Hardware & Software
July 2008 Archive
Shipping 2.0
July 31, 2008 | With a virtual warehouse service, all your smaller business has to lose are its rent and delivery costs. What it can gain are a larger daily run rate, cost savings, and peace of mind.
By Heather Clancy
Super Slideshow: 68 Must-Have Technologies for Growing Businesses
July 30, 2008 | Small and midsize businesses rely on technology to survive, thrive, and get bigger. Here at bMighty we know that and we have compiled a visual guide of 68 tech tools that you need to know about. From building a Mac office to the best Bluetooth headsets to the best affordable laptops, this will be your most comprehensive tech guide yet.
By
Naomi Grossman
Q&A With Gene Marks: Collaboration Tools Boost the Bottom Line
July 28, 2008 | Small business consulting expert Gene Marks spoke to bMighty about the myriad of collaboration tools that have helped small and midsize businesses cut costs and improve efficiencies -- including his own, which now has 10 employees and no office space.
By
Naomi Grossman
Jump In: Big Opportunities in Online Video
July 24, 2008 | Online video is what businesses want -- and will soon need -- which means big opportunities for startups. But the time to get in is now, before the market leaders emerge.
By Amanda Kooser
Five Ways To Wiki For Business
July 23, 2008 | Wikis are a solid alternative for workplace collaboration -- as long as businesses implement them effectively. These five case studies demonstrate how five smaller organizations have successfully integrated wiki solutions into their operations.
By Timothy Hickernell, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research
Mid-Market Heroes: TodaysMama's Rachael Herrscher Proves Women Can Have it All
July 23, 2008 | Rachael Herrscher is seeking work/life balance not just for herself but for the 30 employees of TodaysMama, the business she co-founded four years ago. She found what she was looking for with the help of tech tools, from smartphones to IM to collaboration. Now, TodaysMama is no longer just a business; it has become a community.
By
Naomi Grossman
Telephone Solutions for Smaller Businesses: Affordability is Finally Here
July 22, 2008 | The telephone is probably among the oldest of office appliances -- and still one of the most standard ways of communicating with customers. Now a number of vendors are making systems that combine analog phone lines and Internet telephony and, most important, are affordable for smaller businesses.
By Ramon Ray, Small Biz Technology
Getting Close to Customers, Online
July 17, 2008 | New tech tools now let online retailers get to know their customers -- wherever they are. The result is more effective marketing and, ultimately, increased sales.
By Heather Clancy
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
Ask Steve: Hosted vs. On-Premises Call Center Solutions
July 14, 2008 | Customer contact centers serve the same role for smaller businesses as they do for enterprises, but many struggle to find call center solutions that scale affordably. Yankee Group's Steve Hilton takes a look at the total ownership costs of hosted and on-premises call center solutions in this month's Ask Steve
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group
Q&A With Plaxo's John McCrea: The Business Value of Social Networking
July 14, 2008 | As social networks become ubiquitous, small and midsize businesses need to understand how they can exploit them to create business value. bMighty spoke with Plaxo's John McCrea to learn why smaller businesses need to get into social media now, how to do it, and what's about to change.
By
Naomi Grossman
When Speed Just Isn't Enough: A Network Quality Check
July 11, 2008 | As your smaller business' network traffic grows, getting faster switches isn't your only option. Jimmy Ray Purser says that paying attention to a network's quality of service -- by classifying packets as they enter your network -- can be just as important
By Jimmy Ray Purser
Online Database Managers Make Collaboration -- and More -- Easy
July 10, 2008 | How to collaborate on and manage all the data that evolves in any company has always been a challenge for smaller businesses. But online database managers let businesses do it all cheaper and easier and now there are a host of options to choose from
By Mike Hogan
SLIDESHOW: Microsoft Office Alternatives
July 9, 2008 | Microsoft's longtime hammerlock on the productivity suite market is loosening in the face of increased competition. New challengers to the Microsoft Office throne are gaining traction and longtime competitors are getting a second wind. Office isn't going away, but there are now more options to consider when choosing a productivity suite.
By
Benjamin Tomkins
Q&A With Hank Marquis: Defining IT Services to Ensure Business Success
July 7, 2008 | Business success is no longer just about what tech tools you have; now success is all about how your business uses those tech tools -- and a business' IT department holds that key. Enterprise Management Associates' Hank Marquis explains to bMighty how a smaller business can unlock the potential buried within IT by learning how to work effectively with the IT department.
By
Naomi Grossman
How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 3)
July 3, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server
By Victor R. Garza
Closing the Gap with Larger Competitors
July 3, 2008 | A converged network allows small and midsize businesses to regain their edge over their larger competitors and once again get closer to their customers
By Doug Dennerline
Tell It to Me Straight: Customer Feedback in the Web 2.0 World
July 3, 2008 | What better way to get feedback on your business than through your customers? A Web 2.0 tool enables your online business to get instant, effective, and credible customer feedback so you can respond to complaints and resolve disputes in a flash
By Heather Clancy
How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 2)
July 2, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server.
By Victor R. Garza
How to Virtualize a Server: Step-by-Step (Part 1)
July 1, 2008 | Virtualizing the server running your business will allow you to back up the existing state of your server entirely, upgrade to new server hardware, and move your existing system exactly as it is -- this will keep your business running as smoothly as before you virtualized your server.
By Victor R. Garza
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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 |
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