ANTenna Blog -- November 01, 2009 - November 07, 2009 Archive

Kaspersky Labs Introduces Mac Security Package

Posted by Jake Widman 06:11 PM ET | Nov 6, 2009

Internet security stalwart Kaspersky Labs has introduced Anti-Virus for Mac and is pitching it especially towards mixed-platform environments. The idea is to keep Macs from becoming unwitting malware hosts and infecting the PCs of their colleagues.

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Security

Review Roundup: The Droid Delivers The Goods

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:06 PM ET | Nov 6, 2009

Chomping at the bit to pick up your new Droid? Before you pull the trigger, check out a round-up of the latest reviews, along with some deals that could save your company some money.

Top 3 Ways For SMBs To Cut Tech Costs?

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:06 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

Today's Wall Street Journal offers small businesses a trio of tips on how to cut spending without hurting your business. And -- surprise -- it uses a bMighty Mid-Market Hero as an example!

Strip And Crimp: Cut Costs By Cutting Your Own Cables

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:17 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

Sometimes, it's the little things that can save your company a bundle of money. Creating your own network cables is a perfect example.

New Ways To Run Windows On Your Macs

Posted by Jake Widman 08:38 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

Both commercial options that let Mac-based businesses run Windows programs have gotten upgrades in the past week. Both VMware Fusion 3 and Parallels Desktop 5 claim to be significantly faster than existing versions, to integrate Windows better into the Mac experience, and to fully support Windows 7.

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

Data Dedupe: Doing More -- A Lot More! -- With Less

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:09 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

You're already familiar with file compression technology. Now meet its big brother -- data deduplication -- and learn how it can save your company a ton of money.

Cloud Security Certification In Development, But It Won't Be Quick

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:06 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

The news that formal security certification for cloud-based services is in development is welcome news indeed. The news that the players involved understand just how complicated devising a certification will be is also good news, however little it may seem so at the moment.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Security | Web 2.0

Small Business Economic Forecast: Cautious, With A Chance Of Pay Cuts

Posted by Fredric Paul 03:14 AM ET | Nov 5, 2009

A CDW survey finds that as the economic malaise drags on, less than half of SMBs are still optimistic about growth. SurePayroll, meanwhile, also notes drops in optimism, perhaps because small business salaries are taking a dive.

SMBs Loves Them Some Virtualization

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:07 AM ET | Nov 5, 2009

Small and midsize businesses may have been a bit late to the virtualization station, but falling prices have them moving quickly to catch up with larger enterprises. So says a recent Gartner survey of companies with 100- 999 employees.

Ubuntu's Software Center: A Promising Work In Progress

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:23 PM ET | Nov 4, 2009

There has been a lot of confusion and hand-wringing lately over Ubuntu's new Software Center feature. Some of this is clearly Canonical's fault, but some of it clearly is not.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Hardware & Software | Linux | Open Source

FBI: SMBs Losing Millions To Cybercrooks

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:39 AM ET | Nov 4, 2009

Cybercrooks may have tried to nab as much as $100 million from small and midsized U.S. businesses in payroll scams over he last year. Now the FBI is talking about how to protect yourself from this automated threat.

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Business & E-Business | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Government | Security

PayPal Opens Up And Gets Cheaper

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:42 AM ET | Nov 4, 2009

At PayPal's inaugural developers conference here in San Francisco, PayPal reiterated its commitment to opening up its technology platform and backed up the promise with new and improved APIs and significant cuts in the prices it charges to process payments. In the long run, this could mean new ways for small and midsize companies to charge customers and even pay their own bills.

BlackBerry Out-Innovates iPhone, Say SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:34 AM ET | Nov 3, 2009

In a recent survey, almost half (48%) of respondents rated BlackBerry the most innovative smartphone, compared to 29% most impressed with the iPhone. No other platform, including Android, garnered more than 5%. It may not be a big deal, though, because less than a quarter (24%) say they're ready to switch smartphones.

Polycom Enhances Business Handsets

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 08:31 AM ET | Nov 3, 2009

As small and medium businesses turn to Unified Communications (UC) applications, flexibility is becoming an important buying consideration. In response, Polycom expanded its product portfolio by providing users with three more business phones.

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Unified Communications

Symantec's Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 Promises Proactive Protection For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:12 AM ET | Nov 3, 2009

As recent surveys make it clear that many small and midsize companies are woefully under-informed and unprepared to deal with security issues, Symantec says its trying to reshape the security process away from from the typical "reactive mode" that requires users to actively manage the process.

GoToMyPC For Macs Now In Beta

Posted by Jake Widman 09:46 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Citrix has announced a public beta of the Mac version of its browser-based remote access service. The service enables access to an office Mac from any computer, including PCs.

Bank Tells Linux Users: Get Windows Or Get Lost

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:42 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Would you do business with a bank that forces you to take needless security risks? According to many Linux users, that is exactly what Citibank wants them to do.

New Specs Give Desktop Storage A Shot In The Arm

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:15 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Two long-awaited new technology standards promise to reshape the small-business storage market. But how long will it take for them to deliver the goods?

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: Storage | Backup | Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Storage

DiVitas Broadens its Cell Phone Reach

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:06 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The array of mobile devices that employees are carrying has been getting broader. Consequently, DiVitas, a leading supplier of mobile unified communication software, added support for Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android, and Research in Motion’s Blackberry to its product portfolio.

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Mobile

Worm Infections Double In First Half Of Year: Microsoft

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:10 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Microsoft's latest Security intelligence Report confirms what we all know: worms are spreading faster and faster, and although rogue anti-virus scams remain the top threat, the rate of worm infection doubled in the first six months of 2009.

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Internet/Web | Security | Web 2.0

Riverbed's Steelhead Mobile Controller 3.0 Adds Windows 7 Support And Extends "Branch Warming"

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:00 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The WAN optimization vendor says the latest version also includes HTTP and HTTPS acceleration and support for 64-bit applications.

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

Lenovo Debuts ThinkCentre All-In-One PC -- For Business!

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:42 AM ET | Nov 2, 2009

All-In-One PCs have traditionally been aimed at the consumer market -- you know, for the kitchen counter and such. But Lenovo says it's ThinkCentre A70z was designed specifically for small and midsize businesses.

KACE Updates KBOX To Support Windows 7 Migration

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:39 AM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The latest versions of the KBOX 1000 and KBOX 2000 appliances are designed to help not just with upgrading to Microsoft's new operating system, but also with deployment and ongoing management.

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