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Video Conferencing Shakeup Poses Challenges And Offers Opportunities For SMBs

November 23, 2009 | Long term, consolidation in the video conferencing market promises more powerful, less-expensive solutions for smaller companies. But in the meantime, SMBs need to be aware that their preferred video conferencing suppliers could be just about to change course.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cisco Teaming With EMC: Another Sign Of The Times

November 19, 2009 | It's not just the HP-3Com deal. The recent Cisco-EMC joint venture also signals continuing market consolidation in the computer equipment market. SMBs need to have a backup plan in case their preferred vendors abruptly decide to change course.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Extreme Networks Teams Up With Motorola On Fixed Wireless Convergence

October 29, 2009 | As networking equipment market consolidates, network switching vendor Extreme Networks will work with WLAN leader Motorola to develop converged network devices. SMBs need to watch carefully when making buying decisions.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Opinion: Municipal Wi-Fi Should Stay Dead

October 22, 2009 | Federal stimulus dollars are promising to revive failed attempts to build city-wide Wi-Fi networks. But this bMighty columnist believes the money would be better spent on technologies that are better suited to creating wide area networks.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Brocade's Motorola Deal Obscures Its Long Term Plan

October 19, 2009 | Even as it puts itself up for sale, Brocade signs a wireless networking deal with Motorola. What does that tell us about the company's plans, and what should small and midsize Brocade customers do to protect themselves?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cellular Networks Open Up, Just a Little Bit

October 12, 2009 | Verizon and AT&T are making it a bit simpler for small and midsize businesses to mix and match devices and applications on their cellular networks.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Ongoing Broadband Adoption Presents Opportunities -- And Challenges -- For SMBs

October 7, 2009 | Small and midsize businesses can increasingly expect to find high-speed connections whenever they need them, but they still need to accommodate the still-significant group of customers stuck with slower-speed lines.
By Paul Korzeniowski

POINT: FCC Moving Down a Dangerous Path Toward Net Neutrality

September 30, 2009 | Opinion: The FCC's wrongheaded, bureaucratic, governmental meddling threatens to stifle networking investment and raise costs for small and midsize companies.
By Paul Korzeniowski

T-Mobile's Billing Fiasco Holds Valuable Lessons For SMBs

September 21, 2009 | Variable pricing isn't going away, and it can help small and midsize companies cut costs and boost revenues. But the key to customer acceptance is using positive incentives instead of "punitive" fees.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cellular Networks Prepare To Boost Speeds

September 15, 2009 | As carriers roll out new high-speed 3G and even 4G wireless services, small and midsize corporations should begin planning for deployment of more powerful mobile applications.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Does Microsoft Windows Mobile Have A Future?

September 10, 2009 | Even as Windows Mobile 6.5 prepares to debut, doubts are rising about the mobile operating system's long-term market viability. Now might be a good time for SMBs to explore alternatives.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Telecom Carriers Take to the Cloud

September 1, 2009 | Telecommunications carriers will play an important role in the continued evolution of the cloud services market.
By Paul Korzeniowski

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

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

Novell Tackles Cloud Computing Security

July 27, 2009 | Novell's Cloud Security Service is designed to address continuing concerns about the safety of cloud-based applications. But the problems are a long way from being solved.
By Paul Korzeniowski

WiMAX's Niche-Market Future Begins to Crystallize

July 20, 2009 | WiMAX will likely never become a mainstream broadband platform, but it could have a bright future in rural areas.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Is Your Business Ready For "Free" Netbooks?

July 14, 2009 | Aggressive netbook promotions from wireless carriers now promise "free" netbooks with the purchase of a mobile data contract. But these new offers could wreak IT havoc in small and midsize companies.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Can Cisco Be an Office Application Force?

