ANTenna Blog -- November 22, 2009 - November 28, 2009 Archive

Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:15 AM ET | Nov 25, 2009

Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely.

Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:47 AM ET | Nov 25, 2009

Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age.

Employees Stealing Data At Frightening Rate

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:40 AM ET | Nov 24, 2009

Two new studies indicate that workers are not only able to steal confidential data from employers, they're ready and willing to do so -- at rates that are troubling, if not downright frightening.

Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs?

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:14 AM ET | Nov 24, 2009

Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers.

Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:08 AM ET | Nov 24, 2009

A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart.

Unified Communications Looks to the Sky

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 02:32 PM ET | Nov 23, 2009

To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options.

Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:58 AM ET | Nov 23, 2009

Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket.