ANTenna Blog -- August 09, 2009 - August 15, 2009 Archive

U.S. Near Bottom In Proportion Of Small Businesses

Posted by Jake Widman 08:43 PM ET | Aug 14, 2009

A recent study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research has found that, perhaps surprisingly, the United States has one of the smallest small-business sectors among developed nations.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | Healthcare | International

Disaster Recovery And How To Avoid It

Posted by Jake Widman 07:08 PM ET | Aug 13, 2009

Data recovery services make a good living getting data off apparently useless hard disks, CDs, and tape. It's good to know the service is available -- but it's even better never to need it.

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Backup | Business Continuity | Disaster Recovery | Services | Storage

Did Microsoft Just Throw WinMo Under A Bus?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:52 PM ET | Aug 13, 2009

Would Microsoft really dump Windows Mobile in favor of an open-source competitor? For all practical purposes, that is exactly what happened this week.

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Linux | Mobile | Open Source | Windows

Get A Grip: Microsoft Word Isn't Going Anywhere

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:55 PM ET | Aug 12, 2009

Here is what yesterday's Microsoft Office legal "bombshell" means to your small business: nada. Zip. Zilch. Nothing to see here, move along.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Government | Hardware & Software | SMB Vendor News

SMB Business Systems Vendor Acquired By Enterprise IT Specialist

Posted by Jake Widman 08:27 PM ET | Aug 12, 2009

Versata, an IT solutions provider to Fortune 500 and other large companies, has acquired Everest Software, a business management software vendor.

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Business & E-Business | Hardware & Software | IT Management | Management | Open Source | Software-as-a-Service

Recession Refocuses Small-Biz Growth Strategies

Posted by Gayle Kesten 06:53 PM ET | Aug 12, 2009

Five pages into a new report about post-recession growth strategies among small and midsize businesses and, lo and behold, the "t" world finally comes up.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Economics | Hardware & Software | IT

Dasient Offers Free Open Source Anti-Malware For Apache Server

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:54 PM ET | Aug 11, 2009

New security company Dasient is offering at no charge a limited functionality version of its anti-malware software. The module, for Apache Web server, blocks infected Web pages and aims to help keep companies from finding their site on Internet black lists.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | IT | Internet/Web | Networking & Communications | Open Source | Security

Psst! Wanna Buy A Black-Market IP Address?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:34 PM ET | Aug 10, 2009

Some problems always seem so far away -- until you turn around and find them chomping on the seat of your pants.

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Business & E-Business | Hardware & Software | IT | Internet/Web | Networking & Communications | Web 2.0

Why Isn't Software Getting Any Cheaper?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:39 PM ET | Aug 10, 2009

For many years now, two traits have defined the PC hardware industry: falling prices and skyrocketing performance. So why is software playing the heavy in this high-tech lovefest?

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Business & E-Business | Economics | Hardware & Software | IT | Linux | Open Source | Windows

SiSense Beefs Up SMB BI Tool

Posted by Jake Widman 02:52 PM ET | Aug 10, 2009

The maker of the Prism information visualizer has announced PrismCubed, an easy-to-configure business intelligence (BI) product aimed at smaller businesses.

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Business & E-Business | Hardware & Software | Management

Hardware Vs. Software: The Great Price Divide

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:21 PM ET | Aug 9, 2009

How much value does commercial software really offer for the money? It's an interesting question, given our assumptions about the price of computer hardware.

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Business & E-Business | Economics | Hardware & Software | IT | Open Source | Storage | Windows