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.

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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..

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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.

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Time To Listen To HP's Sales Pitch?

Posted by Jake Widman 03:38 PM ET | Jan 21, 2010

HP's new SMB Exchange sales team is reported to be ready to entice SMBs with good prices and choice of suppliers.

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Kingston Warns Of USB Drive Security Flaws

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:21 AM ET | Dec 31, 2009

Data storage vendor Kingston recently warned customers of a flaw in several of its secure USB drives that could allow an attacker to access sensitive information.

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New SSDs Hit The Sweet Spot For Small Businesses

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:02 AM ET | Dec 29, 2009

We all know that quality solid state disks (SSDs) are just too expensive for small businesses to afford, right? Not so fast.

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Dell Revamps Its Ubuntu-Ready Desktop Lineup

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:21 PM ET | Dec 11, 2009

Dell is once again beefing up its Linux-ready offerings -- including one that the company bills as the "world's smallest fully functional commercial desktop PC."

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Red Hat's Virtualization Game Plan Looks Like A Winner

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:03 PM ET | Sep 3, 2009

Red Hat Enterprise Linux isn't just for enterprise users. And neither are the virtualization tools baked into Red Hat's latest release.

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SMB And ERP: No Longer Mutually Exclusive Terms

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 06:20 PM ET | Sep 2, 2009

It has been a very good week for open-source ERP developers -- and for small businesses that can benefit in a big way from the solutions they offer.

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Get A Grip: Microsoft Word Isn't Going Anywhere

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:55 PM ET | Aug 12, 2009

Here is what yesterday's Microsoft Office legal "bombshell" means to your small business: nada. Zip. Zilch. Nothing to see here, move along.

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Openbravo And Ubuntu: A New Small-Biz ERP Option

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:03 PM ET | Aug 5, 2009

Openbravo and Canonical have partnered on an open-source ERP offering that could prove attractive to small and midsized businesses.

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Canonical's Ubuntu Channel Strategy: So Far, So Good

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:13 PM ET | Jun 23, 2009

One of the biggest complaints about Ubuntu Linux concerns Canonical's lack of high-profile channel partners. I'm not sure if it's a valid complaint even today -- and if it is, I doubt it will be an issue much longer.

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