or MacBook Pro. While the Mac continues to trail the top Windows-based notebook makers, it's gaining on them.

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Apple

Whither Nortel?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:24 PM ET | Sep 17, 2008

Like a rudderless ship, Nortel continues to drift from one strategic initiative to another with the hope of landing on firm ground. The company, which has struggled for several years, now is in the process of dumping some of its carrier equipment and refocusing its efforts perhaps on delivering corporate network equipment. So, the question arises, “Is its new focus too little, too late?”

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Networking & Communications

Lenovo Joins Server Market With Lineup For SMBs

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:17 PM ET | Sep 17, 2008

There's a new kid in server town, and it wants to make friends with small and midsize businesses.

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Hardware & Software | Server How-To

Riverbed Reaches For The Data Center With De-Duplication

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:56 PM ET | Sep 16, 2008

Wringing every last drop of performance from the network is vital to any business, particularly growing businesses without big bucks for infrastructure upgrades. Getting the most from what you have is the appeal of network optimization -- a new appliance from Riverbed dangles the promise of not only bandwidth efficiency, but also reduced server and storage costs.

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Backup | Networking & Communications | Storage

HP Boxes Up Infrastructure For The Midmarket

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 05:33 PM ET | Sep 16, 2008

Business innovation may come from out-of-the-box thinking, but for ease and simplicity there's undeniable appeal to keeping things in the box. That's the concept behind HP's Adaptive Infrastructure in a Box -- everything's in the box, open it up and you're up and running faster than you can say Happy Meal.

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Hardware & Software | IT

Hiding Breach News Makes A Bad Situation Worse

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:14 PM ET | Sep 16, 2008

Retailer Forever 21, tagged by credit card data thieves, is dealing with letting the public know about the breach -- sort of.

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Retail | Security

What HP's Layoff Plans Could Mean For SMBs

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:53 AM ET | Sep 16, 2008

Yesterday's rotten day on Wall Street capped off with a surprise announcement from HP -- that it would be eliminating close to 25,000 jobs, or 7.5 percent of its workforce, in the coming three years.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Economics | IT | Services

Data, Voice, and Video Convergence Drives New Switch Design

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:20 AM ET | Sep 16, 2008

Corporate networks now carry a variety of data, video, and voice traffic. Consequently, many small and medium businesses can have difficulty trying to manage such a wide breadth of applications. One vendor has packaged a number of convergence functions into a new family of switches so businesses can more easily support these complex networks.

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Networking & Communications

Leopard Update Time: Mac OS X 10.5.5 Is Out

Posted by Alan Zeichick 09:04 PM ET | Sep 15, 2008

You've got to admit, while Apple makes plenty of mistakes, sometimes it learns from them. Last week, it released iTunes 8.0, its firmware update for the iPod touch, and its firmware update for the iPhone on different days. Today comes another update: Mac OS X 10.5.5, a set of bug fixes and security patches for the Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" operating system.

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Apple

Financial Meltdown's Effects On Tech, Growing Companies Still Unclear

Posted by Fredric Paul 04:09 PM ET | Sep 15, 2008

There was historic chaos on Wall Street today, as Lehman went bankrupt, Merrill Lynch got bought by Bank of America, and Washington Mutual and AIG teetered on the brink of who knows what. Unfortunately, the effect of these events on the overall economy -- much less technology and growing businesses -- is still impossible to calculate. But that won't stop us from trying to predict the future.

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Economics

Raft Of New Announcements Cements Virtualization's Place In The Office

Posted by Lamont Wood 02:20 PM ET | Sep 15, 2008

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Sun have all announced new SMB virtualization products within the last few days.

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Server How-To

IBM SMB Servers Get Hardware-Based Encryption

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:03 AM ET | Sep 15, 2008

With a new $1,099(and up) hardware-based data encryption device, IBM is talking directly to small and midsize businesses that operate their own servers (their own meaning IBM's.)

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Hardware & Software | Security | Server How-To | bMighty

Symantec Upgrades Backup Exec and System Recovery

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:25 AM ET | Sep 15, 2008

Symantec today announced the release of Backup Exec 12.5 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5, which include comprehensive recovery of virtual as well as physical servers, from individual files to complete systems. The products are aimed at companies with from 25 to several hundred servers.

