Business & E-Business
November 2009 Archive

Dress Up Your Online Store For The Holidays

November 24, 2009 | These tips will give your customers--and your business--plenty of reasons to celebrate the season.
By Dani Babb

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

5 Steps To A Great Web Landing Page

November 20, 2009 | A well-conceived landing page for e-promotions and online offers sends the right signals about your company and helps online customers navigate toward making a purchase. Creating an effective landing page can be easier than you think.
By Mikal E. Belicove

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

Salesforce Adds Enterprise Social Networking

November 18, 2009 | Chatter brings Facebook- and Twitter-type capabilities to applications running on the Force.com cloud computing platform.
By Mary Hayes Weier, Courtesy of InformationWeek

SMBs Can Complement Online Marketing With Direct Mail

November 12, 2009 | Surveys indicate direct mail can actually help generate online sales. But only if you do it right.
By Shannon Suetos

Logitech To Acquire LifeSize Video Communications Vendor

November 11, 2009 | The $405 million purchase of LifeSize would give Logitech entry into the growing corporate videoconferencing market, with a focus on SMBs.
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

How HP Plans To Rule The SMB World

November 11, 2009 | Vowing to overcome past problems, HP unveils its latest not-so-secret plan for worldwide SMB domination. There's lots to like, but low prices don't seem to be the company's top priority.
By Fredric Paul

Midmarket Heroes: Three Unique SMBs Turn To Big-Company Software To Grow Their Businesses

November 10, 2009 | SAP trots out three very different businesses to show that it's serious about helping small and midsize companies. What can other SMBs learn from the experiences of these three Midmarket Heroes?

To Fight The Recession, HP Introduces Lots Of SMB Products

November 9, 2009 | The giant vendor rolls out new servers, network switches, storage systems, disk drives, PCs, monitors, and printers -- and adds new support plans, financing options, and bundled systems. It's all part of an ongoing effort to pull together HP's vast portfolio of products in the face of continuing economic pressure.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Windows 7 Sales Trounce Vista

November 6, 2009 | Microsoft's new OS is significantly outpacing its predecessor in terms of post-launch market impact. But new PC sales haven't seen the same lift.
By Paul McDougall, Courtesy of InformationWeek

9 Vital Statistics For Tracking Site Traffic

November 6, 2009 | The more you know about who visits your Web site and what they do once they arrive, the better able you'll be to turn visitors into customers. Fortunately, all the info you need can be found in these 9 easy-to-measure stats.
By Allen Moon

Trademark Tips For SMBs

November 5, 2009 | In the wild and woolly world of pay-per-click search advertising, trademarking your company's brand offers some measure of protection. But it's far from foolproof. Here's what you need to know.
By Sunshine Makarow

Verizon and Motorola Use The Droid To Take on AT&T And Apple's iPhone

November 4, 2009 | Verizon and Motorola hope the Droid's physical keyboard and higher-rated network can make up for the iPhone's head start and giant app collection. For SMBs, though, it's all about choice and competition.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Microsoft Drops Prices Of Cloud Apps

November 3, 2009 | Exchange Online's monthly price drops from $10 to $5, and storage increases to 25 Gbytes, matching Google Gmail.
By Mary Hayes Weier, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Ask Steve: SMBs Cut Tech, And More, To Cope With Recession

November 2, 2009 | New Yankee Group SMB data predicts severe cutbacks in tech spending, particularly in cloud computing and Software as a Service (Saas) as well as unified communications. The bright spot? Mobile applications.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group