Technology & Telecommunications
September 2007 Archive

Top 5 Small and Midsize Business Myths -- Busted!

September 26, 2007 | Smaller companies are largely misunderstood. A recent survey challenges the conventional wisdom about how they use technology
By Naomi Grossman

Are You Ready to Outsource?

September 24, 2007 | There are plenty of good reasons to put some IT functions in a service provider's hands. But is your small or midsize business up to the challenges required to make outsourcing work?
By Jennifer Zaino

10 Ways to Mitigate Your Security Risks

September 13, 2007 | Time is money, and when it comes to small and midsize businesses, both are in short supply. So we got security experts to share their top tips for mitigating information security risk while using minimum resources
By Mathew Schwartz

How To Push Your Company Toward VoIP

September 10, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses are facing choices as they contemplate how to upgrade their voice and data networks. They also are discovering the power of integrating business applications with voice to achieve truly unified communications
By Kate Gerwig

The Trouble With Used Networking Gear

September 6, 2007 | Low prices for used networking equipment can make small and midsize businesses salivate. But counterfeit products, tech support issues, and Frankenstein engineering persist. Could industry endorsement of used-gear vendors make a difference?
By Paul Korzeniowski

While You Were Sleeping

September 5, 2007 | Eighty percent of system failures are caused by failed changes that disrupt systems, or by unauthorized or unplanned changes. Having an enforceable change control policy in place can curb such failures -- so you can sleep at night
By Thomas Lesica


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Cyber Monday Security Risks Are All Business

Keith Ferrell, 11.25.2009

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

Matthew McKenzie, 11.25.2009

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?

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 11.24.2009

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

Paul Korzeniowski, 11.23.2009

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

Fredric Paul, 11.23.2009

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

Matthew McKenzie, 11.18.2009

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

Jake Widman, 11.16.2009

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

Matthew McKenzie, 11.11.2009

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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