Networking & Communications
February 2008 Archive

Web 3.0: The Risks and the Rewards

February 21, 2008 | Between cybercriminals and consolidation, the next Web can get hazardous. In this third of a three-part series, a look at how to cope with the threats and enable your smaller business to survive and thrive in the world of Web 3.0
By Keith Ferrell

Web 3.0: The Next Web

February 19, 2008 | Web 3.0 is poised to change the way small and midsize companies get business done. In this second of a three-part series, a look at how the next Web is transforming processes
By Keith Ferrell

Web 3.0: What's Next After What's Next

February 19, 2008 | Even as small and midsize companies struggle with Web 2.0, it's time to look ahead at the even newer opportunities and challenges posed by Web 3.0 and the next generation of Web tools and techniques. In this first of a three-part series, a look at where the Web was and where it is now
By Keith Ferrell

So, You Want to Be a Hacker

February 15, 2008 | Maintaining secure systems in your company is a journey that never ends, but for every business, the trip has to begin somewhere. Jimmy Ray Purser has five steps that will get your small or midsize company started on the road to security
By Jimmy Ray Purser

Strategy Matters: From Porter's Five Forces to the Permeable Corporation -- A New Business Model

February 13, 2008 | Web 2.0 efficiencies disrupt old business models by reducing manufacturing and investment costs and decentralizing information. It's time for the permeable corporation, where success depends upon cooperation and interaction.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Slide Show: 7 Things For Smaller Businesses to Love on Valentine's Day

February 11, 2008 | Feb. 14 is the day for love, so bMighty.com has come up with some objects worthy of small and midsize companies' affection. Forget the roses and chocolates -- we've got the stuff that will make even the most hard-hearted businessperson swoon
By Fredric Paul

IM Security Threats: How to Protect Your Business

February 6, 2008 | Instant Messaging has become an effective business tool. But its increasing popularity means that it too is now more vulnerable to attack
By John Magee

The Best Wi-Fi for Small and Midsize Companies

February 5, 2008 | When setting up a wireless network, small to midsize businesses think they are caught between the less-than-robust offerings at their local Best Buy or Staples and the overkill of the full-scale enterprise wireless systems. But there are options out there sized just for the smaller business -- and we've got them
By Eric Zeman

Elevator Pitch: Untangle

February 5, 2008  | Untangle CEO Bob Walters discusses his company's suite of free, on-demand security applications
Courtesy of TechWeb TV

Free Security Software Custom-Made For Smaller Businesses

February 5, 2008 | Untangle's software provides network access and security for smaller businesses. And because it's open source, many of its services are free
By Naomi Grossman

Untangle Offers Smaller Businesses Free On-Demand Security Software

February 5, 2008  | InformationWeek's John Foley interviews Untangle CEO Bob Walters to learn more about the company's Web-based security products
Courtesy of TechWeb TV

Will More Networking Vendors Steal a Page From Microsoft?

February 4, 2008 | Juniper is now allowing customers and partners to develop specialized apps on its operating system -- an approach Microsoft used with great success. Are network devices a new frontier for smaller businesses?
By Paul Korzeniowski

The Event-Driven Organization: It's All About the Network

February 1, 2008 | Mining your network for real-time information enables you to proactively react to business events, improve your business' operations, and enhance its value
By Gary Moore