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March 2009 Archive

bMighty News Flash: Tuesday March 31, 2009

March 31, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Internet ad sales, Ballmer feted, Google launches VC, small business job loss, Intel's Nehalem, Nehalem virtualization, wireless carriers standardize, AdMob mobile ad platform, ADTRAN IP communications, UC paging for SMBs, D-Link lifetime warranty, AccelOps all-in-one management, Hostway Exchange platform, Azaleos Exchange patent, Spam increasing, Conficker, MySpace Local, YouTube premium content, Web presence packages for SMBs, bye bye Encarta, Intuit payroll service, Nomee social network aggregator, Lunch.com social discovery platform. . .
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Monday March 30, 2009

March 30, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Google still hiring, SBA fraud, Web filter TCO, Fujitsu targets midmarket, new HP servers, new Nehalem servers, Dell's colorful Inspiron, AT&T adds 6 phones, Nokia 5800 firmware, Alcatel-Lucent battles Google Voice, Mitel Dashboard for SMBs, disaster recovery for SMBs, Conficker flaw, Facebook trounces MySpace, XML sitemaps faster. . .
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Friday March 27, 2009

March 27, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Small businesses want less stimulus, more tax cuts, free small businesses resources, Amazon, Google, IBM layoffs, Facebook needs $, Google Checkout fees rise, SMBs virtualize blades, Sun VDI 3, Microsoft attacks Mac, Apple WWDC, Windows 7 Release Candidate, Verizon netbooks, Accolade Systems sues Apple, Skype for iPhone, Opera Mobile 9.7, BlackBerry SlingPlayer, U4EA/Vidtel video communication services, TNCI integrated communications, Conficker update, eXpresso's Excel collaboration, iGoogle's future, Force.com cloud platform. . .
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Thursday March 26, 2009

March 26, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Small business optimism, Opera browser geolocation, hosted virtual desktops, MacBook Pro memory upgrade, Voice-powered Google search for BlackBerry, ContactsCalendarSync for G1 Android, Alltel My Circle, Adobe Flash for Android, mobile app store growth, Wedge Networks security appliance, protecedpdf Small Business Edition, Google services for Web sites, Twitter premium, Twitter best practices...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Wednesday March 25, 2009

March 25, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Google invests in Pixazza, economy crimps pay-for-performance outsourcing, Firefox architecture instability and memory leaks, no local Windows Azure, proprietary software model broken, is Linux Wal-Mart?, Hitachi 2.5" hard drive, Xobni ends beta, Dell servers and storage, T-Mobile 3G USB laptop stick, Sprint WiMax in 10 cities, Samsung SMB dealer program, Skype leading international carrier, botnet malware targets routers and modems, value of business social networking, SMBs SaaS use, Intermedia SaaS Exchange hosting...
By bMighty Staff

How To Encrypt Your Business Data For Free

March 25, 2009 | Laptops and external storage drives are tempting targets for thieves, but you can stymie criminals from getting your sensitive business data by encrypting it. That way you'll only need to replace stolen hardware, not customer records or trade secrets. And this peace of mind won't cost you a dime. Get started now.
By Matthew McKenzie

bMighty News Flash: Tuesday March 24, 2009

March 24, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: software developers expectations for stimulus package, Power Pack 2 for Windows Home Server, Sage SalesLogix Today CRM software-hardware appliance, Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 and NAS 420 servers, HP dc5850 Business Desktop with Linux, AOL Shortcuts.com coupon service goes mobile, Concur comes to BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, RIM updates BlackBerry Internet service, Elfiq WAN load-balancing product suite, iPhone captures 50% of smartphone Web traffic, VASCO aXs GUARD Gatekeeper bundle, Microsoft sponsors Tweets, LeapFish.com free domain name appraisal, Web-based TextFlow, Box.net full-text searches, Google enhances search, Axcient hybrid on-premises/cloud backup, archiving, and DR...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Monday March 23, 2009

