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Mobile & Wireless
April 2009 Archive
What RIM's Application Store Means For SMBs
April 30, 2009 | Research In Motion is the latest smartphone supplier to open an online app store. Although these app stores are changing the way software is distributed, the new model may hinder rather than help small and midsize businesses.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
5 Essential Tools For Mobile Business
April 29, 2009 | Cutting the wires and going fully mobile can open up new opportunities for your business, but it also means you'll need to invest in tools to help your mobile workforce keep working on the go. Here are five you can't do without.
By bMighty Staff
Tech Keeps This Company Mostly Mobile: Q&A With Lotus Vodka's Rob Bailey
April 28, 2009 | At Lotus Vodka, it's all about the BlackBerry. Though the company has an office in San Francisco, you won't spot more than one or two employees there -- instead, they're on the road, promoting their vitamin-enhanced liquor. Founder and CEO Rob Bailey explains how his company relies on technology to keep its staff on the road, garnering sales.
By
Jennifer Moline
Why You Should Take Your Company Mobile
April 27, 2009 | Interested in starting up a business but concerned about infrastructure costs? Cut those down significantly with a mobile company. In this recession, it's more cost effective to invest in some laptops and smartphones rather than shell out a bunch of cash for a brick-and-mortar office.
By
Jennifer Moline
Ask Steve: Take Your Business Web Site Mobile
April 23, 2009 | The importance of mobile Web enablement will eclipse traditional Web e-commerce, ad-word search, and online self-service within 10 years. Yankee Group's Steve Hilton maps out the best practices for enabling your business' mobile Web site.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group
Mid-Market Hero: Vetrazzo Marries Recycled Glass With New Information Technology
April 13, 2009 | Former software exec James Sheppard relies on cloud-based technology to power a vibrant, eco-friendly countertop business that's thriving in an industrial-age automotive plant.
By
Fredric Paul
bMighty News Flash: Friday April 10, 2009
April 10, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Microsoft-Yahoo Talks, CompUSA Returns, HP Automation, Linux Staging, Google Data Center Tours, 1 Billion iPhone Apps, Amazon BlackBerry App, Microsoft Security Patches, Conficker Spam, Privacy Tipsters, Yelp Befriends SMBs, Microsoft E-Mail Outage, Yahoo Cloud Computing Research. . .
By bMighty Staff
bMighty News Flash: Thursday April 9, 2009
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. . .
By bMighty Staff
bMighty News Flash: Wednesday April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: H1-B Visas, Amazon, Wal-Mart, Apple Pricing, Apple Sued, Obama And SMBs, Acer Mini PC, HyTrust Appliance, Google Voice For iPhone, Power Grid Compromised, Rogue Security Software Threats, SMB Encryption, Gmail For Android, iPhone, Oracle Clueless On Cloud Computing, Yahoo Copies Facebook, Facebook Trails MySpace, Twitter Use Soars, Java For Google App Engine, Google Reaches For Corporate Data, SaaS Lotus, Twitter By Phone. . .
By bMighty Staff
What Really Matters In Notebooks For SMBs?
April 8, 2009 | bMighty publisher/editor-in-chief Fredric Paul talks to laptop leaders HP and Toshiba -- and hears very different stories about what small and midsize companies actually want in their portable computers.
By
Fredric Paul
Do Netbooks Really Have A Role At SMBs?
April 8, 2009 | Insight from laptop vendors and other parties on whether small and midsize businesses really want netbooks -- and what SMBs actually do with them.
By
Fredric Paul
bMighty News Flash: Tuesday April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Windows dominates netbooks, Windows XP zombie, Nehalem Apple xServe, virtualization benefits, Drobo 8-bay storage, cell phones on a plane, next iPhone, no Skype on some iPhones, LTE market predictions, MetroPCS landline, Salesforce.com Mobile Lite, Android goes beyond mobile, Trend Micro SaaS security, security fears, Google local search, Xcerion iCloud, BusinessObjects. . .
By bMighty Staff
bMighty News Flash: Monday April 6, 2009
April 6, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Sun doomed without IBM? YouTube losing big, Federal Stimulus for IT, online ad rates decline, AdWords trademark ruling, Ubuntu for Amazon cloud, Mac clones, XP incentive for Win7, Android tablet, Panasonic reorg, Microsemi PoE, Netgear ReadyNAS, Koobface fighters, fraud v. personal safety, Facebook's Haystack, Chrome EULA kerfuffle, RatePoint SMB reviews. . .
By bMighty Staff
bMighty News Flash: Friday April 3, 2009
April 3, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Karen Gordon Mills confirmed to for SBA, Google buying Twitter? No-contract 3G modem, rural 4G broadband, Office for iPhone, WiMax as Betamax, free WiMax in Silicon Valley, Verizon app store, Conficker Symantec scam, PowerPoint security hole, Amazon Elastic Map Reduce. . .
By bMighty Staff
Will iPhone Enhancements Capture The Business Smartphone Market?
April 2, 2009 | Since it arrived almost two years ago, the iPhone has been a smash hit. Apple is introducing more business-centric enhancements, but the smartphone market is now much more competitive and SMBs have other choices to consider.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Financial Crisis Survival Kit
April 2, 2009 | In the face of the current financial crisis, small- and midsize-business owners need strategies, tips, and tricks to help their companies weather the storm and emerge poised for the future.
By bMighty Staff
bMighty News Flash: Wednesday April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: April Fools' day pranks, SBA confirmation hearings, small business employment, broadband usage metering, Facebook CFO bails, IT spending predictions, SGI bought for cheap, Twitter book, Microsoft SMB server, Android netbooks, BlackBerry app store, WiMax Wi-Fi access points, Yahoo mobile, Conficker, Zoho chat, DynaSis SaaS, WebVisibile ad services, Wikia search dies, Twitter auto follow no more, LotusLive Engage. . .
By bMighty Staff
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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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