Business & E-Business
IBM Refreshes Cognos Analytics Tools
February 9, 2010 | The TM1 in-memory analysis tool is designed to support dynamic scenario planning and faster, more flexible financial analysis.
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Doug Henschen,
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Facebook, Microsoft End Advertising Deal
February 9, 2010 | Microsoft says it will continue to be the exclusive provider of Web search on the social networking site.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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E-Book Prices Ratchet Up
February 8, 2010 | The Amazon model of selling e-books for $9.99 is being challenged by publishers, who are setting tiered pricing for digital books.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
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Search Terms Mean Business For SMBs
January 29, 2010 | Small businesses that ignore generic keywords might be missing out on Web site traffic that comes from generic search terms.
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Thomas Claburn,
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Apple iPad Promises Media Revolution
January 27, 2010 | The early speculation is that the tablet brings publishers hopes of new revenue for digital content while ushering in a shift in how users interact with the Web. Impact on SMBs remains unclear.
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Thomas Claburn,
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How To "Facebook" Your SMB
January 27, 2010 | Consumer social networking sites like Facebook and even MySpace offer SMBs unparalleled advertising opportunities for reaching highly targeted audiences.
By David Liu
Which One Of These SMB Personas Do You Most Resemble?
January 26, 2010 | In many ways, Chris Green and Colin Wilcox are typical IT staffers, who just happened to have helped Microsoft design Windows Server 2008. But their real claim to fame is that they're not real people.
By
Fredric Paul
Will Netbooks EVER Find A Home In Business?
January 25, 2010 | Netbook momentum keeps growing, but are businesses ever going to embrace them in a big way? A Forrester Research report offers some insight on how it might happen. I'm not yet convinced.
By
Fredric Paul
Salesforce.com CEO Benioff On IT Scams And Cloud Power
January 25, 2010 | Part 2 of our Salesforce.com analysis: Benioff describes the power of the cloud and proves it with his company's incredibly lean IT infrastructure. From Global CIO.
By
Bob Evans,
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The 6 Roadblocks To Pay-Per-Click Success
January 22, 2010 | To boost conversions and put the "Pay" in Pay-Per-Click online advertising campaigns, check to make sure these 6 roadblocks aren't standing in your way.
By Allen Moon
Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6
January 21, 2010 | The latest version of Mozilla's open source browser arrives amid warnings about the security of Internet Explorer.
By
Thomas Claburn,
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Microsoft Releases Critical Internet Explorer Patch
January 21, 2010 | With exploit code already in circulation, Microsoft has made a planned February browser fix available immediately.
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Thomas Claburn,
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Global CIO: Salesforce.com CEO Benioff On Beating Microsoft & SAP In The Cloud
January 21, 2010 | The cloud's foremost evangelist and highest achiever opines on those two rivals plus partner/competitor Oracle. From Global CIO.
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Bob Evans,
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AT&T, Verizon Signal Start Of Price War
January 19, 2010 | Both carriers seek to keep revenues stable while attempting to deal with increasingly congested wireless networks. Now could be a good time for SMBs to re-evaluate their mobile service plans.
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W. David Gardner,
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Verizon Shakes Up Handset, Voice, Data Plan Lineups
January 15, 2010 | The realignment focuses largely on the wireless carrier's smartphone portfolio: data plans will now be required on all 3G phones. Moves could affect SMB wireless decisions.
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W. David Gardner,
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VMware To Buy Zimbra From Yahoo
January 13, 2010 | The open-source email and collaboration software -- popular with SMBs -- will be used to build out VMware's virtualization infrastructure for cloud computing environments.
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Antone Gonsalves,
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Top 10 Web Marketing Trends For 2010
January 14, 2010 | From social networking and e-mail marketing to search engine optimization and mobile, we tell you where to invest, what to test, and which deserve a rest.
By John Arnold
HP, Microsoft In $250 Million Cloud Computing Pact
January 13, 2010 | The vendors promise unprecedented levels of collaboration to drive IT's hottest new architecture for companies of all sizes.