March 23, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: .tel domain launches, SMBs spent $6.9B on local online advertising, HP, Microsoft channel offering, social media marketing budgets increase, KACE Kontainers, IE8 loses users, iPhone 3.0 as game changer, Dell smartphone bombs, iPhone Bluetooth headset, 17" iMac returns, Skype goes SIP, SMBs can save big with cloud, auto-phishing on the rise, Concentric IM security service, Salesforce.com Twitters, Symantec's online storage, CraigList outpaces Myspace, Carbonite loses data...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Friday March 20, 2009

March 20, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: SMBs see competitors as harder hit by downturn, Cybercriminals target SMBs, TomTom countersues Microsoft, HP's fault-tolerant server for SMBs, iPhone 3.0 tethering, YouTube for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60, Windows 6.5 Mobile widgets, Windstream's flat-rate Web and audio conferencing, Twitter hoax, Chrome withstands attacks, Firefox, Safari, and IE compromised, Twitter vulnerabilities, Twitter growth, Gmail Undo Send, HD on iTunes, Windows Live Facebook updates...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Thursday March 19, 2009

March 19, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Cisco buys Flip, Google woos SMBs, Microsoft still wants Yahoo, Silverlight 3 beta, IE 8 slow, Expression Blend 3 preview, NetSuite expands SaaS developer program, Psystar launches Mac clone, no contract iPhone, Firefox mobile browser, Covad and Cisco managed UC, IE8, Firefox, and Safari hacked, Facebook-friendly Citysearch, 3Tera SLA, Salesforce.com training program...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Wednesday March 18, 2009

March 18, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Senate extends SBA programs, IBM buying Sun Microsystems, Criticism and praise for Obama's small business plan, Via Technologies design for mini-laptops, IBM, HP take swipes at Cisco's unified computing, Google Chrome Beta slow on Windows 7, iPhone 3.0 delivers cut, paste, and more, Cybersquatting reaches record levels, Panda Security offers cheaper Security-as-a-Service to SMBs, Google updates Unread in Gmail, Electronic Privacy Information Center urges FTC to investigate Google's cloud security, Sun Microsystems announces cloud computing platform...
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Monday March 16, 2009

March 16, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Obama announces SMB lending aid, SMB optimism, Web site best practices, Facebook Connect for iPhone, SMBs want SaaS, explosive mobile commerce growth, Windows 7 changes, Cisco's unified computing, iPhone 3,0, Azaleos merges with M3, Reality Digital launches Harmony platform, MyFax offers free service, Facebook traffic growth...
By bMighty Staff

How To Buy Hardware For Your Business

March 9, 2009 | Small and midsize businesses need to invest in hardware, but during these tough economic times, any purchase must be done wisely. bMighty talked to some experts about when to upgrade your equipment and what to consider when buying hardware.
By Jennifer Moline

11 Ways To Spend Smart On Tech In 2009

March 5, 2009 | Small and midsize business technology investments are progressively addressing financial and environmental concerns. In a time of economic downturn, IT must focus on getting the best bang for its buck without being distracted by flashy marketing. Keep a clear head and these 11 tech trends in mind while making business investment decisions in 2009.
By Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Q&A With STORServer's Kelly Lipp: Disaster Recovery Requires More Than Data Recovery

March 4, 2009 | Is your business prepared for a disaster? What if a Katrina-like hurricane hit? Or what if your head of IT had a heart attack? A disaster-recovery plan is vital to small and midsize businesses, says Kelly Lipp, CTO of the data protection company STORServer. He says that while having any sort of plan is impressive, there is one area in which companies overextend their energies.
By Keith Ferrell

Disaster Preparedness For Small And Midsize Companies

March 4, 2009 | All organizations need to have disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place so that unexpected events don't derail the business. But when money and manpower are in short supply, how can IT get this done?
By Keith Ferrell