July 6, 2009 | Cisco is reportedly interested in using its WebEx collaboration platform to challenge Microsoft Office. How real is that intent, and what would it mean?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Spammers Take Hit From Law Enforcment, ISPs

June 30, 2009 | Spam volume impacting small and midsize companies has dropped this yeear due to vigorous enforcement by crime busters and Internet service providers. But the effects are already fleeting and SMBs must stay on guard.
By Paul Korzeniowski

For 3Com, It's Deja vu All Over Again

June 23, 2009 | 3Com, once a networking high-flier, is attempting to recapture its old mojo with bargain priced high-end switches. SMBs who rely on the company's low-end equipment had better hope it succeeds.
By Paul Korzeniowski

HP And Microsoft Join Forces On Unified Communications, SMBs To Benefit?

June 16, 2009 | Complex infrastructure requirements have slowed SMB adoption of Unified communications. Last month's big deal between Microsoft and HP promises to smooth the path to UC for smaller companies.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Is The Pre Palm's Last Stand?

June 4, 2009 | Arguably the creator of the smartphone category, Palm has been spiraling downward in recent years. The company hopes the new Palm Pre will reverse its fortunes, but the jury's out and that makes buying Palm a wait-and-see game for SMBs.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cloud Computing Needs Time To Establish Order

May 27, 2009 | With widespread adoption of cloud computing only in its infancy, several groups are moving to instill standards that will help bring it to maturity. For SMBs, that means limited functionality in the near term.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Data Center Consolidation Options Coming For SMBs

May 20, 2009 | Consolidated autonomous devices that simplify data center management have obvious appeal for small and midsize businesses. The good news is these solutions are coming; the bad news is how soon they'll arrive for SMBs.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Usage-Based Internet Access Not Coming Anytime Soon

May 12, 2009 | Despite shifts in market dynamics, government has blocked multiple attempts to establish bandwidth caps and usage-pricing models for broadband Internet services. While flat-rate access may be appealing to many, it jeopardizes competition and may put some ISPs out of business.
By Paul Korzeniowski

What Cisco's Move Into Application Management Means For SMBs

May 6, 2009 | Small and midsize companies often struggle with network and systems management, but with processing power moving away from the data center, centralized device management is more challenging than ever before. Cisco's latest move is an attempt to meet that challenge.
By Paul Korzeniowski

What RIM's Application Store Means For SMBs

April 30, 2009 | Research In Motion is the latest smartphone supplier to open an online app store. Although these app stores are changing the way software is distributed, the new model may hinder rather than help small and midsize businesses.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Will iPhone Enhancements Capture The Business Smartphone Market?

April 2, 2009 | Since it arrived almost two years ago, the iPhone has been a smash hit. Apple is introducing more business-centric enhancements, but the smartphone market is now much more competitive and SMBs have other choices to consider.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Is WiMax Ready To Roll?

March 26, 2009 | With new, telecom-savvy leadership and capital to spend, Clearwire is positioned to expand WiMax nationwide. But that doesn't mean SMBs should look to WiMax for wireless broadband service.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Are Product Delimiters Poised To Fade Away?

March 12, 2009 | As new integrated products are delivered rather than autonomous storage systems, servers, and network equipment -- a change that may have placed Cisco and Juniper on a collision course -- small and midsize companies will need to determine how that will impact their business.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Smartphones Gain Ability To Run WebEx Conferencing Apps

March 2, 2009 | Communications possibilities have been opened up to mobile workers now that Cisco has added the ability for users to run its WebEx conferencing applications on Nokia, Research In Motion, and Samsung smartphones. However, the new capabilities present small and midsize businesses with compatibility and security challenges.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Mobile Security's Stature Increases As RIM Acquires Certicom

February 25, 2009 | By acquiring mobile encryption supplier Certicom, Research In Motion can bolster the security features on the BlackBerry. That should be welcome news to small and midsize businesses, because as BlackBerrys have gained power, they've also become problematic to manage as storage and security issues have arisen.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Network Switching Market Faces Dark Days

February 19, 2009 | The networking industry will feel the effects of the economic meltdown this year, as network switch revenue is expected to see its steepest decline in almost a decade. As a result, small and midsize businesses will find themselves with more bandwidth problems and less support from network suppliers.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Get Ready To Scale Back Your Corporate Network

February 12, 2009 | As the recession lingers on -- possibly into the next year -- small and midsize businesses that considered growing may now find themselves facing challenges. Now they need to figure out how to scale back deployments, close offices, consider outsourcing, lay off staff, and rethink adopting technologies such as VoIP and unified communications.
By Paul Korzeniowski

The Choice For Your Business: Netbook Or Smartphone?

