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Today, some free software is so reliable, feature-rich and easy to use that it compares quite favorably with software sold for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
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The Password Paradox
The Password Paradox states that most security professionals try to increase the security of their enterprise applications with more and more passwords. The problem is that with too many passwords users can't remember them all, says Bill Carey, vice president of marketing at Siber Systems. Find out more in this IT Link podcast.
Big Vendors, SAAS Might Not Always Mix for SMBs
The service side of the equation works, but not the price, when it comes to big-ticket enterprise apps—particularly not when competing with low-cost offerings from nimble, small service providers.
HP Intros $499 Mini-Notebook
The full-function, ultra-affordable ultraportable, shipping with Linux or Windows XP, will likely fly off the shelves.
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Get Certified
News: Does it pay to sacrifice the time and money required to get certified in specific technologies or technology business processes?
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SMBLive expands feature set
SMBLive,
developer of the 1StoreFront online social commercial solution for
small and midsized businesses, has introduced a new version with
enhanced search engine optimization capabilities that result in higher
placement in search engines, along with a host of other new features.
Looking for IT staff in new places
By
now, it’s old news: If you’re looking for a crackerjack IT
professional, especially in hot areas like security and networking,
you’ve got a lot of company.
List management: Improving the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
Driving
customers to your website is the best way to increase revenues, and
anything that helps achieve that goal is welcome news to companies. But
generating effective lists is a big job; doing it manually is hopeless,
software can be complex and expensive, and getting what you really
need—the best prospects for your business—can be elusive.
Taking your company's pulse
As
a small company, every employee is vital to the organization. Each
employee’s contribution contributes directly to the bottom line, and
each employee knows the result of his or her contribution to the
company.
But as a company grows, the personal touch often is lost. Employees
start to lose perspective about how their efforts contribute to the
company’s success, and executives start to feel disconnected from the
day-to-day operation.
Open source fraught with security vulnerabilities, study says
If
security is your top priority, think twice before turning to an open
source solution, says an application security solutions vendor.
When it comes to Web 2.0, IT departments have a valuable role to play
It’s
not the marketing department or the GenYers in a company who are likely
to spearhead deployment of Web 2.0 technologies—it’s the IT department
itself
Competition in web analytics is fierce
Competition
in the web analytics market is fierce, which is good news for companies
hoping to get the best price, flexibility, accuracy and scalability in
a web analytics tool
Weathering the recession
Profits
are down. The company is having trouble meeting its forecasts.
Short-term debt has increased. Employees and customers are exhibiting
low morale. If that sounds like the situation in your company, welcome
to the recession. But experts say there are ways to recession-proof
your company, at least to some extent, to help it weather tough times
and come out relatively unscathed
Online payroll meets SMBs halfway
Traditional
payroll systems are complex and pricey, making them out of reach for
the millions of small and mid-sized businesses across the United
States. But the growing popular of software as a service (SaaS), which
allows these businesses to access sophisticated software via the Web
without installation or maintenance headaches, has made the idea of
automated payroll much more appealing, according to a new study from
AMI-Partners of New York.
Managed hosting may reduce costs for SMBs
If
your business meets certain criteria and has less than about 500
employees, it might be a good candidate for managed hosting, according
to a new white paper by Yankee Group of Cambridge, Mass.
Lenovo Releases Bevy of Low-Cost ThinkPad Laptops
Lenovo
wants to use its legacy ThinkPad notebook line to dive deeper into the
midmarket and small and midsized business space.
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Updated: In an open letter to the Linux and open-source community, Novell repudiates suggestions that its recent collaboration agreement with Microsoft acknowledges that Linux infringes on Microsoft's intellectual prop
The EMEA region is one of the hottest for Red Hat and its JBoss division, the company says.
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The Password Paradox states that most security professionals try to increase the security of their enterprise applications with more and more passwords. The problem is that with too many passwords users can't remember them all, and they end up calling up the help desk, which drains productivity, or writing them down in an insecure manner. After a point, says Bill Carey, vice president of marketing at Siber Systems, systems will end up being less secure. Find out more in this IT Link podcast.
AMR Research president and CEO, Tony Friscia, and research director Rob Bois discuss how Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis, blogs and social networks are changing the face of customer
Project management software usually is not for the faint of heart, but advancements in technology may allow companies to embrace project management in a more aggressive manner, says Joel Koppelman, co-founder and CEO of Primavera Systems, in this IT
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Unified Communications on a Budget
Every
time you turn around these days it seems like somebody is trying to
convince a customer that they need to adopt a new approach to telephony
that allows them to embrace unified communications.
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Gov. Schwarzengger appointed a new state CIO in the hopes of cleaning up the state's IT infrastructure.
Georgia's governor feels that his state's IT is inefficient and ineffective, and has decided to outsource it.
Toyota expects to accelerate its cost-cutting efforts next year to save more than $2.7 billion annually, its president said.
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 10 Ways Your Employees Pose a Security Risk for Your Organization
Employees can pose security threats to your enterprise IT infrastructure through mobile devices such as smart phones and laptops, as well as the various networks and applications with which their unsecured devices are liable to interact. Enterprise IT administrators, network administrators, and enterprise security workers and consultants should be aware of these security risks. When and How to Lock Down Browsers
Microsoft has beefed up phishing filtering in IE, and Mozilla plans to
make Firefox more resistant to malicious downloads. But don’t be lulled
by those measures.
Top Web Site Vulnerabilities
How dangerous is the Web? WhiteHat Security recently updated its top 10
list of Web site vulnerabilities, finding that nine out of 10 public
sites are vulnerable from one or more of these. Read on for the list.
Top Low-Cost Virtualization Picks
Virtually all the major server vendors are prepping midmarket
virtualization offerings. Read on for a look at some of the leading
virtualization products specifically tuned for the needs of smaller
companies.
The Top SMB-Focused Printing Tech from AIIM
AIIM's recent On Demand conference featured a host of SMB (small and
midsize businesses)- and SOHO (small office/home office)-targeted
digital printing technologies. Here are some highlights.
How to Slash Data Center Energy Costs
By following these simple and practical steps, SMBs (small and midsize
businesses) can save money and make their IT organizations more
environmentally aware.
Spyware Saps User Productivity
Spyware isn't typically seen as a particularly damaging form of
malware, but a recent report from CompTIA that focused on the frequency
and costliness of spyware at small and midsize businesses (firms with
10 to 200 PC users) found that it's plenty pricey and a big drain on
productivity.
The 10 Most Wanted IT Skills
Skills relating to security, firewalls and data privacy are most in
demand, according to a recent survey done by CompTIA. Check out this
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