ANTenna Blog -- August 23, 2009 - August 29, 2009 Archive

Top 10 (Hidden) Reasons SMBs Should Go Virtual

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:46 PM ET | Aug 28, 2009

On the eve of the VMworld event in San Francisco, VMware virtualization guru Joe Andrews wonders why so many small and medium-sized businesses still sitting on the virtual sidelines. And he coughs up ten lesser-known ways virtualization can help even smaller companies

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Is Cell Phone Security A Virtual House Of Cards?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:20 PM ET | Aug 28, 2009

Mobile service providers insist there is nothing wrong with their security standards. Are they whistling past the digital graveyard?

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Hardware & Software | Mobile | Networking & Communications | Open Source | Security | iPhone

Apple Identifies Snow Leopard Incompatibilities

Posted by Jake Widman 03:28 PM ET | Aug 28, 2009

In the wake of widespread concern about software that might be incompatible with Snow Leopard, Apple has posted a support page describing known incompatibilities and how Snow Leopard handles them. A few items of interest to SMBs are on the list, and the smart businessperson will make sure to wait for updates or be prepared for workarounds.

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Apple | Business Continuity | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software

Does Apple's Snow Leopard Really Matter To SMBs?

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:47 PM ET | Aug 27, 2009

This is a big week for the Apple Macintosh. The company is rolling out its big Snow Leopard Mac OS X upgrade, and of special interest to SMBs, the server version of Snow Leopard debuts as well. But how big a deal is the Macintosh world to SMBs anyway?

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | IT | Professional/Creative Services

Job Seekers Flunk The Social Networking IQ Test

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:15 PM ET | Aug 27, 2009

Want to scrape the muck out of your company's job applicant pool? Just head for your favorite social networking site.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | HR | Internet/Web | Social Networking | Web 2.0

Is Your Wi-Fi Network Open to Intrusion?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 03:45 PM ET | Aug 27, 2009

Security has been an ongoing concern among wireless LANs users since their emergence in the middle 1990s. While vendors have worked diligently to close up any holes, new ones seem to emerge on a regular period, and one is now coming to light that could impact many small and medium businesses.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Networking & Communications | Retail | Security

Printer Security? Yep: Printer Security!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:00 AM ET | Aug 27, 2009

The news that IEEE has released new standards for networked printer security is a good reminder that it's not just the computers and servers on your network that pose risks.

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Business & E-Business | Hardware & Software | Networking & Communications | Printers/Printing | Security

Iomega Rolls Out 4-Drive Networked Attached Storage Appliance

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:03 AM ET | Aug 27, 2009

Designed for small businesses and branch offices, Iomega StorCenter ix-4200d uses virtualization, RSA security, data protection, replication, and video surveillance technology from new corporate parent EMC.

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Apple | Backup | Company Size: 1-49 | Linux | Storage

Snow Leopard To Have Malware Protection?

Posted by Jake Widman 09:21 PM ET | Aug 26, 2009

Sources with advance copies of Snow Leopard have discovered a built-in anti-malware feature. If Apple's taking threats to OS X seriously, maybe it's time for Mac-based businesses to do the same.

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

Open Source: One Sure Way To Keep Piracy At Bay

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:36 PM ET | Aug 26, 2009

The software cops are just a phone call away from showing up at your small business. It's your job to figure out how to slam the door in their faces.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Government | Hardware & Software | Linux | Open Source | Piracy

SMBs Investing Billions in Managed Services

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:25 PM ET | Aug 26, 2009

A new TechAisle study reveals that small and midsize companies will spend $3.6 Billion on remote managed services in 2009, up more than 9% from last year. And SMBs will spend $14.3 billion on all managed services, up almost 9%.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | IT | IT Management | IT Management How-To | Software-as-a-Service

OOOPS Factors: Accidental Data Leaks Are Biggest Business Threat

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:56 AM ET | Aug 26, 2009

A new IDC/RSA report shows that the the accidental data leak is the insider threat businesses feel is most likely to happen. Not a lot of comfort in that, if you think about it.

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Business & E-Business | IT Management | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security

Pidgin Brings Order To The IM Jungle

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:11 PM ET | Aug 25, 2009

Instant messaging is supposed to be quick and easy. One of my favorite open-source projects actually delivers on that promise.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Internet/Web | Messaging | Open Source

4 Keys To Starting An Online Business

Posted by Fredric Paul 03:29 PM ET | Aug 25, 2009

Robin Kohli -- lead developer of E-Junkie and an “accidental” entrepreneur -- offers up four helpful tips to jumpstart the creation of a new Web-based business.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Entrepreneurs | How-To | Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing | Start-Ups | Tips

What Snow Leopard Will Really Cost You

Posted by Jake Widman 07:58 PM ET | Aug 24, 2009

The latest upgrade to Mac OS X is widely touted as costing only $29, but that's only part of the story. Paradoxically, the people who end up paying more may actually get a better deal.

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49

Is Videoconferencing Really Ready For SMBs?

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:00 PM ET | Aug 24, 2009

While many small and midsize businesses already make use of low-end point-to-point video communications, videoconferencing maker Polycom says new advancements are about to extend full multi-point videoconferencing and telepresence to SMBs.

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HR | Healthcare | IT | Networking & Communications | Transportation | Unified Communications

Nokia Joins the NetBook Fray

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 02:35 PM ET | Aug 24, 2009

With employees bounding from place to place, small handheld devices have become all the rage. Nokia, the world's leading cell phone supplier, understands that its foes are no longer limited to Apple and Samsung. Consequently, the Finnish supplier has moved into the burgeoning netbook market, one where it faces significant competition.

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

Businesses Banning Social Networks? Not So Fast!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:06 AM ET | Aug 24, 2009

Social networks such Facebook and Twitter are the new porn, at least according to one security firm that finds three quarters of businesses blocking social nets. But social nets' business potential is so large that by banning them businesses are essentially cutting off their noses to spite their Facebook.

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Business & E-Business | IT Management | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Social Networking | Web 2.0