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- Microsoft wants those SMB dollars
- Microsoft announced pricing and details on the upgrade to their bundle aimed at small and medium sized businesses, following their announcement of a beefier product last November. Small Business Server 2008 SBS will continue to support up to 75 users, while Essential Business Server EBS can handle up to 250. SBS has...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Servers, Hardware, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Hosted VoIP for the SMB Distributed Workforce
- A distributed workforce is one that extends beyond the confines of a traditional single office environment. The term may refer to any number of organizational arrangements. Smaller businesses want and often need this kind of flexibility and competitive advantage, but have fewer resources than their enterprise counterparts. They have to...
- Tags: Small And Medium Business, Speakeasy, Workforce, Smb/Sme, Telephony, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Certance Shares the "Secret" to Cost-Effectively Designing Enterprise-Class Features Into SMB Solutions: Standards-Based Intel Storage Building Blocks
- While SMBs increasingly demand the same quality of storage services available to their enterprise counterparts, they also need simplified installation and operation, reduced overall complexity and high reliability - all at a lower cost. It's very difficult to deliver solutions for a segment in which cost and operational complexity are...
- Tags: Data Protection, Storage, Success, Certance, Standards, Small And Medium Business, Intel Corp., Smb/Sme, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management
- Case studies
- Microsoft Office Live Seminar: Josh Linkner Presents, "Boosting Sales With Incentives"
- Presenter will speak to entrepreneurs and small business owners to discuss new options for SMBs to increase web presence and results via Caffeine, an interactive promotions tool designed specifically for SMBs. With interactive promotions developed through Caffeine, businesses can now connect with their customers to build one-to-one, permission-based relationships -...
- Tags: Incentive, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Live, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- Webcasts
- Meeting Small to Midsize Business Needs for Management Solutions Through Hosting
- Every business needs to manage its accounts, and every accountant, controller, and financial officer wants access to the tools that will enable them to maintain those accounts most effectively. But many small to midsize businesses lack the IT resources to support the more sophisticated financial and supply chain management tools...
- Tags: Business Management, Outsource, Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
- Case studies
- Combating Fraud and Improving Claims Processes in SMB Insurance
- IBM understands the increasing threats facing insurance companies and offers proven solutions to capitalize on a variety of risks. This executive kit contains articles related to claims management, insurance fraud and case studies to help you better understand the threats facing your insurance company and innovative ways to solve these...
- Tags: Fraud, Small And Medium Business, IBM Corp., Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
- Resource centers
- A Perfect Fit: mySAP Customer Relationship Management for Small And Medium Businesses
- Giroflex has been one of the biggest pioneers in developing ergonomic chairs. Today, the mid-sized Swiss company has production facilities, licensees, and sales partners in many countries spanning four continents. Giroflex's formula for success is to take challenges in the workplace seriously and to use research, knowledge, and ingenuity to...
- Tags: mySAP, Small And Medium Business, mySAP CRM, Giroflex, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Executive's Guide: Best Practices for Offsite Data Protection and Recovery
- Attention CEOs, presidents, owners and other executives at small to medium sized businesses. What would happen if your business applications froze? A power outage destroyed your most recent transactions? Your servers succumbed to a virus? Could you recover? Odds aren't good. In fact, 50% of businesses that lose their data...
- Tags: Iron Mountain Inc., Data Protection, Recovery, Best Practice, Small And Medium Business, Executive, LiveVault Corp., Smb/Sme, Disaster Recovery, Data Management
- White papers
- McGarity Consulting, LP Turns to Trend Micro SM Solutions to Keep Confidential Data Protected From Viruses and Spyware
- McGarity Consuting, LP a consulting firm supporting the global semiconductor industry, deployed Trend Micro solutions to protect its network and confidential data from viruses and spyware. Trend Micro Client Server Messaging Security for Small and Medium Business SMB and Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for SMB defend automatically, and deliver peace of...
- Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Spyware, Small And Medium Business, Virus, Smb/Sme, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Skalar, Inc. Replaces Symantec With Trend Micro~s Worry-Free Solutions for SMB to Combat Viruses and Spyware
- Established in 1965, Skalar is an instrument manufacturer that produces a range of analyzers for environmental, pharmaceutical, agricultural, detergent, and fod and beverage laboratories. After spending too much time managing Symantec virus protection for PCs and laptops, the company deployed Trend Micro's worry-free solutions. With Trend Micro's automatic threat blocking...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Trend Micro Inc., Small And Medium Business, Virus, Cyberthreats, Food & Beverage, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Manufacturing
- Case studies
- Leveraging Trend Micro Client Server Messaging Security for SMB, The Arizpe Group, Inc. Stays Focused on Revenue Generating Activities
- The Arizpe Group, Inc. TAG is an Austin, Texas-based corporation delivering professional Architectural and Engineering (A/E) design, and construction management services. Few years ago a virus outbreak across the company environment caused to spend a disproportionately large amount of time on the IT infrastructure. The Vice President of the company...
