Retail
Fujitsu To Offer Cloud Services
December 8, 2009 | The company enters the ranks of cloud competitors, supplying computing infrastructure as a service through its expanded data centers. The new service is targeting the retail, financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare markets.
By
Charles Babcock,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
The Point-Of-Sale Problem
December 5, 2009 | Retailers both large and small must take sensible steps to protect their POS systems -- or face potentially serious consequences.
By
Greg Shipley,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
How To Make Your Business Mobile -- By The Numbers
December 4, 2009 | The best smartphones for small businesses in 8 different categories, the top 13 apps for SMBs, and 5 ways to differentiate among wireless carriers.
By Dan O' Shea
Netbooks In SMBs: Still Waiting For A Killer App
December 3, 2009 | Netbook sales keep growing, but businesses of all sizes are still struggling to figure out what the heck to DO with them.
By
Fredric Paul
Dress Up Your Online Store For The Holidays
November 24, 2009 | These tips will give your customers--and your business--plenty of reasons to celebrate the season.
By Dani Babb
SMBs Can Complement Online Marketing With Direct Mail
November 12, 2009 | Surveys indicate direct mail can actually help generate online sales. But only if you do it right.
By Shannon Suetos
How HP Plans To Rule The SMB World
November 11, 2009 | Vowing to overcome past problems, HP unveils its latest not-so-secret plan for worldwide SMB domination. There's lots to like, but low prices don't seem to be the company's top priority.
By
Fredric Paul
Amazon Introduces PayPhrase Payment Shortcut
October 29, 2009 | Online merchants can use Amazon's passphrase payment scheme to ease the friction of online commerce.
By
Thomas Claburn,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
Profits Aren't Everything, They're the Only Thing
October 28, 2009 | In this excerpt from his best-selling book, turnaround expert George Cloutier explains why "you've got to be a tyrant," and "you've got to have a plan."
By George Clouitier
Read The Fine Print, Or Why Vendor Contracts Matter
October 26, 2009 | Not reading a contract for services thoroughly can have big implications down the road. Small and midsize businesses need to read the "fine print" in a vendor service contract. Here's what to look for.
By Monique L. Myers
Help Your Company Join The Twittering Class
October 23, 2009 | How to use social media -- Twitter, Facebook, Linked In -- to elevate your company's online cred.
By Mikal E. Belicove
Retailers Ready For Windows 7 Launch
October 20, 2009 | Amazon, Best Buy, others offer promotions to spur sales of Microsoft's new operating system and the PCs it powers. SMBs may be able to take advantage of the hoopla.
By
Paul McDougall,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
HP Rolls Out New SMB Laptops, Desktops and TouchScreen PCs For Windows 7
October 13, 2009 | New computers for small and midsize companies -- under both the HP and Compaq monikers -- emphasize power-saving software, performance, and value.
By
Fredric Paul
Intuit's New QuickBooks 2010 Eases Installation, Improves Reporting
September 28, 2009 | The latest version of the popular small-business accounting software also speeds editing of multiple list entries and makes it easier to customize forms and reports. Plus: new links to services like document management and e-mail marketing.
By
Fredric Paul
How to Make Your Web Site Really Sell
September 25, 2009 | If your company Web site isn't converting at least 10% of its visitors, you need to read this now.
By David Port
Credit-Card Processing Options For SMBs
September 24, 2009 | It's a fact that adding payment options boosts sales, whether online, in brick-and-mortar stores, or even remote locations. Resource Nation helps small businesses understand how to leverage their credit-card processing options to increase revenue and speed payment.
By Merrin Muxlow
T-Mobile's Billing Fiasco Holds Valuable Lessons For SMBs
September 21, 2009 | Variable pricing isn't going away, and it can help small and midsize companies cut costs and boost revenues. But the key to customer acceptance is using positive incentives instead of "punitive" fees.
By
Paul Korzeniowski
Invoice Factoring: Smart Financing or Risky Business?
September 17, 2009 | Invoice "factoring" can get you paid fast, but it also poses special risks. Here's what you need to know to keep from getting burned when selling your unpaid invoices.
By Merrin Muxlow
What To Look For In A Point Of Sale System
September 10, 2009 | Point of Sale (POS) systems can help retail and service industry businesses cut costs, manage inventory, and streamline sales -- but you need to know what options and features are right for your company.
