Hardware & Software
June 2009 Archive
Cisco Eyes Web Alternative To Microsoft Office
June 30, 2009 | Online application service would put Cisco alongside Google and others in offering alternatives to Microsoft's Office software franchise.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
The Future Of Videoconferencing For SMBs... And 7 Mistakes To Avoid
June 29, 2009 | Videoconferencing is growing fast, but is the Great Recession helping or hurting? Plus, Blue Coat Systems asks whether your company's network is up to the task.
By
Fredric Paul
SMB Netbook Mania: New Models From HP, Toshiba, Gateway
June 24, 2009 | New SMB-focused netbooks and notebooks from HP, Toshiba, and Gateway illustrate the variety of choices available. Choosing wisely for your applications is critical.
By
Fredric Paul
SMBs Do Software Different
June 22, 2009 | New research reveals that small and midsize companies use and buy software differently than enterprises do. Check your plans against your peers to make sure you're following best practices.
By
Fredric Paul
Why Storage Is Such A Challenge For SMBs
June 15, 2009 | SMB storage needs keep growing, but factors from virtualization to proprietary terminology keep storage way more complicated than it has to be.
By
Fredric Paul
Marketing Technology Helps Vico Survive The Great Recession
June 11, 2009 | By combining free and inexpensive marketing methods with an investment in new sales and marketing software, Vico Software was able to increase its sales pipeline despite significant budget cuts.
By Elaine Appleton Grant
6 Ways Technology Can Help Your Business Survive The Great Recession
June 10, 2009 | Cutting back on technology spending makes sense in this economy. But if you make smart choices about how you trim your tech budget, you can conserve cash without compromising your business capabilities and, sometimes, even make them stronger.
By Elaine Appleton Grant
Tough Times Call For (Smart) Technology Investments
June 9, 2009 | In this economy, many companies are reluctant to spend on technology. But technology alone won't save your business; making smart, strategic tech investments can help your business survive and even thrive.
By Elaine Appleton Grant
Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Weather The Great Recession
June 8, 2009 | Facing the most challenging financial climate since the Great Depression, Sundia Fruit's investment in innovative technology hasn't just helped it survive, it's made the company stronger than before.
By Elaine Appleton Grant
How Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Monitor A Global Business
June 8, 2009 | Sundia Fruit's investment in an intranet-based platform provides up-to-the-minute information on which customers owe money, how much they owe, how long it's taking them to pay, and who the best payers are. It also provides a weekly, company-wide reporting system. And when the economy went sour, the company's emphasis on visibility allowed founder Brad Oberwager to court new and existing funding sources armed with detailed and current financial data.
| 2009 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
| 2008 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
| 2007 | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business |
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 |
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? |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 |
See the whole ANTenna Blog 
- Phone Systems Guide - What kind of phone system is right for your business
- Web Design Guide - What to look for in a Web designer
- Merchant Services Guide - Credit card processing and more
- Online Marketing Guide - Leverage the Net to market your business
- Alternative Financing Guide - How to find the cash your business needs
- View all guides
bMighty White Papers
bMighty email newsletter!
Browse by Category
bMighty Tech
Term Of Day:
Boost your tech
vocabulary!
bMighty's SMB
TechEncyclopedia
defines more than
20,000 IT terms.
FREE Technology Services Locator!
Search our database of 200,000 solution- provider locations by business activity, technology, vertical market, and customer size. Find a technology partner NOW.
go
|
