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August 2009 Archive

Ask Steve: 4 Tips For Choosing The Best Mobile Carrier

August 31, 2009 | There's no single best selection for a wireless carrier, partly because available services and carriers vary by geographic market. But Yankee Group's Steve Hilton offers four strategies for finding the right carrier for your company.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group

Forrester Asks: Why NOT Run In The Cloud?

August 26, 2009 | In a measure of the continuing acceptance of cloud computing among businesses of all sizes, the question is slowly shifting from why move to cloud computing to why not? Forrester Research offers answers to that and other good questions about cloud computing, plus specific advice on what to do first.
By Fredric Paul

Cable TV For SMBs!? Plus Landlines, Encryption, Collaboration, UC, And More

August 25, 2009 | It seems cable TV is just one sof everal surprising services that small and midsize companies are buying from their telecom and wireless carriers.
By Fredric Paul

Turn Off Your PC!

August 24, 2009 | This Thursday, August 27, is "Power IT Down Day." It's easy to do your part... just turn off your company's computers at the end of the day. Heck, you might want to try it other days, too!
By Paul Korzeniowski

What I Learned About Small Business In China

August 19, 2009 | SMBs in China are part of a thriving economy. But they also face special challenges that might surprise U.S. business people.
By Fredric Paul

Q&A With Smoothstone CMO James Whitemore: Unified Communications Rising To The Cloud

August 17, 2009 | The same reasons you've turned to cloud computing to handle your business' IT functions also apply to unified communications. So what's taking the sector so long to catch on?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Can Cable Companies Become Cellular Players?

August 10, 2009 | Cable companies have emerged as key suppliers of telecommunications services to small and midsize businesses. However, one area where they have not been able to match telcos is cellular services. That may change, as Cox Communications is poised to gamble $1 billion on its ability to become a trailblazer in this market.
By Paul Korzeniowski


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Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business

Keith Ferrell, 11.25.2009

Why Cyber Monday for the online shopping surge? Because for many, Monday's the first working day after Thanksgiving. Which means they can do their online shopping on business time, on the business dime, using business machines over business connections. You may not be able -- or want -- to do anything about the productivity drop, but at least you can tell your people to shop safely. Read Post

Fusion-io: This Ain't Your Father's SSD Hardware

Matthew McKenzie, 11.25.2009

Think your new SATA solid-state hard drive is hot stuff? There's a new kid on the block that will make it look like a relic from the storage Stone Age. Read Post

Black Friday FOR SMBs, Not Just BY SMBs?

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

Typically, Black Friday is a sales event where companies offer big discounts to consumers to spur sales the day after Thanksgiving. But in today's economy (ITE) companies are also pushing Black Friday to their SMB customers.  Read Post

Holiday Internet Marketing Grows, A QuickBooks Marketing App Gets Upgraded, And A New Entry-Level Shopping Cart

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

A new Constant Contact survey says SMBs are boosting their Internet marketing for the Holidays, ClickFuel has upgraded its FuelStation online marketing dashboard to work with QuickBooks 2010 and QuickBooks Pro, and ProPay's CartLite is an entry-level shopping cart.  Read Post

Unified Communications Looks to the Sky

Paul Korzeniowski, 11.23.2009

To date, cloud computing has had little impact on the Unified Communications (UC) market. The underlying technology has been slow to fall into place, the cost of these services has been high, the benefits have been hard to pinpoint, and the distribution channel has been weak. Infrastructure providers, such Broadsoft, Cisco, and Microsoft, have been pushing to overcome those barriers and may be close to providing small and medium businesses with more UC cloud options. Read Post

Storage, Storage, Storage: New Storage Devices In 3 Sizes

Fredric Paul, 11.23.2009

Data storage choices for SMBs just keep on coming as Data Robotics and Synology debut new storage solutions for prosumers, small businesses, and the midmarket.  Read Post

Yes, Virginia -- There IS A Google Phone

Matthew McKenzie, 11.18.2009

So -- you stay in touch with Google Mail, edit Google Docs, and surf the Web with Google Chrome. You're curious about Google Voice and intrigued over Google Music. Is it just a matter of time before you're carrying a Google Phone? Read Post

Handy Tool Makes Updating Mac Apps Easy

Jake Widman, 11.16.2009

MacUpdate Desktop simplifies the process of keeping your applications, preference panes, and widgets up to date by automatically downloading and installing what you need.  Read Post

Firefox Gets A Bad Rap From Shoddy Security Research

Matthew McKenzie, 11.11.2009

Is Firefox currently the Web browser most likely to stick your PC with a dangerous security vulnerability? Only if you believe headlines written by people who really should know better. Read Post

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