Hardware & Software

5 Web Replacements For Traditional Tech Tools

July 2, 2009 | New 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.
By Lesley Spencer Pyle

Cisco Eyes Web Alternative To Microsoft Office

June 30, 2009 | Online application service would put Cisco alongside Google and others in offering alternatives to Microsoft's Office software franchise.
By Antone Gonsalves, Courtesy of InformationWeek

The Future Of Videoconferencing For SMBs... And 7 Mistakes To Avoid

June 29, 2009 | Videoconferencing 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.
By Fredric Paul

SMB Netbook Mania: New Models From HP, Toshiba, Gateway

June 24, 2009 | New SMB-focused netbooks and notebooks from HP, Toshiba, and Gateway illustrate the variety of choices available. Choosing wisely for your applications is critical.
By Fredric Paul

SMBs Do Software Different

June 22, 2009 | New research reveals that small and midsize companies use and buy software differently than enterprises do. Check your plans against your peers to make sure you're following best practices.
By Fredric Paul

Why Storage Is Such A Challenge For SMBs

June 15, 2009 | SMB storage needs keep growing, but factors from virtualization to proprietary terminology keep storage way more complicated than it has to be.
By Fredric Paul

Marketing Technology Helps Vico Survive The Great Recession

June 11, 2009 | By combining free and inexpensive marketing methods with an investment in new sales and marketing software, Vico Software was able to increase its sales pipeline despite significant budget cuts.
By Elaine Appleton Grant

6 Ways Technology Can Help Your Business Survive The Great Recession

June 10, 2009 | Cutting back on technology spending makes sense in this economy. But if you make smart choices about how you trim your tech budget, you can conserve cash without compromising your business capabilities and, sometimes, even make them stronger.
By Elaine Appleton Grant

Tough Times Call For (Smart) Technology Investments

June 9, 2009 | In this economy, many companies are reluctant to spend on technology. But technology alone won't save your business; making smart, strategic tech investments can help your business survive and even thrive.
By Elaine Appleton Grant

Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Weather The Great Recession

June 8, 2009 | Facing the most challenging financial climate since the Great Depression, Sundia Fruit's investment in innovative technology hasn't just helped it survive, it's made the company stronger than before.
By Elaine Appleton Grant

How Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Monitor A Global Business

June 8, 2009 | Sundia Fruit's investment in an intranet-based platform provides up-to-the-minute information on which customers owe money, how much they owe, how long it's taking them to pay, and who the best payers are. It also provides a weekly, company-wide reporting system. And when the economy went sour, the company's emphasis on visibility allowed founder Brad Oberwager to court new and existing funding sources armed with detailed and current financial data.

Netbook Pros Vs. Netbook Cons

May 29, 2009 | Netbooks deliver ultraportable, lightweight computing at low price points. Consumers have been flocking to netbooks in droves, but do they make sense for your business?
By Lindsay Holloway

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

Data Center Consolidation Options Coming For SMBs

May 20, 2009 | Consolidated autonomous devices that simplify data center management have obvious appeal for small and midsize businesses. The good news is these solutions are coming; the bad news is how soon they'll arrive for SMBs.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Plan B: An SMB's Guide To Making Do During The Recession

May 13, 2009 | bMighty's Fredric Paul presents his unique guide to affordable alternatives to the technology you really want.
By Fredric Paul

What Cisco's Move Into Application Management Means For SMBs

May 6, 2009 | Small and midsize companies often struggle with network and systems management, but with processing power moving away from the data center, centralized device management is more challenging than ever before. Cisco's latest move is an attempt to meet that challenge.
By Paul Korzeniowski

How To Avoid Linux Migration Pitfalls

May 4, 2009 | To migrate your business to Linux successfully, it's crucial that you catch and avoid problems that can doom the project before you install a single piece of software. Here's what to look for.
By Matthew McKenzie

What RIM's Application Store Means For SMBs

April 30, 2009 | Research In Motion is the latest smartphone supplier to open an online app store. Although these app stores are changing the way software is distributed, the new model may hinder rather than help small and midsize businesses.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Tech Keeps This Company Mostly Mobile: Q&A With Lotus Vodka's Rob Bailey

April 28, 2009 | At Lotus Vodka, it's all about the BlackBerry. Though the company has an office in San Francisco, you won't spot more than one or two employees there -- instead, they're on the road, promoting their vitamin-enhanced liquor. Founder and CEO Rob Bailey explains how his company relies on technology to keep its staff on the road, garnering sales.
By Jennifer Moline

Why You Should Take Your Company Mobile

April 27, 2009 | Interested in starting up a business but concerned about infrastructure costs? Cut those down significantly with a mobile company. In this recession, it's more cost effective to invest in some laptops and smartphones rather than shell out a bunch of cash for a brick-and-mortar office.
By Jennifer Moline

What VMware vSphere 4 Really Means For Smaller Businesses

April 22, 2009 | When VMware rolled out vSphere 4 to great fanfare yesterday morning, the conversation was 98% enterprise and 2% SMBs. But if you look behind that distressingly typical big-company focus, smaller companies are actually finding some real benefits.
By Fredric Paul

Q&A With Imprivata's David Ting: Protecting Your Company From Insider Threats

April 14, 2009 | As more businesses undergo layoffs, disgruntled employees -- including a lot of tech-savvy ones -- are looking for ways to exact revenge by sabotaging systems and stealing data. But there are ways to protect your company, and they involve a keen awareness of your IT.
By Jennifer Moline

bMighty News Flash: Friday April 10, 2009

April 10, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: Microsoft-Yahoo Talks, CompUSA Returns, HP Automation, Linux Staging, Google Data Center Tours, 1 Billion iPhone Apps, Amazon BlackBerry App, Microsoft Security Patches, Conficker Spam, Privacy Tipsters, Yelp Befriends SMBs, Microsoft E-Mail Outage, Yahoo Cloud Computing Research. . .
By bMighty Staff

bMighty News Flash: Thursday April 9, 2009

April 9, 2009 | Today's top tech news for small and midsize businesses: SBA Lending, FCC Broadband, Ad Spending Increases, Internet Surpassing TV, Yahoo Loses Toolbar, SMB App & Service Market Growth, Linux Poised For Recovery, Paragon Partitioning Software, Social Networks & Software Developers, SMS Spam Ban, Virgin Mobile Pricing, iPhone Memory, 802.11n Routers, Bluetooth 3.0, SMB Security Survey, Conficker Redux. . .
By bMighty Staff

9 Cloud Storage Services For Your Business

April 9, 2009 | Storage can be expensive to manage and maintain, not to mention the constant need for more disk space. By using cloud computing for data storage, business owners can take advantage of more attractive pricing and minimize ongoing costs while integrating a host of new features available from different vendors.
By George Crump