bMighty News Flash: Thursday April 9, 2009

Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: SBA Lending, FCC Broadband, Ad Spending Increases, Internet Surpassing TV, Yahoo Loses Toolbar, SMB App & Service Market Growth, Linux Poised For Recovery, Paragon Partitioning Software, Social Networks & Software Developers, SMS Spam Ban, Virgin Mobile Pricing, iPhone Memory, 802.11n Routers, Bluetooth 3.0, SMB Security Survey, Conficker Redux. . .

"[Cloud storage] services provide small and midsize businesses with cost effective access to capabilities that once were the sole domain of large enterprises with sprawling IT staffs and bottomless budgets. In fact, smaller organizations are uniquely positioned to take advantage of these services because they don't need to jump through the hoops of a lengthy approval process before trying something new and, furthermore, many cloud storage providers cater directly to the SMB market."

BUSINESS & E-BUSINESS

• House Committee Urges New SBA Leader To Spur Business Lending
• FCC Pursues National Broadband Strategy
• Online Ad Spending To Surpass 15% By 2013
• Internet Will Surpass Television In Europe By Next Year
• Yahoo Loses Toolbar Deals As Google Search Increases

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Market For SMB Applications And Services Expected To Reach $35 Billion By 2013
• Prediction: Economic Recovery A Boon For Linux
• Software Developers Use Social Networks
• Paragon Launches New Partitioning Software For SMBs

MOBILE

• Senate Bill Introduced To Expand Can-Spam Act To SMS Messages
• Virgin Mobile Slashes Price On Prepaid Unlimited Plan To $50
• Apple Orders 100 Million 8GB Flash Chips, Rumored For iPhones

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

• Tropos Announces 802.11n Outdoor Mesh Routers
• Bluetooth 3.0 Coming This Month With Wi-Fi Speed

SECURITY

• Symantec Survey: SMB Security Spending Holding Steady; SMB Vulnerabilities Holding Steady Too
• New Variant Of Conficker May Pose Imminent Threat

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EVENTS

• Tuesdays, 8-10 PM ET -- BatchBlue Software hosts SBBuzz Twitter chats for business owners, entrepreneurs, IT pros to discuss social media
• April 24, 2009 -- Intuit United Small Business grant competition deadline
• April 29, 2009 -- bMighty bSecure: SMB Security On A Budget

Today On bMighty:

• 9 Cloud Storage Services For Your Business
• Symantec Survey: SMB Security Spending Holding Steady; SMB Vulnerabilities Holding Steady Too
• Another Look At Linux Netbook Return Statistics
• E-Mail Choices Grow For Mobile Users
• 5 Facts You Should Know About Appealing Your Tax Return
• Small Business Outlook For 2009

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