Information Technology
July 2009 Archive
E-Commerce Software for SMBs: Why Your Shopping Cart Matters
July 31, 2009 | Your company's Web shopping cart can have a big effect on whether or not customers actually buy from your site. Here's how to find an online shopping cart that's right for your business.
By Merrin Muxlow
VIDEO: The "Dark Side" of SMB Virtualization
July 29, 2009 | In this video interview, StorageIO's Greg Schultz warns of the dark side of virtualization for SMBs who go to far, too fast with the technology.
By Steve Kovsky
Verizon Offers Free Wi-Fi To Broadband Customers
July 28, 2009 | Serviced by Boingo Wireless, free Wi-Fi service will be immediately available in 100,000 hotspots to existing Verizon FiOS Internet customers. Is it a differentiator for traveling SMB execs?
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
VIDEO: SMBs Are Now Virtualization's "Sweet Spot"
July 28, 2009 | In a live video interview, Greg Schultz, senior analyst at StorageIO, explains why small and midsize companies are even more invested in virtualization than are large enterprises.
By Steve Kovsky
Nearly Half Of Companies Lack A Formal Patch Management Process
July 27, 2009 | Microsoft-sponsored Project Quant survey finds patch management expensive, immature. But that excuse won't help your company.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
How To Upgrade To Windows 7 From Windows XP
July 27, 2009 | Many SMBs still use Windows XP, but an in-place operating system upgrade to Windows 7 on a XP system is impossible. Here's how to migrate XP-based data and apps with the fewest hassles.
By
Serdar Yegulalp,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Novell Tackles Cloud Computing Security
July 27, 2009 | Novell's Cloud Security Service is designed to address continuing concerns about the safety of cloud-based applications. But the problems are a long way from being solved.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Top 19 Mac Apps For Tight Budgets
July 25, 2009 | Get more done with Skype, Evernote, Picasa, and more than a dozen other free or cheap apps for your Apple computer.
By
Mitch Wagner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Ramp Up Your Web Site Redesign
July 24, 2009 | Make the overhaul of your company Web site an event that attracts traffic--and customers.
By David Port
Electronic Document Storage For SMBs
July 23, 2009 | Electronic document storage system may not lead your company to the paperless office, but it just might save you some money while helping to save the planet.
By Merrin Muxlow, Courtesy of Resource Nation
Resurrected: 7 Technologies That Won't Stay Dead
July 22, 2009 | They're ba-a-a-ack! Despite being superseded and left for dead, a few hardy technologies keep springing back to life. Sometimes that's a good thing. Sometimes not so much...
By
Fredric Paul
RIM Announces BlackBerry Desktop Manager For Mac
July 21, 2009 | Software linking the Blackberry to Apple's Macintosh computers makes the smartphone a more attractive option for SMBs running mixed shops.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Qwest VDSL2 Boosts Broadband Speeds To 40 Mbps
July 21, 2009 | Very High Speed DSL 2 also offers 20 Mbps upstream speeds to consumers and small businesses.
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
5 New Ways To Leverage Your Company's Broadband Connection
July 21, 2009 | From teleconferencing to telecommuting, universal broadband rewrites the rules on how small and midsize companies do business.
By
Fredric Paul
Review: Should Firefox 3.5 Be Your Business' Default Browser?
July 18, 2009 | Mozilla's latest Web browser is a solid step forward, with features including private browsing, geolocation, and support for the latest audio, video, graphics, and HTML 5.
By
Mitch Wagner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Intuit's "Green Snapshot" Uses QuickBooks To Estimate Your Business' Carbon Footprint
July 17, 2009 | Small businesses that use Intuit's QuickBooks can find out how green their companies are, and learn how to be greener.
By
Fredric Paul
CEOs' Security Expectations Don't Match Experts
July 15, 2009 | Business executives and IT experts are often out of synch on security issues, a new study says. Sound familiar?
By Tim Wilson,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Web Site Maintenance Musts
July 16, 2009 | Keep your online business running smoothly with a monthly check-up of these crucial areas.