February 5, 2009 | Netbooks have been generating a lot of hype, causing some experts to say they'll displace smartphones. But both products have their downsides, and small and midsize companies would be wise to consider all the details before deciding whether to invest in a new netbook versus a smartphone.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Obama's Desire For A BlackBerry Illuminates Network Security Holes

January 27, 2009 | Can the government get between President Barack Obama and his BlackBerry? The ongoing battle over whether our new president will be allowed to keep his beloved smartphone illustrates how vulnerable our mobile devices are. And small and midsize businesses would be wise to know what their employees are doing with these phones.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Nortel Bankruptcy Spells Trouble For Network Equipment Vendors

January 20, 2009 | Nortel has filed for bankruptcy and been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. The news could foreshadow turbulent times for small and medium businesses as network equipment suppliers take desperate steps to remain solvent. What will happen to Nortel's assets? And how long should you do business with a supplier experiencing financial problems?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Bracing For New Mobile Security Challenges

January 15, 2009 | As new mobile phone functionality moves into the mainstream, so do IT challenges. When employees carry sensitive financial information on their mobile devices, small and midsize businesses will need to adopt new security policies, procedures, and products to keep pace.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Top Three Networking Trends For 2009

January 8, 2009 | Given the global economic turmoil, business owners and vendors will be conservative in the new year. Rather than embracing dramatic new technologies with potential, the focus will shift to maximizing technologies that have recently gained wider acceptance.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Looking Back At 2008's Key Network Developments

December 18, 2008 | As 2008 winds down, it's a good time to reflect on some of the major networking trends of the past year. The three trends that matter most to small and midsize businesses: the emergence of new players in the cell phone market, the slow rollout of WiMax technology, and consolidation among network equipment suppliers.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Prepare For Cyber Crooks Unwanted Holiday Gifts

December 11, 2008 | It's the time of year for making lists and checking them twice, but unfortunately, those who are naughty will take advantage of those who are nice. With the holiday season in full swing, the IT staffs of small and midsize businesses have plenty to worry about from inventory systems to order tracking to database management. But, they also need to be on the lookout for new variants of malware because hackers plan to deliver some special gifts this season.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Nortel's Woes Leave Growing Business Holding The Equipment

December 4, 2008 | Nortel, once an industry-leading supplier, has been on a downward trajectory the past few years, and it appears that the company won't recover. Now that it's locked in a death spiral, competitors are circling to pick the carcass clean. Nortel's impending demise leaves small and midsize businesses that rely on the company's equipment in a tough spot.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Nokia Struggles To Keep Pace With Apple, Google

November 20, 2008 | Standardizing products and services around an IT market leader is usually a safe choice. However, small and midsize businesses that rely on Nokia phones may be in for some upheaval as the vendor cuts costs to ensure long-term viability.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Novell's Management Quest May Leave Growing Businesses Behind

November 4, 2008 | Novell's move into the business service management market makes competitive sense for the company. However, with entry-level pricing starting at $100,000, and many implementations topping $1 million, it's an odd fit for Novell's focus on small and midsize businesses.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Where Did Internet Bandwidth Growth Go?

October 28, 2008 | Small and midsize businesses depend on the Internet to communicate with customers, suppliers, and employees. Consumers, from toddlers to grandparents, rely on it to exchange information with friends or amuse themselves. So where will it expand next? Nowhere.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Business Owners Must Embrace New PCI Standard To Keep E-Commerce Flowing

October 21, 2008 | Though intended to bolster security and confidence in e-commerce transactions, the new Payment Card Industry standard also requires a significant investment from most businesses. But small and midsize businesses owners don't have a choice unless they want to shutter their e-commerce operations.
By Paul Korzeniowski

What's Next For IP Networks?

