Reviews

Rolling Review: Zinstall Runs Windows 7 and XP

December 12, 2009 | If your company's users aren't ready to let go of XP as you upgrade to Windows 7, Zinstall can help.
By Randy George, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Review: HP ProBook 5310m Offers SMBs (Almost) Full Power In A Thin-And-Light Notebook

December 9, 2009 | Unlike most thin-and-light notebooks, the stylish black ProBook 5310 is available with a standard-voltage Intel processor to deliver higher performance computing. The hit on battery life isn't as big as you might expect.
By Fredric Paul

Dell's Sleek New Vostro V13 SMB Laptop Thinks Thin And Light

December 8, 2009 | When it comes to laptops, you can never be too thin or too rich. And the newest entry in Dell's small business lineup, the Vostro V13, weighs in at under 3.5 pounds and less than an inch thick.
By Fredric Paul

Polycom Gives SMBs Videoconferencing On A Budget

December 5, 2009 | InformationWeek tests three video communications systems for small and midsize businesses.
Courtesy of InformationWeek

Review: HP Mini 5101 Is A "Business Netbook"

December 3, 2009 | The HP Mini 5101 is the kind of business netbook that businesses might buy if businesses were buying business netbooks. But are most businesses buying netbooks?
By Fredric Paul

Review: Acronis Deploys Windows 7 With Ease

November 21, 2009 | The software gets Microsoft's new OS to your users quickly and easily. It lacks management features, but that may not matter much to smaller companies.
By Randy George, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Review: Bluetooth Headsets For Mobile Pros

November 21, 2009 | Put down that handset and pick up a wireless headset. InformationWeek tests Bluetooth devices from Aliph, BlueAnt, MoGo, Motorola, Plantronics, and Samsung.
By Eric Zeman, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Rolling Review: Virtual Iron 4.5 VDI

October 24, 2009 | The price is right for small and midsize companies, and youwon't need professional services to get it up and running. But provisioning capabilities fall short for larger enterprises.
By Randy George, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Point/Counterpoint: 6 Ways Microsoft Pitches Windows 7 To SMBs

October 20, 2009 | There are lots of good of reasons for small and midsize companies to jump on Windows 7 as soon as it's available. But there are good reasons to be cautious as well. From ease of use to standardizing on the Microsoft "platform," bMighty looks at both sides of Window 7.
By Fredric Paul

Rolling Review: Windows 7 Deployment Tools

October 3, 2009 | InformationWeek puts six software packages through their paces rolling out Windows 7. Which one is the the right choice for your small to midsize business?
By Randy George, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Review: HP ProBook 4510s Takes SMB Notebooks In A New Direction

September 9, 2009 | The slick HP ProBook 4510s' interesting combination of style and performance -- along with a somewhat unusual form factor -- make it an intriguing choice as a desktop replacement machine. But what, exactly, makes it an SMB notebook?
By Fredric Paul

From Amazon To IBM, What 12 Cloud Computing Vendors Deliver

September 5, 2009 | Find the right cloud computing vendor for your company: A comparison of key services factors, from price and service type to hypervisor platforms and OS compatibility.
By Andrew Conry-Murray, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Apple Snow Leopard Squares Off Against Windows 7

August 29, 2009 | The latest Mac OS X is a solid upgrade, but look for the Operating Systems Wars to heat up this fall. SMBs have more good choices than ever.
By Mitch Wagner, Courtesy of InformationWeek

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

Gateway Unveils $300 Netbook

July 21, 2009 | The mini-PC comes with built-in Wi-Fi and an Intel Atom N270 processor.
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

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

Bluetooth Headsets Get Better

June 17, 2009 | Four hot new Bluetooth headset options improve noise cancelling and add voice activation--and stereo! Plus: new Bluetooth technology and some great bargains on last year's headsets.
By Fredric Paul

Small Desktop Footprint: HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra Slim

January 22, 2009 | HP Compaq's expanding line of dc Ultra Slim desktop machines -- which boast an exceptionally small form factor and fairly high muscle power -- packs a lot of punch in a package that may have you wondering where the rest of the computer is hiding.
By Keith Ferrell

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

Review: F-Secure Client Security 7

June 11, 2007 | New features and lower pricing make Client Security 7 a good fit for many businesses. But is that enough to entice enterprises to replace their existing security software?
By Avi Baumstein, Courtesy of Network Computing

Review: SolarWinds' Orion 8.1

June 11, 2007 | Small and midsize enterprises looking for a feature-rich and cost-friendly network-management product that enhances performance- and fault-management features need look no further.
By Michael Biddick, Courtesy of Network Computing

Five Online Backup Services to Keep Your Data Safe

April 9, 2007 | A look at five popular online backup services - AT&T Online Vault, Carbonite, eSureIT, iBackup, and Mozy - that may help you keep your backups up-to-date
By Serdar Yegulalp, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Three Ultralight Laptops Get the Job Done

March 22, 2007 | Can an ultralight laptop be small enough to take on the road, yet big enough to be functional? Absolutely. But with ultralight laptops everything becomes a compromise, so choose carefully.
By David DeJean, Courtesy of Network Computing

Testing 10 Windows Registry Cleaners

March 6, 2007 | Fred Langa tries to make sense of wildly disparate vendor claims, and rates the best free and commercial software for scrubbing the Windows registry
By Fred Langa, Courtesy of InformationWeek

Mac OS X Shines in Comparison With Vista

January 8, 2007 | Amid the Windows Vista hype, Mac users understand that OS X is still a champ on many fronts. This article is accompanied by an image gallery.
By John C. Welch, Courtesy of InformationWeek


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ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice

Remote Assistance Thriller: Dial "S" For "Scam"

Matthew McKenzie, 12.16.2009

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

Project Honey Pot: Over One Billion Spammers Served

Matthew McKenzie, 12.16.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 12.16.2009

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

Keith Ferrell, 12.16.2009

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?

Paul Korzeniowski, 12.15.2009

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

Jake Widman, 12.14.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 12.14.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 12.08.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 12.07.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 12.03.2009

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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