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Paul McDougall,
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Google Apologizes For Local Data Breach
January 12, 2010 | Google Local Business Center customers received analytics data belonging to other companies -- human error blamed.
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Thomas Claburn,
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Microsoft Unveils ERP For Midsized Retailers
January 11, 2010 | Dynamics AX suite provides direct integration with SharePoint, SQL Server, and other Microsoft products.
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Paul McDougall,
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Net Neutrality Faces Appeals Court
January 11, 2010 | The FCC has reprimanded Comcast for seeking to control the flow of Internet traffic over its network.
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W. David Gardner,
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Researcher Rates Mac OS X Vulnerability 'High'
January 8, 2010 | Flaw in versions 10.5 and 10.6 can be exploited by a remote attacker, says SecurityReason. But is Mac vulnerability "wishful thinking" for security makers looking to open new markets?
By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
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From Slates To Phones, Ballmer Says Microsoft's Got It
January 7, 2010 | Redmond's chief executive shows CES crowd that his company isn't ready to cede the market to Apple's "iSlate" or Google's Nexus One. The competition should be good news for SMBs.
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Paul McDougall,
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Crowdsourcing is Great For SMBs -- Except When It Isn't
January 7, 2010 | Marketing professionals are increasingly using the Internet to let customers create marketing campaigns. But sometimes the helpful crowd can turn into an angry mob.
By Carol Tice
BI Trumps ERP For Ski Maker
January 6, 2010 | Executives at the midmarket sporting goods company Rossignol North America get sales and inventory information from PivotLink, a software-as-a-service-based business intelligence system.
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Doug Henschen,
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| Verizon Introduces 'Security-As-A-Service' Packages |
The new Total Protection offerings are intended to protect SMBs against all five forms of security threats at an affordable monthly rate. Read Post |
| Why Google Buzz Could Be A Bust For SMBs |
Google is gunning for Facebook -- again. Will its efforts really build a better mousetrap, or will they simply make a mess out of Gmail? Read Post |
| Nasuni Offers Cloud-Based Primary Storage |
By providing a virtual machine that caches data actually stored in the cloud, Nasuni is trying to make it possible for a midsize business to use online storage as a primary file server. Read Post |
Cachengo Rolls Out Appliance + Cloud Storage Option
The Director series from Cachengo pairs a local storage appliance with cloud-based backup in a "unified storage solution" priced to appeal to small and midsize businesses. Read Post |
For SMBs, PayPal Could Mean Risky Business
Many small businesses that deal with PayPal do so because they don't see any viable alternatives. In some cases, however, I wonder if these companies are really aware of the risks they are taking. Read Post |
Internet Access Options Grow
Broadband has evolved so it means more than just a cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connection. Now, companies are able to use optical Ethernet links to provide their employees with network access. Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group, expects interest in broadband connections to increase, with new optical Ethernet connections being very popular. Read Post |
The Virtual Future Looks Bright For SMBs
A year ago, many SMBs were still asking, "what's virtualization?" Today, it's a very different situation. Read Post |
Are Netbooks The Future For The PC Market?
Chip designer ARM's chief executive says that netbooks are the future of computing -- and the future doesn't need Microsoft. Is he onto something here, or is he just blowing smoke? Read Post |
WiMAX: a Better Option than 4G Networks?
Speed, no matter how much a company provides to its users, they often desire more. As mobile applications become more pervasive and more sophisticated, small and medium businesses need ways to boost wireless bandwidth. In the short term, WiMAX is in a better position to provide extra bandwidth than cellular networks, according to market research firm In-Stat. Read Post |
SMB Trends To Watch In 2010
Technology consultants Access Markets International Partners have pointed to six trends among small and medium businesses that, they say, deserve more attention. Read Post |
iPad And SMBs, Take Two
Now that we've all found out what Apple has had up its sleeve all these months, we can start to assess the iPad's usefulness for business more confidently. At least one possible use case is clearly out the window -- at least for now -- but the demo introduced one no one had thought about. Read Post |
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