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March 12, 2010

Tandberg Data Launches NAS Solution for SMBs

Tandberg Data recently launched the DPS2000 NAS series of disk-based storage appliance for small to medium-sized businesses.  Though named an NAS appliance, the DPS2000 is in fact the first unified ... More >

March 11, 2010

Avaya Positions UC Suite at Smallest SMBs

Business communications provider Avaya earlier this week announced the release of version 6.0 of its Avaya IP Office, which is the company's flagship unified communications suite for SMBs.  Avaya say... More >

March 10, 2010

10 Things to Like About Windows 7

Windows 7 has been released for a while now, and has remained highly popular among users who have switched to it. Personally, I've been using Windows 7 as my primary operating environment since Windo... More >

Radore Hosting: Energy Efficient Hosting

Read this case study to learn how Radore, a Turkish hosting company, reduces its energy consumption by approximately 70 percent with a virtualized solution from Dell.

Examining Business Resiliency Management Best Practices

Read this white paper and learn to effectively manage people, process, and technology within a business resilience strategy.

Microsoft Discontinues Windows Essential Business Server

Microsoft will discontinue development of the Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) as of June 30. In an e-mail, the Redmond company noted that the decision was made to "streamline their server p... More >

March 9, 2010

Keys to a Successful SMB Disaster Recovery Implementation

I recently wrote a blog where I examined how implementations of disaster recovery (DR) might differ between SMBs and the enterprise .  Before jumping into the DR fray, though, what is the first step... More >

March 7, 2010

SMBs Should Approach Disaster Recovery Differently

One question that has probably crossed the minds of SMB CEOs and IT managers would be the differences when planning for disasters compared with their enterprise counterparts.  Is it necessary to adop... More >

March 3, 2010

Training Is Important for SMBs, Too

Some of you might recall that I wrote on McAfee's Security Quickstart Service for SMBs a couple of weeks ago. In covering McAfee's new service offerings for SMBs, an anecdote from Darrell Rodenbaug... More >

March 2, 2010

Symantec: Implement These Security Practices

I came across an interesting security piece on Symantec's Web site titled "antivirus software and the illusion of protection." Ever had users who get infected with malware despite having good anti... More >

February 23, 2010

Nuance Launches Free PDF Reader

I previously made my case for moving away from Adobe PDF Reader, which despite frequent patches, continues to hold an appalling security track record. In a nutshell, hackers and malware writers i... More >

Why My iPhone Is Not My Work Phone

Fellow blogger Don Tennant's recent piece titled "Full Disclosure: Regrets or Not, I'm Still Using My iPhone" caught my attention, and caused me to pause and consider how I use my iPhone. You see, ... More >

February 19, 2010

Online Backup Services Launching SMB-Specific Versions

Earlier this month, online backup service Carbonite launched Carbonite Pro , which is an SMB-specific version of its online data backup service. The new offering allows businesses to perform cloud-b... More >

Invest in Monitor Stands for Greater Productivity

If you've been following my SMB blog for a while, you will know that one aspect of productivity I believe in is getting the right tools for the job. In the interest of cost savings, unfortunately, ge... More >

February 18, 2010

RIM to Give Away BES Software to SMBs

Come March, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will be giving away a free version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software to SMBs as BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express (BES Expres... More >

Symantec: How SMBs Can Protect Their Mobile Devices

As smartphones gain capabilities, mobile workers increasingly use them to manipulate or view data from within the firewall, bringing about greater work productivity. As a result, SMBs are more at ris... More >

February 17, 2010

Is Your SMB Leveraging Social Media Yet?

Social media adoption by small businesses has doubled from 12 percent to 24 percent in the past year alone, according to the latest report from the Small Business Success Index (SBSI).  Indeed, one i... More >

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