October 14, 2008 | After languishing for years, the push to extend networking technology to dumb devices is becoming reality. This move to expand IP's reach could help small and midsize businesses collect information, such as energy usage, to help lower operating costs. Plus, an increase in IP networking products should drive down pricing.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Prediction: Cloud Computing Haze Will Clear

September 30, 2008 | You have to love the IT industry; it recycles computing concepts more often than clothes designers in Manhattan's garment district. Meet today's latest fashion: cloud computing, You also may know it as application service providers, grid computing, or time-sharing.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Government Shouldn't Meddle With Internet Access

September 23, 2008 | No good will come of telling ISPs how to run their business. The government doesn't want carriers restricting data transmission volume, but that opens the door for hogs to chew up oodles of bandwidth and force other users to sit and wait and wait and wait.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cisco Takes Aim At Microsoft's Stronghold

September 16, 2008 | Small and midsize businesses may soon have something new when selecting desktop applications: choice. Microsoft's hammerlock on the desktop may loosen as a couple of industry heavyweights try to wedge their way onto the desktop.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Network Marketplace M&A Thins Competition

September 4, 2008 | The ongoing consolidation craze in the networking market coincides with many small and midsize businesses moving to converge their wired and wireless networks. Looking ahead, growing businesses need to brace themselves for more changes as established providers and startups jockey for market position.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Enterasys Expands Reach In Bid To Become Relevant Again

August 28, 2008 | The recent reshuffling in the network equipment market continued as Enterasys expanded its reach. In an attempt to break out of its doldrums, the company added VoIP systems and call center software. Is it too little, too late?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Hackers' Potential Damage Increases

August 21, 2008 | As hackers evolve from irresponsible adolescents to organized crime figures, the danger to your business -- no matter how big or small -- grows. Forget about spam and viruses, now the hacking game is bigger and more vicious, from phishing and identity theft to shutting down power grids and municipal extortion.
By Paul Korzeniowski

How To Avoid Virtualization Vendor Lock-In

August 12, 2008 | Within the IT industry, virtualization is all the rage, but this hardware-sharing option comes with its own poison: becoming locked in to proprietary vendor solutions. In response, one supplier has cooked up an antidote.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Brocade's Foundry Acquisition Shakes Up Storage and Networking Markets

August 5, 2008 | "What's next?" That's the question to ask about the combination storage supplier Brocade and established network equipment vendor Foundry Networks. And what does it mean for growing businesses?
By Paul Korzeniowski

SAN Wars: ISCSI vs. Fibre Channel

July 28, 2008 | For small and midsize businesses, storage requirements have been growing. Selecting the right solution recently became more difficult as Fibre Channel vendors made their approach more viable for smaller businesses, but that also means more choice.
By Paul Korzeniowski

WiMax Stumbling Out of the Gate

July 24, 2008 | Like many technologies ballyhooed before the first customer use, WiMax hasn't moved smoothly from the development lab to the mainstream. That's compromising Sprint's plan to use WiMax to support wireless services for small and midsize businesses.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Smartphone Battle Intensifies

July 16, 2008 | Turbulence is often a sign of an emerging opportunity, but surprisingly there's now quite a bit of turmoil in the mature mobile phone market. New high-profile contenders have startled Nokia, the top supplier, prompting a series of dramatic changes.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Fewer Choices for Wireless Customers

July 8, 2008 | The transformation of two of the largest wireless carriers from fierce combatants to family members strengthens Verizon and provides Alltel with a market exit, but doesn't help smaller businesses. The wireless market is consolidating around a few dominant players, and a lack of competition inevitably helps vendors, not customers.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Microsoft Inches Closer to Enterprise Management Play

June 30, 2008 | The challenges of network and systems management give many IT technicians in smaller businesses ulcers. Trying to manage and troubleshoot a hodgepodge of increasing complex devices can be vexing, but help is taking shape on the far horizon
By Paul Korzeniowski

Networking Giant Attempts To Unify Management Tools

June 24, 2008 | Network management tools are here, there, everywhere -- one for wired connections, another for Wi-Fi LANs, and a third for cellular links. Many vendors have tried to consolidate these different tools and recently a networking giant took on the challenge. Smaller businesses may not be ready to revamp their network management yet, but in time, Cisco's move may ease network management headaches.
By Paul Korzeniowski

