Mobile & Wireless
January 2009 Archive

Obama's Desire For A BlackBerry Illuminates Network Security Holes

January 27, 2009 | Can the government get between President Barack Obama and his BlackBerry? The ongoing battle over whether our new president will be allowed to keep his beloved smartphone illustrates how vulnerable our mobile devices are. And small and midsize businesses would be wise to know what their employees are doing with these phones.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Bracing For New Mobile Security Challenges

January 15, 2009 | As new mobile phone functionality moves into the mainstream, so do IT challenges. When employees carry sensitive financial information on their mobile devices, small and midsize businesses will need to adopt new security policies, procedures, and products to keep pace.
By Paul Korzeniowski

CES 2009: 8 Products For Your Business

January 13, 2009 | Sure, CES is mostly about crankin' car stereo systems and consumer technology bling. But with the consumerization of IT, more and more business products debut at the show. We waded through the blinding lights of ga-ga gadgetry to find the new products that business owners can't miss...
By bMighty Staff

Netbooks Reach For The Next Level Of Portability

January 9, 2009 | Cloud computing promises a mobile utopia, but that mobility can be backbreaking if you're lugging around a chunky laptop. The latest generation of netbooks delivers an on-the-go form factor that's hard to leave behind.
By Mike Hogan

Top Three Networking Trends For 2009

January 8, 2009 | Given the global economic turmoil, business owners and vendors will be conservative in the new year. Rather than embracing dramatic new technologies with potential, the focus will shift to maximizing technologies that have recently gained wider acceptance.
By Paul Korzeniowski

10 Things That WON'T Happen In 2009

January 7, 2009 | Everybody and his brother has predicted what will happen in 2009. That wasn't good enough for bMighty -- we decided to buck conventional wisdom and tell you about 10 important things that won't happen this year. Don't say we didn't warn you...
By bMighty Staff

Ask Steve: Three Network Predictions For 2009

January 6, 2009 | Looking ahead to the coming year, Yankee Group analyst Steve Hilton shares his insights about what transformative technologies will change the network landscape for small and midsize business.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group

What Macworld Means For Smaller Companies

January 5, 2009 | With the annual Macworld Conference & Expo beginning today in San Francisco, plenty of new products will be unveiled. But in a time of belt-tightening, what do Apple products -- which are often pricier than those that are Windows-based -- have to offer small and midsize companies? And what else can growing businesses get out of Macworld?
By Jennifer Moline

Q&A With Volantis' Mark Watson: Jumping On The Mobile Web

January 5, 2009 | More and more people have mobile phones and, more and more, they're using those phones for text messaging and to surf the Web. To keep up, your online marketing needs to go mobile, too.
By Naomi Grossman