Affordable SMB Productivity Tools
At CEALine and Pepcom events in New York City, 140+ vendors showed off new productivity-enhancing headsets, printers, webcams and more, that fit SMB and consumer budgets (Part 1 of 2).
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PDF News: Acrobat Security Update, New Foxit Reader
Adobe has released "critical" updates for its Acrobat and Adobe Reader products, while Foxit has added new features in an upgrade to its own PDF Reader.
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Keeping Up With Smartphone Data-Storage Security
The more powerful your smartphone gets, the more likely you are to use it to store important business data. And that means paying closer attention to a couple of important storage security concerns.
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Small Business Employment Growing, Outpacing Overall Employment
The latest figures from Intuit's Small Business Employment Index show small businesses added roughly 18,000 new jobs in June. Hours worked and compensation likewise increased.
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3TB Hard Drives (Sort Of) Hit The Street
The biggest hard disk on the market just got a lot bigger.
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Small-Biz Confidence Steadies, Entrepreneurship Thrives
The Discover Small Business Watch for June revealed that small-business owners' economic confidence leveled off this month after a two-month climb.
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FavRav Lets SMBs Leverage Facebook For Referrals
I almost lost the farm this weekend – at Facebook's Farmville, that is.
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Customer Service Nightmare Bodes Ill for SMBs
Phone support proves to be of negative value, paralyzing my work for an afternoon after rashly switching carriers.
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Zmanda Adds Features To Cloud-Based Backup For SMBs
Zmanda Cloud Backup 3.0 Gives SMBs More Features, Better Pricing For Backing Up Windows Desktop and Servers.
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The Ultimate In Mobile Storage Security
Mobile storage is a double-edged sword. Most small businesses can't work without the ability to take sensitive customer data outside the office from time to time.
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Survey: Small Businesses Like Hiring Online Contractors
A new survey from online talent broker Elance indicates that small businesses are hiring more people online and expect to continue to do so.
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Infusionsoft Bolsters Next-Gen E-Mail Marketing
If you ask execs at Infusionsoft to name one reason why small-biz owners sometimes don't rustle up as much new business as they'd like, you'll probably hear one phrase almost immediately: "There's no follow-through."
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Two New Options For Document Sharing And Collaboration
KnowledgeTree and SeeFile have launched SaaS versions of their document management platforms intended for SMBs. Each offers its own set of features targeted for particular types of documents and processes.
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Making Sense of SMB Cloud Storage Options
Looking for a cheap, easy to use Web-based storage provider? If the number of companies now offering such services is any indication, you're not alone.
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Survey: SMBs Most Worried About Data Loss
According to a new survey by Symantec, small and midsize businesses worldwide are worried about data loss and cyberattacks more than other threats, and most plan to do something about it.
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Direct Deposit Means Green for SMBs
Using direct deposit rather than writing paper payroll checks can save money, but most SMBs don't do it.
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Printers, Copiers And Other Unexpected Vulnerabilities
When's the last time you updated and patched your printer's firmware -- if you ever have. Yet networked printers, copiers and other common workplace devices, including UPS backups and security cameras, can contain vulnerabilities that can put your business at risk.
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Apple Revamps MobileMe Cloud Service
The webmail/sync/online storage/file sharing service gets some new features, including push webmail, and a new interface. And Find My iPhone gets an app version.
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Helping SMBs Juggle Work And Play
Last week I posted a blog about InfusionSoft co-founders Clate Mask and Scott Martineau.
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Startups Shake Up The SSD Storage Market
Two startups are both looking to make a big splash in the storage market. And if they succeed, the ripples are bound to reach into the SMB space before very long.
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SMBs: 8 Tips For Building A Website
During my frequent trips along the info superhighway, I've noticed that some small businesses still don't have a "pit stop" (i.e., website).
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The Cloud Storage Bandwagon Gets More Crowded
Guess who's coming to the cloud storage party? Nah, that's too easy. These days, it's harder to guess who isn't coming to the cloud storage party.
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Apple Refreshes Mac Mini
The new, slimmer mini gets user access, loses its power brick, and comes in a version suitable for an SMB server platform.
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For Startups: Advice From The Trenches
Most of us have fantasized about being our own boss, making our own schedules, and setting our own rules instead of following someone else's. Many have forged ahead with that vision and started a business. But an equal number have fallen prey to the vicissitudes of life as the owner of a startup.
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Results Software Builds CRM VAR Base
If you're a solution provider on the lookout for a solid software package to sell (or recommend) to your SMB customers, you might want to check out Results CRM.
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