How Tech Can Help Your Business Survive
Smart investments in technology, strategic cuts, and tactical shifts to low- and no-cost Web 2.0 tools can keep your business running and even make it stronger than before.
Good news for small online businesses -- and for affiliates of Amazon and Overstock in those states.
INTERNET/WEBNew Web-based technology options like Box.net and Basecamp can help you get the job done quicker, easier, and less expensively. You've got nothing to lose but your resistance to change.
The new SMB-oriented ThinkServers feature built-in virtualization, new power-saving features, and several Intel Xeon 5500 processors to choose from.
BOOK EXCERPTThe corporation is where Web 2.0 tools hold the most promise to transform social organization, but it's also where there has been the most resistance to change. Although Web 2.0 tools can have a tremendous upside for businesses, the reality is that, inside many companies, reactions to online social networking have been fixated on the downside.
AUTHOR INTERVIEWThe promise of the Internet age was the end of business as usual. Instead much of the business world has resisted the paradigm shifts of Web 2.0 and social media, but the Great Recession may prove the tipping point for widespread adoption.
Online application service would put Cisco alongside Google and others in offering alternatives to Microsoft's Office software franchise.
SECURITYSpam volume impacting small and midsize companies has dropped this yeear due to vigorous enforcement by crime busters and Internet service providers. But the effects are already fleeting and SMBs must stay on guard.
NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONSVideoconferencing is growing fast, but is the Great Recession helping or hurting? Plus, Blue Coat Systems asks whether your company's network is up to the task.
E-COMMERCE13 things NOT to do when selling products and services online. Don't do these things. Ever.
WEB 2.0A video presentation of the pros and cons of various Web 2.0, technologies, with hints on how small and midsize companies can take advantage of them without wasting precious time and money. Plus: Download the PowerPoint presentation, too!
MOBILENew SMB-focused netbooks and notebooks from HP, Toshiba, and Gateway illustrate the variety of choices available. Choosing wisely for your applications is critical.
NETWORKING3Com, once a networking high-flier, is attempting to recapture its old mojo with bargain priced high-end switches. SMBs who rely on the company's low-end equipment had better hope it succeeds.
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ANTenna Blog
News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Massive Job Losses Don't Spare Small Businesses |
The national unemployment figures are in, and they stink. Really, really stink. And small businesses aren't doing much better. Read Post |
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| Microsoft Offers No Response On Response Point |
If you were wondering about the future of Microsoft's Response Point small business VoIP system, you can keep wondering. The system's future has been in doubt for months, and the company declined to clear up the confusion at a meeting with Voice over IP resellers this week. Read Post |
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| AT&T And CDW Offer Subsidized Netbooks To SMBs |
Wanna buy a netbook real cheap? How about $199? No problem. All you have to do is sign this little 2-year contract for 3G data services... Read Post |
Cloud Computing: A Security Disaster Waiting To Happen?
Cloud computing is be the biggest risk the Internet has ever faced, according to one hacker. He went so far as to say that security problems in the Cloud may bring "an end to the Internet as we know it." Read Post |
How SMBs Can Build A Community - A Checklist
Creating a community around your company or brand can help you connect with customers for marketing, support, and insight, but building a successful community isn't easy. Forrester Research has put together a checklist of what you need to help remove some of the guesswork. Read Post |
Are SMBs Facing A Crisis Of Cloud Confidence?
Cloud computing is often thought of as the perfect option for small businesses. But a new survey shows that small businesses share many of the cloud computing concerns of their larger competitors, including security, availability, and speed. Read Post |
KACE Offers Mac Management Upgrade
Apple Macintosh users like to believe that they use the best computers around. And maybe they do. But from an IT-management perspective, Macs in mixed environments have often been treated as red-headed step-children. The next versions of KACE's KBOX Systems Management Appliance aims to level the playing field with Mac-management tools on par with its Windows offerings. Read Post |
Seagate And Western Digital Show Mac Shops Some Storage Love
Mac-based SMBs looking to beef up their storage capabilities will find some attractive choices in new announcements from Seagate and Western Digital. Read Post |
Smartphone, Netbook, and Now What?
The better mouse trap, that is what vendors are constantly searching for. As technology evolves, they are constantly on the lookout for new ways to package it and deliver better products to customers. To meet that goal, one of the leading smartphone suppliers has teamed with a top microprocessor supplier, however, questions remain about their alliance will deliver. Read Post |
Canonical's Ubuntu Channel Strategy: So Far, So Good
One of the biggest complaints about Ubuntu Linux concerns Canonical's lack of high-profile channel partners. I'm not sure if it's a valid complaint even today -- and if it is, I doubt it will be an issue much longer. Read Post |
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