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.

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How-To
Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | How-To | IT | Networking & Communications | Tips

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

Dell and Juniper Team Up

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:51 AM ET | Oct 28, 2009

The rapidly evolving networking market took another unexpected turn when server powerhouse Dell teamed up with network equipment supplier Juniper. Dell will now resell Juniperýs MX Series Ethernet services routers, EX Series Ethernet switches and SRX Series services gateways, which all run Juniper's JUNOS operating system software.

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Networking & Communications
Networking & Communications

Smartphones Call For Security-Smarter Users

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:42 AM ET | Oct 26, 2009

Smartphones, and all the other smartstuff filling our pockets, bags, lives, make for mobile convenience and access -- including access by crooks. Time to get your smartphone-using staff to dial up their security practices.

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Messaging | Mobile | Networking & Communications | Security | Technology/Telecom

Carriers Renew Focus On SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:17 PM ET | Oct 23, 2009

AT&T and Avaya create a dedicated sales center for small and midsize businesses, while Sprint forms a Small Business specialty team to develop new products and services.

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

Cisco Retools Its Router Line

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 06:53 AM ET | Oct 20, 2009

Since its inception 25 years ago, Cisco has been synonymous with routing. The company rolled out its most significant router upgrade, Integrated Services Router Generation (ISRG 2) since 2004 and focused on enhanced video transmission capabilities, more virtualized services, and reduced energy consumption as the means to maintain its market position.

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Networking & Communications
Networking & Communications

Enterasys Revamps Switching Line

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:06 PM ET | Oct 19, 2009

Enterasys, which has been languishing in the Ethernet switching market, is trying to breathe new life into its products. To entice small and medium businesses, the companyýs S-Series features high performance switching, resilient power, and enhanced management functions.

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Networking & Communications
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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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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Green Business | IT | Networking & Communications | Storage | bMighty

Sidekick Failure Highlights Security Demands Cloud Customers Must Make

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:52 AM ET | Oct 14, 2009

Whether or not Sidekick recovers from the data debacle that may have cost hundreds of thousands of customers their cloud-stored material, the disaster shows into sharp relief a couple of great and greatly unasked questions about doing business in and with the cloud: How confident can you be of your cloud service providers? How confident should you insist on being?

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Security
Business & E-Business | Business Continuity | Cloud Computing | Internet/Web | Networking & Communications | Security | Technology/Telecom | Windows

Avaya Tweaks Its Aura Virtual VoIP Platform For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:50 PM ET | Oct 13, 2009

In yet another attempt to bring Unified Communications to midsize companies, the SMB version of Aura combines several Avaya UC technologies on a single server to make it affordable for smaller companies.

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Unified Communications
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | IT | Networking & Communications | Unified Communications

Extreme Networks Expands its Low End Product Line

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 12:53 PM ET | Oct 7, 2009

Extreme Networks has made its mark largely by delivering products to large companies. However, the company recently extended its edge switching line, with devices that may appeal to small and medium businesses.

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Networking & Communications
Networking & Communications

Cisco, Tandberg, And The Future Of Videoconferencing For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:55 PM ET | Oct 5, 2009

Last week's announcement that Cisco was buying videoconferencing heavyweight Tandberg sent shockwaves through the industry. But as the dust clears, observers are starting to figure out what it might mean for the small and midsize companies that actually use the technology -- or might want to if videoconferencing better met their needs. And already smaller competitors are showing that they still have something different and valuable to offer SMBs.

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Networking & Communications
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 250-999 | IT | Networking & Communications | Unified Communications

BlackBerry For Mac Out Friday

Posted by Jake Widman 04:45 PM ET | Sep 30, 2009

Research in Motion announced that native desktop software for managing the company's BlackBerry smartphones will be available as of this Friday, October 2, at 1 PM EDT. The software will bring Mac-based mobile workers the functionality that up til now they've needed to use a third-party app for.

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Mobile
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software | Mobile | Networking & Communications

HP Revamps Entry Level Ethernet Switch

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 08:10 AM ET | Sep 29, 2009

HP has made inroads in the small and medium business sector by delivering low cost, easy to maintain Ethernet switches. The company revamped one of its entry level lines, so it is more secure, simpler to deploy, and more energy efficient. The products may appeal to companies who need high speed connections but are not yet ready to embrace 10G Ethernet networking.

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Networking & Communications
Networking & Communications

Spammers To Idaho: You're The Tops!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:10 PM ET | Sep 24, 2009

Spam targeting is one of those categories you don't want to be Number One in, but somebody has to be. According to a new report from MessageLabs, the top spam targets in the U.S. live in Idaho. But the rest of the states aren't that much better off.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Internet/Web | Messaging | Networking & Communications | Security