By Merrin Muxlow
8 Tips for SMBs Doing Business in China
September 7, 2009 | The fast-growing Chinese market offers a huge opportunity -- even for small and midsize companies. These invaluable suggestions can help your company take advantage of the potential, without getting burned.
By Hal Josephson
Selling Online 2.0: Planning For Selling Success
September 2, 2009 | Continue doing business via online auction like you've always done, and you're likely to see both your sales and your profits shrink. It's change or perish; you have to change the way you do business to survive.
By Michael Miller
Establishing Your Own Web Site: Is It Right For Your Business?
September 2, 2009 | When it comes to moving beyond eBay, the holy grail for many small businesses is running their own e-commerce Web site. The grass, however, is not always greener.
By Michael Miller
New Recommendations To Help SMBs Prevent Card-Skimming Attacks
August 25, 2009 | The PCI Council's new best practices are aimed at helping small and midsize retailers -- but security experts warn that they can't address deeper skimming risks.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins,
Courtesy of
DarkReading
Cable TV For SMBs!? Plus Landlines, Encryption, Collaboration, UC, And More
August 25, 2009 | It seems cable TV is just one sof everal surprising services that small and midsize companies are buying from their telecom and wireless carriers.
By
Fredric Paul
What I Learned About Small Business In China
August 19, 2009 | SMBs in China are part of a thriving economy. But they also face special challenges that might surprise U.S. business people.
By
Fredric Paul
ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Remote Assistance Thriller: Dial "S" For "Scam" |
A new scam involving remote support software recently surfaced in the United Kingdom. Before you snicker at just how gullible the victims appear to be, ask yourself whether your company's PCs are vulnerable to precisely this sort of attack. Read Post |
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| Project Honey Pot: Over One Billion Spammers Served |
This week, Project Honey Pot identified its one billionth spam message. Find out what it has learned from that torrent of junk email -- and what you can do to make its efforts to stop spam even more successful. Read Post |
| HP Software To Boost Cloud Computing For SMBs |
HP Operations Orchestration and HP Cloud Assure for cost control are designed to help companies take better advantage of cloud computing's inherent flexibility and elasticity, while mitigating potential risks. Read Post |
2010 Cybercrime Goals: Symantec
What do cybercrooks want next year? According to Symantec Hosted Services, they want bigger and badder botnets, pathways through CAPTCHA traps, local language spam and plenty of hooks as good as Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods. Read Post |
Laptop? Smartphone? Netbook? How about a Tablet?
Small is the new Large! Given users newfound proclivity to bound from place rather than sit at their desks, suppliers have been developing a bevy of mobile devices. Broadcom is the latest supplier to jump into this space with silicon that can be used for a portable computing tablet, a market that soon could receive a big boost from industry game changer, Apple Inc. Read Post |
iMac Shipments Delayed: Multiple Problems Reported
The 27-inch iMacs, introduced in October, are now showing a two-week ship time. Apple has not said why, but an independent website has been documenting issues with the new machines ranging from flickering screens to whistling displays. Read Post |
ADTRAN Jumps Into Unified Communications Market
Aimed at companies with 5 to 2,000 users, the networking vendor's NetVanta Unified Communications (UC) Solution Suite includes voice mail, unified messaging, fax server, presence, and auto attendant features. Read Post |
Egnyte Extends Cloud-Based Hybrid Storage To NAS Devices
The company is announcing Egnyte Local Cloud on Network Attached Storage (NAS), which expands the hybrid concept from Direct Attached Storage (DAS). The combination is designed to let SMBs combine local and cloud-based storage to maximize security, backup, and performance. Read Post |
"Favorite Places On Google" Takes On Zagat, Yelp
In addition to its announcement of Real Time Search today, Google also rolled out a program to put stickers in the windows of 100,000 local businesses in 9,000 cities across the country. Read Post |
Comcast-NBC Deal Highlights Net Neutrality Issue
What does it mean when the nation's largest Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, buys one of the biggest content creators in the world, like NBC? For one thing, it means the already contentious issue of Net Neutrality is about to get even more heated. Hopefully, it will galvanize the FCC to create and implement Net Neutrality rules that protect the interests of small and midsize businesses. Read Post |
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