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Nokia Struggles To Keep Pace With Apple, Google

November 20, 2008 | Standardizing products and services around an IT market leader is usually a safe choice. However, small and midsize businesses that rely on Nokia phones may be in for some upheaval as the vendor cuts costs to ensure long-term viability.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Q&A With SBR's Gayle Kesten: What Small Businesses Need To Know

September 10, 2008 | Small businesses are like all businesses -- they want to use tech tools to do things better, faster, and cheaper. SmallBizResource's Gayle Kesten has the lowdown on the best tools for small businesses, including the ones that eventually will level the playing field.
By Naomi Grossman

Tech On The Go: In Search of Wireless Connectivity

June 18, 2008 | Setting up camp close to a metropolitan area might mean reliable wireless access, just don't count on it. After cobbling together a solution and some troubleshooting, bMighty's "Tech On The Go" correspondent is back online.
By Scott Koegler

Spiceworks Brings Sizzle to Network Management

October 29, 2007  | IT pros at small and midsize businesses are hot for free, ad-supported network management software from Spiceworks. Find out why
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3Com Struggles -- Should Small and Midsize Businesses Bolt?

October 23, 2007 | A series of missteps doesn't bode well for the networking vendor. Small and midsize businesses have helped the company stay afloat, but for how long?
By Paul Korzeniowski

School of NAC: CIO Finds Answers in Managed Network Access

October 10, 2007 | The Upper Canada School District had a network nightmare on its hands. But CIO Jeremy Hobbs implemented a NAC solution. Now the kids are allright, and so is the network
By Naomi Grossman

The Real Value of Real-Time Data Integration

October 8, 2007 | Continuous access to the most accurate, up-to-date information about your business can accelerate the speed at which you do business. The race is on
By Thomas Lesica

The IT Manager Who Saved the Day

October 3, 2007 | When his servers went up in smoke and nearly half the company's data went with them, Hal Baumgardner set out to rebuild the IT shop so this could never, ever happen again
By Naomi Grossman

Managing Relationships With End Users

October 2, 2007 | The IT guy doesn't have to be the joke of the company. Developing and maintaining a good relationship with your end users can go a long way toward breaking those stereotypes -- and making your job much easier
By Mike Bohlmann

Open Source Software: Do You Have Time to Exploit It?

October 1, 2007 | Before you take the leap into the innovative world of open source, make sure your IT department has the time -- and the inclination -- that using this software requires
By Paula Hunter

Windows, You Are On Notice

September 28, 2007 | Hey, Windows: Pack your bags. I think I've found an operating system that can run the machines that run my smaller business without all the hassles you put me through. Say hello to Linux
By Cora Nucci

Experts Flag 10 Emerging IT Security Trends

September 27, 2007 | Security threats and defenses must constantly evolve to keep up with developing threats. We asked security experts to identify the top information security trends that will affect small and midsize businesses over the next three to five years.
By Mathew Schwartz

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

When Employees Leave, Make Sure They're Gone

September 25, 2007 | Employee resignations and layoffs raise questions about network security and data security. Here are 7 ways to protect your small or midsize business
By Keith Ferrell

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

8 Signs That You're Not Ready for Outsourcing

September 24, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses should proceed to IT outsourcing with caution. Here are eight telltale signs that your business isn't ready for outsourcing
By Jennifer Zaino

Wait for It: High Speed Wi-Fi

September 20, 2007 | Small and midsize businesses would be wise to wait to deploy next-generation Wi-Fi (812.11n) until at least 2008, when interoperability issues should be resolved and prices should be lower
By Paul Korzeniowski

Going Green Can Save Your Business Green

September 19, 2007 | These simple and easy IT strategies for cutting energy consumption and sourcing more efficient IT equipment can help the environment, and save money for your small or midsize business
By Gail Meredith Otteson

Move Over, Mick. IT Workers Want Satisfaction, Too

September 18, 2007 | The IT job market is more stable than it's been in a long while. Stability engenders navel-gazing, and IT workers are noticing how they're being treated, how interesting their work is, and whether their salaries are fair
By Naomi Grossman

Q&A With Gordon Linoff: Get Smarter About Business Intelligence

September 17, 2007 | A data mining expert explains how to generate all the business intelligence you need to understand what your customers want
By Naomi Grossman

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

Municipal Wi-Fi Networks Hit a Few Bumps

September 12, 2007 | Cities offering Wi-Fi services seemed like such a good idea. But in many areas, the projects are falling apart. Who loses? Small and midsized businesses
By Paul Korzeniowski

Putting IT Management in Its Place

September 11, 2007 | If IT plays a role in enabling the competitive advantages of your small or midsize business, then IT management needs to be at the same level as the CFO, COO, and other CxO titles
By Mike Bohlmann

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

Time to Get Tough on Spammers

September 7, 2007 | The top 10 of the world's top spammers account for 80% of the Internet's bogus traffic. About 90% of the e-mail making its way to your network is spam. The IT industry needs to push law enforcement to get rid of spam as soon as possible.
By Paul Korzeniowski

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