ANTenna Blog -- September 27, 2009 - October 03, 2009 Archive

Download The New bMighty Browser Toolbar

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:38 PM ET | Oct 3, 2009

This summer, I blogged about how Conduit was improving its custom browswer toolbars, and I demonstrated the concept with a simple bMighty toolbar. At the time, I promised to create a bMighty toolbar you'd actually want to put on your browser. Well, it took a few months and some help from the folks at Conduit, but the free bMighty Community Browser Toolbar is now ready!

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Zmanda Still A Great Pick For Cloud-Based Data Backups

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 12:01 PM ET | Oct 2, 2009

Zmanda is beefing up its cloud-based backup service, making it an even better deal for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Backup | Business Continuity | Cloud Computing | Company Size: 1-49 | Disaster Recovery | Hardware & Software | Open Source | Software-as-a-Service | Storage | Windows

Top Database Threat? Legit Users And Sloppy Company Policies!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:00 PM ET | Oct 1, 2009

A new Dark Reading report makes clear what's been strongly suspected for some time: Authorized users are business databases' biggest vulnerabilities. Actually, as the report makes clear, the biggest vulnerability is the array of shoddy and hole-filled data policies many companies put in place to protect" data.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Security

New Dell Vostro 430 SMB Desktop Leverages Windows 7, Intel i5 And i7 Chips

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:01 AM ET | Oct 1, 2009

Dell's lastest addition to its Vostro line of small-business-oriented computers leads trend toward "powerhouse" desktop machines for smaller companies.

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Hardware & Software

71 Scanner Terms You Need To Know

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:51 AM ET | Oct 1, 2009

Think you know everything you need to know about scanners and document imaging? Think again. From "Achromatic Color" to "Zoom," the latest addition to the bMighty Scanner How-To Center is a free downloadable guide to more than 71 key terms that can help you scan business documents faster, better, and more efficiently. Here's a sneak peek at the top 10 -- how many do you know?

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Business Continuity | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Disaster Recovery | Green Business | Hardware & Software | Imaging How-To

BlackBerry For Mac Out Friday

Posted by Jake Widman 04:45 PM ET | Sep 30, 2009

Research in Motion announced that native desktop software for managing the company's BlackBerry smartphones will be available as of this Friday, October 2, at 1 PM EDT. The software will bring Mac-based mobile workers the functionality that up til now they've needed to use a third-party app for.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software | Mobile | Networking & Communications

Disaster Recovery: SMBs Think They're Ready. Symantec Says They're Not.

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:29 AM ET | Sep 30, 2009

A new Symantec study of small and midsized business disaster recovery preparedness reveals a dramatic disconnect between DR beliefs and DR realities. Namely, most businesses are convinced they're prepared to recover from a disaster. Wrong.

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Business Continuity | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Disaster Recovery | Security | bMighty

Solarwinds Tweaks IP WAN Voice Monitoring Tool

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:12 AM ET | Sep 30, 2009

Increasingly, businesses are moving their voice traffic from the old telephone network to IP networks. However, this application is especially vulnerable to performance variations often found in IP networks. Solarwinds, which has been gaining acceptance by offering companies inexpensive, easy to deploy network performance tools, revamped its IP WAN tool to help companies meet this challenge.

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Management

Quick FAQ: Making Sense Out Of Moblin

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:46 PM ET | Sep 29, 2009

Are you wondering what Moblin is and why you're hearing so much about it lately? Step right up, and we'll try to answer your questions.

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

FileMaker Beefs Up Bento

Posted by Jake Widman 05:00 PM ET | Sep 29, 2009

Version 3 of Bento, the "personal database" from FileMaker, adds features that make it a good choice for Mac-based small offices and midsize businesses with modest database needs. Its close integration with existing Mac tools means that getting up and running is relatively easy.

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

Security By Geography: Stop A Country With A Click

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:25 PM ET | Sep 29, 2009

I'm hoping that it's more than a mere reinforcement of America's most unfortunate xenophobic tendencies, but TechGuard Security's new PoliWall ESE security appliances take a geographic approach to SMB security by filtering IP according to their country of origin.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Security

HP Revamps Entry Level Ethernet Switch

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 08:10 AM ET | Sep 29, 2009

HP has made inroads in the small and medium business sector by delivering low cost, easy to maintain Ethernet switches. The company revamped one of its entry level lines, so it is more secure, simpler to deploy, and more energy efficient. The products may appeal to companies who need high speed connections but are not yet ready to embrace 10G Ethernet networking.

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Networking & Communications

Mac Security A Myth? Really?

Posted by Jake Widman 03:04 PM ET | Sep 28, 2009

As the launch date for Windows 7 approaches, more and more articles about flaws in Mac security are hitting the Web. Should Mac-based businesses be worried?

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Piracy | Security

SMB Security Provider Sees $1 Billion Markets Becoming $100 Million Markets

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:04 AM ET | Sep 28, 2009

Walter Scott, CEO of Malta-based GFI Software, says that a combination of decreasing bandwidth costs and increasingly cost-conscious small and midsize companies are changing the security landscape.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | HR | IT | Messaging | Security | Software-as-a-Service