RIM Digs in for BlackBerry Attack

June 17, 2008 | RIM has bolstered its product line with the BlackBerry Bold and taken steps to develop an ecosystem around its technology. But will this be enough for mobile professionals in smaller businesses to stick with BlackBerry in the face of increasing fierce competition?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Hackers Follow Users to Social Networks

June 10, 2008 | What's the latest threat to your company network? Social networks. Why should you care? Because your employees probably use social networks and, odds are, they're using your computers to do it.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Emergency Preparedness for Smaller Businesses: How Good is Your Plan?

May 29, 2008 | With tornadoes tearing across America's Midwest, the deadly Myanmar cyclone, and China still reeling from the recent earthquake and continuing aftershocks, now is a time to consider emergency preparedness. And though most companies have formal, written emergency plans, few know for sure those plans will work when disaster strikes
By Paul Korzeniowski

Network Management Tools That Break Price Points, Not the Bank

May 12, 2008 | Historically, network and system management solutions have been expensive to deploy and difficult to maintain. As a result, they've been beyond the grasp of many smaller businesses, but several recent advancements are making these tools more accessible
By Paul Korzeniowski

Government Regulations Bog Down Smaller Businesses

May 5, 2008 | In developing regulations intended to thwart miscreants, the government's often a step behind. Smaller businesses often strain to comply with new regulations spurred by the misdeeds of the dot-com boom
By Paul Korzeniowski

Augusta's RFP Twist May Master Municipal Wi-Fi

April 30, 2008 | So far, municipal Wi-Fi hasn't delivered on the hype and hope, and many cities now confront spiraling costs, stalled implementations, and poor connectivity. However, a new approach by the city of Augusta, Ga., may blaze a path to viable metro wireless networks
By Paul Korzeniowski

Calculating ROI for Green IT

April 21, 2008 | Eventually, CO₂ emissions may be become a tangible company asset, like desks and computers. As IT companies look beyond Web conferencing and energy efficient products for ways to burn less fossil fuel, many are beginning to factor traditional ROI metrics into their green strategy
By Paul Korzeniowski

Beating Botnets at Their Own Game

April 15, 2008 | According to some estimates, bots infect millions of PCs -- this means lost productivity for smaller businesses. A new, automated program for detecting and disabling botnets holds promise for helping smaller businesses clean up infected computers without sucking up precious resources
By Paul Korzeniowski

Virtualization Heats Up: Is VMware Ready for More Intense Competition?

April 7, 2008 | As virtualization becomes increasingly common in small and midsize businesses, VMware must contend with increased competition from both software and hardware companies. That's tough news for the company that developed the virtualization market but good news for smaller businesses, which will have more choices of virtualization products
By Paul Korzeniowski

Government, Bain Put Kibosh on 3Com's Reorganization Plans

March 31, 2008 | The sinking ship known as 3Com Corp. took on more water recently. The company's ballyhooed plans to take itself private and emerge as a lean, mean software supplier were quashed by the U.S. Government and losses continue to mount, casting the vendor's future in doubt
By Paul Korzeniowski

Is Consolidation Needed in the Mobile Phone Market? For Smaller Businesses, Yes!

March 24, 2008 | The mobile phone market is rapidly expanding as new players -- like Apple and Google -- make their entrance. This is creating problems for smaller businesses, which must contend with the growing variety of mobile operating systems among their employees, all on a limited IT budget
By Paul Korzeniowski

Open Source VoIP: What Your Smaller Business Needs

March 17, 2008 | With its ability to lower the cost of voice applications and spur additional deployments, open source VoIP could be the solution smaller businesses have been looking for
By Paul Korzeniowski

Wi-Fi Management's Next Phase: Aruba Leads the Charge

March 11, 2008 | Aruba's business is based on identifying the needs of small to midsize companies. Its latest foray into network management is good news for smaller businesses struggling to deal with their growing web of mobile devices
By Paul Korzeniowski

How Much Will a Security Breach Cost Your Company?

