Travel & Hospitality
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cisco Buying Tandberg, Broadening Videoconferencing Footprint
October 1, 2009 | The $3 billion acquisition could increase availability of affordable teleconferencing options for companies of all sizes.
By
W. David Gardner,
Courtesy of
InformationWeek
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
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
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
Netbooks Vs. Smartphones And Planet Of The Apps
May 28, 2009 | What can small and midsize companies expect from mobile technology? Conference sessions and conversations at this year's Interop event offer some clues on smartphones vs. netbooks and the rise of mobile applications in smaller companies.
By
Fredric Paul
What Really Matters In Notebooks For SMBs?
April 8, 2009 | bMighty publisher/editor-in-chief Fredric Paul talks to laptop leaders HP and Toshiba -- and hears very different stories about what small and midsize companies actually want in their portable computers.
By
Fredric Paul
Do Netbooks Really Have A Role At SMBs?
April 8, 2009 | Insight from laptop vendors and other parties on whether small and midsize businesses really want netbooks -- and what SMBs actually do with them.
By
Fredric Paul
Ask Steve: Putting Google's Android To The Test
March 10, 2009 | The hype around Google's Android mobile OS has been huge, but what's the verdict for small and midsize businesses? Yankee Group's Steve Hilton asked an SMB test panel to put the T-Mobile G1 through the paces and find out.
By Steve Hilton, Courtesy of Yankee Group
Meet Via Videoconferencing When Being There Isn't An Option
March 6, 2009 | Smaller businesses are looking to cut costs these days, and travel budgets are often the first items to be slashed. But you can still hold important meetings with employees and clients all over the world through videoconferencing. And some products are even within the budget of small and midsize companies.
By Heather Clancy
What Your Business Can Learn From SEO Experts
February 18, 2009 | Your business has a Web site. Think that's enough? Hardly. Potential customers need to be able to find you, and that requires you to flex some search engine optimization skills. And because the world of SEO -- and the Internet, in general -- is constantly changing, it pays to learn how social networking is moving in on Google's territory.
By
Jennifer Moline
Netbooks Reach For The Next Level Of Portability
January 9, 2009 | Cloud computing promises a mobile utopia, but that mobility can be backbreaking if you're lugging around a chunky laptop. The latest generation of netbooks delivers an on-the-go form factor that's hard to leave behind.
By Mike Hogan
12 Innovative Products For Your Business
December 10, 2008 | In 2008, a host of new products debuted (or introduced enhancements), many of them with unique appeal for small and midsize businesses. Sorting through the thicket of new products to find the ones that best suit your needs is a daunting task, but we're here to help. In the first annual bMighty Innovation awards, our editors select 12 (one for each month) of the best products for growing businesses.
By bMighty Staff
Cheap, Easy Tools For Productive Online Meetings
November 21, 2008 | Travel budgets are getting the ax, but a host of free and low-cost online tools make it easier than ever to hold productive online meetings that let teams collaborate and get things done.
By Heather Clancy
Tech On The Go: Returning Home To Re-Sync Systems
August 7, 2008 | Home at last, bMighty's "Tech On The Go" correspondent unpacks, unwinds, and anticipates the joys of a reliable Internet connection -- not so fast -- to re-sync his laptop with his home system.
By
Scott Koegler
Why YOU Aren't Using Videoconferencing
August 6, 2008 | Despite dramatic improvements in quality and affordability, most businesses still aren't using videoconferencing. The reasons why might surprise you.
By
Fredric Paul
Tech On The Go: Keeping Up With Current Events
August 5, 2008 | Thanks to satellite radio, bMighty's "Tech On The Go" correspondent hasn't been out of the loop during his travels.
By
Scott Koegler
Tech On The Go: Trucker Antenna Boosts Connectivity
July 31, 2008 | After a well-timed delivery at the Grand Canyon, bMighty's "Tech On The Go" correspondent is cruising eastward sporting a spring-mounted cellular trucker antenna -- he hasn't lost signal in a thousand miles.
By
Scott Koegler
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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