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Backup

Intuit's Triple Play Pushes QuickBooks Into SaaS Spotlight

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:58 PM ET | Sep 11, 2008

Intuit heats up the SaaS competition with the announcement of a new application suite combining sales, warehouse, and field service management -- QuickBooks adds much need power and Intuit announces ambitions beyond financial management.

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Finance/Accounting | Hardware & Software | Software-as-a-Service

New Norton, Trend Micro Security Products Released

Posted by Keith Ferrell 05:58 PM ET | Sep 11, 2008

'Tis the season for security suite updates, with new ones just out from Symantec (Norton) and Trend Micro.

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Security

Join bMighty.com In New York, Sept. 17-18. Free Admission And Free Beer!

Posted by Fredric Paul 03:45 PM ET | Sep 11, 2008

bMighty editor Ben Tomkins and I are thrilled to invite you to our first ever LIVE event: The bMighty.com SMB Theater and Pavilion, part of the Interop NY show at the Javits Center in New York City.

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bMighty

Who The #@*&$%! Do These Googler's Think They Are?

Posted by The rANT 12:38 PM ET | Sep 11, 2008

When you rank at the top of the most desired employer list year after year, your stock price is perpetually flying high, and even the naysayers blunt their criticisms with homage to your "smarts," some cranial swelling is inevitable. Though premature to cite historical precedents of hubris run amok, it's nonetheless high time to ask: who the #@*&$%! do these Googler's think they are?

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The rANT

Coming Election Means Change For IT Budgets

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:19 PM ET | Sep 11, 2008

No matter if you're on Barack Obama's bandwagon, reveling in McCain's number 2, Sarah Palin, holding out hope for Nader, polling for Ron Paul, or sitting on the sidelines, you can expect that the results of the coming election will change your businesses' IT budget.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | IT

Yammer Is Twitter For Business

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:32 AM ET | Sep 11, 2008

bMighty has long been conflicted about the business value of "micro-blogging" sevices like Twitter. But the brand-new Yammer -- a twitter for the enterprise, has "won" the TechCrunch 50 event.

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IT | Internet/Web | Messaging | Social Networking | Unified Communications | Web 2.0

New Developments Offer Hope For Server Power-Savings

Posted by Lamont Wood 12:39 PM ET | Sep 10, 2008

Intel has unveiled a new low-wattage, high-power version of the Xeon processor that offers hope for data centers considering moving to Greenland to stay cool. At the low end, bMighty also offers solutions for small offices.

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Server How-To

Paging Small and Medium Businesses

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:27 AM ET | Sep 10, 2008

As the market for unified communications systems continues to evolve, some traditional voice features are being ignored. Paging is one function that has been on the backburner of many unified communications suppliers’ product development checklists. However, one supplier has added that functionality to differentiate its system.

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Unified Communications

Apple's New Toys: iPod, iTunes, That's All, Folks

Posted by Alan Zeichick 04:54 PM ET | Sep 9, 2008

If you were expecting updates to Apple's Mac product line today... well, prepare to be disappointed. If, however, you love iPods and iTunes, you'll be happy with Apple's new goodies.

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Apple

Top Tips For Preventing Identity Theft

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:44 PM ET | Sep 9, 2008

Your customers' and clients' private information should be as important to you as their business -- and should be protected just as carefully, according to a new book on identity theft prevention techniques. Take a look at the top tips below.

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Security

Dell, Microsoft Both Show They Know What SMB Server-Users Want

Posted by Lamont Wood 05:23 PM ET | Sep 8, 2008

Dell has announced a new line of servers tuned to the needs of the small-business market, while Microsoft has announced that its upcoming virtualization product will be a free download.

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Server How-To

UPDATE: Some Google Chrome Problems Patched, Blended Threat Vulnerability Remains

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:10 PM ET | Sep 8, 2008

Update Google Chrome now! (We tell you how below.) A buffer overflow vulnerability in the new browser has been identified and patched but, contrary to early reports, the blended WebKit/Java vulnerability has NOT been patched yet.

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Security

Security Finally a CEO Level Concern

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:22 AM ET | Sep 8, 2008

Facing an ongoing threat from hackers and needing to comply with more government regulations have forced many businesses to recognize security as an important corporate initiative. Consequently, companies are increasing their spending on security products as well making it a top management concern.

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Security

Mobile Apps to Keep Your Growing Business Moving

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:36 AM ET | Sep 8, 2008

Not surprisingly, there are a lot of interesting mobile applications debuting at DEMO, the emerging tech conference. Some are just cool and fun but some will eventually be the apps that help you run your growing business on the go.

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Hardware & Software | Mobile

Google Picasa Picture-Perfect For Spammers

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:39 PM ET | Sep 5, 2008

Google's picture-sharing service, Picasa, has found favor not only with image-happy users, but also as a filter-evading route for spammers to stuff your mailbox with junk, according to a new Message Labs report.

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Security

Microsoft's $300 Mil Ad Campaign About Nothing

Posted by Naomi Grossman 09:46 AM ET | Sep 5, 2008

Microsoft launched its $300 million marketing campaign. The first commercial has Bill Gates, Jerry Seinfeld, and shoes. There is no mention of Microsoft, Windows, or Vista. So far, it's an ad about nothing.

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Hardware & Software | Windows

Small Business Offers Only Employment Bright Spot

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:36 AM ET | Sep 5, 2008

Small businesses actually added 20,000 jobs in August, even as larger companies shed more than 50,000 jobs.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Economics

ZoooS and Zoho Boost Cloud-Based Alternatives To Microsoft Office

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:06 AM ET | Sep 5, 2008

At the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco this week, ZoooS and Zoho offered new evidence that productivity software is moving to the cloud.

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Cloud Computing | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Software-as-a-Service

Google Chrome Quick Security Precaution (Not A Fix)

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:19 PM ET | Sep 4, 2008

A couple of quick clicks can help you lessen (but not eliminate) the security risks in the brand-new Google Chrome browser.

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Internet/Web | Security

Sun And HP Make It A Big Week For Virtualization

Posted by Lamont Wood 10:56 AM ET | Sep 4, 2008

Sun has unveiled new desktop virtualization software, and Hewlett-Packard has announced several new or enhanced products that promote the use of virtualization, including a bade server designed to work in that environment. But more announcements are needed.

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Server How-To

Traveling Light: Dell's Inspiron Mini 9

Posted by Naomi Grossman 09:23 AM ET | Sep 4, 2008

Dell's Inspiron Mini 9 netbook is official. It's cheap, small, and you can get a Linux version. Dell is calling it "your new best friend" but how many of your friends weigh less than three pounds?

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Hardware & Software | Linux

One Printer, Many Colors Bring Pro Printing In House

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 08:59 AM ET | Sep 4, 2008

The real cost of printing is not the printer, it's the ink. And everyone knows that color ink costs more. So many growing businesses have a workhorse monochrome printer for day-to-day chores and a color printer that sits quietly in the corner waiting for "special" jobs or just send out color work to a print shop. But two new color laser printers may blur that line and allow small companies to create their own low cost marketing collateral.

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Hardware & Software | Printers/Printing | Sales/Marketing

Google Chrome Security Risks Already Announced

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:07 PM ET | Sep 3, 2008

Barely a day after Google's new browser was released, Chrome is showing some scratches: researchers have pointed out known security vulnerabilities that can put users at risk of malicious exploits.

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IT | Internet/Web | Open Source | Security

Get Ready for Apple Goodies on Sept. 9

Posted by Alan Zeichick 08:03 PM ET | Sep 3, 2008

Apple is calling a big press event for next Tuesday in San Francisco. Speculation is ripe for what the company will announce. Chances it's not going to be another mobile phone. Here are our predictions.

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Apple

Apple Resources for Successful Enterprise iPhone Deployment

Posted by Alan Zeichick 06:45 PM ET | Sep 3, 2008

Apple is good at making resources for its iPhone customer, but really lousy at getting the word out. If you're using or managing iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod Touch deployments in a business setting, you should know about Apple's iPhone Configuration Utility and Enterprise Deployment Guide.

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Apple