March 3, 2008 | Many smaller businesses have lax security policies, leaving their customers' confidential data vulnerable to identity thieves. These slipshod procedures could end up costing a business much more than the steps needed to protect sensitive information
By Paul Korzeniowski

Google Becoming a Force in E-Mail Security for Smaller Businesses

February 25, 2008 | As part of Google's effort to become a major software supplier, the search engine giant has set its sights on courting small and midsize businesses with its secure e-mail services
By Paul Korzeniowski

Vishing: The Latest, and Greatest, Security Concern

February 20, 2008 | Cybercriminials' latest effort involves a combination of VoIP and phishing and is aimed squarely at small and midsize businesses
By Paul Korzeniowski

Will More Networking Vendors Steal a Page From Microsoft?

February 4, 2008 | Juniper is now allowing customers and partners to develop specialized apps on its operating system -- an approach Microsoft used with great success. Are network devices a new frontier for smaller businesses?
By Paul Korzeniowski

IT Security: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

January 15, 2008 | IT personnel are responsible for a third of all data leaks, says a recent report by researchers. Small and midsize businesses are as vulnerable as bigger enterprises -- and maybe more so
By Paul Korzeniowski

What to Expect from the Networking Industry in 2008

January 10, 2008 | Four trends are gathering speed and are headed toward small and midsize businesses in 2008: WiMax, VOIP, virtualization, and greener networking companies
By Paul Korzeniowski

Just How Neutral is the Net? Not Very.

December 28, 2007 | How large ISPs are squeezing the little guy harder than ever by hijacking searches and reporting questionable traffic metrics, which in turn drives up online advertising rates
By Paul Korzeniowski

Cisco Stakes a Position in the WiMAX Market -- Is Wi-Fi History?

November 15, 2007 | Cisco's $330 million acquisition of WiMAX supplier Navini Networks could mean that small to midsize businesses might eventually reconsider their network options -- but not now.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Outsourcing Losing Its Luster

November 9, 2007 | Chances are diminishing that your CEO will ship your job overseas or hand it over to one of the big outsourcing suppliers
By Paul Korzeniowski

Microsoft Poised to Knock Cisco's Block Off

November 5, 2007 | Cisco has long dominated the networking market,with its routers, switches, and VoIP solutions. But Microsoft is bringing its own line of unified communications products -- Office Communications 2007 -- to market. Can Cisco hold on?
By Paul Korzeniowski

3Com Struggles -- Should Small and Midsize Businesses Bolt?

October 23, 2007 | A series of missteps doesn't bode well for the networking vendor. Small and midsize businesses have helped the company stay afloat, but for how long?
By Paul Korzeniowski

Chicago Wi-Fi Plans May Rile ACLU

October 12, 2007 | Chicago's municipal Wi-Fi plan is ambitious -- and could get the ACLU and other privacy advocates riled up if the city also uses the network for "proactive homeland security monitoring"
By Paul Korzeniowski

Wireless LANs Poised to Topple Ethernet? Not.

October 5, 2007 | Sure, employees at small and midsize businesses are working remotely more frequently and in greater numbers, but cutting the Ethernet cable altogether in favor of full-on Wi-Fi is a bad move
By Paul Korzeniowski

Bad Idea: Putting Hackers on Vendors' Payrolls

September 14, 2007 | IT vendors are rewarding the industry's bad boys -- hackers -- and the practice is fraught with potential problems for small and midsize businesses
By Paul Korzeniowski

Municipal Wi-Fi Networks Hit a Few Bumps

September 12, 2007 | Cities offering Wi-Fi services seemed like such a good idea. But in many areas, the projects are falling apart. Who loses? Small and midsized businesses
By Paul Korzeniowski

Time to Get Tough on Spammers

September 7, 2007 | The top 10 of the world's top spammers account for 80% of the Internet's bogus traffic. About 90% of the e-mail making its way to your network is spam. The IT industry needs to push law enforcement to get rid of spam as soon as possible.
By Paul Korzeniowski

The Future of E-mail

August 31, 2007 | With the emergence of so many communications options, does e-mail still make sense?
By Paul Korzeniowski