ANTenna Blog -- July 12, 2009 - July 18, 2009 Archive

Is SEO A Boondoggle?

Posted by Fredric Paul 03:18 PM ET | Jul 17, 2009

C'mon, you always suspected that those fast talking guys promising to put your site on the first page of Google results were nothing more than snake-oil salesmen. And all that SEO spam didn't help create a sterling reputation either. According to Search Engine Land, even if SEO isn't entirely bogus, it definitely includes plenty of useless "parlor tricks."

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

IE6: The Browser That Refused To Die

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:24 AM ET | Jul 17, 2009

On the information superhighway, Internet Explorer 6 is a Ford Pinto with a fuel leak. So why are so many Web users still puttering along in this ticking time bomb?

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Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Security | Web 2.0 | bMighty

SonicWall Adds Ambitious Anti-Spam Tools To SMB Firewalls

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:11 PM ET | Jul 16, 2009

Firewall company SonicWALL has added high-level anti-spam features to the features and services integrated in its Unified Threat Management Firewalls, aiming to block spam at the network gateway, as well as at remote or mobile locations using the company's firewalls.

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Business & E-Business | Cloud Computing | Internet/Web | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security

Dell Debuts Vostro All-In-One PC For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:22 AM ET | Jul 16, 2009

Conventional wisdom holds that small and midsize businesses are so cost conscious that they won't pay a premium for the design and convenience of all-in-one computers. Dell's new Vostro All-In-One desktop computer hopes to debunk that notion with good looks, space savings, and reasonable prices.

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Hardware & Software

The Best Firefox Extensions: Social Networking

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:02 PM ET | Jul 15, 2009

Want to put social networking sites to work for your small business? These Firefox extensions will help you get started.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Open Source | Sales/Marketing | Social Networking | Tips | Web 2.0 | bMighty

Business Is Booming For Managed-Service Vendors

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:52 PM ET | Jul 15, 2009

No small business wants to get stuck in a relationship with an IT vendor that goes belly-up on them. When it comes to dealing with managed-service providers, however, the economic risks may be lower than you think.

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Company Size: 1-49 | IT Management | IT Management How-To | Services | Software-as-a-Service | bMighty

Will Unemployed IT Workers Turn To Cybercrime?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:07 AM ET | Jul 15, 2009

A weak IT market may create a boom in IT-trained criminals, a report from Cisco suggests.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Security | bMighty

The Awful Truth About Anti-Spam Solutions

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:57 PM ET | Jul 14, 2009

The most effective anti-spam tool doesn't sit on a server -- it sits between an employee's ears. And whether we like it or not, that will always be the case.

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IT | Internet/Web | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security | Social Networking | Web 2.0 | bMighty

Cisco Says Hackers Going Corporate

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:41 AM ET | Jul 14, 2009

Partnerships are usually not something associated with hackers, but a growing number of them are pooling their resources to make their tricks more effective. In addition, the crooks are keeping up on current events and instantly developing new ruses based on them. Those are a few of the findings Cisco outlined in its midyear security report.

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Security

SteelEye Offers SMB Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Tools

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:13 AM ET | Jul 14, 2009

Aiming at the small and midsized business markets, data protection firm SteelEye's latest version of its Protection Suite offers disaster recovery and business continuity tools for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.

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Business & E-Business | Business Continuity | Disaster Recovery | IT | Security | Server How-To | Windows

The Best Firefox Extensions: Working With Text

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:52 PM ET | Jul 13, 2009

Since Firefox 3.5 is now available, it's a good time to revisit the secret of this open-source Web browser's success: its flexibility.

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Hardware & Software | How-To | Internet/Web | Open Source | Tips | Web 2.0 | bMighty

Xerox, Lexmark Debut Dueling Printers For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:05 PM ET | Jul 13, 2009

Lexmark announces the "world's first" Web-connected touch screen all-in-one printers, while the Xerox WorkCentre 5230 brings high-end enterprise functions to smaller businesses.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Printers/Printing

Microsoft Office 2010 Gets Ready for a Test Ride

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:08 AM ET | Jul 13, 2009

Microsoft’s Office productivity suite has been popular in small and medium businesses. However, as companies have recently been moving to more Web based applications, the product line has come under siege. Consequently, Microsoft has been touting its next version, Microsoft Office 2010, which took another step to deployment.

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Unified Communications

Broadsoft Builds "App Store" For VoIP Applications

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:10 PM ET | Jul 12, 2009

These days, application stores are all the rage for smartphone vendors ranging from Apple to Blackberry. Now Voice over IP vendor Broadsoft is trying to extend the concept to VoIP applications for your company's main communications systems.

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Networking & Communications | Unified Communications | Web 2.0