ANTenna Blog -- January 24, 2010 - January 30, 2010 Archive

SMB Trends To Watch In 2010

Posted by Jake Widman 07:54 PM ET | Jan 29, 2010

Technology consultants Access Markets International Partners have pointed to six trends among small and medium businesses that, they say, deserve more attention.

HP Extends Financing Plans

Posted by Jake Widman 04:09 PM ET | Jan 29, 2010

SMBs can get 0% lease financing on HP products for either 12-month or 36-month terms, with an option to purchase at the end of the lease. Both programs go into effect on Monday, February 1..

New Initiative A Good Sign For Virtualization Security

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:39 AM ET | Jan 29, 2010

A recent agreement involving three major IT vendors is good news for companies with lingering concerns about virtualization security.

iPad And SMBs, Take Two

Posted by Jake Widman 09:12 PM ET | Jan 28, 2010

Now that we've all found out what Apple has had up its sleeve all these months, we can start to assess the iPad's usefulness for business more confidently. At least one possible use case is clearly out the window -- at least for now -- but the demo introduced one no one had thought about.

RatePoint Helps Resolve Customer Disputes

Posted by Jake Widman 06:07 PM ET | Jan 28, 2010

Customer review and survey service RatePoint claims that businesses who use its online testimonial services can resolve 90 percent of customer disputes before they turn into negative reviews. That's one of several pieces of advice the company offers small businesses trying to manage their online reputations.

Does The Apple iPad Have Value For SMBs?

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:08 AM ET | Jan 28, 2010

For SMBs, at least, the most useful part of the new Apple iPad may be an accessory.

Things Are Looking Grim For Overworked Help Desks

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:01 AM ET | Jan 28, 2010

Many IT professionals are relieved that the worst of the recession appears to be over. Their help-desk colleagues, however, don't share their optimism.

Report: SMBs To Spend More On Security

Posted by Jake Widman 08:11 PM ET | Jan 27, 2010

According to a new survey from Forrester Research, businesses of all sizes plan to spend more on security -- especially network security -- in 2010.

No Easy Answers In Mac Virtualization Roundup

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:47 AM ET | Jan 27, 2010

So, which virtualization product is absolutely, positively the best option for running Windows on a Mac? Sorry -- you didn't really think the answer would be that easy, did you?

Review: Remote Access Options For iPhone Users

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:41 PM ET | Jan 26, 2010

A new review takes a look at two of the most popular applications designed to give iPhone users remote access to their desktop PCs.

Cisco Introduces Financing Plan For SMBs

Posted by Jake Widman 04:37 PM ET | Jan 26, 2010

Small and midsize businesses can get three-year, zero-percent financing on products and services ranging in price up to $250,000.

Mobile Cloud Services Ready to Take Flight

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 08:22 AM ET | Jan 26, 2010

Two of the IT industry’s hottest markets, mobility and cloud computing, are poised to coalesce. Juniper Research projects that the worldwide mobile cloud services market will reach $9.5 billion, in part because of the adoption of new mobile application development standards.

Can Your Facebook Friends Sink Your Credit Score?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:58 PM ET | Jan 25, 2010

Want more proof that there is a downside to social networking? Look no further than the latest nitwit banking industry scheme to determine your creditworthiness.

BBB Offers SMB Security Info

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:38 PM ET | Jan 25, 2010

The Better Business Bureau, working with technology and financial companies, unveiled a new online educational resource intended to help small businesses get a grip on data and online security. Based on the BB's numbers, it's past time for plenty of those businesses and their staffs to go back to school.

Symantec Announces Backup Exec 2010 To Address Duplicate Data Issues

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:08 PM ET | Jan 25, 2010

Backup Exec 2010, a new backup and deduplication service for midsized and growing businesses released today by Symantec is aimed at the explosive growth of data experienced by businesses of all sizes. The elimination of duplicate data promised by the company also promises to cut storage costs and reduce recovery time in the event of a disaster.

Juniper and Polycom Team Up To Take on Cisco

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:56 AM ET | Jan 25, 2010

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That ancient proverb is proving true in the network equipment market where Cisco combatants Juniper Network and Polycom have joined forces to integrate their network and video conferencing products.

Riverbed's Cascade 8.4 Improves WAN Peformance Monitoring

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:23 AM ET | Jan 25, 2010

The upgrade gives Cascade users the ability to monitor Wide Area Networking peformance for end users and in WAN-optimized environments.