Banking, Finance & Insurance

Financial Crisis Survival Kit

December 18, 2008 | In the face of the current financial crisis, small- and midsize-business owners need strategies, tips, and tricks to help their companies weather the storm and emerge poised for the future.
By bMighty.com Staff

How To Balance Capital And Operating Budgets

November 25, 2008 | IT decision makers manage two kinds of budgets: capital and operating. By balancing the combination of IT spending across these two budgets you can improve IT/business alignment and increase IT business value.
By Robert Garmaise, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

October 29, 2008 | Today more than ever you need to watch your company's IT spending. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to quickly reduce your business technology costs. From all-in-one printers to open source alternatives and more, get started now with these 12 simple suggestions.
By Scott Koegler

The Tricky Business of Network Use Policies

November 8, 2007 | In this brave new world of IM, e-mail, and YouTube, how can IT managers protect their networks, ensure productivity, and still have happy employees?
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

Check the Specs: Flat-Screen Monitors

September 5, 2007 | Flat-screen monitors are incredibly inexpensive, boost productivity, and are generally better for the environment than older displays. Here's a rundown of what to look for
By Alan Zeichick

8 Steps of Telecommuting

August 15, 2007 | Telecommuting can increase productivity and save your company money. It can also be risky. Here's how to find the right balance between benefit and risk.
By Jimmy Ray Purser

8 Strategies for First-Rate Customer Service

August 15, 2007 | Good customer service starts with meeting customer needs: a trouble-free shopping experience and a smooth business transaction. Increasingly, it's also about anticipating and meeting their desires
By Eric J. Adams

10 Tips for Increasing Operational Efficiency

August 15, 2007 | To remain competitive, businesses must boost operational efficiency wherever possible. It's particularly important for SMBs to operate efficiently, because they often have more limited resources than larger enterprises.
By James A. Martin

Planning for Disaster

August 15, 2007 | What would your company do if half of its workforce couldn't get to work for days or weeks? What would happen if remote access to apps and data, and the ability to communicate with other employees, customers, partners, and suppliers were unavailable or impaired?
By Gene Knauer

Expand Your Business with IP Communications

August 15, 2007 | Some small and medium-sized businesses view global expansion as a "daunting task." Others see IP communications as a way to overcome those limitations
By James A. Martin

How Personalization Drives Growth

August 15, 2007 | Nothing has the potential to increase a company's revenues and enhance customer loyalty in today's ultra-competitive marketplace like personalization
By Michael Astle

Save Money Now by Disaster Planning

August 14, 2007 | You'll likely see immediate benefits such as lower insurance premiums and higher revenue, says an insurance expert.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Green MBA Programs

August 14, 2007 | Rebecca Bell of The Presidio School of Management outlines the growing trend of teaching finance, management, and accounting through a lens of sustainability.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware Public Computers

August 14, 2007 | Public computers, such as those in hotel business centers, pose a unique set of dangers to mobile workers. Cleaning the cache to cover your tracks when you're done just won't cut it.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Ten Things Your IT Department Doesn't Want You to Do - For Good Reason

August 14, 2007 | It seems the Wall Street Journal is as bad at keeping secrets as I am. The only difference is, if I tell my secrets, IT managers won't get angry
By Naomi Grossman

Anything to Declare?

August 13, 2007 | When mobile workers come back from the road, be sure they haven't brought back any unwanted souvenirs before you give them full access to all your office network resources.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware the "Evil Twin" Attack

August 13, 2007 | Your "evil twin" could be lurking wherever you connect from the road, just waiting to steal your data. Learn how to fight back.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Your Top 5 Mobile Worries

August 13, 2007 | Pardon me, your data leaking. And that's only one of your problems. Tune in for the rest of the most common threats to mobile workers.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Survive and Thrive in an Untrusted Zone

August 13, 2007 | Anything outside the office is an untrusted zone. How can workers stay mobile, stay productive, and stay safe if "encryption sucks," as Cisco's Jimmy Ray Purser believes?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

8 Sure-Fire Ways to Beat a Security Audit

July 9, 2007 | Experts share tips on how to avoid the most common pitfalls in an audit
By Dark Reading Staff, Courtesy of DarkReading

5 Steps Toward Disaster Preparedness

April 1, 2007 | Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005 impacted countless businesses, from retail stores and hotels to major corporations. Those with disaster recovery plans in place fared much better than those without such contingency plans.
By Gene Knauer

How to Build Better Passwords

December 18, 2006 | Stronger passwords don't have to be hard to create or use.
By Fred Langa, Courtesy of InformationWeek

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Security Spending Rises As Economy Sinks: Forrester

Keith Ferrell, 01.05.2009

The bad economy is good news for small and midsized business security budgets, according to a new report from Forrester. And, judging by some of Forrester's findings, the uptick comes just in time. Read Post

Internet/Web

10 Ways To Start Online Networking

Jennifer Moline, 01.05.2009

Meeting potential clients doesn't have to be done at a stuffy mixer anymore. These days you can reach out to tons of people through the power of your fingertips. And it's not too late to jump on the online-networking bandwagon -- here are 10 tips to get you going. Read Post

Networking & Communications

The Onion's Technology Year In Review

Fredric Paul, 01.05.2009

Had enough Year In Review stories yet? You might want to make room for one more... The Onion's hilarious Already Obsolete Technology Year In Review. Read Post

How-To

Servers May Be (Relatively) Resistant To The Downturn

Lamont Wood, 01.05.2009

Surveys show that some IT spending will continue unabated, with servers being the prime example. Read Post

Business & E-Business

Crisis Survival Kit: 10 Smaller Biz Marketing Advantages

Benjamin Tomkins, 01.05.2009

With the competition for every dollar fiercer than ever, business owners must press any and every competitive advantage. Fortunately, smaller businesses have certain inherent advantages over large enterprises in downturns and now's the time to make the most of them. Read Post

Hardware & Software

Will Google March 'Android' Onto The PC Desktop?

Matthew McKenzie, 01.05.2009

What would Google do with its own PC operating system? We might find out soon, since it already seems to have one. Read Post

Apple

AppleScript Made Easy as 1-2-3

Alan Zeichick, 01.01.2009

AppleScript is the built-in end-user programming language found in Mac OS X. AppleScript — designed for people like you and me — is designed to help you learn how to automate everyday tasks. Unfortunately, AppleScript can be a little hard for a complete neophyte to work learn, unless you have a friend who can help you, or maybe take a class. I'm happy to report that a new AppleScript book has come out that I think every Mac user would enjoy, and learn from. Read Post

Services

7 Reasons Cloud Computing Is Fed By The Bad Economy

Jennifer Moline, 12.30.2008

Cloud computing is everywhere these days, with talk of it saving businesses money and streamlining their equipment. And now one company explains how the recession is feeding cloud computing. Read Post

Mobile

Palm Gets a Needed Christmas Present

Paul Korzeniowski, 12.29.2008

Struggling to maintain a leading position in the smartphone space, Palm received a much needed cash infusion. Once a leader in this space, the company has recently struggled to remain relevant as high profile companies entered this space. In response, Palm has staked its future on its new Nova operating system, and the money could be used to help promote it. Read Post

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