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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!

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SMB Security Survey Shows Sorry State Of Cyber Safety

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:03 PM ET | Oct 27, 2009

A new survey of small business cybersecurity offers a bleak picture of the state of things. Bleak unless you're a cybercrook, of course.

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Phishing Alert: Get Your Guards Up! Botnet On The Move And It Looks Like It's Coming From YOU

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:35 PM ET | Oct 20, 2009

Odds are you or someone in your business have received some dangerously convincing e-mails in the last few days. Mail that claims to come from Microsoft, warning of Conficker infections and, more dangerously, mail that appears to be from your administrator at your own domain, announcing a server upgrade. They're phishing attacks, of course, and particularly nasty ones.

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Protecting Laptop Data: New bMighty How-To Guide

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:33 PM ET | Sep 23, 2009

The data on your company's laptops may be your firm's most vulnerable asset. But the latest addition to bMighty's IT Management How-To Center can show you how managed laptop data-encryption and backup services can safeguard that data even if the laptop itself goes missing.

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Credit Card Compliance Still Poorly Practiced

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:46 AM ET | Sep 23, 2009

A new survey from Imperva and the Ponemon Institute finds that despite the rising number of data breaches, many companies still do not fully adhere to compliance standards. And many of those that are protecting credit card information are neglecting security when it comes to other, equally sensitive data. Smaller businesses may be having the most trouble with the standards.

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Wordpress Hack And Other Patch Problems Demand Patch Policies

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:52 AM ET | Sep 9, 2009

The recent Wordpress hack, affecting older, unpatched versions of the blogware, as well as the raft of critical patches Microsoft released yesterday make this a good time to review -- or implement! -- an effective patch policy.

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New Survey Questions SMB Interest In Netbooks and Cloud Computing

Posted by Fredric Paul 09:16 PM ET | Aug 31, 2009

The results of a new Spiceworks survey shows that while more than half of small and midsize companies are using some form of cloud computing, they're still showing caution about fully embracing the technology. And only 13% of SMBs say they plan to buy netbooks. All this as the Great Recession forces SMBs to hold on to computers longer and cut key projects.

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SMBs Investing Billions in Managed Services

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:25 PM ET | Aug 26, 2009

A new TechAisle study reveals that small and midsize companies will spend $3.6 Billion on remote managed services in 2009, up more than 9% from last year. And SMBs will spend $14.3 billion on all managed services, up almost 9%.

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OOOPS Factors: Accidental Data Leaks Are Biggest Business Threat

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:56 AM ET | Aug 26, 2009

A new IDC/RSA report shows that the the accidental data leak is the insider threat businesses feel is most likely to happen. Not a lot of comfort in that, if you think about it.

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Business & E-Business | IT Management | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security

Businesses Banning Social Networks? Not So Fast!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:06 AM ET | Aug 24, 2009

Social networks such Facebook and Twitter are the new porn, at least according to one security firm that finds three quarters of businesses blocking social nets. But social nets' business potential is so large that by banning them businesses are essentially cutting off their noses to spite their Facebook.

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Windows 7 Update: Timing, Tips, And Security

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:17 PM ET | Aug 20, 2009

Lots of Windows 7 news this week, but here's the big one: If you want to download the Release Candidate version, better do it soon -- it won't be available after today.

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SMB Business Systems Vendor Acquired By Enterprise IT Specialist

Posted by Jake Widman 08:27 PM ET | Aug 12, 2009

Versata, an IT solutions provider to Fortune 500 and other large companies, has acquired Everest Software, a business management software vendor.

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Tips For Virtual Offices

Posted by Jake Widman 03:07 PM ET | Aug 7, 2009

The Worldwide Workplace Council has released a report titled "5 Simple Steps to a Virtual Workplace Program," which identifies how SMBs can achieve the flexibility and employee satisfaction that can come from telecommuting.

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NEW! Business Case Builder: Distributed Asset Management

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:02 PM ET | Jul 27, 2009

Introducing a brand new service from bMighty.com: The bMighty Business Case Builder on Distributed Asset Management! It's the first in a series of Business Case Builders: free downloadable PowerPoint presentations designed to help you justify investments in key technologies to your company's senior management.

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Introducing The IT Management How-To Center

Posted by Fredric Paul 11:19 PM ET | Jul 24, 2009

There comes a time in every company's growth when it becomes clear that the IT infrastructure - PCs, servers, storage, printers, e-mail, software, and much more - can no longer be managed on ad hoc basis.

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