Fabulous Free Software Tools For Small Businesses

The tools are: Google Apps, DropBox, Microsoft Security Essentials, Ubuntu Linux and the Go-OO (Open Office) productivity suite. You may not want or need them all, but all are worth exploring.

"These are frugal times for business, and an organization starting out might have very little money to spend on IT. Even if you're part of an established business, you're probably feeling the pinch.

Here are five extremely useful computing resources that are free of charge for small business users--unlike some "free" services you might see that are only for home users. These choices have few if any restrictions, and are established services unlikely to shut up shop anytime soon."