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IT Gut Check: 5 Hard Questions To Ask Yourself When Cutting IT Costs

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:30 AM ET | Nov 11, 2009

In today's harsh world of falling revenues, IT departments are increasingly being asked to cut spending. But that may be more complicated than it sounds. A network management expert offers 5 things to consider when making the hard choices.

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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.

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bMighty Virtual Event: Dealing With Data Centers

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:02 PM ET | Oct 15, 2009

Whether your company's data center is a couple of servers stashed in a closet or a gleaming, state-of-the-art climate-controlled facility, you're still facing the same set of challenges: how to keep the IT lights on while controlling costs, take advantage of new technologies to stay competitive, and position your company for an economic recovery in the midst of the toughest times for IT that many of us can remember.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, help is on the way.

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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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SMBs Aware Of Benefits Of Power Management, But Not Doing Much About It

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:37 PM ET | Sep 8, 2009

A new survey by Dimensional Research for KACE reveals that smaller companies are more likely to understand the cost benefits of desktop power management, but less likely to have a green initiative in place.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Green Business | Hardware & Software | IT

Videoconferencing Pushes For SMB Adoption

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:08 PM ET | Jun 18, 2009

New HD video conferencing options from Tandberg, plus new members in a videoconferencing interoperability alliance show continuing momentum to get smaller companies to adopt the technology.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | Green Business | International | Networking & Communications

Recession Doesn't Dim Green Focus For SMBs

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:09 PM ET | Apr 22, 2009

Despite the recession we're mired in this Earth Day, the majority of business owners say environmental issues are just as important as the economy and more than a third focus more on the environment now than ever before. And thanks to new technologies, going green is more achievable than ever before.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Green Business | Printers/Printing | Tips

Being Secure While Being Green

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:25 AM ET | Apr 22, 2009

Tossing out digital devices with data on them is a security risk. Disposing of digital devices improperly, with or without data present, is an environmental risk.

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Business & E-Business
Disaster Recovery | Green Business | Hardware & Software | Security | bMighty

Will Buying New Nehalem Servers Save Your Business Money?

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 03:01 PM ET | Mar 30, 2009

Spending more to spend less? That's HPs claim for the new line of ProLiant G6 rack, blade, and tower servers. But do Nehalem processors, improved power management, enhanced automation, and seductive financing make it so?

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Green Business | Hardware & Software | IT | Operations

Dell Rolls Out New Servers, Storage, Services In Drive For "Efficiency"

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:32 PM ET | Mar 25, 2009

"Companies spend way too much on IT infrastructure. It consumes way too much time, resources and money." Those aren't our words, they're Dell's -- uttered at the roll out of a new series of Nehalem-based 11th Generation PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic PS6000 series storage arrays, and consulting services all intended to offer more performance and lower total cost of ownership.

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Meet The Nettop: The Netbook's Thrifty Desktop Cousin

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:56 AM ET | Mar 19, 2009

You can't swing a dead iPod without hitting a netbook these days. But you don't hear nearly as much about its low-key cousin: the "nettop."

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Business & E-Business
Green Business | Hardware & Software | Linux

Linux: Save The Earth, Save A Buck?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:41 PM ET | Mar 10, 2009

Some IT users "go green" to save the planet. Others do it to save money. Either way, Linux has a lot to offer any green-minded small business.

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Business & E-Business
Green Business | Hardware & Software | Linux | Open Source

Green Business Attracts 'Mob' Of Fans

Posted by Jennifer Moline 07:12 PM ET | Mar 10, 2009

Wondering if your green efforts are worth the investment? A convenience store learned that the answer is yes when it was mobbed with patrons eager to show their appreciation for the shop owner's simple act of environmentalism. Green as a marketing tool? Now that's something worth testing.

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bMighty News Flash: Monday March 9, 2009

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:54 AM ET | Mar 9, 2009

SMB news: iPhone Apps top Win Mobile, Google docs & Adobe PDF bugs, online payroll for Mac, Netgear switch, recession threatens green IT, IE8...

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Decoding HP's Green Promises

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:10 PM ET | Mar 5, 2009

At Hewlett Packard's Small and Medium Business Event this week, the company told intriguing stories about its green initiatives. I was duly impressed, but I couldn't stop thinking about one of the claims...

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Green Business | Manufacturing/Mining

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