By Allen Moon
First Zero-Day Exploit Released For Firefox 3.5
July 15, 2009 | If you thought your business was safe just because you don't use Internet Explorer, you thought wrong. Fortunately, a patch is in the works.
By Kelly Jacksono Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Citrix Makes Hyper-V Management Tool Available For Free
July 15, 2009 | Citrix and Microsoft move closer together as joint vendors of virtualized applications and desktops.
By
Charles Babcock,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
What Microsoft Azure Means To SMBs
July 15, 2009 | Azure isn't an infrastructure competitor for Amazon and Google, but rather a Platform as a Service (PaaS) alternative to Force.com.
By
Fredric Paul
Windows Azure Gets On-Demand Pricing
July 14, 2009 | Microsoft will sell its cloud-based operating system by the drink.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Is Your Business Ready For "Free" Netbooks?
July 14, 2009 | Aggressive netbook promotions from wireless carriers now promise "free" netbooks with the purchase of a mobile data contract. But these new offers could wreak IT havoc in small and midsize companies.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
SMB Insights Into Microsoft Office 2010 And Windows 7
July 13, 2009 | From new features in Office 2010 to why SMBs should upgrade to Windows 7, Microsoft makes its case at the World Wide Partners Conference.
By
Fredric Paul
Microsoft Plans Free Version Of Office 2010
July 13, 2009 | Office Web will be accessible at no cost through the software maker's Windows Live portal.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Mobility's 3 Grand Challenges
July 10, 2009 | Mobility faces three grand challenges: device size, energy requirements, and management needs. How these challenges are addressed will determine mobility's long-term value to your company.
By Craig Mathias,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
3 Keys To Making Your Web Site Trustworthy
July 10, 2009 | For small and midsize businesses without an instantly recognizable brand name, customer trust has to be earned. And it's not enough to run your business right, your Web site has to instantly convince potential customers they can trust you.
By Johnathon Williams
VMware Tweaks Load Balancing In vSphere 4
July 9, 2009 | Distributed Resource Scheduler in vSphere 4 monitors virtual machine usage across a server cluster to see whether the VM is loaded on the server that best meets its needs. Could improve application performance and save resources.
By
Charles Babcock,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Mid-Market Hero: SoCal Web Shop Goes Green - And Makes It Pay
July 9, 2009 | Lots of small and midsize companies want to go green, but are afraid they can't afford it. Guidance, a Southern California Web design and e-commerce shop, makes it work for the planet, and the bottom line.
By
Fredric Paul
Ask Steve: What's Up With Virtualization And SMBs?
July 8, 2009 | Steve's Answer: Server virtualization has made large inroads in SMBs, and Microsoft has created amazing mindshare in a very short period of time. But the technology still has a long way to go.
By Steve Hilton
Sprint Offers $1 Netbook
July 7, 2009 | Forget those $200 netbook deals from other carriers, Sprint makes the machine virtually free... with a 2-year contract, of course.
By
Marin Perez,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
VIDEO: Virtualization In A Box
July 7, 2009 | Dell's Anthony Dina explains how Dell's new pre-configured virtualization offerings combine Microsoft Hyper V software with Dell hardware and consulting services to make the technology more affordable and useable for small and midsize companies.
By Steve Kovsky
Seattle Data Center Fire Hobbles Web Sites
July 6, 2009 | Electrical fire at a data center last week knocked out Web sites both large and small -- highlights need for backup plans.
By Deborah Gage,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Can Cisco Be an Office Application Force?
July 6, 2009 | Cisco is reportedly interested in using its WebEx collaboration platform to challenge Microsoft Office. How real is that intent, and what would it mean?
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Lenovo Launches Four Xeon Servers For SMBs
July 1, 2009 | The new SMB-oriented ThinkServers feature built-in virtualization, new power-saving features, and several Intel Xeon 5500 processors to choose from.
By
Antone Gonsalves,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
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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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