- Tags: Revenue, Trend Micro Inc., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Smart Business: An Executive Perspective
- This webcast discusses the unique challenges that the constantly changing, fast-paced global business market poses for Small and Medium-sized Businesses SMBs. The webcast shows a new way to do business - smart business - and how the new Cisco Smart Business Roadmap SBR and Cisco Network Foundation solutions can help...
- Tags: Webcast, Cisco Systems Inc., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme
- Webcasts
- Remote Server Management for SMB Server Rooms and Data Centers white paper
- Today's server rooms and data centers are challenging environments to control and manage. IT staffs need to be experts in all types of equipment that make up today's data centers, including servers, routers, switches and other devices. They are charged with maintaining operations performance in multiple locations with limited resources...
- Tags: Raritan Computer, Data Center, Remote Server, Small And Medium Business, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers
- One Design Effort Leads to Many Products
- To be competitive with larger organizations, Small and Medium-sized Businesses SMBs want to make their networks more efficient. One hot trend - voice and data convergence - promises easier management and greater utility. SMBs expect easy-to-use solutions packaged in a familiar device, such as a router or gateway. For developers,...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Network, Small And Medium Business, Intel Corp., Smb/Sme
- Case studies
- Demystifying ITIL: Recommendations for the SMB Market
- Simply put, ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library is a set of guidelines for organizing and managing IT operations. Yet, despite the continuing buzz surrounding ITIL, many IT professionals who work in small and medium-sized businesses SMBs are still unaware of what ITIL implementation really entails. That is the subject...
- Tags: Numara Software Inc., Small And Medium Business, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Smb/Sme, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers
- SAP Solutions for Small and Midsize Businesses Support Rapid Growth of Brazilian Hospital Group
- The need for a long-term solution to support average annual growth of 20% over the last 10 years was a crucial factor in the decision of the Fernandes Vieira Group - located in Recife, Brazil - to adopt a new IT solution to help manage its business. The medical care...
- Tags: Hospital, SAP AG, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Roi/Tco, Financial Accounting, Healthcare, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies
- SMB Customer Racine Federated Surges Ahead With a Secure Network Foundation Solution From Clifton Gunderson and Cisco
- Racine Federated, a leader in industrial flow measurement for industrial, municipal, and commercial markets worldwide, has been providing customers with the highest-quality instrumentation, machinery, and tools for the past 35 years. Their previous network was old and pieced together. There wasn't one brand that was dominant. The phone system was...
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Small And Medium Business
- Case studies
- ITIL for the Small and Mid-sized Business
- Mid-sized businesses generally have smaller workforces, lower budgets and less complex IT environments than large enterprise organizations. And yet they must meet the same types of demands as enterprise organizations, optimize service levels to support business objectives, control costs and align IT with what matters to the business. Mid-sized businesses...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Information Technology, Small And Medium Business, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, It Management, Strategy, Quality, Business Operations, It service Management, Management
- White papers
- Trend Micro Anti-Spyware for Small And Medium Business Solution Eradicates Spyware for TECO Pneumatic
- It was an overworked IT Manager's nightmare: signs of a spyware infection started slowing down user's computers at TECO Pneumatic. With no installed real-time anti-spyware solution in place, it was critical to diagnose and eliminate the infection quickly. TECO Pneumatic, a California-based full line supplier of pneumatic components and electro-pneumatic...
- Tags: Infection, Trend Micro Inc., Small And Medium Business, Anti-spyware, Spyware Infection, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Spyware Remediation: It's Not "Mission Impossible"
- Small and medium businesses are ripe targets for spyware, but they don't have to remain so. SMBs can implement an effective anti-spyware program without making a large-enterprise-sized investment. By adopting programs and practices recommended in this paper, and carefully selecting legitimate anti-spyware helpware, one can mount an effective defense against...
- Tags: WatchGuard Technologies, Small And Medium Business, Anti-spyware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Smb/Sme, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
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